Prince of Songkla University: Rankings

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Prince of Songkla University ranked 6th in Thailand, 983rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 132 research topics. Prince of Songkla University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 23,901 academic publications and 426,624 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#983 of 14,131 In the World
#224 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 2 In Hat Yai
#163 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#205 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#250 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#4427 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#828 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 129 other topics

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Biology rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 4th for Biology in Thailand and 767th in the World with 17,424 publications made and 359,071 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 52 In Thailand
#230 of 2,834 In Asia
#767 of 6,833 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 23 40
1993 37 48
1994 31 60
1995 40 94
1996 40 99
1997 59 180
1998 57 219
1999 76 231
2000 96 327
2001 98 455
2002 122 647
2003 170 838
2004 186 1053
2005 258 1356
2006 293 1839
2007 339 2432
2008 403 3316
2009 426 4599
2010 478 6004
2011 491 7386
2012 668 8813
2013 690 10402
2014 740 12206
2015 675 13112
2016 785 14504
2017 938 16391
2018 926 18462
2019 1026 22350
2020 1242 27937
2021 1497 34935
2022 1584 39976
2023 1447 43122
2024 1306 44203

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 46 163
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 39 266
Astrobiology 1 63 351
Microbiology 3 83 384
Horticulture 6 162 508
Botany 5 127 536
Paleontology 3 119 552
Forestry 5 140 606
Animal Science 5 156 618
Zoology 7 121 653
Virology 6 176 657
Pharmacology 5 227 675
Agricultural Science 7 230 714
Oncology and Cancer research 5 259 739
Entomology 7 188 772
Biochemistry 4 265 797
Immunology 5 262 820
Biotechnology 6 281 830
Genetics 5 278 857
Toxicology 6 306 929
Biophysics 3 281 935
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 303 964
Molecular Biology 5 337 980
Nanotechnology 6 470 1064
Neuroscience 5 364 1227
Evolutionary Biology 8 660 1903

Chemistry rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 4th for Chemistry in Thailand and 868th in the World with 14,432 publications made and 301,147 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 51 In Thailand
#294 of 2,781 In Asia
#868 of 6,545 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 17 25
1993 29 41
1994 25 43
1995 27 73
1996 25 70
1997 50 129
1998 29 164
1999 58 152
2000 82 225
2001 95 322
2002 96 457
2003 150 610
2004 144 792
2005 203 1030
2006 256 1321
2007 324 1935
2008 365 2747
2009 385 3744
2010 437 4943
2011 452 6097
2012 601 7308
2013 608 8699
2014 617 10275
2015 558 10961
2016 632 12274
2017 792 13976
2018 756 15831
2019 847 19205
2020 997 23933
2021 1221 30071
2022 1283 34963
2023 1134 37642
2024 1015 38758

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 46 163
Radiochemistry 2 140 250
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 147 523
Chemical Engineering 2 260 618
Organic Chemistry 3 240 711
Biochemistry 4 265 797
Pharmacy 3 323 890
Physical chemistry 3 353 893
Materials Science 5 351 941
Environmental Chemistry 7 390 1041
Biochemical Engineering 4 357 1049
Nanotechnology 6 470 1064
Inorganic Chemistry 7 482 1134
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 444 1318
Computational Chemistry 12 981 2162

Medicine rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Medicine in Thailand and 845th in the World with 12,298 publications made and 211,421 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 51 In Thailand
#249 of 2,809 In Asia
#845 of 6,775 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 26 28
1993 35 37
1994 25 59
1995 31 60
1996 35 87
1997 45 130
1998 55 210
1999 67 195
2000 72 290
2001 82 391
2002 99 536
2003 120 666
2004 148 867
2005 199 1078
2006 212 1363
2007 251 1717
2008 286 2173
2009 329 3067
2010 298 3990
2011 328 4803
2012 447 5773
2013 450 6778
2014 470 7707
2015 454 8297
2016 498 9084
2017 616 10270
2018 610 11464
2019 699 13554
2020 843 17183
2021 1029 21431
2022 1205 24253
2023 1084 25899
2024 1005 25098

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 5 108 479
Dentistry 4 143 519
Forensic Science 5 132 536
Family medicine 5 106 564
Dermatology 4 174 573
Radiation Therapy 4 190 574
Epidemiology 5 131 594
Veterinary 6 194 602
Neurosurgery 4 225 611
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 99 625
Anesthesiology 5 198 633
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 147 643
Critical Care Nursing 4 145 645
Orthodontics 5 172 645
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 229 650
Virology 6 176 657
Surgery 5 205 663
Pharmacology 5 227 675
Biomedical Engineering 3 216 683
Nursing 5 113 717
Oncology and Cancer research 5 259 739
Pathology 5 235 771
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 252 778
Optometry 6 216 779
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 136 792
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 283 797
Respiratory Therapy 5 238 801
Ophthalmology 6 253 809
Immunology 5 262 820
Public Health 5 174 845
Physical Therapy 5 201 882
Pharmacy 3 323 890
Anatomy and Physiology 5 277 899
Cardiology 5 296 916
Toxicology 6 306 929
Urology 5 348 967
Psychiatry 5 272 971
Health Science 5 212 972
Occupational Therapy 5 246 982
Gerontology 5 177 1009
Sports Medicine 5 233 1029
Clinical Psychology 4 219 1074
Audiology 5 387 1317

