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Pham Van Dong University

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,172
of 22,385 · #29,760 all time
Rank in Vietnam
#142
of 148
Research works
146
▲ 133% vs 2018-21
Citations
745
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Pham Van Dong University

Which fields of science does Pham Van Dong University work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Pham Van Dong University is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Social Sciences (18%), Environmental Science (15%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 56 fractional works · 61.6% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 11.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 9.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPham Van DongUniversity91fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences23%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1819.5%
    2. Environmental Science1414.9%
    3. Computer Science89.0%
    4. Materials Science89.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy55.7%
    6. Chemistry11.5%
    7. Mathematics11.3%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1618.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    4. Decision Sciences11.1%
    5. Psychology10.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine43.9%
    2. Nursing00.4%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
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: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.99× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.57× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.55× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science2.99×14 works
  2. Materials Science2.57×8 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.55×5 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.51×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.42×16 works
  6. Engineering1.30×18 works
  7. Computer Science1.16×8 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.15×6 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.15×1 works
  10. Mathematics1.12×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.99×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×3 works
  13. Nursing0.75×0 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.56×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.50×1 works
  16. Energy0.48×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×1 works
  18. Psychology0.27×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  20. Medicine0.20×4 works
  21. Health Professions0.13×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pham Van Dong University?

Ranked on the quality score, Thang Dinh Truong, Do Muoi and Tong Lin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pham Van Dong University.

  1. 1 Thang Dinh Truong Vietnam · #335,548 worldwide 546 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Do Muoi Vietnam · #4,086,782 worldwide 309 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Tong Lin Vietnam · #5,244,471 worldwide 127 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Pham Van Dong University

What are the most cited papers from Pham Van Dong University?

The most cited paper from Pham Van Dong University is "Why May Forest Devolution Not Benefit the Rural Poor? Forest Entitlements in Vietnam’s Central Highlands" (Thomas O. Sikor, Nguyễn Quang Tân, 2007), with 153 citations. Next come "On maximizing the lifetime for data aggregation in wireless sensor networks using virtual data aggregation trees" (139) and "Electronic properties of WS2 and WSe2 monolayers with biaxial strain: A first-principles study" (128).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Why May Forest Devolution Not Benefit the Rural Poor? Forest Entitlements in Vietnam’s Central Highlands Thomas O. Sikor, Nguyễn Quang Tân · World Development 17 Sep 2007 153
2 On maximizing the lifetime for data aggregation in wireless sensor networks using virtual data aggregation trees Tu N. Nguyen, Bing-Hong Liu, Van‐Trung Pham et al. · Computer Networks 30 May 2016 139
3 Electronic properties of WS2 and WSe2 monolayers with biaxial strain: A first-principles study Do Muoi, Nguyen N. Hieu, Hường Thị Thu Phùng et al. · Chemical Physics 14 Dec 2018 128
4 Preparation of nano‐ZIF‐8 in methanol with high yield Don Ngoc Ta, Hong Khanh Dieu Nguyen, Bai X. Trinh et al. · The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 31 Jan 2018 119
5 Global, regional, and national burden of headache disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Andreas Kattem Hus⊘y et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access336 authors 13 Nov 2025 98
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Which keywords describe research at Pham Van Dong University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Fuzzy Mathematics, Set Pair Analysis, Culture, History, Religion, Politics and Gender.

▲ 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. Risk Assessment10▲ 16×2 topics
  2. Fuzzy Mathematics10▲ 513×1 topic
  3. Set Pair Analysis10▲ 513×1 topic
  4. Culture10▲ 20×2 topics
  5. History10▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Religion9▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Politics8▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Gender8▲ 17×1 topic
  9. Vietnam8▲ 222×1 topic
  10. Two-Dimensional Materials6▲ 27×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  12. Graphene4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  13. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Chemical Vapor Deposition3▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Electronic Properties3▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.93×5 topics
  18. Graphene Oxide3▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Monitoring3▲ 33×2 topics
  20. Sustainable Development3▲ 1.83×8 topics
  21. Geodetic2▲ 338×1 topic
  22. Infrastructure2▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Mechanical Properties2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  24. Biogeography2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  25. Electronic Structure2▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Gesneriaceae2▲ 144×1 topic
  27. phylogenetic reconstruction2▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Optoelectronic Devices2▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Topological Insulators2▲ 46×2 topics
  30. Quantum Spin Hall Effect2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Superconductors2▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Van der Waals Heterostructures2▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  35. Machine Vision2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  36. Technology Integration2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  37. Agricultural Development1▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Islam1▲ 7.5×1 topic
  39. Social Influence1▲ 7.3×1 topic
  40. Student Satisfaction1▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Pham Van Dong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research studies in Vietnam, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Graphene research and applications and Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures.

Research studies in Viet…10Research studies in Vietnam: 10 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…8Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 8 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 3 fractional worksGeodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures: 2 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Species…2Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions: 2 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 2 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 1 fractional works
EcologySociology and Political ScienceMaterials ChemistryCivil and Structural Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 10 works
  2. 2 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pham Van Dong University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 133% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Pham Van Dong University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Pham Van Dong University0.00049% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Pham Van Dong University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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