Nepal's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Nepal has 21 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 50.0% from 14 in 2021. That places Nepal 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 10 places. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal has the most listed scientists (4), followed by Tribhuvan University (3).
Scientists in Nepal on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled 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% |
Top 10 institutes in Nepal
By number of listed scientists
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- 1International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal4
- 2Tribhuvan University3
- 3B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences2
- 4Institute of Engineering Pulchowk2
- 5Environment and Public Health Organization1
- 6Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal1
- 7Florida International Institute1
- 8International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal1
- 9Kathmandu Forestry College1
- 10Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences1
All 21 scientists
| Rank in Nepal | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18,011 |
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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal | Environmental Engineering | Rank 86 |
| 2 | 58,891 | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal | Environmental Engineering | Rank 336 | |
| 3 | 88,043 | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 1,679 | |
| 4 | 105,994 | Oxford University Clinical Research Unit | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,297 | |
| 5 | 108,552 | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Nepal | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 717 | |
| 6 | 110,565 | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal | Environmental Engineering | Rank 688 | |
| 7 | 154,281 | Tribhuvan University | Pediatrics | Rank 602 | |
| 8 | 162,531 |
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Tribhuvan University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,208 |
| 9 | 166,503 |
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Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 3,868 |
| 10 | 173,043 | Institute of Engineering Pulchowk | Materials | Rank 3,313 | |
| 11 | 181,395 | Institute of Engineering Pulchowk | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 313 | |
| 12 | 184,154 |
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Kathmandu Forestry College | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,237 |
| 13 | 199,224 | Environment and Public Health Organization | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,293 | |
| 14 | 200,521 | Minister for Health and Population Nepal | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 2,310 | |
| 15 | 299,664 | B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,320 | |
| 16 | 308,154 |
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B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences | Tropical Medicine | Rank 644 |
| 17 | 316,015 | Save the Children Fund | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,474 | |
| 18 | 334,390 | Florida International Institute | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,595 | |
| 19 | 404,930 | Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,259 | |
| 20 | 410,462 | Tribhuvan University | Forestry | Rank 754 | |
| 21 | 745,512 |
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Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,585 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Nepal are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
21 scientists affiliated with Nepal are on the 2022 single-year list, and 9 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Nepal has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Nepal has the most listed scientists from Nepal, with 4. It is followed by Tribhuvan University with 3.
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 21 in 2022, a change of +133.3%.
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.