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Research in Phnom Penh

Science Explorer records 48 research institutions in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are International University, Institute of Technology of Cambodia and Royal University of Phnom Penh.

Research institutions
48
13 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 124% vs 2018-21
Citations
124k
9.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Phnom Penh?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Health ScienceUniversity 2,804 #13,793
2International UniversityUniversity 2,706 #4,524
3Institute of Technology of CambodiaUniversity 1,538 #5,182
4Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and FisheriesGovernment institution 1,351 #20,480
5Royal University of Phnom PenhUniversity 426 #9,319
6Paññāsāstra University of CambodiaUniversity 412 #13,872
7Royal University of Agriculture, CambodiaUniversity 371 #11,730
8University of CambodiaUniversity 331 #10,223
9Documentation Center of CambodiaNonprofit 309 #15,315
10Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 296 #14,328
11Vanda InstituteUniversity 231 #16,922
12National Institute of Public HealthNonprofit 200 #19,949 all time
13University of PuthisastraUniversity 182 #12,789
14Calmette HospitalHospital / health system 174 #27,817 all time
15Cambodia National Malaria CenterGovernment institution 171 #19,820 all time
16Phnom Penh International UniversityUniversity 149 #19,513
17Cambodia Development Resource InstituteResearch facility 138 #28,560 all time
18National University of ManagementUniversity 110 not ranked
19Fisheries AdministrationGovernment institution 99 not ranked
20Royal University of Law and EconomicsUniversity 98 not ranked
21Cambodian University for SpecialtiesUniversity 72 not ranked
22National Institute of BusinessUniversity 67 not ranked
23National Defense UniversityUniversity 65 not ranked
24National Technical Training InstituteUniversity 62 not ranked
25American University of Phnom PenhUniversity 55 not ranked
26Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPEHospital / health system 53 not ranked
27Cambodian Mekong UniversityUniversity 53 not ranked
28National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STDGovernment institution 50 not ranked
29Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and PeaceUniversity 49 not ranked
30Norton UniversityUniversity 48 not ranked
31Royal University of Fine ArtsUniversity 33 not ranked
32Prek Leap National College of AgricultureUniversity 31 not ranked
33Royal Academy of CambodiaUniversity 29 not ranked
34Human Resources UniversityUniversity 27 not ranked
35Paragon International UniversityUniversity 26 not ranked
36Chab DaiNonprofit 18 not ranked
37Royal School of AdministrationGovernment institution 16 not ranked
38Live & Learn Environmental EducationNonprofit 15 not ranked
39Asia Euro UniversityUniversity 13 not ranked
40Khemarak UniversityUniversity 10 not ranked
41Diagnostic Microbiology Development ProgramNonprofit 6 not ranked
42Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and ConstructionGovernment institution 5 not ranked
43Western UniversityUniversity 5 not ranked
44Ministry of Water Resources and MeteorologyGovernment institution 3 not ranked
45Jesuit Service CambodiaInstitution 2 not ranked
46Wetlands Work (Cambodia)Company 2 not ranked
47Chamroeun University of Poly-TechnologyUniversity 1 not ranked
48Setec InstituteUniversity 1 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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Health Science: 21.7%International University: 21.0%Institute of Technology of Cambodia: 11.9%Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries: 10.5%44 others listed: 35.0%22%largest
University of Health Science2,804 · 21.7%International University2,706 · 21.0%Institute of Technology of Cambodia1,538 · 11.9%Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries1,351 · 10.5%44 others listed4,514 · 35.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Phnom Penh work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Phnom Penh is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,099 fractional works · 33.6% of its workMedicine: 1,780 fractional works · 28.5% of its workSurgery: 228 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 141 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 137 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 127 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 86 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 85 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 199 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 95 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,013 fractional works · 32.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,094 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 380 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEducation: 326 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 131 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 263 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 253 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 86 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 71 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 175 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 124 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 159 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,403 fractional works · 22.5% of its workEngineering: 450 fractional works · 7.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 103 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 390 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 118 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 116 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 358 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 724 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 345 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 102 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 212 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 99 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 75 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPhnom Penh6,239fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences32%

