Universities by Research h-index in Nepal
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Tribhuvan University37,271 works
219
2Institute of Medicine5,921 works
131
3B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences5,580 works
122
4Kathmandu University8,615 works
120
5Patan Academy of Health Sciences2,870 works
109
6Institute of Engineering2,491 works
86
7Pokhara University3,925 works
75
8Pulchowk Campus2,118 works
75
9Manipal College of Medical Sciences1,706 works
74
10Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus1,849 works
73
11Nepal Academy of Science and Technology1,014 works
65
12Maharajgunj Medical Campus2,511 works
60
13Agriculture and Forestry University3,412 works
57
14Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences633 works
55
15Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital2,172 works
55
16Purbanchal University1,296 works
53
17KIST Medical College1,395 works
44
18National College304 works
42
19National Academy of Medical Sciences2,475 works
41
20Nobel College378 works
37
21Gandaki Medical College1,089 works
36
22Patan Multiple Campus1,550 works
34
23CiST College146 works
28
24Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus422 works
28
25Bhaktapur Multiple Campus294 works
26
26Birendra Multiple Campus582 works
26
27Khwopa College of Engineering270 works
26
28Padma Kanya Multiple Campus617 works
26
29Khwopa Engineering College236 works
25
30Karnali Academy of Health Sciences680 works
24
31Far-western University864 works
23
32People's Dental College and Hospital315 works
21
33Mid-West University871 works
20
34Devdaha Medical College & Research Institute236 works
19
35Gandaki University198 works
19
36Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences482 works
19
37Purwanchal Campus133 works
18
38Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training97 works
16
39Nepal College of Information Technology182 works
14
40Makawanpur Multiple Campus183 works
13
41Nepal Sanskrit University394 works
11
42Tribhuvan University Sanothimi Campus359 works
11
43Nepal College of Management40 works
10
44Samriddhi College27 works
10
45Lumbini Buddhist University167 works
9
46Siddhartha University105 works
9
47Kantipur City College37 works
8
48Kathmandu College of Management142 works
8
49Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Dang, Nepal188 works
8
50Physics Research Initiatives19 works
7
Highlights
Within Nepal, Tribhuvan University ranks first in 2026 with 219, followed by Institute of Medicine (131) and B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (122).
Tribhuvan University is 1.7 times higher than Institute of Medicine, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 219 (Tribhuvan University) to 7 (Physics Research Initiatives), with a median of 26.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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