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Research in Chiang Mai

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Chiang Mai University, Maejo University and Chiang Mai Rajabhat University.

Research institutions
16
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
27k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Chiang Mai?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Chiang Mai UniversityUniversity 21,854 #979
2Maejo UniversityUniversity 1,516 #8,821
3Rajamangala University of Technology LannaUniversity 817 #15,063
4Thailand Center of Excellence in PhysicsResearch facility 602 #13,613
5Chiang Mai Rajabhat UniversityUniversity 451 #12,545
6Far Eastern UniversityUniversity 427 #25,591
7Boromarajonani College of NursingUniversity 369 #13,066
8National Astronomical Research Institute of ThailandGovernment institution 355 #13,659
9Payap UniversityUniversity 339 #22,459
10North Chiang Mai UniversityUniversity 246 #19,996
11Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai HospitalHospital / health system 198 #30,181 all time
12Nakornping HospitalHospital / health system 104 not ranked
13Royal Project FoundationNonprofit 25 not ranked
14SanPaTong HospitalHospital / health system 22 not ranked
15Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and DevelopmentInstitution 5 not ranked
16Migrant Assistance Program FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Chiang Mai University: 80.0%Maejo University: 5.5%Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna: 3.0%Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics: 2.2%12 others listed: 9.3%80%largest
Chiang Mai University22k · 80.0%Maejo University1,516 · 5.5%Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna817 · 3.0%Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics602 · 2.2%12 others listed2,542 · 9.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Chiang Mai strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Chiang Mai is most concentrated in Biochemistry, Aquatic Science and Pharmacology (4.7× the world share in Biochemistry).

  1. BiochemistrySubfield · 48.0 works4.7×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 60.9 works4.0×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 49.0 works3.2×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 47.6 works3.0×
  5. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 25.4 works2.9×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 67.4 works2.9×
  7. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 25.1 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Chiang Mai?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Antioxidant Activity, Inflammation, Sustainability, Biomedical Applications and Flavonoids.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology426▲ 1.30×129 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress296▲ 2.2×61 topics
  3. Inflammation252▲ 1.46×83 topics
  4. Sustainability241▲ 1.20×81 topics
  5. Antioxidant198▲ 3.5×50 topics
  6. Machine Learning196▼ 0.72×90 topics
  7. Climate Change194◆ 0.87×88 topics
  8. Environmental Impact185▲ 1.31×54 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications173▲ 1.77×36 topics
  10. Renewable Energy172▲ 1.44×38 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity164▲ 3.1×31 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease161▲ 1.75×38 topics
  13. Cancer148▲ 1.33×58 topics
  14. Quality of Life131◆ 1.10×50 topics
  15. Economic Development122▲ 1.80×28 topics
  16. Nanomaterials117▲ 1.34×20 topics
  17. Economic Growth107▲ 1.52×25 topics
  18. Health Effects103▲ 2.1×22 topics
  19. Nanocomposites100▲ 1.50×21 topics
  20. Flavonoids100▲ 4.6×12 topics
  21. Antioxidants99▲ 2.7×17 topics
  22. Mortality98▲ 2.0×13 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering96▲ 1.89×13 topics
  24. Clinical Trials95▲ 1.71×19 topics
  25. Anti-inflammatory91▲ 4.0×29 topics
  26. Metabolism90▲ 2.1×31 topics
  27. Cancer Prevention85▲ 3.9×10 topics
  28. Diabetes84▲ 2.1×22 topics
  29. Gut Microbiota83▲ 2.9×7 topics
  30. Health Benefits79▲ 2.9×16 topics
  31. Phenolic Compounds72▲ 4.7×9 topics
  32. Polyphenols72▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Bioavailability70▲ 4.3×6 topics
  34. Aquaculture69▲ 3.2×8 topics
  35. Antimicrobial68▲ 2.9×14 topics
  36. Nutritional Significance68▲ 5.1×4 topics
  37. Bioactive Compounds66▲ 3.1×14 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Activity61▲ 4.3×8 topics
  39. Fungal Pathogens52▲ 4.8×5 topics
  40. Cultural Politics42▲ 7.7×2 topics

What research is done in Chiang Mai?

Southeast Asian Sociopol…41Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 41 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…40Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 40 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 35 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 34 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 28 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 28 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 27 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…27Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 27 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 26 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 25 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsBiochemistryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCell Biology6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 41 works
  2. 2 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesBiochemistry 40 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health ImpactsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 35 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesCell Biology 34 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 28 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language StudiesEducation 28 works
  7. 7 Algal biology and biofuel productionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 27 works
  8. 8 Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersGenetics 27 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social MediaSociology and Political Science 26 works
  10. 10 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant InteractionsPlant Science 25 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.