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Research in Yangon

Science Explorer records 43 research institutions in Yangon, Myanmar. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University Of Information Technology, University of Dental Medicine and University Of Medicine 1 Yangon.

Research institutions
43
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
122k
10.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Yangon

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Yangon?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Dental MedicineUniversity 4,094 #11,071
2Yangon University of EconomicsUniversity 2,011 #16,143
3University Of Information TechnologyUniversity 757 #9,125
4University of Computer Studies YangonUniversity 607 #18,763
5Yangon University Of Distance EducationUniversity 595 #15,093
6Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 454 #11,923
7University Of Medicine 1 YangonUniversity 436 #11,396
8Yangon Technological UniversityUniversity 345 #19,644
9University of YangonUniversity 258 #21,055 all time
10University of Nursing YangonUniversity 196 #29,802 all time
11University of Medicine 2 YangonUniversity 150 #29,314 all time
12East Yangon General HospitalHospital / health system 134 #34,551 all time
13Dagon UniversityUniversity 115 not ranked
14Biodiversity and Nature Conservation AssociationNonprofit 106 not ranked
15Myanmar Institute of TheologyUniversity 91 not ranked
16Yangon Children's HospitalHospital / health system 61 not ranked
17Yangon University of EducationUniversity 61 not ranked
18West Yangon Technological UniversityUniversity 57 not ranked
19University of Public Health YangonUniversity 53 not ranked
20Myanmar Geosciences SocietyInstitution 51 not ranked
21University of Pharmacy YangonUniversity 49 not ranked
22National Management Degree CollegeUniversity 47 not ranked
23University of Medical Technology YangonUniversity 34 not ranked
24Yangon University of Foreign LanguagesUniversity 30 not ranked
25Myanmar Liver FoundationNonprofit 28 not ranked
26North Okkalapa General HospitalHospital / health system 28 not ranked
27Myanmar Maritime UniversityUniversity 26 not ranked
28University of East YangonUniversity 15 not ranked
29Yangon ENT HospitalHospital / health system 14 not ranked
30Yangon Central Women's HospitalHospital / health system 14 not ranked
31International Theravada Buddhist Missionary UniversityUniversity 12 not ranked
32Yangon School of Political ScienceUniversity 10 not ranked
33Myanmar Timber EnterpriseInstitution 8 not ranked
34Technological University HmawbiUniversity 8 not ranked
35University of West YangonUniversity 7 not ranked
36U.S. Embassy in BurmaGovernment institution 5 not ranked
37Metta Development FoundationNonprofit 4 not ranked
38American Center YangonGovernment institution 4 not ranked
39Myanmar Environment InstituteInstitution 3 not ranked
40Enlightened Myanmar Research FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
41West Yangon General HospitalHospital / health system 1 not ranked
42National University of Arts and Culture YangonUniversity 1 not ranked
43Vantage Health Solutions (Myanmar)Company 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of Dental Medicine: 37.3%Yangon University of Economics: 18.3%University Of Information Technology: 6.9%University of Computer Studies Yangon: 5.5%39 others listed: 32.0%37%largest
University of Dental Medicine4,094 · 37.3%Yangon University of Economics2,011 · 18.3%University Of Information Technology757 · 6.9%University of Computer Studies Yangon607 · 5.5%39 others listed3,514 · 32.0%

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

Which fields of science does Yangon work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Yangon is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Computer Science (12%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,066 fractional works · 41.7% of its workMedicine: 620 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSurgery: 73 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 73 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 50 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 248 fractional works · 9.7% of its workOral Surgery: 88 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPeriodontics: 68 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrthodontics: 62 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 171 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 87 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 733 fractional works · 28.6% of its workComputer Science: 307 fractional works · 12.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 108 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 65 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 49 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 227 fractional works · 8.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 83 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 561 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 289 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 83 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 73 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 48 fractional works · 1.9% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 85 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 63 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 57 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 198 fractional works · 7.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 87 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKYangon2,558fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,06641.7%
    1. Medicine62024.2%
    2. Dentistry2489.7%
    3. Health Professions1716.7%
    4. Nursing241.0%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Computer Science30712.0%
    2. Engineering2278.9%
    3. Environmental Science833.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences401.6%
    5. Materials Science200.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy170.7%
    7. Mathematics140.6%
    8. Chemistry140.5%
    9. Energy100.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Social Sciences28911.3%
    2. Psychology853.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting632.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities572.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance351.4%
    6. Decision Sciences321.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology873.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences592.3%
    3. Neuroscience210.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology200.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics110.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Yangon strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Yangon is most concentrated in General Dentistry, Dentistry and Orthodontics (27.0× the world share in General Dentistry).

