Prince of Songkla University: Rankings

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Prince of Songkla University ranked 7th in Thailand, 1126th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 138 research topics. Prince of Songkla University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,123 academic publications and 470,685 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1126 of 14,131 In the World
#260 of 5,830 In Asia
#7 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 2 In Hat Yai
#159 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#192 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#246 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#4476 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1315 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 135 other topics

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Biology rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 4th for Biology in Thailand and 754th in the World with 18,229 publications made and 393,946 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 52 In Thailand
#231 of 2,838 In Asia
#754 of 6,841 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 37 48
1994 31 60
1995 40 94
1996 40 99
1997 59 181
1998 57 219
1999 76 231
2000 96 327
2001 98 455
2002 122 648
2003 170 840
2004 186 1052
2005 260 1357
2006 294 1839
2007 339 2433
2008 403 3315
2009 427 4601
2010 479 6001
2011 492 7386
2012 668 8809
2013 690 10397
2014 738 12202
2015 676 13107
2016 786 14492
2017 940 16388
2018 927 18471
2019 1025 22338
2020 1234 27892
2021 1498 34891
2022 1580 39947
2023 1448 43147
2024 1314 44476
2025 1028 41737

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 47 159
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 37 262
Astrobiology 1 62 337
Microbiology 3 83 380
Horticulture 6 164 504
Botany 5 128 531
Paleontology 3 114 534
Forestry 5 139 604
Animal Science 5 156 616
Zoology 7 119 641
Virology 6 174 653
Pharmacology 5 229 678
Agricultural Science 7 234 716
Oncology and Cancer research 5 263 735
Entomology 7 190 765
Biochemistry 4 266 794
Immunology 5 263 814
Biotechnology 6 277 817
Genetics 5 277 847
Toxicology 6 311 919
Biophysics 3 288 939
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 311 971
Molecular Biology 5 335 975
Nanotechnology 6 466 1047
Neuroscience 5 369 1223
Evolutionary Biology 8 645 1854

Chemistry rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 4th for Chemistry in Thailand and 858th in the World with 15,047 publications made and 330,931 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 52 In Thailand
#290 of 2,785 In Asia
#858 of 6,561 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 29 41
1994 25 43
1995 28 73
1996 25 70
1997 50 130
1998 29 164
1999 58 152
2000 82 225
2001 95 321
2002 96 458
2003 150 610
2004 144 793
2005 203 1030
2006 256 1321
2007 324 1936
2008 365 2742
2009 385 3746
2010 437 4941
2011 454 6089
2012 597 7300
2013 608 8698
2014 616 10274
2015 559 10951
2016 634 12258
2017 793 13964
2018 758 15813
2019 847 19180
2020 994 23885
2021 1219 30003
2022 1279 34887
2023 1132 37595
2024 1017 38971
2025 791 36884

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 47 159
Radiochemistry 2 140 246
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 151 526
Chemical Engineering 2 261 613
Organic Chemistry 3 245 704
Biochemistry 4 266 794
Physical chemistry 3 354 888
Pharmacy 3 323 890
Materials Science 5 352 938
Environmental Chemistry 7 385 1031
Biochemical Engineering 4 359 1044
Nanotechnology 6 466 1047
Inorganic Chemistry 7 491 1139
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 437 1295
Computational Chemistry 12 978 2156

Medicine rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Medicine in Thailand and 841st in the World with 13,023 publications made and 231,648 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 51 In Thailand
#251 of 2,817 In Asia
#841 of 6,793 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 35 37
1994 25 59
1995 31 60
1996 35 87
1997 45 131
1998 55 210
1999 67 195
2000 72 290
2001 82 391
2002 100 537
2003 120 667
2004 148 867
2005 201 1078
2006 214 1364
2007 252 1718
2008 286 2172
2009 332 3069
2010 299 3988
2011 329 4798
2012 447 5768
2013 449 6773
2014 470 7719
2015 456 8294
2016 497 9078
2017 617 10267
2018 612 11458
2019 699 13544
2020 838 17163
2021 1029 21410
2022 1203 24200
2023 1081 25873
2024 1018 25283
2025 912 24337

