Khon Kaen University: Rankings

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Khon Kaen University ranked 6th in Thailand, 986th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 131 research topics. Khon Kaen University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,694 academic publications and 293,880 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#986 of 14,131 In the World
#227 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 2 In Khon Kaen
#165 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#232 of 3,255 For Zoology
#306 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#3677 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#935 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 128 other topics

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Biology rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 4th for Biology in Thailand and 830th in the World with 16,143 publications made and 242,648 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 51 In Thailand
#248 of 2,814 In Asia
#830 of 6,770 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 45 80
1992 55 121
1993 37 104
1994 28 130
1995 35 153
1996 46 127
1997 56 175
1998 49 218
1999 51 238
2000 89 328
2001 128 433
2002 130 540
2003 142 766
2004 176 1051
2005 210 1308
2006 286 1663
2007 305 2086
2008 349 2679
2009 367 3521
2010 495 4680
2011 481 5455
2012 769 7117
2013 835 7925
2014 962 9663
2015 909 10690
2016 888 11304
2017 922 13031
2018 929 15090
2019 973 17544
2020 1093 21579
2021 1340 27383
2022 1462 31723
2023 1265 33354

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Zoology 2 16 232
Animal Science 2 57 339
Nutrition and Food Science 6 135 419
Forestry 3 77 451
Microbiology 5 133 521
Agricultural Science 4 151 537
Horticulture 6 165 549
Immunology 4 171 584
Virology 4 161 611
Pharmacology 4 193 615
Oncology and Cancer research 4 212 641
Botany 6 171 650
Molecular Biology 3 218 687
Toxicology 5 208 738
Biotechnology 4 235 745
Genetics 4 244 789
Entomology 7 212 870
Paleontology 6 241 870
Biochemistry 5 290 872
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 228 898
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 310 997
Neuroscience 4 266 1003
Nanotechnology 7 503 1146
Evolutionary Biology 6 375 1301
Biophysics 7 559 1528

Chemistry rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Thailand and 969th in the World with 12,507 publications made and 196,269 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 51 In Thailand
#330 of 2,750 In Asia
#969 of 6,447 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 22 51
1992 24 62
1993 16 75
1994 19 87
1995 20 106
1996 24 101
1997 27 124
1998 27 140
1999 32 152
2000 59 238
2001 92 273
2002 92 383
2003 87 524
2004 109 692
2005 163 887
2006 202 1148
2007 241 1433
2008 277 1912
2009 320 2611
2010 391 3461
2011 415 4167
2012 568 5460
2013 683 6346
2014 728 7352
2015 703 8516
2016 697 9047
2017 714 10526
2018 694 12366
2019 724 14479
2020 884 17764
2021 1042 22888
2022 1192 27198
2023 1034 28389

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 6 135 419
Radiochemistry 7 317 627
Biochemistry 5 290 872
Chemical Engineering 7 363 873
Organic Chemistry 6 336 948
Inorganic Chemistry 4 382 965
Environmental Chemistry 6 355 991
Physical chemistry 7 406 1007
Nanotechnology 7 503 1146
Materials Science 8 452 1159
Pharmacy 6 562 1419
Computational Chemistry 6 562 1451
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 649 1805

Medicine rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 4th for Medicine in Thailand and 733rd in the World with 12,482 publications made and 181,695 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 49 In Thailand
#202 of 2,781 In Asia
#733 of 6,680 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 46 72
1992 62 94
1993 38 86
1994 29 118
1995 31 123
1996 46 101
1997 54 146
1998 47 183
1999 44 197
2000 80 280
2001 114 367
2002 113 486
2003 127 681
2004 144 911
2005 181 1184
2006 240 1479
2007 230 1833
2008 256 2248
2009 259 2891
2010 385 3825
2011 379 4164
2012 668 5415
2013 597 5851
2014 724 7319
2015 703 8107
2016 681 8570
2017 724 9795
2018 761 11108
2019 749 12705
2020 873 15934
2021 1001 19715
2022 987 21875
2023 941 22649

