Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam

Saigon University

In research, Saigon University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,540 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,674 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematics (Mathematics is 4.1× its share of world research).

sgu.edu.vnROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#7,401
of 22,385 · #14,633 all time
Rank in Vietnam
#44
of 148
Research works
813
▲ 133% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Saigon University

What is Saigon University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,540 of 10,670 4.7%188 #11819
Social SciencesDomain #7,674 of 9,585 9.2%129 #11683

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saigon 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Saigon University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Saigon University is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (14%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 230 fractional works · 47.5% of its workEngineering: 67 fractional works · 13.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 63 fractional works · 13.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 28 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 4.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 175 fractional works · 36.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 77 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 32 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSaigon University484fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences36%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6713.7%
    2. Computer Science6313.0%
    3. Environmental Science408.2%
    4. Mathematics234.8%
    5. Materials Science153.0%
    6. Energy71.5%
    7. Chemistry71.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy40.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Social Sciences7715.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance275.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting275.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities183.8%
    5. Psychology183.7%
    6. Decision Sciences81.6%
    1. Medicine367.5%
    2. Health Professions132.7%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences112.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology112.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology40.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Saigon University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematics takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MathematicsField · 23.3 works4.1×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.67× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.09× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.65× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 77 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.09×23 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.65×28 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.74×27 works
  4. Computer Science1.67×63 works
  5. Environmental Science1.66×40 works
  6. Energy1.64×7 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.62×8 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.32×18 works
  9. Social Sciences1.25×77 works
  10. Psychology1.21×18 works
  11. Health Professions1.01×13 works
  12. Engineering0.92×67 works
  13. Chemistry0.89×7 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.87×4 works
  15. Materials Science0.86×15 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.55×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×11 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×3 works
  20. Dentistry0.44×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×11 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.40×4 works
  23. Medicine0.39×36 works
  24. Nursing0.20×0 works
  25. Veterinary0.15×0 works
  26. Neuroscience0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Saigon University?

Ranked on the quality score, Tran Thai Ha Nguyen, Nguyễn Sum and Van-Truc Nguyen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saigon University.

  1. 1 Tran Thai Ha Nguyen Vietnam · #540,077 worldwide 1.1k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Nguyễn Sum Vietnam · #698,758 worldwide 647 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Van-Truc Nguyen Vietnam · #1,084,243 worldwide 1.8k citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Tuyet Nam Thi Nguyen Vietnam · #1,779,078 worldwide 420 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Buu Kiem Dang Vietnam · #2,460,387 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Thái Doãn Chương Vietnam · #3,135,576 worldwide 1.3k citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Duc Hung Nguyen Vietnam · #3,144,374 worldwide 536 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Nesterenko Ai Vietnam · #3,239,397 worldwide 34 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Pham Sy Nam Vietnam · #3,316,270 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Hoang‐Hung Vo Vietnam · #3,604,409 worldwide 299 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Saigon University

What are the most cited papers from Saigon University?

The most cited paper from Saigon University is "Conditions under Which Mean Square Ratios in Repeated Measurements Designs Have Exact F-Distributions" (Huynh Huynh, Leonard S. Feldt, 1970), with 920 citations. Next come "Bioactive Compounds in Anti-Diabetic Plants: From Herbal Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery" (547) and "Biochar for soil remediation: A comprehensive review of current research on pollutant removal" (174).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Conditions under Which Mean Square Ratios in Repeated Measurements Designs Have Exact F-Distributions Huynh Huynh, Leonard S. Feldt · Journal of the American Statistical Association Dec 1970 920
2 Bioactive Compounds in Anti-Diabetic Plants: From Herbal Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery Ngan Thi Thu Tran, Pham The Bao, Ly Thi Huong Luu Le · Biology Open access 28 Aug 2020 547
3 Biochar for soil remediation: A comprehensive review of current research on pollutant removal Thanh-Binh Nguyen, Kamakshi Sherpa, Xuan‐Thanh Bui et al. · Environmental Pollution 16 Sep 2023 174
4 Protocol registration issues of systematic review and meta-analysis studies: a survey of global researchers Gehad Mohamed Tawfik, Hoang Thi Nam Giang, Sherief Ghozy et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology ReviewOpen access 25 Aug 2020 147
5 Stability of Positive Differential Systems With Delay Pham Huu Anh Ngoc · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 25 Jun 2012 146
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saigon University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Society, Politics, Vietnam, Economy, Colonialism, Culture, Religion and History.

▲ 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. Machine Learning27▲ 1.69×46 topics
  2. Deep Learning25▲ 1.50×51 topics
  3. Neural Networks18▲ 2.5×25 topics
  4. History16▲ 4.7×4 topics
  5. Culture16▲ 6.2×5 topics
  6. Colonialism15▲ 6.7×5 topics
  7. Educational Technology15▲ 2.6×18 topics
  8. Identity15▲ 4.2×5 topics
  9. Gender15▲ 5.6×3 topics
  10. Religion15▲ 6.5×4 topics
  11. Society15▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Politics14▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Vietnam14▲ 74×2 topics
  14. Economy14▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Globalization14▲ 1.45×24 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 1.98×21 topics
  17. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.45×29 topics
  18. Risk Assessment12▲ 3.7×9 topics
  19. Economic Growth12▲ 2.9×16 topics
  20. Higher Education11▲ 4.4×13 topics
  21. Economic Development11▲ 2.8×14 topics
  22. Physical Activity11▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. GIS-based Evaluation10▲ 63×2 topics
  24. Energy Efficiency10▲ 2.2×19 topics
  25. Fuzzy Mathematics9▲ 93×1 topic
  26. Set Pair Analysis9▲ 93×1 topic
  27. Language Teaching8▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Sport Psychology8▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Lifelong Learning7▲ 6.9×8 topics
  30. Motor Learning7▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Sport Performance7▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Technology Integration7▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Second Language Acquisition6▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Corrective Feedback6▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Finance6▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  37. L2 Motivation6▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Bilingual Education5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  39. Infrastructure5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Language Policy5▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Saigon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Research studies in Vietnam, Sports and Physical Education Research and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Vietnamese History and C…14Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 14 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 9 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 7 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 6 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksGeodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 9 works
  3. 3 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 7 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  9. 9 Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 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 available61.1%not open38.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saigon University's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Saigon University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Saigon University0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Saigon University8.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.1% in 2025.

Other research institutions in Ho Chi Minh City

All research institutions in Ho Chi Minh City

Share Saigon University's ranking

Saigon University on Science Explorer

A card with Saigon University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Saigon University. Posts are plain text and can be reported.