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Nakhon Phanom University

In research, Nakhon Phanom University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,586 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,558
of 28,054 · #30,933 all time
Rank in Thailand
#87
of 156
Research works
395
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Nakhon Phanom 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,586 of 12,888 8.0%92 #18823

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nakhon Phanom 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).

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: 1.33× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.12× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nakhon Phanom University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Education, Metacognition, Student Engagement, Motivation, Teaching Strategies, Self-Regulation and Cooperative Learning.

▲ 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. Educational Technology12▲ 5.1×13 topics
  2. Education10▲ 3.0×15 topics
  3. Epidemiology10▲ 1.25×35 topics
  4. E-Learning8▲ 3.8×11 topics
  5. Metacognition6▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Motivation6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  7. Student Engagement6▲ 7.7×9 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties6▲ 3.1×10 topics
  9. Online Learning6▲ 3.6×7 topics
  10. Teaching Strategies6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  11. Cooperative Learning6▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Microstructure6▲ 5.3×9 topics
  13. Self-Regulation6▲ 16×3 topics
  14. 21st Century Skills5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  15. Collaborative Learning5▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Cognitive Apprenticeship5▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Scaffolding5▲ 51×1 topic
  18. Technology Integration5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  19. Innovation5▲ 2.3×12 topics
  20. Learning Outcomes5▲ 5.4×4 topics
  21. Smart Grid4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  22. Vaccine Development4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  24. Language Teaching4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  25. Higher Education4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  26. Critical Thinking Skills4▲ 10×1 topic
  27. Instructional Interventions4▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Student Satisfaction3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  29. Energy Management3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  30. IoT3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  31. Assessment Methods3▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Engineering Education3▲ 18×3 topics
  33. CMOS3▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Student Perceptions3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  35. Google Classroom3▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Teacher Perception3▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Corrective Feedback2▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Delta-Sigma Modulator2▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Project-Based Learning2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Nakhon Phanom University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksProblem and Project Based Learning: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniq…2Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional worksAnalog and Mixed-Signal …2Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksBurkholderia infections …2Burkholderia infections and melioidosis: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…2Second Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducationLanguage and LinguisticsHuman-Computer Interaction4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  6. 6 Problem and Project Based Learning Education 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 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 available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nakhon Phanom University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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.

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.