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Thai Nguyen University

In research, Thai Nguyen University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,194 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,302 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,801 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Theory and Mathematics and Control and Systems Engineering — Computational Theory and Mathematics is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,540
of 28,054 · #11,657 all time
Rank in Vietnam
#27
of 161
Research works
2.9k
▲ 276% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Thai Nguyen 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 #4,194 of 12,888 11.4%780 #7468
EngineeringField #2,302 of 6,636 10.8%347 #4211
Social SciencesDomain #4,801 of 10,521 13.9%347 #8670
Computer ScienceField #2,624 of 4,667 16.3%155 #3994
Social SciencesField #4,370 of 6,365 8.7%174 #7267
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,021 of 1,351 11.8%79 #1843
Life SciencesDomain #6,328 of 7,800 10.7%131 #11479
EducationSubfield #1,581 of 1,892 9.2%78 #2472
Health SciencesDomain #10,552 of 11,982 9.4%104 #17306
Environmental ScienceField #3,192 of 3,551 8.3%81 #5306

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thai Nguyen 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#7,468 #4,194
  2. Engineering#4,211 #2,302
  3. Social Sciences#8,670 #4,801
  4. Computer Science#3,994 #2,624
  5. Social Sciences#7,267 #4,370
  6. Mechanical Engineering#1,843 #1,021
  7. Life Sciences#11,479 #6,328
  8. Education#2,472 #1,581
  9. Health Sciences#17,306 #10,552
  10. Environmental Science#5,306 #3,192
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Thai Nguyen University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Theory and Mathematics takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 25.9 works4.5×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 51.7 works3.5×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.82× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 155 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 347 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.64× its world share, 78 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.45× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 174 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thai Nguyen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Vu Ngoc Pi, Thanh Binh Nguyen and Minh Tuấn Nguyễn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thai Nguyen University.

  1. 1 Vu Ngoc Pi Vietnam · #446,422 worldwide 71 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Thanh Binh Nguyen Vietnam · #839,040 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Minh Tuấn Nguyễn Vietnam · #940,856 worldwide 93 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Nguyễn Trung Kiên Vietnam · #1,009,079 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Lê Xuân Hưng Vietnam · #1,132,081 worldwide 60 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Trần Thị Phương Thảo Vietnam · #1,169,091 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Tran Thi Hong Vietnam · #1,241,800 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Nguyễn Thị Bích Ngọc Vietnam · #1,246,990 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Thị Thu Hằng Nguyễn Vietnam · #1,367,835 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Lưu Anh Tung Vietnam · #1,469,720 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Thai Nguyen University

Which keywords describe research at Thai Nguyen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Tool Wear, Surface Roughness, Composite Materials, Machining, Surface Integrity, Online Learning and Vietnam.

▲ 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 Learning51◆ 1.09×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning48◆ 1.08×66 topics
  3. Optimization47▲ 7.5×17 topics
  4. Education44▲ 1.86×27 topics
  5. Tool Wear40▲ 22×3 topics
  6. Neural Networks35▲ 1.69×31 topics
  7. Nanomaterials35▲ 2.4×17 topics
  8. Educational Technology34▲ 2.1×23 topics
  9. Online Learning34▲ 3.0×14 topics
  10. E-Learning30▲ 2.2×16 topics
  11. Innovation30▲ 2.1×26 topics
  12. Surface Roughness30▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Composite Materials29▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Antioxidant26▲ 2.8×34 topics
  15. Risk Assessment26▲ 2.8×16 topics
  16. Machining24▲ 31×1 topic
  17. Surface Integrity24▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Higher Education23▲ 3.1×15 topics
  19. Teaching Strategies21▲ 5.2×4 topics
  20. Anti-inflammatory21▲ 5.5×21 topics
  21. Vietnam21▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Process Parameters20▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Taguchi Method20▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Surface Modification20▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Fuzzy Mathematics19▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Set Pair Analysis19▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Vibration Analysis19▲ 5.1×7 topics
  28. Economy19▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Nonlinear Systems18▲ 6.3×7 topics
  30. Politics18▲ 4.9×1 topic
  31. Society18▲ 6.9×1 topic
  32. Electric Vehicles18▲ 4.5×4 topics
  33. Molecular Dynamics Simulation17▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Electrical Discharge Machining17▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Micromachining17▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Nonlinear Dynamics16▲ 5.5×6 topics
  37. Chemical Mechanical Planarization15▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Material Removal Mechanism15▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Instructional Interventions15▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Nursing Education15▲ 8.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Thai Nguyen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced machining processes and optimization, Research studies in Vietnam, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques.

Advanced machining proce…24Advanced machining processes and optimization: 24 fractional worksResearch studies in Viet…19Research studies in Vietnam: 19 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…18Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Machining and O…17Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 15 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 15 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…13Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 13 fractional worksOptimization and Variati…11Optimization and Variational Analysis: 11 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…10Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Optimization Al…10Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research: 10 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringEcologySociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 24 works
  2. 2 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 19 works
  3. 3 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  4. 4 Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 15 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 13 works
  8. 8 Optimization and Variational Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 11 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 10 works
  10. 10 Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research Numerical Analysis 10 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 available59.9%not open40.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thai Nguyen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 276% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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