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Chulabhorn Research Institute

In research, Chulabhorn Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,682 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry (Organic Chemistry is 17.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,442
of 22,385 · #14,860 all time
Rank in Thailand
#127
of 144
Research works
715
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Chulabhorn Research Institute

What is Chulabhorn Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #4,682 of 6,403 9.5%62 #3669

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chulabhorn Research Institute 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 Chulabhorn Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Chulabhorn Research Institute is in Life Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (25%), Chemistry (15%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 71 fractional works · 39.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 24.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 14.3% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 60 fractional works · 32.8% of its workChemistry: 28 fractional works · 15.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 13.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 9.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 50 fractional works · 27.7% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 25.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKChulabhornResearch…182fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences0%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4524.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences116.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics73.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology73.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.7%
    1. Chemistry2815.3%
    2. Environmental Science169.0%
    3. Materials Science63.1%
    4. Engineering52.8%
    5. Computer Science10.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    7. Energy10.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine4625.5%
    2. Dentistry21.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences00.3%
    2. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Chulabhorn Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 23.9 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.27× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.67× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.66× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.94× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.77× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.94×7 works
  2. Chemistry9.77×28 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.67×45 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.66×7 works
  5. Dentistry2.33×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.81×16 works
  7. Medicine1.33×46 works
  8. Nursing1.32×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×11 works
  10. Veterinary1.21×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.89×6 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.79×0 works
  13. Energy0.55×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.44×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×1 works
  16. Engineering0.19×5 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.16×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.10×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  21. Psychology0.05×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chulabhorn Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Mathuros Ruchirawat and Nuchanart Rangkadilok lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chulabhorn Research Institute.

  1. 1 Kwanrawee Sirikanchana Thailand · #376,458 worldwide 2.6k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Mathuros Ruchirawat Thailand · #501,681 worldwide 9.8k citations · 223 works
  3. 3 Nuchanart Rangkadilok Thailand · #570,749 worldwide 3.5k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Yotsawat Pomyen Thailand · #791,471 worldwide 1.9k citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Rapeepat Sangsuwan Thailand · #1,075,849 worldwide 338 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Jittiporn Chaisaingmongkol Thailand · #1,099,288 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Nanthanit Pholphana Thailand · #1,278,348 worldwide 925 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Chatchai Kesornpun Thailand · #1,381,860 worldwide 502 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Jutamaad Satayavivad Thailand · #1,403,462 worldwide 5.6k citations · 165 works
  10. 10 Montakarn Sresung Thailand · #1,494,465 worldwide 286 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Chulabhorn Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Chulabhorn Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Chulabhorn Research Institute is "The Lancet Commission on pollution and health" (Philip J. Landrigan et al., 2017), with 4,954 citations. Next come "Gut microbiome–mediated bile acid metabolism regulates liver cancer via NKT cells" (1,526) and "IPCS Framework for Analyzing the Relevance of a Noncancer Mode of Action for Humans" (542).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Lancet Commission on pollution and health Philip J. Landrigan et al. · The Lancet Open access 19 Oct 2017 4,954
2 Gut microbiome–mediated bile acid metabolism regulates liver cancer via NKT cells Chi Ma et al. · Science Open access 24 May 2018 1,526
3 IPCS Framework for Analyzing the Relevance of a Noncancer Mode of Action for Humans Alan R. Boobis, John E. Doe, Barbara Heinrich-Hirsch et al. · Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2008 542
4 Common Molecular Subtypes Among Asian Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma Jittiporn Chaisaingmongkol et al. · Cancer Cell Open access 22 Jun 2017 485
5 The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health Philip J. Landrigan et al. · Annals of Global Health Open access 2023 467
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chulabhorn Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Cancer, Anticancer, Pharmacology, Transition Metal Catalysis, Synthesis and Antibiotic Resistance.

▲ 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. Antioxidant17▲ 13×28 topics
  2. Cancer15▲ 6.2×37 topics
  3. Anti-inflammatory15▲ 29×24 topics
  4. Epidemiology14▲ 1.90×44 topics
  5. Inflammation12▲ 3.0×38 topics
  6. Anticancer10▲ 33×15 topics
  7. Pharmacology9▲ 20×15 topics
  8. Transition Metal Catalysis8▲ 54×4 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.7×24 topics
  10. Synthesis8▲ 12×17 topics
  11. Antibiotic Resistance8▲ 10×9 topics
  12. Biological Activities7▲ 24×6 topics
  13. Health Effects7▲ 6.1×10 topics
  14. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Heterocycles7▲ 39×6 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 5.6×16 topics
  17. Apoptosis6▲ 11×12 topics
  18. Antiviral6▲ 44×4 topics
  19. Drug Delivery6▲ 5.9×9 topics
  20. Medicinal Chemistry6▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  22. Cytotoxicity5▲ 22×10 topics
  23. Enantioselective Synthesis5▲ 48×5 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants5▲ 7.5×9 topics
  25. Anticancer Agents5▲ 19×8 topics
  26. Cancer Therapy5▲ 5.0×15 topics
  27. Diabetes5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Hepatoprotective5▲ 32×6 topics
  29. Metabolism5▲ 5.1×21 topics
  30. Toxicity5▲ 6.1×11 topics
  31. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions5▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Antioxidants4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  33. C-C Bond Formation4▲ 58×3 topics
  34. Oxidative Coupling4▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Antimicrobial4▲ 8.0×10 topics
  36. Organic Synthesis4▲ 19×6 topics
  37. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation4▲ 49×1 topic
  38. C–H Activation4▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Natural Products4▲ 15×6 topics
  40. Antimicrobial Activity4▲ 13×7 topics

Which research topics does Chulabhorn Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods, Andrographolide Research and Applications, Natural product bioactivities and synthesis and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Catalytic C–H Functional…4Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 4 fractional worksAndrographolide Research…3Andrographolide Research and Applications: 3 fractional worksNatural product bioactiv…3Natural product bioactivities and synthesis: 3 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Alkyne Reactions: 2 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…2Wound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 2 fractional worksInfections and bacterial resistance: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…2Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 2 fractional works
Organic ChemistryComplementary and alternative medicineMolecular BiologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Andrographolide Research and Applications Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Natural product bioactivities and synthesis Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Catalytic Alkyne Reactions Organic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Infections and bacterial resistance Endocrinology 2 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chulabhorn Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Chulabhorn Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Chulabhorn Research Institute0.00083% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Chulabhorn Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Chulabhorn Research Institute8.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2006.

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