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Royal University of Phnom Penh

In research, Royal University of Phnom Penh stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,250 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,908 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,978
of 28,054 · #30,612 all time
Rank in Cambodia
#7
of 15
Research works
426
▲ 146% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Royal University of Phnom Penh 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 #6,250 of 10,521 26.0%123 #10119
Social SciencesField #3,908 of 6,365 30.5%83 #6281

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal University of Phnom Penh 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 Royal University of Phnom Penh specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 45.7 works6.3×
← 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: 1.54× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.65× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 83 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Royal University of Phnom Penh?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Political Transition, Cambodia, Genocide, Higher Education, Technology Acceptance Model, Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.

▲ 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 Rights36▲ 17×6 topics
  2. Political Transition35▲ 327×2 topics
  3. Cambodia31▲ 2276×1 topic
  4. Genocide31▲ 275×1 topic
  5. Climate Change9▲ 1.57×22 topics
  6. Sustainability8▲ 1.70×22 topics
  7. Educational Technology8▲ 3.4×10 topics
  8. Higher Education8▲ 7.2×9 topics
  9. E-Learning7▲ 3.2×6 topics
  10. Online Learning6▲ 3.6×6 topics
  11. Technology Acceptance Model6▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Mobile Learning5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  13. E-commerce5▲ 4.3×2 topics
  14. Economic Development5▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. Technology Integration5▲ 7.4×3 topics
  16. Student Satisfaction4▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  18. Conflict4▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Information Systems4▲ 12×1 topic
  20. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  21. Online Shopping4▲ 11×1 topic
  22. Structural Equation Modeling4▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Land Use Change4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Leadership4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  25. Social Resistance4▲ 78×2 topics
  26. Democracy4▲ 5.1×2 topics
  27. Ethnic Identity4▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Teaching Strategies4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  29. Academic Achievement4▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Consumer Engagement4▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Electronic Word-of-Mouth4▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Ethnicity4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  33. Google Classroom4▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Refugees4▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Teacher Perception4▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Laos4▲ 120×1 topic
  37. Thailand4▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Myanmar3▲ 115×1 topic
  39. state building3▲ 115×1 topic
  40. Student Perceptions3▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Royal University of Phnom Penh publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cambodian History and Society, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Cambodian History and So…31Cambodian History and Society: 31 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksHandwritten Text Recognition Techniques: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementEducationPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Handwritten Text Recognition Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  10. 10 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 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 available60.9%not open39.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal University of Phnom Penh's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 146% 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.

Other research institutions in Phnom Penh

All research institutions in Phnom Penh

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.