Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Nepal
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Softwarica College12 works
14.33
2Karnali Academy of Health Sciences680 works
7.18
3Physics Research Initiatives19 works
3.60
4Purwanchal Campus133 works
3.01
5Nepal College of Management40 works
2.86
6Pulchowk Campus2,118 works
2.54
7Center for Artificial Intelligence Research Nepal11 works
2.44
8Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus1,849 works
2.39
9Nepal Academy of Science and Technology1,014 works
2.35
10Institute of Engineering2,491 works
2.08
11Purbanchal University1,296 works
2.02
12Tribhuvan University37,271 works
2.00
13CiST College146 works
1.98
14Khwopa Engineering College236 works
1.77
15Khwopa College of Engineering270 works
1.71
16Pokhara University3,925 works
1.64
17Kathmandu University8,615 works
1.63
18Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training97 works
1.61
19KIST Medical College1,395 works
1.59
20Gandaki University198 works
1.58
21Far-western University864 works
1.51
22National College304 works
1.47
23Institute of Medicine5,921 works
1.46
24Nobel College378 works
1.42
25Bhaktapur Multiple Campus294 works
1.27
26Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences633 works
1.21
27Agriculture and Forestry University3,412 works
1.21
28Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus422 works
1.14
29B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences5,580 works
1.11
30Siddhartha University105 works
1.11
31Patan Multiple Campus1,550 works
1.10
32Samriddhi College27 works
1.05
33Birendra Multiple Campus582 works
1.01
34Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital2,172 works
1.00
35Manipal College of Medical Sciences1,706 works
0.95
36National Academy of Medical Sciences2,475 works
0.95
37Patan Academy of Health Sciences2,870 works
0.94
38Maharajgunj Medical Campus2,511 works
0.93
39People's Dental College and Hospital315 works
0.89
40Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology30 works
0.87
41Lumbini Buddhist University167 works
0.79
42Janajyoti Multiple Campus33 works
0.77
43Gandaki Medical College1,089 works
0.77
44Kathmandu College of Management142 works
0.73
45Mid-West University871 works
0.67
46Devdaha Medical College & Research Institute236 works
0.63
47Hillside College of Engineering19 works
0.60
48Boston International College88 works
0.60
49Padma Kanya Multiple Campus617 works
0.58
50Kantipur City College37 works
0.57
Highlights
Within Nepal, Softwarica College ranks first in 2026 with 14.33, followed by Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (7.18) and Physics Research Initiatives (3.60).
Softwarica College is 2 times higher than Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 14.33 (Softwarica College) to 0.57 (Kantipur City College), with a median of 1.24.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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