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Lumbini Buddhist University

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score45.7
Global research rank#7,400
Country rank#9
Momentum rank#491

Research performance overview

Lumbini Buddhist University is an education institution in Nepal represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 187 research works and 256 citations. Its current h-index is 10, while the five-year trend shows strong expansion in publication activity. It currently places #7,400 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Nepal, its current research-performance position is #9.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years187
Citations, 5 years256
H-index10
i10-index10
Publication growth247.1%
Citation growth-89.1%

Recent citation volume is approximately 1.4 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
2017741
2018242
20195195
20209336
2021343729
2022206719
2023149812
2024357333
2025741572
202644336

The yearly series runs from 2017 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Indian and Buddhist StudiesInfant Development and Preterm CareSociopolitical Dynamics in NepalMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyDiverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchIndian History and PhilosophyEurasian Exchange NetworksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions

The strongest topic signals currently associated with Lumbini Buddhist University include Indian and Buddhist Studies, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 9 index-ready universities currently available for Nepal, the average five-year output is about 965 works and the average five-year citation count is about 2,399. Lumbini Buddhist University is currently below that research-output average and below the citation average. Its own growth signal is 247.1%, compared with a country-set average of 52.8%.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I3130851625
  • ROR ID: 04xg0r294
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 21:45:16

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for Lumbini Buddhist University?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 45.7 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with Lumbini Buddhist University?

The current local five-year window contains 187 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.