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Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities

In research, Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,696 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,699 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,843
of 28,054 · #33,755 all time
Rank in Vietnam
#138
of 161
Research works
659
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
634
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,696 of 10,521 3.9%174 #9391
Social SciencesField #5,699 of 6,365 3.4%117 #7959

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities 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).

What does Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 58.3 works7.4×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.68× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.32× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.20× its world share, 117 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, History, Identity, Culture, Economy, Politics, Colonialism and Gender.

▲ 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. Religion32▲ 31×9 topics
  2. History30▲ 20×10 topics
  3. Identity25▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Culture24▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Economy24▲ 136×4 topics
  6. Colonialism24▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Politics24▲ 40×3 topics
  8. Gender23▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Vietnam23▲ 256×2 topics
  10. Society23▲ 54×3 topics
  11. Globalization18▲ 4.2×26 topics
  12. Sustainability14▲ 2.6×28 topics
  13. Economic Growth13▲ 7.1×14 topics
  14. COVID-19 Impact12▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Higher Education11▲ 9.5×13 topics
  16. Innovation10▲ 4.5×12 topics
  17. Tourism Development10▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Destination Image9▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Sustainable Tourism9▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Tourist Satisfaction9▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Community Perceptions9▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Destination Loyalty9▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Economic Development8▲ 4.8×12 topics
  24. Language Teaching8▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Nationalism7▲ 7.3×7 topics
  26. E-Learning7▲ 3.3×11 topics
  27. Philosophy7▲ 7.1×6 topics
  28. China6▲ 32×5 topics
  29. Christianity6▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Student Perceptions6▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Democracy6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. Scientific History6▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Technological Development6▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Fuzzy Mathematics5▲ 118×1 topic
  35. Set Pair Analysis5▲ 118×1 topic
  36. Confucianism5▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Falun Gong5▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Neoliberalism5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  39. Bilingual Education5▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Language Policy5▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Research studies in Vietnam.

Vietnamese History and C…23Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 23 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…9Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 9 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…6Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 5 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…4EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceEcologyLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  4. 4 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  7. 7 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  9. 9 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 4 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 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 available92.1%not open7.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities'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.

Other research institutions in Ho Chi Minh City

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.