Khon Kaen University: Rankings

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Khon Kaen University ranked 5th in Thailand, 994th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 49 research topics. Khon Kaen University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,188 publications and 211,745 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Rank Ranking
#994 of 14,131 In the World
#233 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 2 In Khon Kaen
#164 of 1,008 For Veterinary
#234 of 1,002 For Animal Science
#269 of 1,459 For Agricultural Science
#3582 of 7,353 For Alumni Impact
#915 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 46 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine

Khon Kaen University ranked 4th for Medicine in Thailand and 652nd in the World with 5,267 publications made and 101,800 citations received. Main research topics: Surgery, Oncology and Cancer research, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Immunology.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 29 In Thailand
#178 of 1,964 In Asia
#652 of 4,739 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 29 23
1992 12 12
1993 8 12
1994 11 15
1995 8 5
1996 25 34
1997 34 28
1998 28 25
1999 23 22
2000 45 84
2001 56 168
2002 52 79
2003 76 165
2004 89 151
2005 79 193
2006 125 205
2007 119 330
2008 146 289
2009 148 324
2010 212 661
2011 302 362
2012 413 698
2013 351 796
2014 395 1129
2015 360 797
2016 370 647
2017 316 620
2018 307 595
2019 318 1023
2020 351 302
2021 418 104
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Veterinary 4 30 164
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 45 319
Dentistry 3 97 334
Orthodontics 3 98 349
Physical Therapy 2 49 394
Public Health 3 54 404
Pediatrics 4 84 413
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 151 449
Dermatology 4 131 471
Epidemiology 4 97 486
Family medicine 4 87 501
Pathology 3 161 508
Occupational Therapy 3 83 530
Sports Medicine 3 76 532
Anesthesiology 4 171 536
Gerontology 3 79 550
Ophthalmology 4 194 571
Pharmacology 4 196 576
Surgery 5 188 579
Neurosurgery 4 219 588
Oncology and Cancer research 3 201 593
Radiation Therapy 4 204 599
Virology 5 173 608
Medical Physics 3 134 609
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 130 632
Plastic Surgery 3 212 646
Immunology 4 186 655
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 236 659
Health Science 4 119 672
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 96 682
Nursing 5 96 689
Forensic Science 7 195 693
Urology 4 252 713
Anatomy and Physiology 4 212 771
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 254 772
Respiratory Therapy 3 229 794
Toxicology 5 242 797
Audiology 2 180 819
Critical Care Nursing 5 224 839
Sports / Exercise science 3 153 847
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 161 860
Cardiology 4 272 871
Psychiatry 5 176 913
Biomedical Engineering 6 329 936
Optometry 7 293 957
Cosmetology 7 375 967
Clinical Psychology 5 219 1087

Biology

Khon Kaen University ranked 6th for Biology in Thailand and 761st in the World with 4,185 publications made and 78,656 citations received. Main research topics: Oncology and Cancer research, Agricultural Science, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology.

Rank Ranking
#6 of 32 In Thailand
#231 of 1,987 In Asia
#761 of 4,496 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 17 13
1992 3 4
1993 5 8
1994 5 3
1995 8 8
1996 17 12
1997 23 19
1998 13 6
1999 15 27
2000 38 49
2001 44 96
2002 34 60
2003 56 119
2004 57 139
2005 63 119
2006 95 152
2007 110 281
2008 134 333
2009 144 421
2010 203 423
2011 185 407
2012 314 652
2013 303 666
2014 329 499
2015 280 506
2016 315 555
2017 276 605
2018 263 443
2019 217 370
2020 272 292
2021 316 130
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Animal Science 2 37 234
Agricultural Science 3 64 269
Nutrition and Food Science 7 117 343
Horticulture 5 147 435
Zoology 5 50 448
Microbiology 5 126 513
Forestry 6 110 568
Biotechnology 5 147 568
Pharmacology 4 196 576
Oncology and Cancer research 3 201 593
Virology 5 173 608
Molecular Biology 3 200 615
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 112 640
Immunology 4 186 655
Botany 7 200 656
Genetics 3 174 676
Entomology 4 137 685
Evolutionary Biology 6 134 757
Toxicology 5 242 797
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 161 860
Biochemistry 6 275 860
Nanotechnology 6 440 1083
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 451 1226

Chemistry

Khon Kaen University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Thailand and 975th in the World with 2,509 publications made and 50,835 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Radiochemistry.

Rank Ranking
#7 of 36 In Thailand
#359 of 2,014 In Asia
#975 of 4,317 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 2 1
1995 0 0
1996 4 3
1997 2 3
1998 6 7
1999 5 26
2000 9 9
2001 10 29
2002 8 15
2003 8 14
2004 15 69
2005 23 60
2006 38 111
2007 56 252
2008 62 195
2009 101 383
2010 124 260
2011 153 285
2012 141 380
2013 169 349
2014 203 334
2015 176 338
2016 191 419
2017 176 428
2018 184 607
2019 165 287
2020 212 385
2021 260 238
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 7 117 343
Radiochemistry 7 268 492
Chemical Engineering 7 345 769
Physical chemistry 4 292 848
Biochemistry 6 275 860
Materials Science 6 347 861
Nanotechnology 6 440 1083
Environmental Chemistry 8 387 1131
Inorganic Chemistry 5 480 1141
Organic Chemistry 8 515 1277

Engineering

Khon Kaen University ranked 8th for Engineering in Thailand and 1120th in the World with 2,032 publications made and 34,717 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy Engineering.

