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University of Cambodia

In research, University of Cambodia stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,686 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,634 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,567
of 28,054 · #34,651 all time
Rank in Cambodia
#11
of 15
Research works
331
▲ 105% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is University of Cambodia 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 #6,686 of 10,521 25.0%111 #12259
Social SciencesField #4,634 of 6,365 26.4%68 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Cambodia 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 Cambodia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 28.9 works4.5×
← 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: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.10× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Cambodia?

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

▲ 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 Rights23▲ 12×12 topics
  2. Political Transition21▲ 217×2 topics
  3. Memory20▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Genocide20▲ 197×3 topics
  5. Education Reform19▲ 672×2 topics
  6. Cambodia19▲ 1556×1 topic
  7. Civil Society19▲ 95×2 topics
  8. Demography19▲ 226×1 topic
  9. Globalization14▲ 4.1×29 topics
  10. Education9▲ 2.9×11 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis8▲ 7.6×8 topics
  12. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. 21st Century Skills7▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Teaching Strategies6▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Critical Thinking Skills6▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Economic Development6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  17. Instructional Interventions6▲ 38×1 topic
  18. Nursing Education6▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Teacher Training6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  20. Economic Growth5▲ 3.3×10 topics
  21. Higher Education5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Online Learning5▲ 3.2×7 topics
  23. Student Perceptions5▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Democracy4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  25. Risk Management4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  26. Technology Integration4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  27. CLIL4▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Content and Language Integrated Learning4▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Labor Market4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  30. Corruption4▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Academic Achievement3▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Language Teaching3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Community Health Workers3▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Inequality3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  36. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Reflective Practice3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  38. Child Mortality3▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Health Systems3▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Corrective Feedback3▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Cambodia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cambodian History and Society, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Cambodian History and So…19Cambodian History and Society: 19 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 6 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…4Second Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 2 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLiterature and Literary TheoryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 6 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 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 available73.7%not open26.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Cambodia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 105% 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.

Other research institutions in Phnom Penh

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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.