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University of Battambang

In research, University of Battambang stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,118 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Sociology and Political Science — Education is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,483
of 28,054 · #35,965 all time
Rank in Cambodia
#6
of 15
Research works
193
▲ 145% vs 2013–17
Citations
974
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is University of Battambang 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 #4,118 of 10,521 28.8%78 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Battambang 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).

What does University of Battambang specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 21.7 works5.8×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 22.6 works5.2×
← 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: 2.61× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.81× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.91× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Battambang?

Ranked on the composite score, Rany Sam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Battambang.

  1. 1 Rany Sam Cambodia · #421,060 worldwide 32 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University of Battambang

Which keywords describe research at University of Battambang?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Political Transition, Memory, Education Reform, Cambodia, Genocide, Higher Education and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Human Rights22▲ 17×2 topics
  2. Political Transition22▲ 339×2 topics
  3. Education Reform22▲ 1112×2 topics
  4. Memory22▲ 73×2 topics
  5. Cambodia21▲ 2588×1 topic
  6. Genocide21▲ 313×1 topic
  7. Higher Education8▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Online Learning8▲ 7.9×8 topics
  9. E-Learning7▲ 6.0×4 topics
  10. Leadership7▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Language Teaching7▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Educational Technology7▲ 4.6×10 topics
  13. Student Perceptions6▲ 26×6 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis5▲ 7.4×3 topics
  15. Technology Integration5▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Second Language Acquisition5▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  18. Teacher Training4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  19. Digital Literacy4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  20. Corrective Feedback4▲ 47×1 topic
  21. L2 Motivation4▲ 47×1 topic
  22. Biodiversity4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  23. Mobile Learning4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  24. Organizational Culture4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  25. Student Engagement4▲ 8.0×7 topics
  26. 21st Century Skills4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies4▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Lifelong Learning4▲ 15×3 topics
  29. CLIL4▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Content and Language Integrated Learning4▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  32. Digital Learning3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  33. Employee Engagement3▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Motivation3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  35. Adult Education3▲ 78×2 topics
  36. Critical Thinking Skills3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Prior Learning3▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Recognition3▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Instructional Interventions3▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Nursing Education3▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Battambang publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cambodian History and Society, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Higher Education Learning Practices.

Cambodian History and So…21Cambodian History and Society: 21 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 3 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 3 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 2 fractional worksEnglish Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsLiterature and Literary TheoryEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 English Language Learning and Teaching Information Systems 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 available80.5%not open19.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Battambang's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 145% 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.