Chulalongkorn University (CU)

จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย

Thailand

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

Profile

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Chulalongkorn University (CU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Chulalongkorn University (CU) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Thailand
Overall 740 1
Academic 631 1

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Thailand
Applied sciences 819 2
Health sciences 608 2
Natural sciences 697 1
Biological sciences 963 1
Chemistry 879 2
Earth & environmental sciences 985 2
Physical sciences 360 2
Social sciences 1033 5

Research

Chulalongkorn University (CU) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 182 27.77

Overall Count and Share for 'Chulalongkorn University (CU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 25 5.13
Biological sciences 9 2.08
Chemistry 15 4.05
Earth & environmental sciences 5 1.04
Health sciences 37 6.40
Physical sciences 87 8.69
Social sciences 4 0.37

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Chulalongkorn University (CU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 15 11 12 32 32
Applied sciences 1 1 1 6 0
Health sciences 1 5 3 6 0
Natural sciences 12 5 8 20 0
Biological sciences 1 1 1 2 0
Chemistry 1 0 2 5 3
Earth & environmental sciences 0 0 0 2 0
Physical sciences 10 3 5 10 0
Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Nature & Science 0 0 0 0 0

Institution benchmarking

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Chulalongkorn University (CU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (133 institutions) 54.3%
Domestic (42 institutions) 45.7%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Chulalongkorn University (CU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital 4.16 / 1.37 5.52
Thai Red Cross Society 4.23 / 1.04 5.26
Kasetsart University 1.47 / 0.82 2.28
Khon Kaen University 1.38 / 0.80 2.19
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) 0.45 / 1.62 2.07

Top 5 international collaborators with Chulalongkorn University (CU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 3.52 / 1.50 5.02
Laboratory of Theoretical and High Energy Physics (LPTHE) 3.13 / 1.37 4.50
Sorbonne University 3.45 / 0.82 4.27
Yanshan University (YSU) 1.50 / 1.17 2.67
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (SUST) 0.21 / 2.27 2.47

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