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Tribhuvan University

In research, Tribhuvan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#809 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#994 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#664 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business and International Management, Literature and Literary Theory and Demography — Business and International Management is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,443
of 28,054 · #3,339 all time
Rank in Nepal
#1
of 56
Research works
18k
▲ 201% vs 2013–17
Citations
110k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Tribhuvan University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #809 of 10,521 11.5%4,091 #1964
Physical SciencesDomain #994 of 12,888 9.8%2,726 #2370
Social SciencesField #664 of 6,365 11.1%2,002 #1702
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #376 of 3,409 10.0%807 #957
Environmental ScienceField #396 of 3,551 11.0%794 #972
EducationSubfield #273 of 1,892 16.1%490 #726
Arts and HumanitiesField #366 of 1,998 15.6%523 #1270
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #76 of 390 15.9%191 #436
Health SciencesDomain #2,824 of 11,982 7.7%916 #5212
Life SciencesDomain #1,854 of 7,800 9.8%1,114 #3896

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tribhuvan University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,964 #809
  2. Physical Sciences#2,370 #994
  3. Social Sciences#1,702 #664
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#957 #376
  5. Environmental Science#972 #396
  6. Education#726 #273
  7. Arts and Humanities#1,270 #366
  8. Literature and Literary Theory#436 #76
  9. Health Sciences#5,212 #2,824
  10. Life Sciences#3,896 #1,854
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Tribhuvan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business and International Management takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 39.2 works4.2×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 190.8 works4.0×
  3. DemographySubfield · 232.3 works3.8×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 72.5 works3.4×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 47.9 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 807 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 206 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 126 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 441 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 121 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 678 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 794 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 238 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 154 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 113 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 210 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 613 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 70 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 523 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.94× its world share, 553 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 186 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.96× its world share, 560 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 267 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 2,002 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tribhuvan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bishal Nath Upreti, Govinda Prasad Dhungana and Kamal Acharya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tribhuvan University.

  1. 1 Bishal Nath Upreti · #176,130 worldwide 319 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Govinda Prasad Dhungana · #193,671 worldwide 245 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Kamal Acharya · #207,004 worldwide 37 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Krishna K. Shrestha · #310,837 worldwide 92 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Shiva Raj Adhikari · #321,156 worldwide 100 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Paras Nath Yadav · #336,415 worldwide 102 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Ajaya Bhattarai · #380,345 worldwide 165 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Krishna Prasad Acharya · #396,706 worldwide 118 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Ram Prasad Chaudhary · #455,331 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Jitendra Kumar Singh · #471,035 worldwide 65 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Tribhuvan University

Which keywords describe research at Tribhuvan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Conflict, Economic Growth, Education, Poverty, Ethnicity and Social Inequality.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change656▲ 2.8×108 topics
  2. Globalization573▲ 3.3×100 topics
  3. Education398▲ 2.6×78 topics
  4. Economic Growth353▲ 4.7×30 topics
  5. Sustainability353▲ 1.64×90 topics
  6. Conflict281▲ 19×10 topics
  7. Sustainable Development268▲ 1.91×77 topics
  8. Human Rights228▲ 2.5×49 topics
  9. Environmental Impact215▲ 1.43×55 topics
  10. Remote Sensing209▲ 1.92×38 topics
  11. Ethnicity200▲ 6.0×17 topics
  12. Risk Management199▲ 4.7×16 topics
  13. Educational Technology198▲ 1.89×33 topics
  14. COVID-19189▲ 1.57×28 topics
  15. Poverty188▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Social Inequality174▲ 7.4×10 topics
  17. Philosophy168▲ 4.3×23 topics
  18. Literature162▲ 3.4×39 topics
  19. Economic Development161▲ 2.2×34 topics
  20. Social Capital157▲ 3.4×19 topics
  21. Democratization154▲ 27×4 topics
  22. Identity Politics148▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Youth Employment148▲ 93×1 topic
  24. Food Security142▲ 2.9×20 topics
  25. Digital Transformation141▲ 3.0×21 topics
  26. Higher Education141▲ 3.0×22 topics
  27. Culture139▲ 3.0×22 topics
  28. Colonialism136▲ 3.2×29 topics
  29. Technology Integration130▲ 4.8×11 topics
  30. Regional Development127▲ 4.0×14 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction111▲ 9.5×5 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy110▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Student Satisfaction100▲ 5.9×2 topics
  34. Modernization100▲ 6.1×4 topics
  35. Insurance89▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Federalism88▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Insurgency87▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Kashmir87▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Taxation83▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Income Tax83▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Tribhuvan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal, South Asian Studies and Conflicts, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Sociopolitical Dynamics …148Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 148 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …87South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 87 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 77 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 74 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…72Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 72 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 71 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 67 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…66Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 66 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 57 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 55 fractional works
DemographyPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Sociopolitical Dynamics in NepalDemography 148 works
  2. 2 South Asian Studies and ConflictsPolitical Science and International Relations 87 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 77 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 74 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education StudiesEducation 72 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 71 works
  7. 7 Military Technology and StrategiesAerospace Engineering 67 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 66 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and TeachingLiterature and Literary Theory 57 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User BehaviourInformation Systems and Management 55 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available85.7%not open14.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tribhuvan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 201% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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