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Research in Khon Kaen

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Khon Kaen University.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
238k
13.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1962-2026
65 years on the record
Khon Kaen

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Khon Kaen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Khon Kaen UniversityUniversity 16,920 #2,353
2North Eastern UniversityUniversity 264 #20,892 all time
3Bangkok Business CollegeUniversity 16 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Khon Kaen work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Khon Kaen is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,635 fractional works · 31.7% of its workEngineering: 511 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 145 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 106 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 318 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 101 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 241 fractional works · 4.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 225 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 116 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 117 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,479 fractional works · 28.7% of its workMedicine: 1,240 fractional works · 24.1% of its workSurgery: 170 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 105 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 89 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 65 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 115 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 57 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,030 fractional works · 20.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 442 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEducation: 137 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 134 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 212 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 122 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 90 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 87 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 76 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,009 fractional works · 19.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 516 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPlant Science: 227 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFood Science: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 313 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 170 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 77 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKhon Kaen5,153fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5119.9%
    2. Computer Science3186.2%
    3. Environmental Science2414.7%
    4. Materials Science2254.4%
    5. Mathematics1172.3%
    6. Chemistry741.4%
    7. Energy531.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences420.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy410.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.3%
  2. Health Sciences1,47928.7%
    1. Medicine1,24024.1%
    2. Health Professions1152.2%
    3. Nursing571.1%
    4. Dentistry450.9%
    5. Veterinary210.4%
  3. Social Sciences1,03020.0%
    1. Social Sciences4428.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2124.1%
    3. Psychology1222.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities901.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance871.7%
    6. Decision Sciences761.5%
  4. Life Sciences1,00919.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51610.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3136.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology771.5%
    4. Neuroscience601.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics430.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Khon Kaen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Khon Kaen is most concentrated in Parasitology, Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science (6.2× the world share in Parasitology).

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 29.5 works6.2×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 40.4 works4.1×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 39.1 works3.7×
  4. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 22.2 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 451 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 278 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.45× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 67 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 278 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 451 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 214 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.25× its world share, 197 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.10× its world share, 111 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.73× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 1,072 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.98× its world share, 18 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 191 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 106 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 378 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.98×18 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.45×39 works
  3. Nursing2.35×52 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.11×451 works
  5. Mathematics2.10×111 works
  6. Dentistry1.73×38 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×69 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.51×66 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×191 works
  10. Materials Science1.25×197 works
  11. Medicine1.24×1,072 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×278 works
  13. Energy1.12×46 works
  14. Environmental Science0.96×214 works
  15. Chemistry0.95×67 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×81 works
  17. Health Professions0.83×98 works
  18. Computer Science0.79×278 works
  19. Psychology0.77×106 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.76×12 works
  21. Neuroscience0.71×52 works
  22. Engineering0.67×451 works
  23. Social Sciences0.66×378 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.58×76 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×31 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.33×33 works

Which keywords describe research in Khon Kaen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress, Cholangiocarcinoma, Antioxidant Activity, Treatment and Molecular Pathology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology326▲ 1.59×127 topics
  2. Inflammation145▲ 1.32×81 topics
  3. Machine Learning141▼ 0.82×82 topics
  4. Sustainability125◆ 0.99×79 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress122▲ 1.44×57 topics
  6. Deep Learning113▼ 0.63×71 topics
  7. Environmental Impact108▲ 1.23×55 topics
  8. Treatment101▲ 1.61×49 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications93▲ 1.52×30 topics
  10. Antioxidant93▲ 2.6×49 topics
  11. Nanomaterials84▲ 1.56×18 topics
  12. Educational Technology82▲ 1.35×33 topics
  13. Cancer81▲ 1.17×56 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity79▲ 2.5×29 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease79▲ 1.34×38 topics
  16. Quality of Life79◆ 1.06×50 topics
  17. Biodiversity64▲ 1.64×28 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior62▲ 1.94×14 topics
  19. Nanocomposites62▲ 1.53×21 topics
  20. Antioxidants60▲ 2.6×17 topics
  21. Anti-inflammatory58▲ 3.9×27 topics
  22. Surgical Management56▲ 2.7×17 topics
  23. Global Burden55▲ 1.94×12 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity53▲ 2.4×22 topics
  25. Health Benefits51▲ 3.0×16 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors48▲ 2.2×14 topics
  27. Cholangiocarcinoma48▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Gut Microbiota48▲ 2.7×7 topics
  29. Medicinal Plants47▲ 2.4×19 topics
  30. Flavonoids44▲ 3.3×12 topics
  31. Molecular Pathology43▲ 7.9×4 topics
  32. Therapeutic Strategies37▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Enzymatic Hydrolysis36▲ 7.1×2 topics
  34. Immunomodulation35▲ 5.2×5 topics
  35. Biliary Tract Cancer35▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma35▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Microbial Community34▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Lignocellulosic Biomass33▲ 6.4×2 topics
  39. Milk Composition25▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Bioethanol Production25▲ 8.8×1 topic

What research is done in Khon Kaen?

Cholangiocarcinoma and G…32Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 32 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…22Biofuel production and bioconversion: 22 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 21 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 20 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 20 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 18 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…16Environmental Sustainability in Business: 16 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 16 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 16 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringParasitologySociology and Political Science6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 32 works
  2. 2 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 21 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 20 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 18 works
  7. 7 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 18 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 16 works
  9. 9 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 16 works
  10. 10 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 16 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Khon Kaen18.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.1% in 2023.

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