Rank Ranking
#8 of 41 In Thailand
#426 of 2,117 In Asia
#1120 of 4,624 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 2 3
1994 1 0
1995 3 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 3
1998 3 1
1999 3 25
2000 3 1
2001 5 10
2002 4 10
2003 5 6
2004 13 30
2005 17 46
2006 24 72
2007 27 177
2008 39 149
2009 79 319
2010 75 130
2011 126 157
2012 111 244
2013 166 236
2014 176 211
2015 133 254
2016 183 296
2017 148 291
2018 168 488
2019 145 244
2020 169 315
2021 198 216
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Agricultural Engineering 3 61 187
Biotechnology 5 147 568
Environmental Engineering 5 231 655
Marine Engineering 3 245 695
Metallurgical Engineering 4 314 755
Landscape Architecture 2 221 767
Chemical Engineering 7 345 769
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 271 770
Materials Science 6 347 861
Transportation Engineering 10 286 866
Technical Drawing 5 357 904
Geotechnical Engineering 8 408 924
Biomedical Engineering 6 329 936
Petroleum Engineering 5 370 982
Electrical Engineering 10 460 1060
Nanotechnology 6 440 1083
Optical Engineering 9 669 1623
Automation and Control engineering 12 743 1629

Physics

Khon Kaen University ranked 6th for Physics in Thailand and 1045th in the World with 1,471 publications made and 29,686 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics, Optical Engineering, Medical Physics.

Rank Ranking
#6 of 30 In Thailand
#378 of 1,879 In Asia
#1045 of 4,082 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 3
1998 4 1
1999 1 5
2000 2 1
2001 5 7
2002 3 9
2003 4 7
2004 8 28
2005 12 46
2006 17 71
2007 22 151
2008 30 161
2009 60 250
2010 56 123
2011 93 119
2012 74 222
2013 91 193
2014 110 164
2015 93 249
2016 122 230
2017 108 240
2018 121 391
2019 121 203
2020 144 267
2021 162 180
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Medical Physics 3 134 609
Materials Science 6 347 861
Condensed Matter Physics 4 401 1077
Nanotechnology 6 440 1083
Optical Engineering 9 669 1623

Environmental Science

Khon Kaen University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Thailand and 906th in the World with 1,214 publications made and 18,372 citations received. Main research topics: Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Management, Hydrology and Water resources management.

Rank Ranking
#7 of 26 In Thailand
#231 of 1,655 In Asia
#906 of 4,023 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 3 2
1992 0 0
1993 2 3
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 7 1
1997 7 14
1998 6 4
1999 3 21
2000 10 14
2001 10 21
2002 7 3
2003 12 14
2004 18 20
2005 13 5
2006 23 52
2007 20 57
2008 45 99
2009 40 151
2010 46 76
2011 56 97
2012 79 88
2013 129 182
2014 93 73
2015 87 137
2016 125 173
2017 112 150
2018 56 135
2019 47 62
2020 74 82
2021 72 50
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Agricultural Science 3 64 269
Forestry 6 110 568
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 112 640
Environmental Engineering 5 231 655
Environmental Management 6 212 817
Geotechnical Engineering 8 408 924
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 291 952
Ecology 7 169 966
Geography and Cartography 8 210 993
Environmental Chemistry 8 387 1131

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Khon Kaen University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 1082nd in the World with 1,190 publications made and 27,557 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Education Majors, Sociology, Political Science, Communications and Public Relations.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 29 In Thailand
#171 of 1,903 In Asia
#1082 of 5,073 In the World

Khon Kaen University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 4 2
1992 2 1
1993 3 4
1994 4 11
1995 1 0
1996 7 15
1997 8 10
1998 4 2
1999 4 6
2000 7 20
2001 5 5
2002 8 13
2003 13 33
2004 9 23
2005 16 38
2006 27 77
2007 21 46
2008 31 60
2009 21 57
2010 43 327
2011 47 80
2012 101 131
2013 85 211
2014 123 608
2015 92 117
2016 76 97
2017 77 201
2018 71 147
2019 88 395
2020 90 85
2021 94 45
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Demography 4 97 606
Forensic Science 7 195 693
Education Majors 3 110 829
Sports / Exercise science 3 153 847
Occupational Safety and Health 5 156 899
Communications and Public Relations 6 285 1412
Political Science 6 386 1981
Sociology 8 401 2056

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Khon Kaen University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 5 99 398
Math Teachers 1 91 510
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 227 768
Web Design and Development 4 233 802
Sexology 4 72 866
Graphic Design 7 195 869
Supply Chain Management 9 302 881
Machine Learning 6 327 1008
Management Information Systems 7 229 1057
Development Studies 7 269 1064
Photography 6 299 1151
Statistics 8 358 1165
Marketing 11 340 1250
Mathematics 7 397 1298
Psychology 5 257 1354
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 581 1459
Business 8 389 1489
Economics 9 461 1611
Computer Science 10 617 1698
Social Psychology 8 424 1740
Art & Design 13 595 2065