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Asia Centre

In research, Asia Centre stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,202 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,655 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,367
of 28,054 · #29,049 all time
Rank in Thailand
#136
of 156
Research works
401
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

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 #8,202 of 16,945 20.1%272
Social SciencesField #6,655 of 10,206 23.0%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.84× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.71× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.38× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Asia Centre?

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

  1. 1 Robin Ramcharan Thailand · #642,240 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Deborah Elms Thailand · #1,238,799 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Asia Centre

Which keywords describe research at Asia Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Human Rights, History, Sustainable Development, Gender, Political Economy and Migration.

▲ 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 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. Globalization7▲ 5.4×21 topics
  2. Economic Development6▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 2.8×26 topics
  4. Human Rights5▲ 7.2×13 topics
  5. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.6×17 topics
  6. Sustainability4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  7. History4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  8. Gender4▲ 10×4 topics
  9. International Relations4▲ 21×6 topics
  10. Migration4▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Political Economy4▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Religion3▲ 10×5 topics
  13. China3▲ 51×3 topics
  14. Regulation3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  15. Governance3▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Nationalism3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  17. Innovation3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  18. Politics3▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Colonialism2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  20. Global Governance2▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Cultural Identity2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  22. International Law2▲ 10×8 topics
  23. Culture2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  24. Economic Reform2▲ 285×2 topics
  25. Investment2▲ 29×3 topics
  26. NGOs2▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Philosophy2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  28. Authoritarianism2▲ 30×2 topics
  29. China-Africa Relations2▲ 64×2 topics
  30. North Korea2▲ 368×1 topic
  31. Refugees2▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Christianity2▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Confucianism2▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Development Policies2▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Foreign Aid2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Geopolitics2▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Modernization2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Policy2▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Poverty Reduction2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Society2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Asia Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, International Development and Aid, Chinese history and philosophy and Global trade and economics.

Korean Peninsula Histori…2Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksChinese history and phil…2Chinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics2Global trade and economics: 2 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksCommunity Development an…1Community Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 1 fractional worksChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies1ICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceCultural Studies5 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 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  3. 3 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  5. 5 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  7. 7 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance Political Science and International Relations 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Asia Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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