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Khon Kaen University

In research, Khon Kaen University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,265 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,149 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,379 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Parasitology, Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science — Parasitology is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,716
of 28,054 · #2,620 all time
Rank in Thailand
#6
of 156
Research works
17k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
237k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Khon Kaen 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,265 of 11,982 13.0%1,270 #1868
Social SciencesDomain #1,149 of 10,521 28.1%874 #1731
MedicineField #1,379 of 10,443 12.2%1,065 #1909
Physical SciencesDomain #1,860 of 12,888 18.2%1,427 #2947
Social SciencesField #965 of 6,365 24.5%363 #1346
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #684 of 3,409 23.2%448 #806
Life SciencesDomain #1,601 of 7,800 18.7%885 #2223
EngineeringField #1,395 of 6,636 18.7%446 #1850
Business, Management and AccountingField #629 of 2,578 35.1%188 #1242
Computer ScienceField #1,502 of 4,667 22.1%275 #2440

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Khon Kaen 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. Health Sciences#1,868 #1,265
  2. Social Sciences#1,731 #1,149
  3. Medicine#1,909 #1,379
  4. Physical Sciences#2,947 #1,860
  5. Social Sciences#1,346 #965
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#806 #684
  7. Life Sciences#2,223 #1,601
  8. Engineering#1,850 #1,395
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,242 #629
  10. Computer Science#2,440 #1,502
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 Khon Kaen University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Parasitology takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 29.5 works6.3×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 40.4 works4.1×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 38.9 works3.7×
  4. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 22.1 works3.5×
← 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: 2.12× its world share, 448 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 278 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.46× its world share, 39 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 67 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 275 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 446 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 211 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 196 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.10× its world share, 110 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.74× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 1,065 worksMedicineNursing: 2.37× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.01× its world share, 18 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 188 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 104 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 363 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Khon Kaen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Pisake Lumbiganon, Chawalit Pairojkul and Prinya Chindaprasirt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Khon Kaen University.

  1. 1 Pisake Lumbiganon Thailand · #47,797 worldwide 191 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Chawalit Pairojkul Thailand · #61,334 worldwide 225 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Prinya Chindaprasirt Thailand · #88,877 worldwide 1.1k citations · 102 works
  4. 4 A. Patanothai Thailand · #99,028 worldwide 123 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Panita Limpawattana Thailand · #102,915 worldwide 530 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Alissara Reungsang Thailand · #116,621 worldwide 367 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Metha Wanapat Thailand · #116,790 worldwide 247 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Narong Khuntikeo Thailand · #120,623 worldwide 197 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Chakchai So–In Thailand · #132,737 worldwide 208 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Malinee Laopaiboon Thailand · #136,972 worldwide 208 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Khon Kaen University

Which keywords describe research at Khon Kaen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Antioxidant, Cholangiocarcinoma, Oxidative Stress, Molecular Pathology, Antioxidant Activity and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology285▲ 1.62×126 topics
  2. Inflammation126▲ 1.36×80 topics
  3. Machine Learning122▼ 0.83×80 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress106▲ 1.46×57 topics
  5. Sustainability104◆ 0.96×70 topics
  6. Environmental Impact94▲ 1.25×51 topics
  7. Treatment88▲ 1.63×47 topics
  8. Antioxidant82▲ 2.7×49 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications82▲ 1.55×30 topics
  10. Nanomaterials75▲ 1.60×18 topics
  11. Cancer72▲ 1.21×54 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity71▲ 2.5×28 topics
  13. Educational Technology68▲ 1.29×32 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease66▲ 1.34×36 topics
  15. Nanoparticles64◆ 1.15×38 topics
  16. Nanocomposites58▲ 1.61×21 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior54▲ 1.93×14 topics
  18. Antioxidants52▲ 2.6×16 topics
  19. Surgical Management52▲ 2.8×16 topics
  20. Anti-inflammatory50▲ 4.0×27 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity48▲ 2.4×22 topics
  22. Health Benefits47▲ 3.2×16 topics
  23. Global Burden46▲ 1.94×12 topics
  24. Cholangiocarcinoma44▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors44▲ 2.3×14 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota43▲ 2.8×7 topics
  27. Medicinal Plants42▲ 2.4×18 topics
  28. Molecular Pathology40▲ 8.5×4 topics
  29. Flavonoids39▲ 3.3×12 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds35▲ 3.1×15 topics
  31. Therapeutic Strategies35▲ 8.2×2 topics
  32. Biliary Tract Cancer32▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Enzymatic Hydrolysis32▲ 7.2×2 topics
  34. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma32▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Immunomodulation32▲ 5.5×4 topics
  36. Microbial Community29▲ 8.2×5 topics
  37. Lignocellulosic Biomass29▲ 6.4×2 topics
  38. Helminth Infections23▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Bioethanol Production22▲ 8.7×1 topic
  40. Pretreatment22▲ 8.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Khon Kaen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Parasites and Host Interactions and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Cholangiocarcinoma and G…32Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 32 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…22Biofuel production and bioconversion: 22 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 21 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 20 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 20 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 16 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…16Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 16 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 16 fractional worksDielectric properties of ceramics: 16 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringParasitologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 32 works
  2. 2 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 21 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 20 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 18 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 16 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 16 works
  9. 9 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 16 works
  10. 10 Dielectric properties of ceramics Materials Chemistry 16 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Khon Kaen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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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.