Universities by Research i10-index in Nepal
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
13,271
2Kathmandu University8,615 works
4,098
3B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences5,580 works
3,286
4Institute of Medicine5,921 works
2,920
5Pokhara University3,925 works
1,178
6Patan Academy of Health Sciences2,870 works
1,052
7Institute of Engineering2,491 works
971
8Manipal College of Medical Sciences1,706 works
928
9Agriculture and Forestry University3,412 works
890
10Pulchowk Campus2,118 works
791
11Maharajgunj Medical Campus2,511 works
687
12Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital2,172 works
598
13Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus1,849 works
598
14National Academy of Medical Sciences2,475 works
547
15Nepal Academy of Science and Technology1,014 works
518
16KIST Medical College1,395 works
407
17Purbanchal University1,296 works
374
18Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences633 works
267
19Nobel College378 works
198
20Patan Multiple Campus1,550 works
167
21Gandaki Medical College1,089 works
156
22National College304 works
144
23Birendra Multiple Campus582 works
124
24Far-western University864 works
77
25Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus422 works
75
26Karnali Academy of Health Sciences680 works
74
27Khwopa College of Engineering270 works
65
28Padma Kanya Multiple Campus617 works
62
29Bhaktapur Multiple Campus294 works
54
30Khwopa Engineering College236 works
49
31Purwanchal Campus133 works
47
32CiST College146 works
44
33Devdaha Medical College & Research Institute236 works
43
34People's Dental College and Hospital315 works
42
35Mid-West University871 works
34
36Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences482 works
32
37Gandaki University198 works
30
38Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training97 works
24
39Nepal College of Information Technology182 works
19
40Makawanpur Multiple Campus183 works
17
41Tribhuvan University Sanothimi Campus359 works
14
42Nepal Sanskrit University394 works
13
43Nepal College of Management40 works
10
44Samriddhi College27 works
10
45Lumbini Buddhist University167 works
9
46Siddhartha University105 works
9
47Kantipur City College37 works
7
48Physics Research Initiatives19 works
7
49Kathmandu College of Management142 works
6
50Oxford College of Engineering and Management124 works
6
Highlights
Within Nepal, Tribhuvan University ranks first in 2026 with 13,271, followed by Kathmandu University (4,098) and B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (3,286).
Tribhuvan University is 3.2 times higher than Kathmandu University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 13,271 (Tribhuvan University) to 6 (Oxford College of Engineering and Management), with a median of 75.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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