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King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

In research, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,653 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,231 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,353 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Biomaterials — Polymers and Plastics is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,489
of 28,054 · #2,975 all time
Rank in Thailand
#11
of 156
Research works
8.9k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
164k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,653 of 12,888 13.9%1,355 #2164
EngineeringField #1,231 of 6,636 13.4%643 #1428
Health SciencesDomain #3,353 of 11,982 22.5%141 #7203
Social SciencesDomain #3,711 of 10,521 26.6%293 #3178
Environmental ScienceField #1,531 of 3,551 18.7%152 #1629
Computer ScienceField #2,161 of 4,667 12.2%257 #2062
Social SciencesField #2,965 of 6,365 28.8%121 #3534
Life SciencesDomain #4,054 of 7,800 18.4%231 #6663
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #730 of 1,351 13.7%114 #494
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #870 of 1,568 14.1%110 #822

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi 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. Physical Sciences#2,164 #1,653
  2. Engineering#1,428 #1,231
  3. Health Sciences#7,203 #3,353
  4. Social Sciences#3,178 #3,711
  5. Environmental Science#1,629 #1,531
  6. Computer Science#2,062 #2,161
  7. Social Sciences#3,534 #2,965
  8. Life Sciences#6,663 #4,054
  9. Mechanical Engineering#494 #730
  10. Biomedical Engineering#822 #870
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 King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 29.2 works3.6×
  2. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 29.7 works3.4×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 27.5 works3.2×
  4. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 20.3 works3.1×
← 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: 1.31× its world share, 126 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 77 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 257 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.57× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.12× its world share, 643 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 152 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.71× its world share, 121 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.52× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 57 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi?

Ranked on the composite score, Christoph Menke, Somchai Wongwises and Omid Mahian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi.

  1. 1 Christoph Menke Thailand · #34,567 worldwide 179 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Somchai Wongwises Thailand · #46,030 worldwide 2k citations · 161 works
  3. 3 Omid Mahian Thailand · #61,750 worldwide 974 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Hayo Reinders Thailand · #113,669 worldwide 231 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Somchart Soponronnarit Thailand · #155,459 worldwide 407 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Shabbir H. Gheewala Thailand · #205,560 worldwide 545 citations · 81 works
  7. 7 Somkiat Prachayawarakorn Thailand · #212,427 worldwide 218 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Sakamon Devahastin Thailand · #237,412 worldwide 495 citations · 80 works
  9. 9 P. Limsuwan Thailand · #262,099 worldwide 156 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Chai Jaturapitakkul Thailand · #268,171 worldwide 230 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Which keywords describe research at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Deep Learning, Mechanical Properties, Machine Learning, Experimental Investigation, Biomedical Applications, Environmental Impact and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning123▲ 1.79×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning94▲ 1.42×77 topics
  3. Sustainability70▲ 1.42×57 topics
  4. Heat Transfer68▲ 6.8×16 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties64▲ 3.2×32 topics
  6. Environmental Impact63▲ 1.83×46 topics
  7. Neural Networks57▲ 1.84×35 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications57▲ 2.4×35 topics
  9. Climate Change54◆ 0.99×62 topics
  10. Renewable Energy47▲ 1.61×35 topics
  11. Nanocomposites42▲ 2.6×21 topics
  12. Educational Technology39▲ 1.61×24 topics
  13. Student Engagement34▲ 4.2×14 topics
  14. Experimental Investigation33▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency32▲ 1.69×27 topics
  16. Applications31▲ 5.5×8 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering30▲ 2.5×11 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks30▲ 2.0×14 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks29▲ 3.0×8 topics
  20. Optimization28▲ 3.0×22 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing27▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Recycling25▲ 3.3×9 topics
  23. Virtual Reality25▲ 2.5×15 topics
  24. IoT23▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Review23▲ 9.3×2 topics
  26. Technology Integration22▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Numerical Simulation21▲ 3.5×12 topics
  28. Thermal Conductivity21▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Nanofluids19▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning19▲ 4.5×7 topics
  31. Viscosity18▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Convective Transport18▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Enhancement18▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Lignocellulosic Biomass18▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Engineering Education16▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Enzymatic Hydrolysis16▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Human-Robot Interaction16▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Heat Exchangers16▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Numerical Modeling16▲ 7.1×4 topics
  40. Convex Optimization15▲ 9.5×4 topics

Which research topics does King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Biofuel production and bioconversion and Optimization and Variational Analysis.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …18Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 18 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms14Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 14 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 14 fractional worksOptimization and Variational Analysis: 11 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 11 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Optimization Algorithms Research: 11 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…11EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 11 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 10 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Theory and MathematicsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Optimization and Variational Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 11 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 11 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research Numerical Analysis 11 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 11 works
  9. 9 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 10 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.

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