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Research in Nakhon Si Thammarat

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Walailak University and Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.5k
▲ 83% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
10.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1979-2026
48 years on the record
Nakhon Si Thammarat

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Which research institutions are in Nakhon Si Thammarat?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Walailak UniversityUniversity 3,128 #3,035
2Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat UniversityUniversity 360 #10,238

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 Nakhon Si Thammarat work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research in Nakhon Si Thammarat is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 530 fractional works · 29.3% of its workEngineering: 154 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 104 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 91 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 58 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 39 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 31 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 497 fractional works · 27.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 244 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEducation: 92 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 62 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 74 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 70 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 57 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 396 fractional works · 21.9% of its workMedicine: 309 fractional works · 17.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 46 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 47 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 387 fractional works · 21.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 174 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 71 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 42 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 127 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 65 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNakhon SiThammarat1,810fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences27%

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. Engineering1548.5%
    2. Environmental Science1045.7%
    3. Computer Science915.0%
    4. Materials Science583.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy392.2%
    6. Chemistry311.7%
    7. Mathematics191.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences170.9%
    9. Energy120.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.3%
    1. Social Sciences24413.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting744.1%
    3. Psychology703.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities573.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance331.8%
    6. Decision Sciences211.2%
    1. Medicine30917.1%
    2. Health Professions472.6%
    3. Nursing181.0%
    4. Dentistry160.9%
    5. Veterinary60.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1749.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1277.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology351.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics271.5%
    5. Neuroscience231.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nakhon Si Thammarat strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nakhon Si Thammarat is most concentrated in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (4.5× the world share in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics).

  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 24.4 works4.5×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 138 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 100 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.45× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 81 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 270 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.33× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.45×24 works
  2. Veterinary2.33×5 works
  3. Dentistry2.06×16 works
  4. Nursing2.05×16 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.91×30 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.87×138 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×66 works
  8. Psychology1.26×60 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.21×18 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.20×100 works
  11. Environmental Science1.16×89 works
  12. Chemistry1.15×28 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.09×49 works
  14. Social Sciences1.07×212 works
  15. Health Professions1.02×42 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy1.00×35 works
  17. Mathematics0.94×17 works
  18. Medicine0.90×270 works
  19. Materials Science0.85×46 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×28 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.84×5 works
  22. Neuroscience0.83×21 works
  23. Energy0.74×11 works
  24. Computer Science0.67×81 works
  25. Engineering0.59×137 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×14 works

Which keywords describe research in Nakhon Si Thammarat?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Higher Education, Antioxidant Activity, Antioxidants, Anti-inflammatory and Language Policy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 1.58×106 topics
  2. Antioxidant62▲ 5.0×47 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress48▲ 1.62×59 topics
  4. Inflammation47▲ 1.23×74 topics
  5. Environmental Impact45▲ 1.45×40 topics
  6. Globalization43▲ 1.20×39 topics
  7. Educational Technology42▲ 1.96×25 topics
  8. Online Learning41▲ 2.7×15 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity41▲ 3.6×31 topics
  10. Higher Education39▲ 4.1×14 topics
  11. COVID-1938▲ 1.63×24 topics
  12. E-Learning38▲ 2.2×15 topics
  13. Cancer36▲ 1.47×51 topics
  14. Antioxidants35▲ 4.4×14 topics
  15. Vaccine Development32▲ 6.8×11 topics
  16. Medicinal Plants31▲ 4.3×18 topics
  17. Anti-inflammatory30▲ 5.7×29 topics
  18. Technology Integration27▲ 4.7×8 topics
  19. Global Burden27▲ 2.7×12 topics
  20. Language Policy25▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Student Perceptions25▲ 7.7×7 topics
  22. Bilingual Education25▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Multilingualism25▲ 8.5×2 topics
  24. Student Engagement24▲ 3.4×14 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis23▲ 4.1×11 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance22▲ 3.1×14 topics
  27. Flavonoids22▲ 4.9×10 topics
  28. Student Satisfaction22▲ 6.7×2 topics
  29. Language Teaching20▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds19▲ 4.2×12 topics
  31. Bioavailability19▲ 5.4×5 topics
  32. Anticancer17▲ 5.8×16 topics
  33. Biological Activities17▲ 5.8×9 topics
  34. Neuroprotective17▲ 5.9×12 topics
  35. CLIL16▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Content and Language Integrated Learning16▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Second Language Acquisition15▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Corrective Feedback15▲ 11×1 topic
  39. L2 Motivation15▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Google Classroom15▲ 7.8×1 topic

What research is done in Nakhon Si Thammarat?

Technology-Enhanced Educ…14Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 14 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…14Second Language Learning and Teaching: 14 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 10 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 10 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 9 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …9Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 9 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 8 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 8 fractional works
EducationLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and LinguisticsClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 14 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 14 works
  3. 3 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 13 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 9 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 8 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

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%Nakhon Si Thammarat24.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.9% in 2024.

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