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Yala Rajabhat University

In research, Yala Rajabhat University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,217 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,179 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,280 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Aerospace Engineering and Sociology and Political Science — Transportation is 33.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,986
of 28,054 · #30,439 all time
Rank in Thailand
#79
of 156
Research works
2.7k
▼ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Yala Rajabhat 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,217 of 10,521 3.6%311 #10661
Social SciencesField #5,179 of 6,365 4.2%204 #7172
Physical SciencesDomain #11,280 of 12,888 3.1%139 #19908
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,552 of 2,578 2.4%72 #4102
EngineeringField #6,582 of 6,636 1.4%86 #11035

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yala Rajabhat 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. Social Sciences#10,661 #8,217
  2. Social Sciences#7,172 #5,179
  3. Physical Sciences#19,908 #11,280
  4. Sociology and Political Science#4,102 #2,552
  5. Engineering#11,035 #6,582
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 Yala Rajabhat University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 33.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 56.1 works33×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 55.6 works9.4×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 71.7 works3.9×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.07× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 204 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.

Which keywords describe research at Yala Rajabhat University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Culture, Ethnicity, Philosophy, Islam, Social Influence and Economic Security.

▲ 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. History61▲ 17×8 topics
  2. Culture60▲ 22×6 topics
  3. Literature60▲ 22×8 topics
  4. Ethnicity59▲ 31×4 topics
  5. Philosophy59▲ 26×4 topics
  6. Islam58▲ 55×1 topic
  7. Social Influence58▲ 53×1 topic
  8. Economic Security57▲ 52×3 topics
  9. Strategic Planning56▲ 74×3 topics
  10. Modernization56▲ 60×3 topics
  11. Design55▲ 66×3 topics
  12. Air Force55▲ 89×1 topic
  13. Legal Regulation55▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Transport Policy55▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Warfare55▲ 89×1 topic
  16. Education22▲ 2.6×29 topics
  17. Innovation19▲ 3.5×20 topics
  18. Sustainability18▲ 1.43×31 topics
  19. Educational Technology17▲ 2.8×21 topics
  20. STEM Education17▲ 7.3×11 topics
  21. Leadership15▲ 6.3×14 topics
  22. Sustainable Development15▲ 1.85×27 topics
  23. Curriculum Development13▲ 3.7×10 topics
  24. Online Learning12▲ 2.9×12 topics
  25. Knowledge Management12▲ 4.4×10 topics
  26. Digital Learning12▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies11▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Mobile Learning11▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Information Technology11▲ 4.4×8 topics
  30. Student Engagement10▲ 4.9×11 topics
  31. Learning Outcomes10▲ 4.4×9 topics
  32. Performance Measurement9▲ 6.4×5 topics
  33. Critical Thinking Skills9▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. 21st Century Skills9▲ 5.7×2 topics
  35. Student Perceptions8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Professional Skills8▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Employee Engagement7▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Cooperative Learning7▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Curriculum Design7▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Skills Development6▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Yala Rajabhat University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Accounting Education and Careers.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…58Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 58 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …55Military Technology and Strategies: 55 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…55Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 55 fractional worksAccounting Education and Careers: 6 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 6 fractional worksValue Engineering and Management: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 3 fractional worksSTEM Education: 3 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationAccounting2 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 58 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 55 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 55 works
  4. 4 Accounting Education and Careers Accounting 6 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 6 works
  6. 6 Value Engineering and Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  8. 8 Education and Character Development Education 3 works
  9. 9 STEM Education Education 3 works
  10. 10 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 3 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yala Rajabhat University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% lower 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.