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Văn Hiến University

In research, Văn Hiến University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,990 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,169 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,205
of 22,385 · #18,712 all time
Rank in Vietnam
#89
of 148
Research works
315
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Văn Hiến University

What is Văn Hiến 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 #5,990 of 9,585 7.9%73 #9846
Physical SciencesDomain #8,169 of 10,670 5.8%63 #10257

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

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Văn Hiến University is in Social Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Computer Science (13%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 86 fractional works · 46.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 11.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 39.9% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 13.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 12.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVăn HiếnUniversity183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences47%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4323.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2011.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities84.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.7%
    5. Psychology52.6%
    6. Decision Sciences31.6%
    1. Computer Science2413.0%
    2. Engineering2312.6%
    3. Environmental Science179.2%
    4. Materials Science42.2%
    5. Mathematics21.1%
    6. Chemistry20.9%
    7. Energy10.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine73.7%
    2. Health Professions21.0%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
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: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.67× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.43× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.43×20 works
  2. Social Sciences1.87×43 works
  3. Environmental Science1.84×17 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.71×7 works
  5. Computer Science1.67×24 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.67×3 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.51×8 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.23×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.91×2 works
  10. Energy0.84×1 works
  11. Engineering0.84×23 works
  12. Psychology0.84×5 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×7 works
  14. Materials Science0.64×4 works
  15. Dentistry0.63×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×6 works
  17. Chemistry0.55×2 works
  18. Nursing0.46×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.38×2 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.30×0 works
  22. Medicine0.19×7 works
  23. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Văn Hiến University?

Ranked on the quality score, Uyen P. N. Tran, Ai Tran Huu and Tran Huu Ai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Văn Hiến University.

  1. 1 Uyen P. N. Tran Vietnam · #1,509,402 worldwide 1.7k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Ai Tran Huu Vietnam · #4,835,038 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Tran Huu Ai Vietnam · #4,886,511 worldwide 43 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Phạm Xuân Hậu Vietnam · #4,959,818 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Dinh Thi Thuy Vietnam · #5,163,245 worldwide 84 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 T. M. Lien Vietnam · #5,906,804 worldwide 332 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Bùi Xuân Vương Vietnam · #7,361,289 worldwide 757 citations · 89 works
All ranked researchers at Văn Hiến University

What are the most cited papers from Văn Hiến University?

The most cited paper from Văn Hiến University is "Kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds: a mini-review and new approach" (Tran Duy Hai, Dinh Quan Nguyen, Phuong T. Do et al., 2023), with 418 citations. Next come "Advanced Pitch Angle Control Based on Fuzzy Logic for Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Systems" (255) and "A critical review on the bio-mediated green synthesis and multiple applications of magnesium oxide nanoparticles" (106).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Kinetics of photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds: a mini-review and new approach Tran Duy Hai, Dinh Quan Nguyen, Phuong T. Do et al. · RSC Advances ReviewOpen access 2023 418
2 Advanced Pitch Angle Control Based on Fuzzy Logic for Variable-Speed Wind Turbine Systems Tan Luong Van, Thanh Hai Nguyen, Dong‐Choon Lee · IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 23 Jan 2015 255
3 A critical review on the bio-mediated green synthesis and multiple applications of magnesium oxide nanoparticles Ngoan Thi Thao Nguyen, Luan Minh Nguyen, Thuy Thi Thanh Nguyen et al. · Chemosphere 18 Nov 2022 106
4 Stock-Price Forecasting Based on XGBoost and LSTM Pham Hoang Vuong, Trinh Tan Dat, Tieu Khoi et al. · Computer Systems Science and Engineering Open access 27 Aug 2021 97
5 Energy-Efficient Clustering Multi-Hop Routing Protocol in a UWSN Nhat-Tien Nguyen, Thien T. T. Le, Huy Hung Nguyen et al. · Sensors Open access 18 Jan 2021 75
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Văn Hiến University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Identity, GIS-based Evaluation, Fuzzy Mathematics, Set Pair Analysis, Religion, History and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Risk Assessment12▲ 9.8×6 topics
  2. Identity11▲ 8.4×7 topics
  3. GIS-based Evaluation11▲ 187×2 topics
  4. Fuzzy Mathematics11▲ 288×1 topic
  5. Religion11▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Set Pair Analysis11▲ 288×1 topic
  7. Globalization11▲ 3.0×17 topics
  8. Machine Learning11▲ 1.74×34 topics
  9. History10▲ 8.3×3 topics
  10. Colonialism10▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Gender10▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Economy10▲ 72×2 topics
  13. Culture10▲ 10×2 topics
  14. Society10▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Vietnam10▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Deep Learning9▲ 1.45×34 topics
  17. Higher Education7▲ 7.5×10 topics
  18. Innovation7▲ 3.7×14 topics
  19. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.1×19 topics
  20. Educational Technology6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  22. Online Learning5▲ 3.1×7 topics
  23. Antioxidant4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  24. Economic Growth4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  25. Language Teaching4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  26. Environmental Management4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Teacher Training4▲ 3.6×3 topics
  28. Student Perceptions4▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Language Policy4▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Multilingualism4▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Student Engagement4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  32. CLIL4▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Content and Language Integrated Learning4▲ 31×1 topic
  34. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Online Shopping3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Technology Integration3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Infrastructure3▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Biological Activities3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Corrective Feedback3▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Văn Hiến University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research studies in Vietnam, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Second Language Learning and Teaching and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Research studies in Viet…11Research studies in Vietnam: 11 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…10Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 10 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 3 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksGeodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures: 2 fractional works
EcologySociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 11 works
  2. 2 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available72.3%not open27.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Văn Hiến University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 Văn Hiến University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Văn Hiến University0.00075% in 2025200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Văn Hiến University6.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2024.

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