Environmental Science rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Thailand and 748th in the World with 11,854 publications made and 229,257 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 53 In Thailand
#205 of 2,838 In Asia
#748 of 6,876 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 10 20
1993 30 33
1994 19 38
1995 25 56
1996 15 52
1997 37 87
1998 30 120
1999 41 120
2000 55 181
2001 35 218
2002 72 304
2003 80 364
2004 96 499
2005 157 651
2006 178 965
2007 210 1304
2008 248 1813
2009 274 2543
2010 291 3096
2011 314 3967
2012 431 4758
2013 479 5744
2014 511 6706
2015 472 7193
2016 557 8062
2017 671 9295
2018 671 10762
2019 735 13742
2020 877 17623
2021 1083 22696
2022 1107 27139
2023 1019 30537
2024 911 31066

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 39 266
Paleontology 3 119 552
Environmental Engineering 6 205 605
Forestry 5 140 606
Geology 3 179 685
Agricultural Science 7 230 714
Environmental Management 8 241 738
Ecology 6 206 774
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 323 847
Oceanography 4 273 923
Environmental Chemistry 7 390 1041
Geotechnical Engineering 8 400 1075
Earth science and Geophysics 5 421 1210
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 436 1249
Geography and Cartography 8 385 1318
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 444 1318

Engineering rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Engineering in Thailand and 1062nd in the World with 11,119 publications made and 195,663 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 54 In Thailand
#372 of 2,835 In Asia
#1062 of 6,782 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 11 9
1993 19 19
1994 13 19
1995 14 38
1996 15 34
1997 32 60
1998 26 63
1999 36 71
2000 48 104
2001 51 158
2002 73 270
2003 96 387
2004 89 488
2005 128 610
2006 150 804
2007 219 1131
2008 262 1596
2009 242 2101
2010 274 2739
2011 322 3528
2012 451 4374
2013 480 5291
2014 476 6319
2015 424 6724
2016 490 7885
2017 620 9175
2018 649 10768
2019 697 13068
2020 839 17062
2021 996 22264
2022 1017 27038
2023 962 29950
2024 811 30761

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 5 72 205
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 147 523
Renewable Energy Engineering 5 211 584
Environmental Engineering 6 205 605
Chemical Engineering 2 260 618
Biomedical Engineering 3 216 683
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 268 687
Biotechnology 6 281 830
Metallurgical Engineering 5 325 863
Materials Science 5 351 941
Computer Engineering 4 370 967
Biochemical Engineering 4 357 1049
Nanotechnology 6 470 1064
Geotechnical Engineering 8 400 1075
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 380 1082
Optical Engineering 5 436 1167
Transportation Engineering 11 402 1174
Automotive Engineering 11 476 1194
Mechanical Engineering 9 439 1240
Civil Engineering 10 484 1337
Systems Engineering 9 443 1384
Remote Sensing 6 500 1388
Aerospace Engineering 10 504 1397
Electrical Engineering 11 573 1402
Telecommunications 10 572 1405
Operations Research 10 570 1431
Electronic Engineering 9 607 1432
Structural Engineering 12 583 1449
Acoustical Engineering 7 533 1467
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 634 1475
Computer Networking 11 694 1697
Architectural Engineering 10 737 1706
Human-Computer Interaction 10 644 1796

Physics rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Physics in Thailand and 1040th in the World with 9,972 publications made and 177,283 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
#358 of 2,817 In Asia
#1040 of 6,713 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 11 9
1993 20 18
1994 10 16
1995 14 40
1996 13 29
1997 30 48
1998 18 51
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 1016
2008 274 1503
2009 235 1879
2010 286 2511
2011 314 3094
2012 436 3866
2013 437 4524
2014 424 5426
2015 370 5900
2016 418 6740
2017 539 7855
2018 563 8993
2019 586 10893
2020 695 14103
2021 858 18112
2022 878 22326
2023 830 24584
2024 710 25503

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 63 351
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 229 879
Biophysics 3 281 935
Materials Science 5 351 941
Nanotechnology 6 470 1064
Optical Engineering 5 436 1167
Quantum and Particle physics 8 534 1401
Acoustical Engineering 7 533 1467
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 634 1475
Condensed Matter Physics 9 720 1608
Nuclear Physics 8 680 1689
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 907 2150

