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Nakhon Phanom University

In research, Nakhon Phanom University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,504 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,467
of 22,385 · #14,856 all time
Rank in Thailand
#57
of 144
Research works
395
▲ 114% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Nakhon Phanom University

What is Nakhon Phanom University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,504 of 10,670 7.0%92 #12144

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nakhon Phanom University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Nakhon Phanom University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 103 fractional works · 43.3% of its workEngineering: 52 fractional works · 22.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 9.6% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 66 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 6.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 39 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 12.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNakhon PhanomUniversity238fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5222.0%
    2. Computer Science239.6%
    3. Environmental Science93.6%
    4. Materials Science73.1%
    5. Mathematics52.3%
    6. Energy21.0%
    7. Chemistry20.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences3614.9%
    2. Psychology166.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities73.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting62.4%
    5. Decision Sciences20.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine3113.0%
    2. Health Professions62.3%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences166.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.8%
    4. Neuroscience21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.40× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.46× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.17×16 works
  2. Mathematics1.94×5 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.77×4 works
  4. Nursing1.56×2 works
  5. Veterinary1.49×0 works
  6. Engineering1.46×52 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.40×16 works
  8. Computer Science1.24×23 works
  9. Social Sciences1.18×36 works
  10. Energy1.05×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.03×7 works
  12. Health Professions0.89×6 works
  13. Materials Science0.87×7 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×6 works
  16. Environmental Science0.73×9 works
  17. Medicine0.68×31 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.68×2 works
  19. Neuroscience0.62×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×7 works
  21. Chemistry0.49×2 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.41×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.19×1 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nakhon Phanom University?

Ranked on the quality score, Yao Cheng, Cherdchai Phosri and Kriengkrai Prasert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nakhon Phanom University.

  1. 1 Yao Cheng Thailand · #1,299,970 worldwide 506 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Cherdchai Phosri Thailand · #1,518,686 worldwide 5.9k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Kriengkrai Prasert Thailand · #1,937,423 worldwide 206 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Nirat Jantharajit Thailand · #2,263,505 worldwide 79 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Sutthichai Nakphook Thailand · #2,498,260 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Phichittra Thongpanit Thailand · #2,553,348 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Komkrit Chooruang Thailand · #2,955,829 worldwide 220 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Kornchai Phornlaphatrachakorn Thailand · #3,150,935 worldwide 165 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Suriya Prasomthong Thailand · #3,723,323 worldwide 64 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jariyanee Prasongkit Thailand · #4,768,427 worldwide 780 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Nakhon Phanom University

What are the most cited papers from Nakhon Phanom University?

The most cited paper from Nakhon Phanom University is "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi" (Leho Tedersoo et al., 2014), with 3,776 citations. Next come "The development of learning innovation to enhance higher order thinking skills for students in Thailand junior high schools" (329) and "Association between HLA‐B*1502 and carbamazepine‐induced severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions in a Thai population" (291).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global diversity and geography of soil fungi Leho Tedersoo et al. · Science Open access 28 Nov 2014 3,776
2 The development of learning innovation to enhance higher order thinking skills for students in Thailand junior high schools Parama Kwangmuang, Suwisa Jarutkamolpong, Watcharee Sangboonraung et al. · Heliyon Open access Jun 2021 329
3 Association between HLA‐B*1502 and carbamazepine‐induced severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions in a Thai population Wichittra Tassaneeyakul, Somsak Tiamkao, Thawinee Jantararoungtong et al. · Epilepsia 20 Mar 2010 291
4 Fungal Planet description sheets: 400–468 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access 30 Jun 2016 267
5 Temperature and pH define the realised niche space of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi John Davison et al. · New Phytologist Open access 28 Jan 2021 259
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nakhon Phanom University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Metacognition, Student Engagement, Technology Integration, 21st Century Skills, Motivation, Teaching Strategies and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology15▲ 1.60×44 topics
  2. Educational Technology15▲ 5.3×15 topics
  3. Education11▲ 2.7×16 topics
  4. E-Learning8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  5. Metacognition7▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Student Engagement7▲ 7.6×9 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties7▲ 3.0×13 topics
  8. Motivation7▲ 7.1×6 topics
  9. Treatment7▲ 2.4×13 topics
  10. Online Learning7▲ 3.5×7 topics
  11. Technology Integration7▲ 9.2×7 topics
  12. 21st Century Skills7▲ 9.8×5 topics
  13. Teaching Strategies7▲ 9.9×4 topics
  14. Vaccine Development7▲ 11×9 topics
  15. Cooperative Learning6▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Self-Regulation6▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Microstructure6▲ 5.0×9 topics
  18. Collaborative Learning6▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Cognitive Apprenticeship6▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Scaffolding6▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  22. Language Teaching5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  23. Learning Outcomes5▲ 4.8×4 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.1×4 topics
  25. Smart Grid4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Critical Thinking Skills4▲ 10×1 topic
  27. Instructional Interventions4▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  30. Engineering Education4▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Assessment Methods3▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Project-Based Learning3▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Corrective Feedback3▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Energy Management3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Student Perceptions3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Virulence3▲ 19×5 topics
  38. CMOS3▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Type III Secretion System3▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Google Classroom3▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Nakhon Phanom University publish most on?

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

Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 6 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…3Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 3 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksProblem and Project Base…2Problem and Project Based Learning: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional worksAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 2 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyEducationLanguage and LinguisticsEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  3. 3 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  7. 7 Problem and Project Based Learning Education 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nakhon Phanom University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 114% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nakhon Phanom University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00094% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Nakhon Phanom University0.0014% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Nakhon Phanom University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nakhon Phanom University8.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.8% in 2024.

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