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 4 96 362
Pediatrics 5 108 477
Dentistry 4 144 514
Forensic Science 5 137 549
Family medicine 5 105 558
Radiation Therapy 4 189 572
Dermatology 5 178 583
Veterinary 6 194 594
Epidemiology 5 133 594
Neurosurgery 4 226 611
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 101 627
Anesthesiology 5 195 628
Orthodontics 5 171 628
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 228 648
Critical Care Nursing 4 150 648
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 153 649
Virology 6 174 653
Surgery 5 204 654
Biomedical Engineering 3 215 674
Pharmacology 5 229 678
Nursing 5 113 713
Oncology and Cancer research 5 263 735
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 253 771
Pathology 5 237 772
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 137 780
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 276 784
Optometry 6 221 784
Ophthalmology 6 253 801
Respiratory Therapy 5 241 810
Immunology 5 263 814
Public Health 5 173 837
Physical Therapy 5 204 886
Pharmacy 3 323 890
Anatomy and Physiology 5 280 901
Cardiology 5 295 908
Toxicology 6 311 919
Urology 5 346 959
Psychiatry 5 272 970
Health Science 5 214 972
Gerontology 5 185 1004
Occupational Therapy 6 260 1011
Sports Medicine 5 234 1020
Clinical Psychology 4 224 1072
Audiology 5 383 1302

Environmental Science rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Thailand and 733rd in the World with 12,362 publications made and 254,187 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 53 In Thailand
#202 of 2,841 In Asia
#733 of 6,888 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 30 33
1994 19 38
1995 25 56
1996 15 52
1997 37 87
1998 30 120
1999 41 121
2000 55 181
2001 35 218
2002 73 304
2003 80 365
2004 95 500
2005 158 652
2006 180 963
2007 210 1303
2008 247 1813
2009 275 2545
2010 292 3091
2011 314 3970
2012 431 4759
2013 478 5735
2014 511 6697
2015 472 7183
2016 557 8050
2017 668 9301
2018 674 10790
2019 736 13728
2020 875 17532
2021 1081 22708
2022 1105 27156
2023 1018 30537
2024 920 31252
2025 647 28784

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 37 262
Paleontology 3 114 534
Forestry 5 139 604
Environmental Engineering 6 209 611
Geology 3 173 664
Agricultural Science 7 234 716
Environmental Management 8 243 733
Ecology 6 208 772
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 332 870
Oceanography 4 274 914
Environmental Chemistry 7 385 1031
Geotechnical Engineering 8 407 1080
Earth science and Geophysics 6 428 1216
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 438 1244
Geography and Cartography 8 380 1293
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 437 1295

Engineering rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Engineering in Thailand and 1060th in the World with 11,579 publications made and 217,723 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 54 In Thailand
#379 of 2,841 In Asia
#1060 of 6,795 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 19 19
1994 13 19
1995 14 38
1996 15 34
1997 32 61
1998 26 63
1999 36 72
2000 48 104
2001 51 159
2002 74 271
2003 96 387
2004 89 489
2005 128 610
2006 150 804
2007 219 1131
2008 262 1593
2009 242 2101
2010 274 2738
2011 323 3526
2012 450 4377
2013 480 5286
2014 476 6315
2015 425 6727
2016 489 7879
2017 618 9169
2018 650 10747
2019 698 13074
2020 831 17026
2021 992 22224
2022 1010 26976
2023 964 29912
2024 818 30979
2025 602 29502