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 1630th in the World with 6,963 publications made and 110,552 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 53 In Thailand
#415 of 2,864 In Asia
#1630 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 9 17
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 22 175
2002 47 232
2003 47 293
2004 55 407
2005 66 472
2006 87 597
2007 108 745
2008 131 997
2009 141 1266
2010 133 1566
2011 158 2045
2012 196 2540
2013 255 2839
2014 278 3301
2015 253 3582
2016 314 4043
2017 357 4543
2018 424 5478
2019 414 6581
2020 502 8951
2021 709 12313
2022 741 14514
2023 688 17087
2024 600 16767

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 5 132 536
Occupational Safety and Health 6 150 790
Demography 5 162 800
Anthropology 6 221 1150
Archaeology 8 377 1272
Sociology 5 273 1285
Communications and Public Relations 7 274 1298
Education Majors 7 323 1353
History 9 375 1369
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 307 1393
Linguistics 6 474 1465
Law 7 413 1575
Gender Studies 6 253 1594
Classics and Ancient History 7 388 1636
Public Policy / Administration 9 347 1651
Political Science 7 435 1803
Library and Information science 7 529 2021
Philosophy 7 550 2025
Aesthetics 10 699 2191

Computer Science rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 8th for Computer Science in Thailand and 1423rd in the World with 6,534 publications made and 94,501 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 53 In Thailand
#497 of 2,840 In Asia
#1423 of 6,845 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 5 9
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 95
2002 45 162
2003 38 200
2004 49 241
2005 68 327
2006 79 370
2007 132 528
2008 149 718
2009 161 1013
2010 152 1330
2011 189 1723
2012 232 2206
2013 255 2504
2014 241 3031
2015 243 3298
2016 276 3696
2017 345 4337
2018 371 5231
2019 402 6144
2020 454 8272
2021 600 10957
2022 673 12966
2023 641 15015
2024 552 14404

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
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 303 964
Computer Engineering 4 370 967
Computational Linguistics 6 344 1017
Computer Graphics 2 332 1070
Multimedia 8 325 1158
Cognitive Science 4 405 1221
Neuroscience 5 364 1227
Machine Learning 9 465 1252
Computer Vision 7 492 1282
Telecommunications 10 572 1405
Management Information Systems 10 380 1429
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 646 1534
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 676 1685
Computer Networking 11 694 1697
Cyber Security 11 663 1697
Software Engineering 8 551 1728
Human-Computer Interaction 10 644 1796
Library and Information science 7 529 2021
Data Science 10 724 2036

Psychology rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Psychology in Thailand and 1076th in the World with 4,791 publications made and 61,703 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 50 In Thailand
#301 of 2,755 In Asia
#1076 of 6,645 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 13
1993 9 5
1994 7 17
1995 9 17
1996 14 20
1997 18 36
1998 14 53
1999 22 54
2000 23 68
2001 17 80
2002 35 124
2003 31 159
2004 38 208
2005 56 270
2006 57 357
2007 81 448
2008 86 563
2009 114 838
2010 81 953
2011 125 1183
2012 164 1509
2013 192 1762
2014 174 2083
2015 172 2193
2016 209 2503
2017 243 2861
2018 276 3356
2019 306 4044
2020 328 5546
2021 442 7122
2022 486 7883
2023 486 9157
2024 429 8523

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 4 215 756
Sexology 4 69 814
Psychiatry 5 272 971
Occupational Therapy 5 246 982
Clinical Psychology 4 219 1074
Cognitive Science 4 405 1221
Neuroscience 5 364 1227
Education Majors 7 323 1353
Child Psychology 5 299 1354
Social Psychology 7 433 1581

Mathematics rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Thailand and 1117th in the World with 4,547 publications made and 71,666 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 52 In Thailand
#335 of 2,718 In Asia
#1117 of 6,418 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 2
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 43
2002 32 92
2003 23 109
2004 24 107
2005 33 187
2006 65 201
2007 81 284
2008 96 398
2009 110 501
2010 84 675
2011 114 977
2012 134 1163
2013 155 1371
2014 181 1675
2015 158 1839
2016 180 1922
2017 250 2336
2018 248 2809
2019 293 3390
2020 338 4636
2021 478 6618
2022 516 7780
2023 489 8887
2024 357 6846

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 5 303 1042
Math Teachers 7 291 1143
Operations Research 10 570 1431
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 646 1534
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 665 1894
Applied Mathematics 16 1003 2291

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Prince of Songkla University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 88 372
Agricultural Economics 9 271 794
Human Resource Management 3 177 825
Environmental Economics 7 346 1066
Development Studies 8 351 1331
Fashion Design 6 384 1347
Marketing 8 406 1358
Investment Banking and Stock trading 7 467 1398
Advertising 6 404 1451
Art & Design 5 396 1469
Economics 7 409 1496
Accounting 10 417 1507
Business 10 507 1606
Literature 4 438 1650
Finance 8 556 1737
Management 11 629 1763
Project Management 13 583 1917