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Vongchavalitkul University

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World rank, all time
#24,281
of 34,923
Rank in Thailand
#133
of 177
Research works
191
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
764
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Vongchavalitkul University

Which fields of science does Vongchavalitkul University work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Vongchavalitkul University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (21%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 41.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 27.9% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 20.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVongchavalitkulUniversity54fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences42%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1527.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.5%
    3. Psychology23.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.6%
    5. Decision Sciences11.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    1. Medicine1120.7%
    2. Health Professions36.3%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering610.8%
    2. Computer Science12.3%
    3. Environmental Science11.6%
    4. Materials Science11.5%
    5. Energy11.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    7. Mathematics00.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology23.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
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: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.57×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.22×2 works
  3. Health Professions2.39×3 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.35×0 works
  5. Social Sciences2.19×15 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.11×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.89×1 works
  8. Psychology1.13×2 works
  9. Medicine1.08×11 works
  10. Energy1.04×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.03×3 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.89×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×1 works
  14. Engineering0.72×6 works
  15. Mathematics0.70×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.59×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.44×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.33×1 works
  20. Nursing0.32×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.30×1 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vongchavalitkul University?

Ranked on the quality score, Anuchit Uchaipichat, Sanguan Vongchavalitkul and Sanguan Patamatamkul lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vongchavalitkul University.

  1. 1 Anuchit Uchaipichat Thailand · #3,052,181 worldwide 415 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Sanguan Vongchavalitkul Thailand · #3,405,541 worldwide 128 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Sanguan Patamatamkul Thailand · #4,087,145 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Patpicha Arunsan Thailand · #4,160,092 worldwide 173 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Thakonwat Chanwattana Thailand · #5,017,283 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Sukho Kongtawong Thailand · #5,397,458 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Natthawut Suradet Thailand · #5,498,825 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Prapaiwan Sunwong Thailand · #5,645,085 worldwide 126 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Nawin Juntong Thailand · #5,682,034 worldwide 32 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Jun Norkaew Thailand · #5,726,189 worldwide 192 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Vongchavalitkul University

What are the most cited papers from Vongchavalitkul University?

The most cited paper from Vongchavalitkul University is "Experimental investigation of thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of an unsaturated silt" (Anuchit Uchaipichat, Nasser Khalili, 2009), with 289 citations. Next come "Rural retention of doctors graduating from the rural medical education project to increase rural doctors in Thailand: a cohort study" (75) and "Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Patients with Recurrent Stroke or Recurrent Transient Ischaemic Attack in Thailand" (61).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Experimental investigation of thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of an unsaturated silt Anuchit Uchaipichat, Nasser Khalili · Géotechnique 15 Apr 2009 289
2 Rural retention of doctors graduating from the rural medical education project to increase rural doctors in Thailand: a cohort study Nonglak Pagaiya, Lalitaya Kongkam, Sanya Sriratana · Human Resources for Health Open access 28 Feb 2015 75
3 Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Patients with Recurrent Stroke or Recurrent Transient Ischaemic Attack in Thailand Jittima Saengsuwan, Pathitta Suangpho, Somsak Tiamkao · Neurology Research International Open access 2017 61
4 Skeletal thermal expansion coefficient and thermo-hydro-mechanical constitutive relations for saturated homogeneous porous media Nasser Khalili, Anuchit Uchaipichat, Akbar A. Javadi · Mechanics of Materials 10 Apr 2010 56
5 Genetic polymorphisms in TLR1, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR10 of Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis: a prospective cross-sectional study in Thailand Taweesak Tongtawee, Theeraya Bartpho, Soraya J Kaewpitoon et al. · European Journal of Cancer Prevention Open access Apr 2017 40
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vongchavalitkul University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Entrepreneurship, Globalization, Curriculum Development, Education, Learning, Work Motivation and Digital Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3▲ 1.52×19 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  3. Education3▲ 3.0×11 topics
  4. Educational Technology3▲ 4.4×11 topics
  5. Inflammation2▲ 2.0×12 topics
  6. Public Health2▲ 2.8×10 topics
  7. Curriculum Development2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  8. Entrepreneurship2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  9. Learning2▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Biodiversity2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  11. History2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  12. Work Motivation2▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  14. Culture1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  15. Digital Economy1▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Digital Education1▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Economic Security1▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Educational Policy1▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Ethnicity1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  20. Strategic Planning1▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Student Motivation1▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Educational Leadership1▲ 20×2 topics
  23. School Improvement1▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Teacher Professional Development1▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Development1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  27. Inclusive Education1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Professionalism1▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Psychological Well-being1▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Teacher Performance1▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Tourism Development1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Air Force1▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Financial Markets1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Islam1▲ 9.6×1 topic
  35. Legal Regulation1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  36. Modernization1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Pathogen Transmission1▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Social Influence1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. Transport Policy1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. business impact1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Vongchavalitkul University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: School Leadership and Teacher Performance, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies.

School Leadership and Te…1School Leadership and Teacher Performance: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …1Military Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksPsychological and Educational Research Studies: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksVocational and Entrepren…1Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional works
EducationTransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 School Leadership and Teacher Performance Education 1 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Psychological and Educational Research Studies Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education Education 1 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  10. 10 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available61.9%not open38.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vongchavalitkul University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vongchavalitkul University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Vongchavalitkul University0.00046% in 20251990200020102020

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

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