Nepal's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Nepal has 8 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2025. That places Nepal 107th in the world by number of listed scientists. Tribhuvan University has the most listed scientists (3), followed by B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (1).
Scientists in Nepal on the list, by year
The career-long 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% |
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Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Nepal | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 175,409 | Nepal Agroforestry Foundation | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,015 | |
| 2 | 177,364 | CIMMYT | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,023 | |
| 3 | 301,385 | Nepal Health Research Council | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,977 | |
| 4 | 303,254 | Tribhuvan University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 1,821 | |
| 5 | 335,522 | Freelance Researcher | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,616 | |
| 6 | 395,769 |
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Tribhuvan University | Materials | Rank 6,610 |
| 7 | 528,174 | B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,144 | |
| 8 | 563,636 | Tribhuvan University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,698 | |
| No scientists match this filter on the career-long list. Try the single-year 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 career-long list, Tribhuvan University has the most listed scientists from Nepal, with 3. It is followed by B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Nepal changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Nepal went from 2 scientists in 2020 to 8 in 2026, a change of +300.0%.
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.