Prince of Songkla University: Rankings

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Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th in Thailand, 980th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. Prince of Songkla University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,980 academic publications and 295,039 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#980 of 14,131 In the World
#224 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 2 In Hat Yai
#168 of 3,690 For Nutrition and Food Science
#192 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#237 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#4357 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#828 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Biology rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Biology in Thailand and 846th in the World with 14,921 publications made and 253,739 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 51 In Thailand
#259 of 2,814 In Asia
#846 of 6,770 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 36 28
1992 22 33
1993 36 41
1994 27 45
1995 37 68
1996 36 77
1997 53 143
1998 52 176
1999 71 164
2000 88 243
2001 93 356
2002 118 463
2003 146 701
2004 172 871
2005 245 1117
2006 272 1449
2007 311 1987
2008 370 2779
2009 387 3832
2010 452 5058
2011 479 6442
2012 599 7354
2013 636 8971
2014 675 10312
2015 624 11381
2016 726 12259
2017 880 13737
2018 857 15446
2019 952 18772
2020 1127 22705
2021 1372 28649
2022 1468 33322
2023 1285 34473

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 1 43 168
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 41 302
Microbiology 3 87 408
Horticulture 5 157 520
Botany 5 132 563
Forestry 5 131 618
Animal Science 5 138 618
Virology 6 181 669
Pharmacology 5 227 689
Zoology 7 139 736
Paleontology 4 195 744
Agricultural Science 7 231 746
Oncology and Cancer research 5 266 758
Biochemistry 4 270 817
Immunology 5 261 822
Biotechnology 6 287 853
Toxicology 6 256 875
Genetics 5 277 875
Entomology 8 220 895
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 282 931
Molecular Biology 5 330 967
Biophysics 3 296 973
Nanotechnology 6 462 1065
Astrobiology 3 330 1127
Neuroscience 5 358 1234
Evolutionary Biology 9 719 2025

Chemistry rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 4th for Chemistry in Thailand and 901st in the World with 12,591 publications made and 225,289 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 51 In Thailand
#300 of 2,750 In Asia
#901 of 6,447 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 24 26
1992 17 20
1993 28 35
1994 21 31
1995 29 56
1996 23 58
1997 45 109
1998 26 135
1999 52 116
2000 73 182
2001 91 269
2002 91 344
2003 129 460
2004 131 679
2005 191 853
2006 246 1061
2007 306 1608
2008 338 2408
2009 361 3189
2010 403 4266
2011 442 5410
2012 539 6216
2013 583 7646
2014 574 8866
2015 530 9678
2016 575 10565
2017 754 11875
2018 717 13560
2019 793 16471
2020 915 19908
2021 1140 25255
2022 1186 29704
2023 1035 30878

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 1 43 168
Radiochemistry 2 133 237
Chemical Engineering 3 263 644
Organic Chemistry 3 245 738
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 237 784
Biochemistry 4 270 817
Physical chemistry 3 343 891
Materials Science 5 351 956
Pharmacy 3 352 982
Biochemical Engineering 4 348 1020
Nanotechnology 6 462 1065
Environmental Chemistry 7 406 1093
Inorganic Chemistry 7 471 1129
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 461 1377
Computational Chemistry 12 928 2089

Medicine rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Medicine in Thailand and 864th in the World with 10,410 publications made and 151,832 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 49 In Thailand
#250 of 2,781 In Asia
#864 of 6,680 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 29 16
1992 25 24
1993 34 30
1994 23 44
1995 30 43
1996 33 66
1997 36 98
1998 51 162
1999 62 127
2000 65 209
2001 76 314
2002 96 373
2003 110 497
2004 135 694
2005 186 886
2006 191 1075
2007 235 1385
2008 261 1783
2009 295 2449
2010 290 3326
2011 313 4043
2012 416 4744
2013 397 5749
2014 422 6461
2015 434 7133
2016 464 7660
2017 590 8653
2018 559 9597
2019 660 11362
2020 777 13722
2021 927 17185
2022 1088 20099
2023 962 20554

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 90 364
Pediatrics 5 105 483
Forensic Science 4 102 484
Dentistry 4 132 500
Dermatology 4 157 549
Neurosurgery 3 193 561
Family medicine 5 101 568
Radiation Therapy 4 192 581
Epidemiology 5 133 604
Orthodontics 5 165 626
Critical Care Nursing 3 123 628
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 121 629
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 218 633
Anesthesiology 4 193 644
Surgery 5 199 668
Veterinary 6 205 668
Virology 6 181 669
Pharmacology 5 227 689
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 114 705
Nursing 5 105 721
Ophthalmology 5 228 755
Oncology and Cancer research 5 266 758
Pathology 5 235 776
Biomedical Engineering 3 247 779
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 252 797
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 116 799
Respiratory Therapy 5 226 800
Immunology 5 261 822
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 311 858
Toxicology 6 256 875
Optometry 6 243 886
Public Health 5 182 889
Physical Therapy 5 212 910
Cardiology 5 295 915
Anatomy and Physiology 5 282 931
Urology 5 339 961
Psychiatry 5 267 980
Pharmacy 3 352 982
Health Science 5 202 998
Occupational Therapy 6 261 1029
Gerontology 5 185 1056
Clinical Psychology 4 222 1115
Sports Medicine 5 279 1165
Audiology 5 370 1317

