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Saigon University

In research, Saigon University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,359 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,320 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,620
of 28,054 · #19,044 all time
Rank in Vietnam
#50
of 161
Research works
813
▲ 314% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Saigon University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,359 of 12,888 8.7%188 #11739
Social SciencesDomain #6,320 of 10,521 19.6%129 #12533

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.90× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.97× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saigon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Thái Doãn Chương, Hieu Trung Nguyen and Hà Mạnh Bùi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saigon University.

  1. 1 Thái Doãn Chương Vietnam · #1,023,374 worldwide 59 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Hieu Trung Nguyen Vietnam · #1,578,558 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Hà Mạnh Bùi Vietnam · #1,618,154 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Saigon University

Which keywords describe research at Saigon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Society, Politics, Economy, Vietnam, Culture, Colonialism, 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 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning21▲ 1.60×49 topics
  2. Machine Learning20▲ 1.59×42 topics
  3. Neural Networks15▲ 2.6×23 topics
  4. History13▲ 4.8×4 topics
  5. Culture12▲ 6.2×4 topics
  6. Colonialism12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  7. Identity12▲ 4.2×4 topics
  8. Society12▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Gender12▲ 5.6×3 topics
  10. Politics12▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Religion11▲ 6.3×3 topics
  12. Economy11▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Vietnam11▲ 73×1 topic
  14. Economic Growth11▲ 3.4×15 topics
  15. Globalization10▲ 1.33×17 topics
  16. Physical Activity10▲ 5.1×7 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency9▲ 2.6×18 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 1.68×18 topics
  19. Higher Education8▲ 4.1×11 topics
  20. Nanomaterials8▲ 2.0×10 topics
  21. Risk Assessment8▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. Sport Psychology8▲ 20×2 topics
  23. GIS-based Evaluation8▲ 60×2 topics
  24. Economic Development7▲ 2.4×12 topics
  25. Corporate Governance7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  26. Fuzzy Mathematics7▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Set Pair Analysis7▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Motor Learning7▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Sport Performance7▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Fiscal Policy6▲ 7.3×4 topics
  31. Language Teaching6▲ 5.7×2 topics
  32. Corpus Linguistics5▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Finance5▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  35. Corruption5▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Labor Market5▲ 4.4×5 topics
  37. Performance Analysis5▲ 5.8×2 topics
  38. Institutional Quality5▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Second Language Acquisition4▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Bilingual Education4▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Saigon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Research studies in Vietnam, Sports and Physical Education Research and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Vietnamese History and C…11Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 11 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 7 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 7 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksTopic Modeling3Topic Modeling: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 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 11 works
  2. 2 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 7 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 4 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saigon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 314% 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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