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 5 64 306
Forensic Science 3 62 328
Epidemiology 3 72 405
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 137 419
Pediatrics 3 93 438
Neurosurgery 2 153 471
Family medicine 4 94 530
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 97 544
Dentistry 5 147 560
Dermatology 5 168 567
Immunology 4 171 584
Orthodontics 4 153 586
Virology 4 161 611
Public Health 3 96 613
Pharmacology 4 193 615
Occupational Therapy 4 110 619
Surgery 4 184 624
Pathology 4 177 640
Oncology and Cancer research 4 212 641
Anesthesiology 5 194 648
Cosmetology 7 221 661
Physical Therapy 3 125 672
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 105 678
Radiation Therapy 5 238 684
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 95 689
Nursing 4 102 701
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 237 702
Urology 4 235 706
Toxicology 5 208 738
Ophthalmology 4 227 754
Sports Medicine 4 135 764
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 241 768
Respiratory Therapy 4 211 777
Gerontology 4 114 807
Health Science 4 154 809
Cardiology 4 247 814
Anatomy and Physiology 4 239 825
Critical Care Nursing 5 230 895
Psychiatry 4 236 904
Audiology 3 212 906
Medical Physics 4 255 915
Sports / Exercise science 4 163 928
Optometry 7 294 983
Clinical Psychology 5 259 1197
Biomedical Engineering 10 538 1377
Pharmacy 6 562 1419

Environmental Science rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Thailand and 949th in the World with 10,331 publications made and 142,013 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 53 In Thailand
#272 of 2,811 In Asia
#949 of 6,798 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 28 42
1992 27 77
1993 20 44
1994 11 60
1995 22 74
1996 22 67
1997 30 98
1998 28 107
1999 24 129
2000 47 145
2001 57 207
2002 55 234
2003 67 336
2004 86 453
2005 96 570
2006 136 701
2007 167 922
2008 212 1204
2009 217 1662
2010 263 2166
2011 292 2703
2012 430 3551
2013 580 4338
2014 665 5108
2015 612 5938
2016 566 6260
2017 569 7189
2018 627 8831
2019 643 10346
2020 710 12558
2021 919 16922
2022 1046 20378
2023 910 21964

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 3 77 451
Agricultural Science 4 151 537
Environmental Management 4 183 608
Hydrology and Water resources management 4 248 708
Paleontology 6 241 870
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 228 898
Ecology 7 247 905
Geology 7 279 968
Environmental Chemistry 6 355 991
Geotechnical Engineering 6 362 1016
Oceanography 6 312 1024
Environmental Engineering 9 390 1049
Geography and Cartography 7 292 1119
Earth science and Geophysics 10 496 1370
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 588 1546
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 649 1805

Engineering rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 9th for Engineering in Thailand and 1217th in the World with 9,085 publications made and 125,137 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 54 In Thailand
#440 of 2,809 In Asia
#1217 of 6,684 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 13 26
1992 17 29
1993 14 38
1994 8 35
1995 12 43
1996 17 46
1997 11 50
1998 19 56
1999 12 60
2000 26 91
2001 31 112
2002 39 147
2003 45 189
2004 66 322
2005 92 330
2006 106 450
2007 128 652
2008 178 902
2009 180 1298
2010 237 1768
2011 259 2251
2012 368 2994
2013 526 3626
2014 549 4228
2015 516 4974
2016 530 5494
2017 481 6262
2018 598 7914
2019 598 9730
2020 648 12184
2021 769 16208
2022 975 19644
2023 870 21858

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 4 52 165
Biotechnology 4 235 745
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 293 798
Chemical Engineering 7 363 873
Metallurgical Engineering 7 353 933
Geotechnical Engineering 6 362 1016
Transportation Engineering 9 339 1049
Environmental Engineering 9 390 1049
Automotive Engineering 9 400 1057
Operations Research 7 388 1106
Nanotechnology 7 503 1146
Materials Science 8 452 1159
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 449 1160
Civil Engineering 7 418 1198
Optical Engineering 7 481 1269
Structural Engineering 10 511 1324
Electrical Engineering 10 546 1374
Biomedical Engineering 10 538 1377
Aerospace Engineering 11 558 1519
Mechanical Engineering 11 560 1526
Electronic Engineering 12 681 1573
Computer Networking 10 631 1579
Acoustical Engineering 11 610 1614
Reliability and Quality Engineering 11 693 1681
Telecommunications 12 711 1694
Human-Computer Interaction 9 584 1754
Remote Sensing 12 730 1857
Computer Engineering 13 880 1916
Systems Engineering 11 688 1938

