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Cambodia ranks #95 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#87 all time), with 5.4k research works and 6.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#95
of 189 · #87 all time
Works, 2022-now
5.4k
▲ 126% vs 2018-21
Citations
139k
10.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.61×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
62%
world 18%
Cambodia

What is Cambodia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Cambodia ranks highest in Medicine (#73 of 152), Social Sciences (#79 of 148) and Sociology and Political Science (#68 of 119). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Leadership and Management, Health Informatics and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #73 of 152 4.9%1,532 #64 Institutions
Social SciencesField #79 of 148 11.2%972 #80 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #68 of 119 12.5%365 #72 Institutions
EducationSubfield #66 of 112 10.9%273 #77 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #86 of 124 6.2%312 #98 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #89 of 128 7.6%331 #94 Institutions
PsychologyField #77 of 106 5.1%206 #71 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #94 of 122 4.6%319 #89 Institutions
EngineeringField #105 of 131 4.2%395 #103 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #89 of 110 6.2%241 #89 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 3.7 works · #58 of 135 active here3.5×
  2. Health InformaticsSubfield · 27.8 works · #81 of 205 active here3.5×
  3. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 11.2 works · #89 of 202 active here3.4×
  4. Research and TheorySubfield · 5.3 works · #76 of 183 active here3.1×
  5. Space and Planetary ScienceSubfield · 4.1 works · #80 of 158 active here3.1×
  6. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 3.0 works · #81 of 144 active here2.7×
  7. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 7.2 works · #84 of 182 active here2.6×
  8. Chemical Health and SafetySubfield · 1.1 works · #91 of 139 active here2.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 384 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 230 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 84 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 409 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 463 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 376 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.72× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 211 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 1,874 worksMedicineNursing: 1.87× its world share, 61 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 175 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 290 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 74 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 187 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 269 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1,199 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. Nursing1.87×61 works
  2. Dentistry1.72×56 works
  3. Medicine1.46×1,874 works
  4. Social Sciences1.42×1,199 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.35×290 works
  6. Psychology1.33×269 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×187 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.25×84 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.21×384 works
  10. Health Professions1.20×211 works
  11. Environmental Science1.14×376 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.14×74 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×24 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.91×175 works
  15. Veterinary0.89×8 works
  16. Computer Science0.79×409 works
  17. Neuroscience0.71×76 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×230 works
  19. Engineering0.46×463 works
  20. Energy0.45×27 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×41 works
  22. Mathematics0.39×31 works
  23. Chemistry0.28×29 works
  24. Materials Science0.25×57 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.18×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.17×24 works

Which fields of science does Cambodia work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Cambodia is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,210 fractional works · 33.2% of its workMedicine: 1,874 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSurgery: 234 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 166 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 149 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 129 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 92 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 22 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: 20 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: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 211 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 103 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,194 fractional works · 32.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,199 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 430 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 359 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 140 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 290 fractional works · 4.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 269 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 187 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 132 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 175 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,462 fractional works · 21.9% of its workEngineering: 463 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 409 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 125 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 124 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 376 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 15 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: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 798 fractional works · 12.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 384 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 113 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 230 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 103 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 84 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCambodia6,665fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences33%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,21033.2%
    1. Medicine1,87428.1%
    2. Health Professions2113.2%
    3. Nursing610.9%
    4. Dentistry560.8%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,19432.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,19918.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2904.4%
    3. Psychology2694.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1872.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities1752.6%
    6. Decision Sciences741.1%
    1. Engineering4637.0%
    2. Computer Science4096.1%
    3. Environmental Science3765.6%
    4. Materials Science570.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences410.6%
    6. Mathematics310.5%
    7. Chemistry290.4%
    8. Energy270.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy250.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3845.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2303.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology841.3%
    4. Neuroscience771.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics240.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Cambodia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Political Transition, Education Reform, Epidemiology, 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 country'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. Epidemiology453▲ 1.70×137 topics
  2. Human Rights262▲ 3.8×64 topics
  3. Sustainability244▲ 1.50×104 topics
  4. Climate Change235▲ 1.30×115 topics
  5. Globalization221▲ 1.69×117 topics
  6. Machine Learning218◆ 0.98×88 topics
  7. Political Transition208▲ 62×4 topics
  8. Education Reform205▲ 127×3 topics
  9. Memory202▲ 12×14 topics
  10. Civil Society199▲ 27×6 topics
  11. Genocide195▲ 56×3 topics
  12. Demography191▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Cambodia191▲ 426×1 topic
  14. Land Rights191▲ 184×1 topic
  15. Inflammation175▲ 1.23×83 topics
  16. Education140▲ 1.22×101 topics
  17. Sustainable Development134▲ 1.28×87 topics
  18. Educational Technology130▲ 1.66×45 topics
  19. Quality of Life130▲ 1.36×59 topics
  20. COVID-19125▲ 1.45×32 topics
  21. Treatment125▲ 1.55×52 topics
  22. Artificial Intelligence121▲ 1.28×53 topics
  23. Economic Development118▲ 2.2×41 topics
  24. Innovation105▲ 1.53×58 topics
  25. Pedagogy104▲ 3.1×21 topics
  26. Diagnosis103▲ 1.65×41 topics
  27. Language Teaching92▲ 5.2×6 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis84▲ 2.1×20 topics
  29. Global Burden84▲ 2.3×12 topics
  30. Higher Education81▲ 2.3×27 topics
  31. Entrepreneurship74▲ 2.8×20 topics
  32. Vaccine Development66▲ 3.8×11 topics
  33. Digital Education64▲ 6.5×6 topics
  34. Teaching Methods61▲ 5.7×8 topics
  35. Tourism Development61▲ 6.7×2 topics
  36. Formative Assessment57▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Critical Thinking56▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Educational Technologies56▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Artistic Education52▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Student Competencies52▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Cambodia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Cambodian History and Society, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development.

