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Asia Centre

In research, Asia Centre stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,958 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,489 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,559
of 22,385 · #14,872 all time
Rank in Thailand
#121
of 144
Research works
401
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Asia Centre

What is Asia Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,958 of 14,833 9.5%272
Social SciencesField #4,489 of 9,330 10.7%188

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asia Centre sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Asia Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Asia Centre is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (43%), Engineering (8%), Medicine (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 53 fractional works · 63.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 42.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 18.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 23.5% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAsia Centre85fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences63%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3642.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting67.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance66.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities44.9%
    5. Psychology11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering77.8%
    2. Environmental Science45.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.8%
    4. Materials Science22.7%
    5. Energy22.2%
    6. Computer Science22.1%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine67.1%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    2. Neuroscience10.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.20× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.25× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.38× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.38×36 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.25×6 works
  3. Energy2.36×2 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.20×6 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.77×2 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.69×4 works
  7. Environmental Science1.00×4 works
  8. Materials Science0.78×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.76×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×1 works
  11. Nursing0.57×0 works
  12. Engineering0.52×7 works
  13. Neuroscience0.50×1 works
  14. Psychology0.42×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×2 works
  16. Medicine0.37×6 works
  17. Chemistry0.28×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.28×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.27×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asia Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Deborah Elms, Robin Ramcharan and James Gomez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asia Centre.

  1. 1 Deborah Elms Thailand · #1,666,147 worldwide 887 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Robin Ramcharan Thailand · #2,045,585 worldwide 359 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 James Gomez Thailand · #2,545,700 worldwide 524 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 David L. Morison Thailand · #3,020,611 worldwide 94 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Hikari Ishido Thailand · #3,386,662 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Jean-François Di Meglio Thailand · #3,615,535 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Andy Robinson Thailand · #3,626,884 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Anura Goonasekera Thailand · #5,654,705 worldwide 125 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Sophie Boisseau du Rocher Thailand · #6,560,857 worldwide 38 citations · 101 works
All ranked researchers at Asia Centre

What are the most cited papers from Asia Centre?

The most cited paper from Asia Centre is "Imported Intermediate Inputs and Domestic Product Growth: Evidence from India" (Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Ankur Khandelwal, Nina Pavcnik et al., 2010), with 1,373 citations. Next come "MNC knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and HRM" (1,200) and "Recent advances in drying and dehydration of fruits and vegetables: a review" (761).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Imported Intermediate Inputs and Domestic Product Growth: Evidence from India Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Ankur Khandelwal, Nina Pavcnik et al. · The Quarterly Journal of Economics Open access Nov 2010 1,373
2 MNC knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and HRM Dana Minbaeva, Torben Pedersen, Ida Björkman et al. · Journal of International Business Studies Open access 16 Oct 2003 1,200
3 Recent advances in drying and dehydration of fruits and vegetables: a review Vidya Ram Sagar, P. Suresh Kumar · Journal of Food Science and Technology Open access 2010 761
4 A human cerebral deconnection syndrome Norman Geschwind, Edith Kaplan · Neurology Open access Oct 1962 336
5 Counting what counts: A framework for capturing real‐life outcomes of aphasia intervention Aura Kagan, Nina N. Simmons‐Mackie, Alexandra Rowland et al. · Aphasiology 13 Feb 2008 314
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asia Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Economic Development, History, Gender, Migration, Political Economy and Sustainable 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Globalization9▲ 5.3×26 topics
  2. Human Rights7▲ 7.7×18 topics
  3. Economic Development6▲ 9.4×13 topics
  4. Climate Change6▲ 2.6×33 topics
  5. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.1×19 topics
  6. History5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  7. Gender5▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Sustainability5▲ 2.3×17 topics
  9. Migration4▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Political Economy4▲ 20×6 topics
  11. International Relations4▲ 19×6 topics
  12. China4▲ 49×3 topics
  13. Religion4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  14. Nationalism4▲ 9.4×5 topics
  15. Regulation4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  16. Global Governance3▲ 16×11 topics
  17. Governance3▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Innovation3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  19. Politics3▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Colonialism3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  21. Healthcare3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  22. Refugees3▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Cultural Identity3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  24. Culture3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  25. Philosophy3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Economic Reform2▲ 287×2 topics
  27. International Law2▲ 9.2×10 topics
  28. Identity2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  29. Famine2▲ 411×1 topic
  30. North Korea2▲ 411×1 topic
  31. Modernization2▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Authoritarianism2▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Investment2▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Society2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. China-Africa Relations2▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Christianity2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Confucianism2▲ 60×1 topic
  38. NGOs2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Poverty Reduction2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Vulnerability2▲ 9.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Asia Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, Chinese history and philosophy, Japanese History and Culture and International Development and Aid.

Korean Peninsula Histori…2Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 2 fractional worksChinese history and phil…2Chinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…2Japanese History and Culture: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Re…1China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 1 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 1 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies1ICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesDevelopmentGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance5 others

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

  1. 1 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 2 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  5. 5 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  7. 7 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 works
  10. 10 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.0%domestic only50.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asia Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Asia Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Asia Centre0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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