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Science in Laos

Laos ranks #150 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#156 all time), with 1.2k research works and 11.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#150
of 192 · #156 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.2k
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
68%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Laos?

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

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology92▲ 1.94×106 topics
  2. Climate Change74▲ 2.3×84 topics
  3. Sustainability60▲ 2.1×71 topics
  4. Public Health38▲ 2.2×52 topics
  5. Biodiversity37▲ 4.2×29 topics
  6. Environmental Impact36▲ 1.76×47 topics
  7. Globalization36▲ 1.52×60 topics
  8. Education32▲ 1.57×61 topics
  9. Sustainable Development31▲ 1.65×51 topics
  10. Economic Development27▲ 2.8×18 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity23▲ 4.4×21 topics
  12. Pathogenesis23▲ 3.7×22 topics
  13. Biogeography22▲ 6.9×18 topics
  14. Immune Response21▲ 3.1×22 topics
  15. Antioxidant21▲ 2.5×37 topics
  16. Health Education20▲ 3.8×11 topics
  17. Invasive Species20▲ 3.9×20 topics
  18. Vaccine Development19▲ 6.3×11 topics
  19. Food Security19▲ 2.9×24 topics
  20. Democracy18▲ 4.3×14 topics
  21. Vaccine18▲ 3.8×11 topics
  22. Ethnic Identity17▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation16▲ 3.7×13 topics
  24. Economic Evaluation16▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Monetary Policy16▲ 5.6×6 topics
  26. Cultural Politics16▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Laos16▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Maternal Health16▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Thailand16▲ 90×1 topic
  30. Anti-inflammatory15▲ 4.6×18 topics
  31. Public Health Policy15▲ 4.4×4 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture15▲ 3.9×12 topics
  33. Breastfeeding15▲ 5.0×2 topics
  34. Financial Analysis14▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Market Competition14▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Asset Pricing14▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Panel Data Models14▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Stock Prices14▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Molecular Phylogeny12▲ 6.6×12 topics
  40. Taxonomy11▲ 7.3×12 topics

Which universities in Laos lead research?

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, National University of Laos and Ministry of Health rank highest in Laos on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 8.96667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: 213, 15.1%National University of Laos: 362, 7.4%Ministry of Health: 120, 10.4%Rural Development Agency: 144, 9.7%National Institute of Public Health: 99, 6.3%Souphanouvong University: 97, 4.9%Ministry of Agricult…Ministry of HealthRural Development Ag…National University …
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryGovernment institution · Vientiane · #14,293 worldwide15.1% top 10% · 213 works
  2. 2National University of LaosUniversity · Vientiane · #17,339 worldwide7.4% top 10% · 362 works
  3. 3Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Vientiane · #20,960 worldwide10.4% top 10% · 120 works
  4. 4Rural Development AgencyNonprofit · Vientiane · #22,332 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 144 works
  5. 5National Institute of Public HealthResearch facility · Vientiane · #24,601 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 99 works
  6. 6Souphanouvong UniversityUniversity · Luang Prabang · #26,563 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 97 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Laos

Who are the top researchers in Laos?

Paul N. Newton, R. Gispen and Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen rank highest among researchers based in Laos.

  1. 1 Paul N. Newton · #62,691 worldwide 440 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 R. Gispen · #308,370 worldwide 89 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen · #336,560 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Geneviève Henrot Sòstero · #475,447 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mayfong Mayxay · #658,115 worldwide 76 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh · #696,012 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Hideo Ebine · #834,032 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Shinjiro Chikubu · #886,769 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Shinji Matsuura · #1,042,788 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Koukeo Phommasone · #1,057,823 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
Top researchers in Laos

How open and international is Laos's research?

68% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 58% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.5%domestic only42.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Laos's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher than in 2013–2017.

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Research fields in Laos