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. Health Sciences2,09933.6%
    1. Medicine1,78028.5%
    2. Health Professions1993.2%
    3. Nursing560.9%
    4. Dentistry550.9%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,01332.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,09417.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2634.2%
    3. Psychology2534.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1752.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities1592.6%
    6. Decision Sciences691.1%
    1. Engineering4507.2%
    2. Computer Science3906.2%
    3. Environmental Science3585.7%
    4. Materials Science570.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences380.6%
    6. Chemistry290.5%
    7. Mathematics270.4%
    8. Energy270.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy240.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3455.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2123.4%
    3. Neuroscience751.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology691.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics230.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Phnom Penh strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Phnom Penh is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Emergency Medical Services (2.6× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 31.3 works2.6×
  2. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 21.9 works2.4×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 275 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 170 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 314 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 384 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 303 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 167 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 1,455 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 47 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 115 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 216 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 135 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 193 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 884 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing1.89×47 works
  2. Dentistry1.87×46 works
  3. Medicine1.50×1,455 works
  4. Social Sciences1.38×884 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.33×216 works
  6. Health Professions1.25×167 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.25×135 works
  8. Psychology1.25×193 works
  9. Environmental Science1.21×303 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.15×275 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×56 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.10×54 works
  13. Veterinary0.94×6 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×16 works
  15. Computer Science0.80×314 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.79×115 works
  17. Neuroscience0.68×56 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×170 works
  19. Engineering0.51×384 works
  20. Energy0.47×22 works
  21. Mathematics0.39×23 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×30 works
  23. Chemistry0.28×22 works
  24. Materials Science0.25×44 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.19×3 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.18×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Phnom Penh?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Political Transition, Education Reform, Memory, Civil Society, Genocide, Demography and Cambodia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology406▲ 1.64×137 topics
  2. Sustainability227▲ 1.49×103 topics
  3. Climate Change224▲ 1.32×113 topics
  4. Human Rights222▲ 3.5×64 topics
  5. Globalization208▲ 1.69×117 topics
  6. Machine Learning206◆ 0.99×88 topics
  7. Inflammation171▲ 1.29×83 topics
  8. Political Transition168▲ 54×4 topics
  9. Education Reform166▲ 110×3 topics
  10. Memory164▲ 11×14 topics
  11. Civil Society161▲ 23×6 topics
  12. Genocide157▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Demography153▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Cambodia153▲ 364×1 topic
  15. Land Rights153▲ 157×1 topic
  16. Education129▲ 1.21×101 topics
  17. Quality of Life128▲ 1.42×59 topics
  18. Sustainable Development125▲ 1.28×86 topics
  19. Educational Technology121▲ 1.64×45 topics
  20. COVID-19119▲ 1.47×32 topics
  21. Treatment118▲ 1.55×52 topics
  22. Artificial Intelligence116▲ 1.30×53 topics
  23. Economic Development111▲ 2.2×41 topics
  24. Mental Health106▲ 1.19×46 topics
  25. Pedagogy103▲ 3.3×21 topics
  26. Healthcare101▲ 1.42×33 topics
  27. Innovation99▲ 1.54×58 topics
  28. Diagnosis95▲ 1.64×41 topics
  29. Pandemic93▲ 1.51×14 topics
  30. Language Teaching84▲ 5.0×6 topics
  31. Global Burden73▲ 2.1×12 topics
  32. Entrepreneurship72▲ 2.9×20 topics
  33. Digital Education63▲ 6.8×6 topics
  34. Teaching Methods61▲ 6.1×8 topics
  35. Tourism Development61▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Formative Assessment57▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Critical Thinking56▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Educational Technologies56▲ 9.8×2 topics
  39. Artistic Education52▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Student Competencies52▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Phnom Penh?

  1. 1 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 138 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 34 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 20 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 19 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 18 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 18 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 17 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 17 works
  10. 10 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 16 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%Phnom Penh11.2% 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 27.4% in 2006.

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