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 4 68 192
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 151 526
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 211 579
Environmental Engineering 6 209 611
Chemical Engineering 2 261 613
Biomedical Engineering 3 215 674
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 268 685
Biotechnology 6 277 817
Metallurgical Engineering 5 330 858
Materials Science 5 352 938
Computer Engineering 3 362 948
Biochemical Engineering 4 359 1044
Nanotechnology 6 466 1047
Geotechnical Engineering 8 407 1080
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 389 1091
Optical Engineering 5 433 1156
Automotive Engineering 11 472 1176
Transportation Engineering 10 419 1186
Petroleum Engineering 6 442 1197
Mechanical Engineering 9 436 1226
Civil Engineering 10 483 1315
Electrical Engineering 10 562 1365
Remote Sensing 6 493 1367
Operations Research 10 548 1383
Aerospace Engineering 10 503 1389
Systems Engineering 9 453 1392
Telecommunications 10 578 1402
Electronic Engineering 9 601 1407
Structural Engineering 12 589 1451
Acoustical Engineering 7 537 1459
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 659 1515
Computer Networking 11 696 1686
Architectural Engineering 9 760 1743
Human-Computer Interaction 10 630 1747
Automation and Control engineering 11 884 1903

Physics rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Physics in Thailand and 1028th in the World with 10,356 publications made and 197,772 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 54 In Thailand
#355 of 2,822 In Asia
#1028 of 6,729 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 20 18
1994 10 16
1995 14 40
1996 13 29
1997 30 49
1998 18 52
1999 28 61
2000 44 98
2001 65 141
2002 71 225
2003 96 316
2004 88 435
2005 122 542
2006 169 729
2007 238 1017
2008 274 1503
2009 236 1880
2010 287 2511
2011 316 3091
2012 433 3866
2013 437 4523
2014 424 5427
2015 371 5903
2016 419 6744
2017 540 7843
2018 565 8971
2019 583 10885
2020 693 14088
2021 850 18076
2022 870 22296
2023 829 24556
2024 715 25679
2025 516 24229

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 1 62 337
Theoretical Physics 2 195 790
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 218 847
Materials Science 5 352 938
Biophysics 3 288 939
Nanotechnology 6 466 1047
Optical Engineering 5 433 1156
Quantum and Particle physics 8 534 1394
Acoustical Engineering 7 537 1459
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 659 1515
Condensed Matter Physics 9 727 1602
Nuclear Physics 8 673 1664
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 902 2137

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 1610th in the World with 7,328 publications made and 121,911 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 53 In Thailand
#413 of 2,867 In Asia
#1610 of 7,088 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 11 17
1994 13 25
1995 12 30
1996 11 35
1997 21 44
1998 25 70
1999 28 74
2000 29 119
2001 22 176
2002 47 232
2003 47 293
2004 55 407
2005 67 472
2006 87 597
2007 109 743
2008 132 999
2009 142 1267
2010 133 1562
2011 158 2040
2012 194 2535
2013 255 2828
2014 278 3299
2015 253 3577
2016 315 4037
2017 358 4549
2018 424 5478
2019 412 6579
2020 488 8891
2021 702 12274
2022 737 14549
2023 690 17043
2024 615 16948
2025 478 15679

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forensic Science 5 137 549
Occupational Safety and Health 6 152 784
Demography 5 164 798
Anthropology 6 218 1132
Archaeology 8 376 1251
Communications and Public Relations 7 266 1269
Sociology 5 276 1280
Education Majors 7 325 1324
History 9 376 1349
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 302 1366
Linguistics 6 475 1454
Law 7 411 1549
Classics and Ancient History 7 377 1595
Gender Studies 6 256 1598
Public Policy / Administration 9 348 1657
Political Science 7 433 1779
Philosophy 7 539 1978
Library and Information science 7 534 2029
Aesthetics 10 672 2101

