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Research in Vientiane

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Vientiane, Laos. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, National University of Laos and Ministry of Health.

Research institutions
15
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.8k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Vientiane?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryGovernment institution 984 #14,293
2National University of LaosUniversity 786 #17,339
3National Institute of Public HealthResearch facility 679 #24,601
4Rural Development AgencyNonprofit 522 #22,332
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 252 #20,960
6Mahosot HospitalHospital / health system 163 #27,620 all time
7Ministry of Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 102 not ranked
8Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research UnitResearch facility 78 not ranked
9University of Health Sciences VientianeUniversity 72 not ranked
10Centre d’Infectiologie Christophe Mérieux of LaosHospital / health system 63 not ranked
11Participatory Development Training CentreInstitution 42 not ranked
12Institut Pasteur du LaosResearch facility 31 not ranked
13Wildlife Conservation Society LaosNonprofit 27 not ranked
14National Library of LaosArchive 3 not ranked
15Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentGovernment institution 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: 25.8%National University of Laos: 20.6%National Institute of Public Health: 17.8%Rural Development Agency: 13.7%11 others listed: 22.0%26%largest
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry984 · 25.8%National University of Laos786 · 20.6%National Institute of Public Health679 · 17.8%Rural Development Agency522 · 13.7%11 others listed836 · 22.0%

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

What is Vientiane strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vientiane is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (5.0× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 25.6 works5.0×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Vientiane?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Public Health, Biogeography, Vaccine Development and Genetic Diversity.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology92▲ 2.1×106 topics
  2. Climate Change72▲ 2.4×84 topics
  3. Sustainability55▲ 2.1×71 topics
  4. Public Health38▲ 2.4×52 topics
  5. Biodiversity36▲ 4.5×29 topics
  6. Environmental Impact34▲ 1.82×47 topics
  7. Globalization33▲ 1.55×60 topics
  8. Education29▲ 1.54×55 topics
  9. Pathogenesis23▲ 4.0×22 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity22▲ 4.5×21 topics
  11. Biogeography22▲ 7.5×18 topics
  12. Immune Response21▲ 3.3×22 topics
  13. Health Education20▲ 4.0×11 topics
  14. Invasive Species20▲ 4.2×20 topics
  15. Vaccine Development19▲ 6.8×11 topics
  16. Antioxidant19▲ 2.5×36 topics
  17. Vaccine18▲ 4.2×11 topics
  18. Food Security18▲ 2.9×24 topics
  19. Maternal Health16▲ 5.2×4 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation15▲ 3.7×13 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants15▲ 3.4×17 topics
  22. Economic Evaluation15▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Breastfeeding15▲ 5.5×2 topics
  24. Non-Communicable Diseases15▲ 4.5×5 topics
  25. Anti-inflammatory14▲ 4.8×18 topics
  26. Monetary Policy14▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Public Health Policy14▲ 4.6×4 topics
  28. Democracy14▲ 3.5×11 topics
  29. Financial Analysis13▲ 9.9×3 topics
  30. Asset Pricing12▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Molecular Phylogeny12▲ 7.2×12 topics
  32. Panel Data Models12▲ 36×1 topic
  33. Stock Prices12▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Child Nutrition12▲ 5.3×1 topic
  35. Stunting12▲ 5.3×1 topic
  36. Ethnic Identity12▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Cultural Politics12▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Laos11▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Thailand11▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Taxonomy11▲ 8.0×12 topics

What research is done in Vientiane?

Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 12 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 12 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopol…11Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 11 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…9Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksSocial and Cultural Studies: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 5 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPolitical Science and International RelationsTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  3. 3 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 9 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  6. 6 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 7 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  8. 8 Social and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  10. 10 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works

Research output over time

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