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Souphanouvong University

In research, Souphanouvong University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,338 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,337
of 22,385 · #27,192 all time
Rank in Laos
#5
of 6
Research works
210
▲ 280% vs 2018-21
Citations
381
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Souphanouvong University

What is Souphanouvong 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,338 of 9,585 2.6%62 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Souphanouvong 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 Souphanouvong University work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Souphanouvong University is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Business, Management and Accounting (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 102 fractional works · 64.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 30.8% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 5.1% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 12.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 19.8% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 11.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSouphanouvongUniversity159fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences64%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4930.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2012.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance159.2%
    4. Psychology74.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities74.1%
    6. Decision Sciences42.4%
    1. Computer Science106.6%
    2. Environmental Science95.5%
    3. Engineering74.3%
    4. Mathematics21.2%
    5. Materials Science21.1%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Chemistry00.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1710.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Health Professions42.7%
    2. Medicine31.9%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
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: 2.28× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.99× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.29× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.29×15 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.99×20 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.50×4 works
  4. Social Sciences2.44×49 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.28×17 works
  6. Veterinary1.55×0 works
  7. Psychology1.53×7 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.44×7 works
  9. Environmental Science1.11×9 works
  10. Health Professions1.04×4 works
  11. Mathematics0.98×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.85×10 works
  13. Energy0.51×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.31×2 works
  15. Engineering0.29×7 works
  16. Nursing0.23×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  18. Medicine0.10×3 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Souphanouvong University?

Ranked on the quality score, Bounmy Keohavong and Siphanh Daovongdeuan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Souphanouvong University.

  1. 1 Bounmy Keohavong Laos · #2,282,338 worldwide 145 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Siphanh Daovongdeuan Laos · #4,490,423 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Souphanouvong University

What are the most cited papers from Souphanouvong University?

The most cited paper from Souphanouvong University is "Effect of Different Processing Methods on the Accumulation of the Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Profile of Broomcorn Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) Flour" (Md Obyedul Kalam Azad, Da In Jeong, Md. Adnan et al., 2019), with 78 citations. Next come "Effect of sulfation and partial hydrolysis of polysaccharides from Polygonatum sibiricum on immune-enhancement" (75) and "Enhancement of high glucose‐induced PINK1 expression by melatonin stimulates neuronal cell survival: Involvement of MT 2 /Akt/NF‐κB pathway" (71).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of Different Processing Methods on the Accumulation of the Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Profile of Broomcorn Millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) Flour Md Obyedul Kalam Azad, Da In Jeong, Md. Adnan et al. · Foods Open access 27 Jun 2019 78
2 Effect of sulfation and partial hydrolysis of polysaccharides from Polygonatum sibiricum on immune-enhancement Khamphone Yelithao, Utoomporn Surayot, WooJung Park et al. · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 16 Oct 2018 75
3 Enhancement of high glucose‐induced PINK1 expression by melatonin stimulates neuronal cell survival: Involvement of MT 2 /Akt/NF‐κB pathway Xaykham Onphachanh, Hyun Jik Lee, Jae Ryong Lim et al. · Journal of Pineal Research Open access 5 Jun 2017 71
4 Whole Mitogenomes Reveal the History of Swamp Buffalo: Initially Shaped by Glacial Periods and Eventually Modelled by Domestication S. Wang et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 29 Jun 2017 63
5 Implications of rainfall variability for seasonality and climate-induced risks concerning surface water quality in East Asia Ji‐Hyung Park, Edu Inam, Mohd Harun Abdullah et al. · Journal of Hydrology 2 Feb 2011 57
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Souphanouvong University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Sustainable Development, Economic Growth, Local Wisdom, Ethnic Identity, Regional Development, Democracy and Fiscal Policy.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development12▲ 4.8×19 topics
  2. Economic Development12▲ 9.2×10 topics
  3. Economic Growth10▲ 7.5×8 topics
  4. Sustainability8▲ 2.0×20 topics
  5. Climate Change7▲ 1.60×17 topics
  6. Local Wisdom7▲ 9.3×7 topics
  7. Ethnic Identity7▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Educational Technology6▲ 3.4×8 topics
  9. Democracy6▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Regional Development6▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Online Learning6▲ 4.5×10 topics
  12. Education6▲ 2.1×17 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy6▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Motivation6▲ 8.4×4 topics
  15. Laos5▲ 244×1 topic
  16. Thailand5▲ 244×1 topic
  17. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction5▲ 7.4×4 topics
  19. Innovation5▲ 3.0×11 topics
  20. Organizational Culture5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  21. E-commerce5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  22. Employee Engagement5▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Technology4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  24. Infrastructure4▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Service Quality4▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Technology Integration4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  27. Training and Development4▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Taxation4▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Higher Education4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  30. Leadership Style4▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Organizational Commitment4▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Student Motivation4▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Government Expenditure4▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Public Investment4▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Digital Marketing4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  36. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  37. Human Resource Competency4▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Work-Life Balance4▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Environmental Sustainability3▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Vocational Education3▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Souphanouvong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Employee Performance and Management and Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability.

Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…4Employee Performance and Management: 4 fractional worksCommunity-based Tourism …2Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksEducation and Communication Studies: 2 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality…2Customer Service Quality and Loyalty: 2 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 2 fractional worksAcademic integrity and p…2Academic integrity and plagiarism: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsHuman Factors and ErgonomicsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 4 works
  4. 4 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Communication Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 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 available81.6%not open18.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Souphanouvong University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 280% 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 Souphanouvong University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00075% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Souphanouvong University0.00068% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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