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Hue University

In research, Hue University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,565 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#2,567 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,997 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine and Ecology — Complementary and alternative medicine is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,416
of 28,054 · #9,374 all time
Rank in Vietnam
#16
of 161
Research works
3.7k
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Hue University 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 #2,565 of 10,521 23.5%345 #4660
MedicineField #2,567 of 10,443 6.3%465 #6361
Health SciencesDomain #2,997 of 11,982 6.4%537 #6776
Social SciencesField #2,458 of 6,365 23.9%169 #4581
Physical SciencesDomain #5,084 of 12,888 8.7%445 #8658
Life SciencesDomain #3,701 of 7,800 9.9%283 #8008
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,357 of 2,578 23.4%75 #2686
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,949 of 3,409 10.5%143 #3576
EngineeringField #5,385 of 6,636 7.3%104 #9580
Environmental ScienceField #2,968 of 3,551 7.3%125 #4832

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hue 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,660 #2,565
  2. Medicine#6,361 #2,567
  3. Health Sciences#6,776 #2,997
  4. Social Sciences#4,581 #2,458
  5. Physical Sciences#8,658 #5,084
  6. Life Sciences#8,008 #3,701
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,686 #1,357
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,576 #1,949
  9. Engineering#9,580 #5,385
  10. Environmental Science#4,832 #2,968
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hue University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 30.6 works6.5×
  2. EcologySubfield · 60.6 works4.8×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 87 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.30× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 104 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 124 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 53 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.05× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 465 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 169 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hue University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tung Nguyen, Le An and Hoai Thi Nguyen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hue University.

  1. 1 Tung Nguyen Vietnam · #728,377 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Le An Vietnam · #944,457 worldwide 52 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Hoai Thi Nguyen Vietnam · #954,773 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Vũ Quốc Huy Nguyễn Vietnam · #1,125,250 worldwide 25 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Nguyen Duc Kien Vietnam · #1,198,527 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Minh Tâm Lê Vietnam · #1,207,258 worldwide 21 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Thanh Thao Nguyen Vietnam · #1,280,070 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Nguyễn Hoàng Sơn Vietnam · #1,308,699 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Nguyễn Đức Huy Vietnam · #1,343,560 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Đinh Quang Khiếu Vietnam · #1,367,004 worldwide 58 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Hue University

Which keywords describe research at Hue University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fuzzy Mathematics, Set Pair Analysis, Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Vietnam, Anti-inflammatory and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology100▲ 1.56×110 topics
  2. Risk Assessment55▲ 5.1×11 topics
  3. Inflammation54▲ 1.61×60 topics
  4. Fuzzy Mathematics51▲ 150×1 topic
  5. Set Pair Analysis51▲ 150×1 topic
  6. Antioxidant46▲ 4.2×41 topics
  7. Sustainability46▲ 1.16×40 topics
  8. Climate Change45◆ 1.04×60 topics
  9. Quality of Life41▲ 1.75×40 topics
  10. Globalization39▲ 1.23×30 topics
  11. Anti-inflammatory32▲ 7.2×24 topics
  12. Vietnam31▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Economic Growth31▲ 2.2×18 topics
  14. Traditional Chinese Medicine29▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Identity28▲ 2.4×10 topics
  16. History26▲ 2.3×8 topics
  17. Medicinal Plants26▲ 4.0×17 topics
  18. Herbal Medicine24▲ 5.2×10 topics
  19. Religion24▲ 3.2×4 topics
  20. Colonialism24▲ 3.1×5 topics
  21. Food Security24▲ 2.7×15 topics
  22. Culture24▲ 2.8×3 topics
  23. Politics23▲ 5.3×3 topics
  24. Economy23▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Society23▲ 7.3×1 topic
  26. Integrative Medicine21▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Aquaculture20▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Cancer Treatment20▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. Language Teaching20▲ 4.8×3 topics
  30. Biological Activities19▲ 7.5×8 topics
  31. Vulnerability19▲ 5.2×7 topics
  32. COVID-19 Impact18▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Chinese Medicinal Prescription16▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Neuroendocrine Immunomodulation Network16▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Tourist Satisfaction16▲ 9.6×2 topics
  36. Destination Image15▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Phytochemistry15▲ 7.7×8 topics
  38. Second Language Acquisition15▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Community Perceptions15▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Tourism15▲ 8.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Hue University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research studies in Vietnam, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Medical Research and Treatments and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research.

Research studies in Viet…51Research studies in Vietnam: 51 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…23Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 23 fractional worksMedical Research and Tre…16Medical Research and Treatments: 16 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 15 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 14 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…12Second Language Learning and Teaching: 12 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 9 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 7 fractional worksNatural product bioactivities and synthesis: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional works
EcologySociology and Political ScienceComplementary and alternative medicineLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 51 works
  2. 2 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  3. 3 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 16 works
  4. 4 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 14 works
  6. 6 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  8. 8 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 7 works
  9. 9 Natural product bioactivities and synthesis Molecular Biology 6 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 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 available58.0%not open42.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hue University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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