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Ramathibodi Hospital

In research, Ramathibodi Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#1,054 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,357 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,188 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology — Dermatology is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,656
of 28,054 · #7,843 all time
Rank in Thailand
#20
of 156
Research works
4.7k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Ramathibodi Hospital 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
MedicineField #1,054 of 10,443 13.4%797 #1971
Health SciencesDomain #1,357 of 11,982 13.4%864 #2226
Life SciencesDomain #3,188 of 7,800 13.8%154 #4490
SurgerySubfield #974 of 1,816 13.4%107 #1931
Physical SciencesDomain #9,975 of 12,888 11.2%65 #16638
Social SciencesDomain #8,151 of 10,521 15.6%85 #12498
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #937 of 1,144 11.7%66 #1788
EpidemiologySubfield #825 of 976 10.9%64 #1627
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,082 of 3,579 13.2%90 #5707

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ramathibodi Hospital 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. Medicine#1,971 #1,054
  2. Health Sciences#2,226 #1,357
  3. Life Sciences#4,490 #3,188
  4. Surgery#1,931 #974
  5. Physical Sciences#16,638 #9,975
  6. Social Sciences#12,498 #8,151
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,788 #937
  8. Epidemiology#1,627 #825
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,707 #3,082
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 Ramathibodi Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 26.0 works8.5×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 90 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 797 worksMedicineNursing: 2.48× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ramathibodi Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Nuttapong Ngamphaiboon, Aree Valyasevi and Wasun Chantratita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ramathibodi Hospital.

  1. 1 Nuttapong Ngamphaiboon Thailand · #179,159 worldwide 161 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Aree Valyasevi Thailand · #439,375 worldwide 39 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Wasun Chantratita Thailand · #516,552 worldwide 51 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Suradej Hongeng Thailand · #550,674 worldwide 94 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Gilbert Ef Thailand · #584,921 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Thanyanan Reungwetwattana Thailand · #615,414 worldwide 37 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Sasivimol Rattanasiri Thailand · #618,690 worldwide 75 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Charungthai Dejthevaporn Thailand · #619,427 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Usanarat Anurathapan Thailand · #620,977 worldwide 62 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Chonlaphat Sukasem Thailand · #833,960 worldwide 35 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Ramathibodi Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Ramathibodi Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Management and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology146▲ 3.2×121 topics
  2. Inflammation83▲ 3.4×76 topics
  3. Treatment61▲ 4.3×46 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease51▲ 4.0×35 topics
  5. Quality of Life48▲ 2.9×48 topics
  6. Diagnosis46▲ 4.2×39 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress37▲ 1.92×52 topics
  8. Management34▲ 3.7×29 topics
  9. Risk Factors31▲ 2.4×32 topics
  10. Cancer29▲ 1.87×50 topics
  11. Chemotherapy29▲ 3.5×25 topics
  12. Depression28▲ 2.7×20 topics
  13. Complications27▲ 4.7×17 topics
  14. Mortality27▲ 4.0×13 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome25▲ 2.7×22 topics
  16. Biomarkers24▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. Global Burden24▲ 3.8×12 topics
  18. Clinical Trials24▲ 3.0×19 topics
  19. Immunotherapy24▲ 2.9×18 topics
  20. Pandemic24▲ 1.89×10 topics
  21. Immune Response22▲ 3.3×19 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines21▲ 3.4×14 topics
  23. Diabetes21▲ 3.6×17 topics
  24. Genetics21▲ 2.5×20 topics
  25. Rehabilitation20▲ 4.4×12 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders20▲ 3.0×20 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations20▲ 3.9×22 topics
  28. Critical Care19▲ 7.0×8 topics
  29. Guidelines19▲ 3.5×13 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-218▲ 4.9×6 topics
  31. Prognostic Factors18▲ 3.5×14 topics
  32. Radiotherapy18▲ 4.0×13 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease18▲ 6.2×8 topics
  34. Infection17▲ 5.8×9 topics
  35. Prognosis16▲ 4.1×9 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor15▲ 5.4×3 topics
  37. Autoantibodies15▲ 5.4×8 topics
  38. Elderly Patients14▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Antiretroviral Therapy13▲ 6.8×6 topics
  40. Intensive Care Unit12▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Ramathibodi Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Respiratory Support and …8Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…8COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 8 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 6 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 6 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 6 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 6 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …6Nutrition and Health in Aging: 6 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research: 5 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 8 works
  3. 3 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 7 works
  4. 4 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 6 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 6 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 6 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 6 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Epidemiology 5 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ramathibodi Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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.

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