Physics rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 8th for Physics in Thailand and 1252nd in the World with 8,195 publications made and 112,354 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 53 In Thailand
#454 of 2,786 In Asia
#1252 of 6,603 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 11 19
1992 17 25
1993 12 37
1994 9 37
1995 12 46
1996 11 45
1997 5 42
1998 18 50
1999 10 56
2000 32 79
2001 28 102
2002 42 148
2003 42 175
2004 60 301
2005 93 276
2006 95 408
2007 118 595
2008 167 858
2009 175 1189
2010 210 1573
2011 243 2011
2012 329 2665
2013 436 3226
2014 508 3848
2015 441 4426
2016 459 4753
2017 415 5403
2018 519 6950
2019 509 8425
2020 571 10417
2021 700 14041
2022 977 17403
2023 791 19321

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 4 255 915
Condensed Matter Physics 3 446 1135
Nanotechnology 7 503 1146
Materials Science 8 452 1159
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 449 1160
Optical Engineering 7 481 1269
Quantum and Particle physics 8 541 1432
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 490 1515
Biophysics 7 559 1528
Acoustical Engineering 11 610 1614
Nuclear Physics 7 637 1623
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 650 1703
Theoretical Physics 9 779 2023

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 1360th in the World with 7,388 publications made and 89,547 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 53 In Thailand
#300 of 2,845 In Asia
#1360 of 7,020 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 13 37
1992 18 53
1993 12 30
1994 12 56
1995 17 73
1996 24 38
1997 23 59
1998 26 72
1999 22 86
2000 34 109
2001 48 162
2002 35 211
2003 49 280
2004 59 390
2005 83 492
2006 96 593
2007 101 712
2008 119 955
2009 125 1238
2010 160 1589
2011 198 1754
2012 344 2343
2013 380 2765
2014 498 3313
2015 470 3946
2016 453 4144
2017 417 4651
2018 468 5743
2019 492 6876
2020 527 8882
2021 609 11617
2022 707 13387
2023 642 14244

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 3 62 328
Occupational Safety and Health 4 81 551
Demography 3 96 603
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 99 677
Genealogy 3 97 885
Sports / Exercise science 4 163 928
Archaeology 5 225 934
Sociology 4 168 971
History 5 227 1026
Education Majors 3 210 1082
Anthropology 5 183 1092
Library and Information science 3 305 1419
Communications and Public Relations 7 295 1450
Journalism and Digital Media 6 474 1485
Public Policy / Administration 7 297 1506
Law 6 362 1508
Linguistics 8 542 1635
Political Science 6 386 1725
Gender Studies 7 282 1742
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 447 1811
Classics and Ancient History 9 460 1832
Aesthetics 9 571 1959
Philosophy 7 572 2131

Computer Science rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Thailand and 1340th in the World with 6,295 publications made and 65,754 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 51 In Thailand
#437 of 2,809 In Asia
#1340 of 6,752 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 6 19
1992 12 26
1993 5 31
1994 6 31
1995 1 25
1996 8 26
1997 9 35
1998 10 46
1999 15 45
2000 21 66
2001 29 112
2002 28 123
2003 42 177
2004 34 271
2005 65 322
2006 78 348
2007 67 434
2008 89 614
2009 105 795
2010 139 1025
2011 150 1237
2012 278 1668
2013 361 1996
2014 430 2605
2015 344 2882
2016 412 3224
2017 373 3757
2018 399 4733
2019 423 5519
2020 475 7440
2021 540 9853
2022 645 11630
2023 606 12796

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 310 997
Neuroscience 4 266 1003
Machine Learning 4 337 1025
Computational Linguistics 9 439 1243
Multimedia 8 357 1287
Management Information Systems 8 304 1288
Computer Graphics 8 430 1289
Library and Information science 3 305 1419
Computer Networking 10 631 1579
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 610 1602
Cognitive Science 11 621 1654
Telecommunications 12 711 1694
Cyber Security 10 657 1734
Human-Computer Interaction 9 584 1754
Computer Vision 11 732 1758
Software Engineering 10 603 1845
Computer Engineering 13 880 1916
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 860 1920
Data Science 9 684 2005