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 24.3 works27×
  2. DentistryField · 169.6 works17×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 38.4 works16×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 45.2 works16×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 61.7 works15×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.65× its world share, 265 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 191 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.85× its world share, 170 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.61× its world share, 143 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 504 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 237 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry16.85×170 works
  2. Health Professions2.61×143 works
  3. Nursing1.93×20 works
  4. Computer Science1.65×265 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.32×26 works
  6. Medicine1.26×504 works
  7. Psychology1.07×68 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×7 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.95×31 works
  10. Social Sciences0.90×237 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.82×49 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×17 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×51 works
  14. Environmental Science0.68×70 works
  15. Veterinary0.68×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×30 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×70 works
  18. Engineering0.61×191 works
  19. Neuroscience0.54×18 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×49 works
  21. Mathematics0.50×12 works
  22. Energy0.47×9 works
  23. Chemistry0.29×10 works
  24. Materials Science0.23×17 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.19×9 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Yangon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Deep Learning, Dental Caries, Machine Learning, Bone Regeneration, Global Burden and COVID-19.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology198▲ 1.94×131 topics
  2. Deep Learning160▲ 1.82×79 topics
  3. Machine Learning129▲ 1.51×80 topics
  4. Quality of Life122▲ 3.3×55 topics
  5. COVID-1973▲ 2.2×30 topics
  6. Neural Networks64▲ 1.63×34 topics
  7. Risk Factors63▲ 2.2×35 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence62▲ 1.71×44 topics
  9. Dental Caries58▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Global Burden54▲ 3.9×12 topics
  11. Prevention47▲ 4.4×15 topics
  12. Clinical Trials46▲ 2.7×18 topics
  13. Bone Regeneration42▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Virtual Reality41▲ 3.3×16 topics
  15. Motivation39▲ 3.7×10 topics
  16. Social Determinants36▲ 6.9×7 topics
  17. Dental Implants35▲ 28×1 topic
  18. Peri-implant Diseases35▲ 28×1 topic
  19. Diabetes Mellitus35▲ 6.6×6 topics
  20. Oral Health35▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Biomaterials34▲ 5.5×7 topics
  22. Dental Materials33▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Restorative Dentistry33▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Infection Control32▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Dental Students32▲ 54×2 topics
  26. Leadership Development31▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Fluoride31▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Aerosols30▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Career Choice30▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Dental Practice30▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Transmission Routes30▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Microbial Ecology29▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Professional Expectations29▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Remineralization29▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Specialty Preferences29▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Bacterial Diversity29▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Inflammatory Pathways29▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Oral Microbiome29▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Periodontal Diseases29▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Political Transition27▲ 21×3 topics

What research is done in Yangon?

Dental Education, Practi…28Dental Education, Practice, Research: 28 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…24Dental Research and COVID-19: 24 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 23 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…21Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 21 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…20Dental Health and Care Utilization: 20 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 19 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 17 fractional worksNatural Language Process…15Natural Language Processing Techniques: 15 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 14 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 14 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGeneral DentistryPolitical Science and International RelationsOral Surgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 28 works
  2. 2 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 24 works
  3. 3 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  4. 4 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 21 works
  5. 5 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 20 works
  6. 6 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 19 works
  7. 7 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 17 works
  8. 8 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 15 works
  9. 9 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 14 works
  10. 10 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 14 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Yangon6.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2015.

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