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Research in Songkhla

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Songkhla, Thailand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Prince of Songkla University, Thaksin University and Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya.

Research institutions
6
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
19k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
270k
14.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1962-2026
65 years on the record
Songkhla

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 Songkhla?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Prince of Songkla UniversityUniversity 16,662 #3,589
2Thaksin UniversityUniversity 1,049 #5,930
3Rajamangala University of Technology SrivijayaUniversity 629 #7,404
4Songkhla Rajabhat UniversityUniversity 335 #11,875
5Hatyai UniversityUniversity 129 #18,916
6Anandamahidol foundationNonprofit 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.

Prince of Songkla University: 88.6%Thaksin University: 5.6%Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya: 3.3%Songkhla Rajabhat University: 1.8%2 others listed: 0.7%89%largest
Prince of Songkla University17k · 88.6%Thaksin University1,049 · 5.6%Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya629 · 3.3%Songkhla Rajabhat University335 · 1.8%2 others listed130 · 0.7%

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

Which fields of science does Songkhla work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Songkhla is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (12%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,139 fractional works · 33.4% of its workEngineering: 740 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 224 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 163 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 81 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 381 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEcology: 80 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 374 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 124 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 120 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 103 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 302 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 102 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,817 fractional works · 28.4% of its workMedicine: 1,503 fractional works · 23.5% of its workSurgery: 193 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 114 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 112 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 87 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 81 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 149 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 85 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthodontics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,223 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 616 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 202 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 199 fractional works · 3.1% of its workTransportation: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 195 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 167 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 102 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,217 fractional works · 19.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 563 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPlant Science: 179 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 138 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAquatic Science: 68 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 440 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 253 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 88 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSongkhla6,396fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering74011.6%
    2. Environmental Science3816.0%
    3. Materials Science3745.8%
    4. Computer Science3024.7%
    5. Chemistry1021.6%
    6. Energy641.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences580.9%
    8. Mathematics550.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy360.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering270.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,81728.4%
    1. Medicine1,50323.5%
    2. Health Professions1492.3%
    3. Dentistry851.3%
    4. Nursing721.1%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  3. Social Sciences1,22319.1%
    1. Social Sciences6169.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1953.0%
    3. Psychology1672.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities1021.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance761.2%
    6. Decision Sciences671.0%
  4. Life Sciences1,21719.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5638.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4406.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology881.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics631.0%
    5. Neuroscience621.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Songkhla strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Songkhla is most concentrated in Aquatic Science, Polymers and Plastics and Biomaterials (6.0× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 60.5 works6.0×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 105.5 works4.7×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 107.7 works4.5×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 25.7 works4.1×
  5. BiochemistrySubfield · 27.2 works4.0×
  6. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 47.0 works3.8×
  7. PharmacologySubfield · 38.8 works3.7×
← 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: 1.86× its world share, 493 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 386 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.92× its world share, 58 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 94 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 264 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 60 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 673 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 335 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 326 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 45 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.53× its world share, 68 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 128 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 1,306 worksMedicineNursing: 2.29× its world share, 63 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 92 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 174 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 62 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 136 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 526 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.92×58 works
  2. Dentistry2.53×68 works
  3. Nursing2.29×63 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.86×493 works
  5. Materials Science1.67×326 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×386 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.28×72 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.24×24 works
  9. Environmental Science1.21×335 works
  10. Medicine1.21×1,306 works
  11. Energy1.16×60 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.15×62 works
  13. Chemistry1.07×94 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.96×174 works
  15. Health Professions0.87×128 works
  16. Engineering0.80×673 works
  17. Psychology0.80×136 works
  18. Social Sciences0.74×526 works
  19. Veterinary0.72×6 works
  20. Mathematics0.69×45 works
  21. Neuroscience0.63×57 works
  22. Computer Science0.61×264 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.57×92 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×69 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×49 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.23×28 works

Which keywords describe research in Songkhla?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Nanocomposites, Antioxidant, Biomedical Applications, Environmental Impact, Antioxidant Activity, Biodegradable Polymers and Aquaculture.

▲ 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. Epidemiology329▲ 1.29×129 topics
  2. Environmental Impact194▲ 1.78×55 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications182▲ 2.4×31 topics
  4. Nanocomposites168▲ 3.3×22 topics
  5. Machine Learning168▼ 0.79×80 topics
  6. Inflammation168▲ 1.23×77 topics
  7. Sustainability162◆ 1.04×74 topics
  8. Antioxidant152▲ 3.5×49 topics
  9. Nanoparticles149▲ 1.85×39 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity133▲ 3.3×32 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties125▲ 1.99×36 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress125▲ 1.19×58 topics
  13. Renewable Energy122▲ 1.31×39 topics
  14. Nanomaterials116▲ 1.73×19 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering115▲ 3.0×13 topics
  16. Quality of Life112▲ 1.21×54 topics
  17. Antioxidants91▲ 3.2×16 topics
  18. Aquaculture90▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Health Benefits89▲ 4.2×16 topics
  20. Management87▲ 1.71×34 topics
  21. Biodegradable Polymers82▲ 7.4×4 topics
  22. Clinical Trials82▲ 1.91×19 topics
  23. Biomaterials77▲ 5.0×7 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance74▲ 2.9×14 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota73▲ 3.3×7 topics
  26. Recycling70▲ 2.9×10 topics
  27. Antimicrobial68▲ 3.7×12 topics
  28. Probiotics66▲ 4.3×6 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory64▲ 3.5×29 topics
  30. Nutritional Significance63▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Enzymatic Hydrolysis61▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Flavonoids60▲ 3.6×12 topics
  33. COVID-19 Impact52▲ 4.8×6 topics
  34. Bilingual Education45▲ 6.1×2 topics
  35. Tourist Satisfaction44▲ 6.7×2 topics
  36. Lipid Oxidation44▲ 6.7×2 topics
  37. Processing42▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Polymer41▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Destination Image41▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. Protein Hydrolysates39▲ 8.9×2 topics

What research is done in Songkhla?

Linguistic, Cultural, an…34Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 34 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …33Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 33 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 32 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…32Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 32 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites a…31Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 31 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 30 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 29 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 28 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 28 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 26 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomaterialsMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  2. 2 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 32 works
  4. 4 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 32 works
  5. 5 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 31 works
  6. 6 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 30 works
  7. 7 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 29 works
  8. 8 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 28 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  10. 10 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 26 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%Songkhla16.2% 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 16.3% in 2019.

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