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Souphanouvong University

In research, Souphanouvong University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,228 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,563
of 28,054 · #40,950 all time
Rank in Laos
#6
of 6
Research works
210
▲ 151% vs 2013–17
Citations
381
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Souphanouvong 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
Social SciencesDomain #10,228 of 10,521 5.0%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 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: 2.48× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.40× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.81× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Souphanouvong University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Ethnic Identity, Democracy, Laos, Thailand and Local Wisdom.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development10▲ 6.2×14 topics
  2. Economic Development8▲ 11×8 topics
  3. Economic Growth6▲ 7.4×5 topics
  4. Ethnic Identity5▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Democracy5▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Sustainability5▲ 2.0×14 topics
  7. Laos4▲ 305×1 topic
  8. Thailand4▲ 305×1 topic
  9. E-commerce4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  10. Local Wisdom4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  11. Innovation4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  12. Regional Development4▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Digital Marketing4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  14. Motivation4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  15. Higher Education3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  18. Economic Impact3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  19. Fiscal Policy3▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Organizational Culture3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Employee Engagement2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Financial Performance2▲ 4.4×2 topics
  23. Training and Development2▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Technology2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  25. Infrastructure2▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Learning Outcomes2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  27. Taxation2▲ 28×1 topic
  28. SMEs2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  29. Soil Fertility2▲ 10.0×5 topics
  30. Academic Dishonesty2▲ 155×1 topic
  31. Community-based Tourism2▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Competitiveness Indices2▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Cultural Ecotourism2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Plagiarism2▲ 155×1 topic
  35. Revealed Comparative Advantage2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Service Quality2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Vocational Education2▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Leadership Style2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Work-Life Balance2▲ 9.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Souphanouvong University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing and Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability.

Southeast Asian Sociopol…4Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…2SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksCommunity-based Tourism …2Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 2 fractional worksAcademic integrity and plagiarism: 2 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…2Employee Performance and Management: 2 fractional worksHuman Resource Development and Performance Evaluation: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsDemographySociology 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 4 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  4. 4 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 2 works
  7. 7 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 works
  8. 8 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Souphanouvong University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 151% 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.

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.