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🎓 Top Research Universities in Nepal

Universities and colleges in Nepal ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇳🇵 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Tribhuvan University37,174 papers
590,302
2
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences5,579 papers
174,403
3
Kathmandu University8,603 papers
166,081
4
Institute of Medicine5,874 papers
148,010
5
Patan Academy of Health Sciences2,867 papers
59,819
6
Pokhara University3,920 papers
47,975
7
Institute of Engineering2,485 papers
41,735
8
Manipal College of Medical Sciences1,704 papers
37,316
9
Agriculture and Forestry University3,409 papers
35,271
10
Pulchowk Campus2,110 papers
33,608
11
Maharajgunj Medical Campus2,480 papers
30,351
12
Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus1,846 papers
28,469
13
Nepal Academy of Science and Technology1,015 papers
23,084
14
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital2,164 papers
22,229
15
National Academy of Medical Sciences2,467 papers
20,025
16
Purbanchal University1,292 papers
17,208
17
KIST Medical College1,389 papers
14,643
18
Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences632 papers
12,898
19
Gandaki Medical College1,088 papers
7,713
20
Nobel College378 papers
7,271
21
Karnali Academy of Health Sciences678 papers
7,195
22
Patan Multiple Campus1,550 papers
6,877
23
National College304 papers
6,745
24
Birendra Multiple Campus581 papers
3,631
25
Far-western University864 papers
3,398
26
CiST College145 papers
2,945
27
Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus422 papers
2,854
28
People's Dental College and Hospital312 papers
2,788
29
Padma Kanya Multiple Campus617 papers
2,509
30
Bhaktapur Multiple Campus294 papers
2,325
31
Khwopa College of Engineering270 papers
2,163
32
Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences479 papers
1,989
33
Mid-West University865 papers
1,705
34
Khwopa Engineering College236 papers
1,702
35
Gandaki University198 papers
1,610
36
Devdaha Medical College & Research Institute235 papers
1,553
37
Purwanchal Campus133 papers
1,387
38
Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training97 papers
1,123
39
Makawanpur Multiple Campus183 papers
822
40
Samriddhi College27 papers
727
41
Nepal College of Information Technology181 papers
724
42
Tribhuvan University Sanothimi Campus359 papers
631
43
Nepal Sanskrit University394 papers
552
44
Oxford College of Engineering and Management123 papers
548
45
Kathmandu College of Management144 papers
400
46
Kantipur City College37 papers
358
47
Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Dang, Nepal188 papers
314
48
Lumbini Buddhist University168 papers
290
49
Physics Research Initiatives19 papers
289
50
Softwarica College12 papers
240

Highlights

Within Nepal, Tribhuvan University ranks first in 2026 with 590,302, followed by B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (174,403) and Kathmandu University (166,081).

Tribhuvan University is 3.4 times higher than B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 590,302 (Tribhuvan University) to 240 (Softwarica College), with a median of 3,172.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.