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Asian University

In research, Asian University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,814 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,828
of 22,385 · #21,593 all time
Rank in Thailand
#119
of 144
Research works
290
▲ 176% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Asian University

What is Asian University 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 #11,814 of 14,833 7.4%132

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asian University 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 Asian University work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Asian University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (40%), Medicine (11%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 89 fractional works · 62.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 40.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 5.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 17.8% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 6.6% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 14.7% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnatomy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAsian University142fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences62%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5740.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting86.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities85.9%
    4. Psychology85.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance53.4%
    6. Decision Sciences21.1%
    1. Computer Science96.6%
    2. Engineering64.0%
    3. Environmental Science43.0%
    4. Chemistry11.0%
    5. Mathematics10.9%
    6. Materials Science10.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    8. Energy10.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine1611.3%
    2. Dentistry31.9%
    3. Health Professions21.3%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
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: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.86× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.04× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.86×3 works
  2. Social Sciences3.18×57 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.04×8 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.85×8 works
  5. Psychology1.85×8 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.80×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.58×5 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.12×2 works
  9. Computer Science0.84×9 works
  10. Mathematics0.79×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.65×2 works
  12. Energy0.60×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.60×4 works
  14. Medicine0.59×16 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×4 works
  16. Nursing0.55×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.50×2 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.35×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×2 works
  20. Engineering0.27×6 works
  21. Materials Science0.25×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.07×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asian University?

Ranked on the quality score, В. А. Мельников lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asian University.

  1. 1 В. А. Мельников Thailand · #5,761,015 worldwide 43 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Asian University

What are the most cited papers from Asian University?

The most cited paper from Asian University is "Evaluating the structural validity of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), capturing the leadership factors of transformational-transactional leadership" (Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Prof. Anona Armstrong, 2008), with 228 citations. Next come "A critical role for ureides in dark and senescence‐induced purine remobilization is unmasked in the Atxdh1 Arabidopsis mutant" (197) and "The bouba/kiki effect is robust across cultures and writing systems" (169).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evaluating the structural validity of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), capturing the leadership factors of transformational-transactional leadership Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Prof. Anona Armstrong · Contemporary Management Research Open access 9 Apr 2008 228
2 A critical role for ureides in dark and senescence‐induced purine remobilization is unmasked in the Atxdh1 Arabidopsis mutant Galina Brychkova, Zerekbai A. Alikulov, Robert Fluhr et al. · The Plant Journal 7 Feb 2008 197
3 The bouba/kiki effect is robust across cultures and writing systems Aleksandra Ćwiek et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 15 Nov 2021 169
4 Energy-based Seismic Design of Structures using Yield Mechanism and Target Drift Sutat Leelataviwat, Subhash C. Goel, Božidar Stojadinović · Journal of Structural Engineering 28 Jul 2002 137
5 Application of a Statistical Model Updating Approach on Phase I of the IASC-ASCE Structural Health Monitoring Benchmark Study Heung‐Fai Lam, Lambros S. Katafygiotis, Neil Colin Mickleborough · Journal of Engineering Mechanics 22 Dec 2003 108
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asian University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Globalization, Artificial Intelligence, International Law, Social Justice, Gender Equality and Language Teaching.

▲ 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. Human Rights12▲ 8.0×23 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 3.6×27 topics
  3. Sustainable Development10▲ 4.3×24 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 4.3×15 topics
  5. International Law6▲ 14×9 topics
  6. Social Justice6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  7. Gender Equality6▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Climate Change6▲ 1.48×18 topics
  9. Innovation5▲ 3.5×17 topics
  10. Corporate Governance4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  11. Language Teaching4▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Economic Development4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  13. Literature4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  14. Surveillance4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  15. Intersectionality4▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Pedagogy3▲ 4.7×4 topics
  17. Critical Thinking3▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Digital Transformation3▲ 4.2×11 topics
  19. Environmental Governance3▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Language3▲ 9.2×6 topics
  21. Culture3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Language Development3▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Zone of Proximal Development3▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Formative Assessment3▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Dynamic Assessment3▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Economic Security3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  27. Educational Psychology3▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Ethnicity3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Tourism Development3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Accountability3▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Feminist Legal Theory3▲ 347×1 topic
  32. Mediation3▲ 78×2 topics
  33. Public Health Governance3▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Student Competencies3▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Teaching Methods3▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Education Policy2▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Global Governance2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  38. Modernization2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Privacy Concerns2▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Asian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational and Psychological Assessments, Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Education, Innovation and Language Studies and Medical and Biological Sciences.

Educational and Psycholo…3Educational and Psychological Assessments: 3 fractional worksFeminism, Gender, and Se…3Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 3 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional worksInternational Human Rights and Reproductive Law: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…2Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 2 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyGender StudiesEducationAnatomy5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Gender Studies 3 works
  3. 3 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 3 works
  4. 4 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 2 works
  5. 5 International Human Rights and Reproductive Law Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 2 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 available59.4%not open40.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asian University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 176% higher 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 Asian University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Asian University0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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