Environmental Science rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Thailand and 869th in the World with 10,033 publications made and 154,132 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 53 In Thailand
#240 of 2,811 In Asia
#869 of 6,798 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 20 11
1992 9 14
1993 29 27
1994 16 27
1995 22 39
1996 15 38
1997 34 78
1998 28 98
1999 38 100
2000 51 142
2001 36 170
2002 73 217
2003 72 377
2004 90 415
2005 138 543
2006 174 715
2007 188 1062
2008 228 1547
2009 241 2110
2010 278 2666
2011 307 3477
2012 382 3804
2013 436 4992
2014 451 5624
2015 433 6155
2016 504 6666
2017 617 7537
2018 626 8615
2019 685 11121
2020 775 13891
2021 986 17870
2022 1011 21747
2023 891 23012

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 41 302
Environmental Engineering 6 202 608
Forestry 5 131 618
Paleontology 4 195 744
Agricultural Science 7 231 746
Environmental Management 8 244 757
Ecology 6 221 825
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 313 853
Geology 4 244 874
Oceanography 4 281 951
Environmental Chemistry 7 406 1093
Geotechnical Engineering 8 395 1097
Earth science and Geophysics 7 424 1231
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 421 1234
Geography and Cartography 9 398 1370
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 461 1377

Engineering rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Engineering in Thailand and 1080th in the World with 9,611 publications made and 141,030 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 54 In Thailand
#372 of 2,809 In Asia
#1080 of 6,684 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 12 11
1992 11 7
1993 18 13
1994 11 15
1995 13 26
1996 14 30
1997 32 51
1998 26 55
1999 30 53
2000 46 78
2001 49 130
2002 72 188
2003 85 286
2004 75 415
2005 120 519
2006 145 638
2007 203 943
2008 256 1405
2009 244 1837
2010 247 2368
2011 307 3133
2012 396 3602
2013 472 4655
2014 448 5399
2015 389 5888
2016 450 6673
2017 579 7781
2018 595 8899
2019 656 11076
2020 754 13913
2021 917 18185
2022 939 22266
2023 858 23514

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 63 192
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 202 578
Environmental Engineering 6 202 608
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 230 639
Chemical Engineering 3 263 644
Biomedical Engineering 3 247 779
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 237 784
Biotechnology 6 287 853
Metallurgical Engineering 5 314 857
Materials Science 5 351 956
Computer Engineering 5 366 991
Biochemical Engineering 4 348 1020
Nanotechnology 6 462 1065
Geotechnical Engineering 8 395 1097
Reliability and Quality Engineering 7 402 1111
Automotive Engineering 11 439 1149
Optical Engineering 5 442 1189
Mechanical Engineering 10 452 1274
Operations Research 10 508 1337
Remote Sensing 6 461 1343
Systems Engineering 8 422 1381
Transportation Engineering 12 513 1400
Telecommunications 10 554 1407
Aerospace Engineering 10 509 1421
Electronic Engineering 9 600 1432
Civil Engineering 12 528 1442
Electrical Engineering 11 578 1443
Structural Engineering 12 584 1471
Acoustical Engineering 7 544 1485
Computer Networking 12 710 1747
Human-Computer Interaction 10 654 1879

Physics rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Physics in Thailand and 1163rd in the World with 8,660 publications made and 123,028 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 53 In Thailand
#407 of 2,786 In Asia
#1163 of 6,603 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 10 11
1992 11 9
1993 19 12
1994 8 14
1995 13 25
1996 11 27
1997 26 39
1998 18 46
1999 27 45
2000 41 73
2001 60 114
2002 69 158
2003 81 223
2004 78 364
2005 117 464
2006 155 551
2007 227 860
2008 265 1320
2009 237 1676
2010 265 2209
2011 313 2820
2012 389 3271
2013 441 4045
2014 404 4707
2015 336 5226
2016 394 5777
2017 511 6681
2018 531 7631
2019 545 9314
2020 620 11466
2021 785 14987
2022 803 18464
2023 723 19439

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

Physics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 5 351 956
Biophysics 3 296 973
Nanotechnology 6 462 1065
Astrobiology 3 330 1127
Optical Engineering 5 442 1189
Quantum and Particle physics 7 534 1423
Acoustical Engineering 7 544 1485
Astrophysics and Astronomy 9 527 1594
Condensed Matter Physics 9 709 1607
Nuclear Physics 8 644 1635
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 879 2116

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 1676th in the World with 5,703 publications made and 74,567 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 53 In Thailand
#425 of 2,845 In Asia
#1676 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 16 12
1992 9 13
1993 11 15
1994 13 21
1995 11 20
1996 13 23
1997 20 37
1998 24 56
1999 22 50
2000 28 86
2001 21 136
2002 46 166
2003 43 248
2004 54 334
2005 50 400
2006 83 484
2007 101 606
2008 121 788
2009 126 1072
2010 133 1334
2011 161 1713
2012 177 1986
2013 218 2361
2014 233 2637
2015 231 2998
2016 278 3137
2017 331 3586
2018 371 4285
2019 397 5127
2020 436 6568
2021 606 8997
2022 659 10758
2023 580 11697

