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Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal

Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal is a research topic within Demography. Science Explorer counts 3.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the multifaceted issues surrounding youth employment in a global context, including the impact of globalization, identity politics, conflict, education challenges, poverty alleviation, social inequality, Maoist insurgency, climate change adaptation, and democratization efforts. The papers cover a wide range of geographical regions, with a particular focus on Nepal and other developing countries.

  • Youth Employment
  • Globalization
  • Identity Politics
  • Conflict
  • Education
  • Poverty
  • Social Inequality
  • Maoist Insurgency
  • Climate Change
  • Democratization
Research works
3.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
315
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+108%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Nepal
34% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal

Which countries lead Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal research?

By volume, Nepal and the United States publish the most (315 and 201 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Nepal 315 works
  2. 2 United States 201 works
  3. 3 India 198 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 61 works
  5. 5 China 36 works
  6. 6 Australia 29 works
  7. 7 Germany 27 works
  8. 8 Bangladesh 22 works
  9. 9 Nigeria 21 works
  10. 10 Canada 19 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Nepal: 33.9%United States: 21.7%India: 21.3%United Kingdom: 6.6%6 others listed: 16.6%34%largest
Nepal315 · 33.9%United States201 · 21.7%India198 · 21.3%United Kingdom61 · 6.6%6 others listed154 · 16.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal research?

By volume in 2022-now, Tribhuvan University publishes the most Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal research, followed by Kathmandu University and Pokhara University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 190 works
  2. 2 Kathmandu UniversityNepal 26 works
  3. 3 Pokhara UniversityNepal 14 works
  4. 4 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 13 works
  5. 5 Mid-West UniversityNepal 11 works
  6. 6 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 10 works
  7. 7 Government of NepalNepal 9 works
  8. 8 Far-western UniversityNepal 8 works
  9. 9 Sanskriti Samvardhan MandalIndia 7 works
  10. 10 Nepalese Army Institute of Health ServicesNepal 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal include Michael E. Porter and Noam Chomsky.

  1. 1 Michael E. Porter United States 165k citations
  2. 2 Noam Chomsky United States 141k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal?

The most cited paper in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal is "Spatial–Horizontal Inequality and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal" (Syed Mansoob Murshed, Scott Gates, 2005), with 545 citations. Next come "“Redesigning the future”" (481) and "Basic Income: A Simple and Powerful Idea for the Twenty-First Century" (430).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Spatial–Horizontal Inequality and the Maoist Insurgency in Nepal Syed Mansoob Murshed, Scott Gates · Review of Development Economics Open access 28 Jan 2005 545
2 “Redesigning the future” Samuel P. Martin · Journal of General Internal Medicine May 1987 481
3 Basic Income: A Simple and Powerful Idea for the Twenty-First Century Philippe Van Parijs · Politics & Society Mar 2004 430
4 The Credible and the Credulous: The Question of “Villagers' Beliefs” in Nepal Stacy Leigh Pigg · Cultural Anthropology Open access May 1996 307
5 Within our reach: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage Richard P. Barth · Children and Youth Services Review 1989 281
All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal research done?

The largest centres of Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal research in 2022-now are Kathmandu (Nepal), London (United Kingdom), New Delhi (India) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kathmandu.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 KathmanduNepal 250 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 19 works
  3. 3 New DelhiIndia 18 works
  4. 4 New YorkUnited States 17 works
  5. 5 HamburgGermany 15 works
  6. 6 DhakaBangladesh 14 works
  7. 7 PokharaNepal 14 works
  8. 8 BeijingChina 13 works
  9. 9 Washington D.C.United States 13 works
  10. 10 BengaluruIndia 12 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KathmanduNP · 250.4 works219×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal?

Among universities, judged by research, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University and Pokhara University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%5%10%mean 7.9%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Kathmandu UniversityWeatherford CollegePokhara UniversityTribhuvan University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 85.07.2%227.4×190 +186.5%
2Kathmandu UniversityNepal 77.79.7%124.2×26 +125.2%
3Pokhara UniversityNepal 51.38.2%167.6×14 +62.5%
4Weatherford CollegeUnited States 41.39.1%6.7×10 -
5Mid-West UniversityNepal 20.95.3%446.8×11 +183.3%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal, country by country

Is Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 108% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0028% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal0.0073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal10.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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