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Naresuan University

In research, Naresuan University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,746 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,710 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,465 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,020
of 28,054 · #7,305 all time
Rank in Thailand
#23
of 156
Research works
4.3k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Naresuan 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 #3,746 of 11,982 12.0%347 #6153
Physical SciencesDomain #4,710 of 12,888 9.8%434 #6072
Life SciencesDomain #3,465 of 7,800 14.4%251 #6199
MedicineField #4,645 of 10,443 11.5%271 #6139
Social SciencesDomain #4,689 of 10,521 23.9%172 #6849
EngineeringField #4,507 of 6,636 8.7%150 #6018
Social SciencesField #4,387 of 6,365 24.6%69 #5598
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,658 of 3,409 16.0%112 #4105
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,946 of 3,579 11.7%95 #5408
Computer ScienceField #4,256 of 4,667 11.5%62 #5626

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naresuan 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#6,153 #3,746
  2. Physical Sciences#6,072 #4,710
  3. Life Sciences#6,199 #3,465
  4. Medicine#6,139 #4,645
  5. Social Sciences#6,849 #4,689
  6. Engineering#6,018 #4,507
  7. Social Sciences#5,598 #4,387
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,105 #2,658
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,408 #2,946
  10. Computer Science#5,626 #4,256
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 Naresuan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 24.5 works4.2×
← 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: 1.95× its world share, 112 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 95 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.63× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 150 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.19× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 271 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.86× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Naresuan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Supasit Pannarunothai, Kornkanok Ingkaninan and Nipon Ketjoy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naresuan University.

  1. 1 Supasit Pannarunothai Thailand · #300,959 worldwide 50 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Kornkanok Ingkaninan Thailand · #363,856 worldwide 106 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Nipon Ketjoy Thailand · #365,380 worldwide 67 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Piyameth Dilokthornsakul Thailand · #366,867 worldwide 77 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Pupong Pongcharoen Thailand · #432,785 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Waree Tiyaboonchai Thailand · #566,828 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Somyot Plubtieng Thailand · #602,920 worldwide 63 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Teerapon Dhippayom Thailand · #902,259 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Paisarn Muneesawang Thailand · #1,045,414 worldwide 56 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Narin Petrot Thailand · #1,085,576 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Naresuan University

Which keywords describe research at Naresuan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Inflammation, Antioxidant Activity, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants and Flavonoids.

▲ 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. Epidemiology64▲ 1.34×91 topics
  2. Deep Learning42◆ 1.03×57 topics
  3. Inflammation41▲ 1.64×70 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress34▲ 1.75×54 topics
  5. Machine Learning33▼ 0.84×52 topics
  6. Antioxidant32▲ 3.9×41 topics
  7. Antioxidant Activity26▲ 3.4×26 topics
  8. Cancer24▲ 1.48×46 topics
  9. Environmental Impact24▲ 1.17×32 topics
  10. Renewable Energy24▲ 1.38×22 topics
  11. Neural Networks22▲ 1.20×27 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 1.58×29 topics
  13. Anti-inflammatory21▲ 6.2×24 topics
  14. COVID-1921▲ 1.27×17 topics
  15. Antioxidants20▲ 3.8×15 topics
  16. Nanoparticles20▲ 1.33×27 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications20▲ 1.38×20 topics
  18. Treatment19▲ 1.32×38 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants19▲ 3.9×15 topics
  20. Flavonoids17▲ 5.3×10 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering16▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Diabetes16▲ 2.7×16 topics
  23. Clinical Trials15▲ 1.89×8 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance15▲ 2.7×9 topics
  25. Metabolism14▲ 2.4×27 topics
  26. Drug Delivery14▲ 2.1×11 topics
  27. Pharmacology13▲ 4.5×13 topics
  28. Health Benefits12▲ 3.1×13 topics
  29. Biomaterials12▲ 4.4×6 topics
  30. Neuroprotective12▲ 6.6×11 topics
  31. Anticancer11▲ 6.0×14 topics
  32. Polyphenols10▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Biological Activities9▲ 4.7×9 topics
  34. Quantum Gravity8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Ferroelectric Materials8▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Lead-free Piezoceramics8▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Laos8▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Thailand8▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Fatty Acids8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  40. Black Holes8▲ 6.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Naresuan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis.

Ferroelectric and Piezoe…8Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 8 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopol…8Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 8 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 6 fractional worksMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis: 6 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 6 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…5Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 5 fractional worksMedicinal Plants and Neuroprotection: 5 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 4 fractional works
Materials ChemistryPolitical Science and International RelationsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 8 works
  2. 2 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  4. 4 Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  6. 6 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 6 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  9. 9 Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection Complementary and alternative medicine 5 works
  10. 10 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 4 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-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naresuan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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