Cambodian History and So…191Cambodian History and Society: 191 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 52 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 31 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 28 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 27 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 25 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 25 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 25 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 24 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 24 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 23 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 20 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationEconomics and EconometricsHealth Informatics6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 191 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 52 works
  3. 3 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 31 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 28 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 27 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 25 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 25 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 24 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 24 works
  11. 11 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 23 works
  12. 12 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 20 works

Which universities in Cambodia lead research?

International University, Institute of Technology of Cambodia and Royal University of Phnom Penh rank highest in Cambodia on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 9.62667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of CambodiaRoyal University of …Institute of Technol…International Univer…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1International UniversityUniversity · Phnom Penh · #4,524 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 1.1k works
  2. 2Institute of Technology of CambodiaUniversity · Phnom Penh · #5,182 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 537 works
  3. 3Royal University of Phnom PenhUniversity · Phnom Penh · #9,319 worldwide9.0% top 10% · 203 works
  4. 4University of CambodiaUniversity · Phnom Penh · #10,223 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 181 works
  5. 5Angkor Hospital for ChildrenHospital / health system · Siem Reap · #10,798 worldwide18.9% top 10% · 104 works
  6. 6Royal University of Agriculture, CambodiaUniversity · Phnom Penh · #11,730 worldwide2.6% top 10% · 215 works
  7. 7University of PuthisastraUniversity · Phnom Penh · #12,789 worldwide18.5% top 10% · 110 works
  8. 8University of Health ScienceUniversity · Phnom Penh · #13,793 worldwide3.7% top 10% · 1.6k works
  9. 9Paññāsāstra University of CambodiaUniversity · Phnom Penh · #13,872 worldwide15.9% top 10% · 115 works
  10. 10University of BattambangUniversity · Battambang · #13,994 worldwide17.1% top 10% · 122 works
  11. 11Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Phnom Penh · #14,328 worldwide10.6% top 10% · 86 works
  12. 12Documentation Center of CambodiaNonprofit · Phnom Penh · #15,315 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 127 works
  13. 13Vanda InstituteUniversity · Phnom Penh · #16,922 worldwide9.4% top 10% · 66 works
  14. 14Phnom Penh International UniversityUniversity · Phnom Penh · #19,513 worldwide5.9% top 10% · 60 works
  15. 15Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and FisheriesGovernment institution · Phnom Penh · #20,480 worldwide3.9% top 10% · 87 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Cambodia

Who are the top researchers in Cambodia?

Seila Suon, Duong Socheat and Dysoley Lek rank highest among researchers based in Cambodia.

  1. 1 Seila Suon #65,593 worldwide 11k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Duong Socheat #78,195 worldwide 18k citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Dysoley Lek #94,977 worldwide 4.2k citations · 120 works
  4. 4 Sokunthea Sreng #111,411 worldwide 9.7k citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Chea Nguon #118,509 worldwide 9.2k citations · 106 works
  6. 6 Saorin Kim #126,940 worldwide 7.7k citations · 122 works
  7. 7 Nimol Khim #127,156 worldwide 9k citations · 145 works
  8. 8 Bora Ly #130,493 worldwide 918 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Rany Sam #131,163 worldwide 608 citations · 119 works
  10. 10 Sereyrath Em #141,571 worldwide 523 citations · 113 works
Top researchers in Cambodia

How open and international is Cambodia's research?

67% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 62% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.1%domestic only37.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 78% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 62% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.14× the expected open access and 2.77× the expected international share, which puts it #26 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Cambodia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 126% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cambodia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.025% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Cambodia0.033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cambodia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 7.6% of its 14k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cambodia6.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.1% in 2010.

Which countries have research most like Cambodia's?

Somalia is Cambodia's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Cambodia's, with both strong in Nursing.

  1. 1 SomaliaBoth strong in Nursing, Medicine, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.93 Compare
  2. 2 NepalBoth strong in Nursing, Dentistry, Medicine 0.91 Compare
  3. 3 ParaguayBoth strong in Dentistry, Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.87 Compare
  4. 4 UgandaBoth strong in Nursing, Medicine, Business, Management and Accounting 0.86 Compare
  5. 5 São Tomé and PríncipeBoth strong in Nursing, Medicine, Social Sciences 0.86 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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