Nepal's Top 2% Scientists 2026
Nepal has 31 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.3% from 30 in 2025. That places Nepal 92nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Tribhuvan University has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Nepal Health Research Council (2).
Scientists in Nepal on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 14 | +55.6% | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +50.0% | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +4.8% | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | +18.2% | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 30 | +15.4% | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 31 | +3.3% | 8 | +0.0% |
Top 10 institutes in Nepal
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Tribhuvan University8
- 2Nepal Health Research Council2
- 3B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences1
- 4CIMMYT1
- 5Crest Research Laboratories Private Limited1
- 6Gandaki University1
- 7Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies1
- 8Independent Researcher1
- 9International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal1
- 10International Water Management Institute1
All 31 scientists
Showing the 2026 single-year list. Looking for career rankings? See the career-long list
| Rank in Nepal | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34,757 | Nepal Health Research Council | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 535 | |
| 2 | 42,683 | Tribhuvan University | Chemical Physics | Rank 531 | |
| 3 | 53,274 | Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 1,028 | |
| 4 | 58,004 | Tribhuvan University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 168 | |
| 5 | 82,399 | Transcultural Psychosocial Organization, Nepal | Psychiatry | Rank 1,297 | |
| 6 | 88,565 | Tribhuvan University | Applied Physics | Rank 1,599 | |
| 7 | 92,966 | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,682 | |
| 8 | 95,796 | International Water Management Institute | Environmental Engineering | Rank 531 | |
| 9 | 96,860 | Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies | Ecology | Rank 1,821 | |
| 10 | 104,123 | Kathmandu Cancer Center | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,400 | |
| 11 | 141,251 | Gandaki University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,031 | |
| 12 | 142,128 | Nepal Development Society | Public Health | Rank 1,451 | |
| 13 | 142,994 | Nepal Academy of Science and Technology | Biotechnology | Rank 594 | |
| 14 | 151,086 |
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Kathmandu University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,907 |
| 15 | 169,963 |
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Lumbini Medical College | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,203 |
| 16 | 187,549 | Tribhuvan University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,409 | |
| 17 | 223,028 | B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,799 | |
| 18 | 230,301 | CIMMYT | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,830 | |
| 19 | 242,923 | Research Laboratory for Agricultural Biotechnology and Biochemistry Nepal | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 3,499 | |
| 20 | 253,703 | Nepal Health Research Council | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,130 | |
| 21 | 259,169 | Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology | Forestry | Rank 411 | |
| 22 | 339,889 | Tribhuvan University | Forestry | Rank 564 | |
| 23 | 371,403 | Crest Research Laboratories Private Limited | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 3,290 | |
| 24 | 379,625 | Tribhuvan University | General Chemistry | Rank 682 | |
| 25 | 418,587 | Public Health and Environment Research Centre (PERC) | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,868 | |
| 26 | 524,244 | Tribhuvan University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 1,206 | |
| 27 | 531,874 | Patan Academy of Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,029 | |
| 28 | 558,930 | Tribhuvan University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,305 | |
| 29 | 563,646 |
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Local Action for Global Health and Environment (LAGHE)-Nepal | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,352 |
| 30 | 607,908 | Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,767 | |
| 31 | 620,889 | Independent Researcher | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,908 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the single-year list. Try the career-long list | |||||
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Nepal are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
31 scientists affiliated with Nepal are on the 2026 single-year list, and 8 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Nepal has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 single-year list, Tribhuvan University has the most listed scientists from Nepal, with 8. It is followed by Nepal Health Research Council with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Nepal changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Nepal went from 9 scientists in 2020 to 31 in 2026, a change of +244.4%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.