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Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia

In research, Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,109 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,191
of 28,054 · #36,335 all time
Rank in Cambodia
#10
of 15
Research works
412
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,109 of 10,521 21.9%75 #12423

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia 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).

What does Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 24.8 works6.0×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.47× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.30× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Political Transition, Memory, Civil Society, Cambodia, Genocide, Culture and Ethnicity.

▲ 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. Human Rights16▲ 14×9 topics
  2. Political Transition15▲ 244×2 topics
  3. Memory14▲ 50×2 topics
  4. Civil Society14▲ 109×2 topics
  5. Cambodia14▲ 1763×1 topic
  6. Genocide14▲ 213×1 topic
  7. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  8. Machine Learning5▲ 1.35×10 topics
  9. Culture5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  10. History5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  11. Sustainability5▲ 1.63×17 topics
  12. Educational Technology4▲ 3.2×11 topics
  13. Ethnicity4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  14. Philosophy4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  15. Education4▲ 2.1×16 topics
  16. Big Data4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  17. Healthcare4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  18. Higher Education3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  19. Medical Imaging3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  20. Literature3▲ 5.3×2 topics
  21. E-Learning3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  22. Economic Development3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Islam3▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Social Influence3▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Online Learning3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  26. Precision Medicine3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  27. Clinical Decision Support3▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Ethical Challenges3▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Risk Management3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  30. Modernization2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Student Engagement2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  32. Legal Regulation2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Air Force2▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Distance Learning2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Economic Security2▲ 9.4×1 topic
  36. Transport Policy2▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Warfare2▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Competency-Based Education2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Lifelong Learning2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Technology Acceptance Model2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cambodian History and Society, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Military Technology and Strategies.

Cambodian History and So…14Cambodian History and Society: 14 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…2Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 1 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 1 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHealth InformaticsAerospace EngineeringTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  7. 7 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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