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Table 1. Authors, title, year of publication and main results of the retrieved peer-reviewed articles for scoping review.

Serial no.	Article	Authors	Journal and year of publication	Primary focus
1.	Health research in medical colleges	Acharya, GP¹⁵	Kathmandu Univ Med J., 2004	Discusses the barriers to conduct research and suggests ways to promote health research in medical colleges.
2.	Initiating and strengthening medical student research: time to take up the gauntlet	Shankar, PR, Chandrasekhar, TS, Mishra, P, et al¹⁶	Kathmandu Univ Med J., 2006	Discusses the ways medical students can carry out more research.
3.	Challenges and opportunities of public health research in Nepal	Shrestha, S¹⁷	Kathmandu Univ Med J., 2014	Discusses the importance and challenges of public health research in Nepal.
4.	Towards diaspora-driven research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries: results from India and Nepal	Varadaraj, V, Ranjit, A, Nwadiuko, JC, et al¹⁸	Int Health. 2019	Recommends involving diaspora health workers in research capacity strengthening in LMICs.
5.	Is research in peril in Nepal? Publication trend and research quality from projects funded by the University Grants Commission-Nepal	Paudel, P, Giri K, Dhakal B, et al¹⁹	Account Res., 2020	Discusses the trends in funding by the University Grant Commission Nepal.
6.	Health research capacity in Nepal: Analysis of the trend and the role of local researchers	Kharel, M, Pokharel, A, Sapkota, K et al¹²	Trop Doct., 2021	Analyzes the trend of health research in Nepal.
7.	Gender inequality in the global mental health research workforce: a research authorship scoping review and qualitative study in Nepal	Gurung, D, Sangraula, M, Subba, P, et al³	BMJ Glob Health., 2021	Looks at gender equality in mental health research in Nepal.
8.	Implementation of National Science Technology and Innovation Policy 2019: assessment of challenges in Government Organizations of Nepal	Poudel, RC²	Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2021	Discusses the challenges researchers face in Nepal.
9.	Priorities for cancer research in low- and middle-income countries: a global perspective	Pramesh, CS, Badwe, RA, Bhoo-Pathy, N, et al¹	Nat Med., 2022	Discusses the shortcomings in research in LMICs and ways to overcome them.
10.	Perceived barriers to publication in scholarly journals by faculty from Maharajgunj Medical Campus	Dahal, S, Shrestha, GS, Singh, S, et al¹³	J Nepal Health Res Counc., 2022	Highlights barriers to research and publications in academic settings.
11.	Research capacity for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in Nepal: Findings of a needs assessment study	Oli, N, Pradhan, PMS, Sagtani, R A, et al²⁰	Kathmandu Univ Med J., 2022	Discusses the disparity between a high burden of non-communicable diseases and low research output.
12.	Article processing charges - A challenge for researchers in Nepal	Shankar, PR and Jha, N²¹	Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 2022	Shows that publications in Nepal have grown significantly over the past two decades.
13.	The role of NHRC in regulating health research ethics in Nepal: A narrative review	Adhikari, A, Aryal, B, Devkota, S, et al⁶	Journal of Health Promotion, 2023	Reviews the role of the Nepal Health Research Council in promoting research.
14.	Neurosurgeons as researchers in developing countries	Sharma, MR⁴	Annapurna journal of Health Science 2023	Discusses how high-income country research is not generalizable in LMICs due to different patient needs and resource availability.

LMICs = Low and middle-income countries