Computer Science rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 8th for Computer Science in Thailand and 1422nd in the World with 6,862 publications made and 104,473 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 53 In Thailand
#507 of 2,842 In Asia
#1422 of 6,855 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 4 8
1994 6 11
1995 3 17
1996 11 20
1997 14 31
1998 19 41
1999 16 51
2000 21 69
2001 25 97
2002 45 162
2003 38 200
2004 50 242
2005 68 327
2006 79 370
2007 132 527
2008 149 719
2009 164 1014
2010 151 1325
2011 189 1715
2012 232 2198
2013 254 2495
2014 241 3027
2015 242 3298
2016 277 3691
2017 342 4317
2018 370 5224
2019 397 6094
2020 447 8200
2021 600 10920
2022 665 12917
2023 637 15000
2024 567 14523
2025 439 13864

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 3 362 948
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 311 971
Computational Linguistics 6 365 1036
Computer Graphics 2 338 1079
Multimedia 8 327 1157
Cognitive Science 4 417 1221
Neuroscience 5 369 1223
Machine Learning 8 474 1255
Computer Vision 7 499 1283
Telecommunications 10 578 1402
Management Information Systems 10 387 1433
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 656 1537
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 674 1677
Computer Networking 11 696 1686
Cyber Security 11 663 1693
Software Engineering 8 562 1744
Human-Computer Interaction 10 630 1747
Data Science 9 715 1986
Library and Information science 7 534 2029

Psychology rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Psychology in Thailand and 1073rd in the World with 5,053 publications made and 68,352 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 50 In Thailand
#304 of 2,766 In Asia
#1073 of 6,663 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 9 5
1994 7 17
1995 9 17
1996 14 20
1997 18 37
1998 14 53
1999 22 54
2000 23 68
2001 17 81
2002 35 124
2003 31 159
2004 39 207
2005 57 270
2006 60 357
2007 82 449
2008 87 564
2009 117 837
2010 81 950
2011 125 1179
2012 163 1506
2013 191 1756
2014 172 2080
2015 170 2194
2016 210 2499
2017 242 2858
2018 278 3343
2019 307 4029
2020 326 5501
2021 434 7090
2022 477 7832
2023 483 9130
2024 434 8607
2025 350 8159

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 202 724
Sexology 4 70 827
Psychiatry 5 272 970
Occupational Therapy 6 260 1011
Clinical Psychology 4 224 1072
Cognitive Science 4 417 1221
Neuroscience 5 369 1223
Education Majors 7 325 1324
Child Psychology 5 302 1339
Social Psychology 7 431 1557

Mathematics rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Thailand and 1104th in the World with 4,700 publications made and 78,946 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 53 In Thailand
#334 of 2,725 In Asia
#1104 of 6,434 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 6 2
1994 5 4
1995 7 8
1996 5 12
1997 12 13
1998 13 17
1999 7 28
2000 8 41
2001 16 44
2002 32 92
2003 23 109
2004 24 107
2005 33 187
2006 65 201
2007 82 284
2008 97 399
2009 111 500
2010 85 673
2011 114 973
2012 133 1158
2013 155 1365
2014 180 1670
2015 157 1828
2016 181 1909
2017 247 2322
2018 245 2791
2019 287 3352
2020 316 4506
2021 468 6521
2022 507 7665
2023 481 8771
2024 364 6913
2025 264 5860

The following table provides academic rankings for Prince of Songkla University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 5 299 1030
Math Teachers 7 292 1136
Operations Research 10 548 1383
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 656 1537
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 667 1883
Applied Mathematics 16 1014 2308

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Prince of Songkla University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 82 340
Agricultural Economics 9 272 802
Human Resource Management 3 182 837
Environmental Economics 7 346 1034
Development Studies 8 345 1296
Marketing 8 397 1327
Fashion Design 6 381 1337
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 454 1369
Advertising 7 391 1408
Art & Design 4 397 1449
Economics 7 410 1478
Accounting 10 410 1479
Business 10 493 1568
Literature 4 438 1629
Finance 8 555 1721
Management 11 619 1730
Project Management 13 600 1938