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 4 102 484
Occupational Safety and Health 6 150 805
Demography 5 163 830
Anthropology 6 222 1250
Sociology 5 268 1300
Archaeology 9 388 1353
Education Majors 6 320 1416
History 9 389 1444
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 307 1476
Communications and Public Relations 8 309 1488
Gender Studies 6 213 1513
Public Policy / Administration 8 320 1551
Linguistics 7 496 1551
Law 7 423 1641
Classics and Ancient History 7 436 1777
Political Science 7 443 1860
Library and Information science 8 488 1930
Philosophy 8 578 2137
Aesthetics 10 754 2319

Computer Science rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 10th for Computer Science in Thailand and 1463rd in the World with 5,536 publications made and 65,745 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 51 In Thailand
#500 of 2,809 In Asia
#1463 of 6,752 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 4 8
1992 5 8
1993 4 7
1994 6 9
1995 3 9
1996 9 11
1997 15 22
1998 21 30
1999 16 39
2000 18 53
2001 24 82
2002 42 114
2003 37 160
2004 42 197
2005 66 271
2006 79 313
2007 122 445
2008 145 591
2009 149 862
2010 153 1108
2011 180 1556
2012 205 1764
2013 231 2188
2014 224 2560
2015 223 2801
2016 257 3084
2017 321 3649
2018 330 4220
2019 392 4923
2020 440 6472
2021 531 8520
2022 615 10354
2023 554 11187

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 4 282 931
Computer Engineering 5 366 991
Computational Linguistics 5 326 1008
Computer Graphics 2 342 1104
Neuroscience 5 358 1234
Multimedia 7 334 1240
Cognitive Science 5 417 1269
Machine Learning 10 463 1271
Computer Vision 8 502 1312
Telecommunications 10 554 1407
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 655 1560
Management Information Systems 13 449 1623
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 11 670 1733
Computer Networking 12 710 1747
Cyber Security 11 687 1779
Software Engineering 9 588 1819
Human-Computer Interaction 10 654 1879
Library and Information science 8 488 1930
Data Science 10 699 2036

Mathematics rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Thailand and 1140th in the World with 4,007 publications made and 51,384 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 49 In Thailand
#339 of 2,673 In Asia
#1140 of 6,305 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 2 4
1992 1 2
1993 6 2
1994 5 5
1995 8 5
1996 4 12
1997 11 12
1998 13 13
1999 5 26
2000 7 31
2001 17 28
2002 28 55
2003 23 74
2004 22 104
2005 36 163
2006 60 181
2007 78 230
2008 99 340
2009 101 459
2010 79 594
2011 108 890
2012 129 955
2013 139 1243
2014 158 1488
2015 155 1666
2016 178 1695
2017 231 2066
2018 237 2368
2019 300 2889
2020 326 3658
2021 451 5069
2022 485 6249
2023 454 6858

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 5 302 1059
Operations Research 10 508 1337
Math Teachers 7 353 1442
Blockchain and Cryptography 8 655 1560
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 9 654 1879
Applied Mathematics 16 1027 2329

Psychology rankings

Prince of Songkla University ranked 5th for Psychology in Thailand and 1125th in the World with 3,998 publications made and 40,457 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 44 In Thailand
#308 of 2,703 In Asia
#1125 of 6,528 In the World

Prince of Songkla University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 9 7
1992 4 10
1993 9 3
1994 5 13
1995 8 9
1996 13 13
1997 14 25
1998 14 40
1999 21 40
2000 16 43
2001 17 65
2002 34 85
2003 24 113
2004 38 165
2005 56 228
2006 51 279
2007 75 363
2008 82 453
2009 101 669
2010 82 785
2011 122 1014
2012 153 1203
2013 168 1455
2014 149 1659
2015 163 1804
2016 194 2045
2017 239 2274
2018 234 2701
2019 292 3105
2020 321 4280
2021 400 5477
2022 417 6200
2023 429 6733

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

Psychology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Sexology 4 70 852
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 262 911
Psychiatry 5 267 980
Occupational Therapy 6 261 1029
Clinical Psychology 4 222 1115
Neuroscience 5 358 1234
Cognitive Science 5 417 1269
Child Psychology 5 295 1400
Education Majors 6 320 1416
Social Psychology 7 459 1716

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Prince of Songkla University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 104 455
Agricultural Economics 9 270 800
Human Resource Management 4 188 951
Photography 2 223 991
Environmental Economics 8 384 1157
Fashion Design 6 349 1300
Development Studies 8 343 1359
Marketing 10 425 1456
Art & Design 5 397 1489
Economics 8 399 1509
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 518 1531
Advertising 9 448 1612
Finance 8 520 1693
Accounting 10 472 1694
Business 11 535 1702
Literature 4 466 1781
Project Management 12 577 1870
Management 11 675 1916