Mathematics rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Thailand and 1007th in the World with 5,127 publications made and 55,291 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 49 In Thailand
#278 of 2,673 In Asia
#1007 of 6,305 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 9
1992 9 6
1993 3 11
1994 1 19
1995 5 15
1996 4 10
1997 3 19
1998 9 18
1999 3 21
2000 9 29
2001 13 40
2002 17 58
2003 21 88
2004 29 110
2005 55 184
2006 55 206
2007 47 269
2008 68 328
2009 78 519
2010 93 608
2011 126 745
2012 214 1003
2013 224 1181
2014 349 1641
2015 276 1915
2016 303 1984
2017 258 2281
2018 314 2922
2019 383 3777
2020 419 5004
2021 523 6310
2022 627 8056
2023 524 8781

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 3 175 898
Statistics 4 270 978
Operations Research 7 388 1106
Applied Mathematics 5 404 1210
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 635 1836
Blockchain and Cryptography 11 860 1920

Psychology rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 4th for Psychology in Thailand and 1058th in the World with 4,740 publications made and 45,478 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 44 In Thailand
#282 of 2,703 In Asia
#1058 of 6,528 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 12 14
1992 19 14
1993 11 20
1994 8 23
1995 6 31
1996 13 30
1997 9 33
1998 12 45
1999 15 48
2000 21 58
2001 36 88
2002 29 108
2003 35 185
2004 42 228
2005 58 293
2006 82 331
2007 70 428
2008 79 543
2009 79 708
2010 122 926
2011 109 984
2012 250 1208
2013 246 1441
2014 333 1865
2015 289 2106
2016 279 2335
2017 279 2617
2018 291 3243
2019 333 3840
2020 329 4893
2021 397 6231
2022 404 6940
2023 390 7631

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 110 619
Psychiatry 4 236 904
Neuroscience 4 266 1003
Education Majors 3 210 1082
Child Psychology 4 224 1192
Clinical Psychology 5 259 1197
Social Psychology 6 416 1610
Cognitive Science 11 621 1654

Business rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 8th for Business in Thailand and 1483rd in the World with 2,524 publications made and 16,626 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 46 In Thailand
#427 of 2,579 In Asia
#1483 of 6,187 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 3
1992 2 4
1993 4 7
1994 0 7
1995 1 6
1996 4 10
1997 3 8
1998 6 14
1999 2 12
2000 3 12
2001 6 16
2002 7 34
2003 10 44
2004 9 47
2005 22 69
2006 18 87
2007 21 113
2008 29 168
2009 33 189
2010 44 252
2011 61 270
2012 93 368
2013 141 440
2014 176 526
2015 180 649
2016 159 682
2017 145 806
2018 159 1034
2019 171 1364
2020 170 1742
2021 219 2381
2022 324 3012
2023 277 3579

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 4 81 551
Supply Chain Management 7 310 836
Hospitality and Hotel Management 8 265 861
Operations Research 7 388 1106
Human Resource Management 8 294 1190
Marketing 7 315 1197
Management Information Systems 8 304 1288
Accounting 8 387 1492
Public Policy / Administration 7 297 1506
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 514 1522
Management 10 491 1530
Finance 7 464 1579
Project Management 11 496 1738
Advertising 11 501 1742

Economics rankings

Khon Kaen University ranked 6th for Economics in Thailand and 1246th in the World with 2,052 publications made and 21,580 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 41 In Thailand
#300 of 2,461 In Asia
#1246 of 5,995 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 5
1992 3 8
1993 4 10
1994 0 9
1995 2 12
1996 5 17
1997 6 13
1998 3 17
1999 5 13
2000 4 11
2001 4 32
2002 4 40
2003 9 52
2004 14 83
2005 13 91
2006 22 96
2007 22 166
2008 28 176
2009 28 209
2010 39 295
2011 49 355
2012 106 481
2013 86 470
2014 131 625
2015 142 785
2016 102 709
2017 117 893
2018 136 1075
2019 123 1445
2020 136 1870
2021 191 2634
2022 266 3283
2023 230 3806

The following table provides academic rankings for Khon Kaen University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 8 182 631
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 99 677
Development Studies 4 179 866
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 514 1522
Finance 7 464 1579
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 635 1836

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Khon Kaen University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 5 330 1251
Art & Design 8 414 1530
Literature 6 506 1890