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Science in Myanmar

Myanmar ranks #136 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#120 all time), with 3.4k research works and 7.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#136
of 192 · #120 all time
Works, 2022–2025
3.4k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
45%
world 63%

What is Myanmar strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Myanmar ranks highest in Medicine (#111 of 155), Health Professions (#93 of 108) and Social Sciences (#136 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Dentistry, Dentistry and Periodontics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #111 of 155 8.4%778 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #93 of 108 6.5%204 Institutions
Social SciencesField #136 of 151 10.2%414 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #119 of 131 6.8%359 Institutions
EngineeringField #124 of 134 5.3%314

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 25.7 works18×
  2. DentistryField · 179.0 works11×
  3. PeriodonticsSubfield · 48.3 works11×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 39.7 works10×
  5. Oral SurgerySubfield · 65.3 works10×
  6. Complementary and Manual TherapySubfield · 10.7 works7.6×
  7. Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 3.1 works5.9×
  8. Research and TheorySubfield · 4.8 works5.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 196 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 132 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 359 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 314 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 149 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.96× its world share, 179 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 204 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 778 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.57× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 114 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 414 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Myanmar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Quality of Life, Machine Learning, Ethnicity, COVID-19, Dental Caries and Global Burden.

▲ 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 country'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. Epidemiology240▲ 1.80×133 topics
  2. Deep Learning195▲ 1.69×77 topics
  3. Machine Learning152▲ 1.38×81 topics
  4. Quality of Life123▲ 2.5×56 topics
  5. COVID-1991▲ 1.98×31 topics
  6. Inflammation79◆ 1.13×81 topics
  7. Neural Networks74▲ 1.43×34 topics
  8. Public Health74▲ 1.51×64 topics
  9. Healthcare64▲ 1.67×33 topics
  10. Ethnicity63▲ 5.0×12 topics
  11. Risk Factors63▲ 1.71×35 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks60▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. Global Burden55▲ 3.0×12 topics
  14. Motivation42▲ 3.0×11 topics
  15. Dental Caries40▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Science36▲ 4.3×8 topics
  17. Modernization34▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Social Influence34▲ 4.7×3 topics
  19. Conflict33▲ 6.1×7 topics
  20. Political Transition33▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles32▲ 5.1×4 topics
  22. Malay Language31▲ 6.5×1 topic
  23. Sharia Law31▲ 6.4×1 topic
  24. Refugees30▲ 6.9×5 topics
  25. Leadership Development30▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Dental Students29▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Foresight29▲ 6.5×2 topics
  28. Infection Control29▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Public Oversight29▲ 6.8×1 topic
  30. Transport Policy29▲ 6.8×1 topic
  31. Air Force29▲ 7.0×1 topic
  32. Warfare29▲ 7.0×1 topic
  33. Myanmar28▲ 57×1 topic
  34. state building28▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Career Choice28▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Professional Expectations28▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Specialty Preferences28▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Aerosols26▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Dental Practice26▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Transmission Routes26▲ 18×1 topic

Which universities in Myanmar lead research?

Department of Public Health, University of Dental Medicine and Ministry of Health rank highest in Myanmar on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 7.44%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Department of Public Health: 277, 17.0%University of Dental Medicine: 453, 3.0%Ministry of Health: 206, 9.2%Mandalay Technological University: 99, 5.4%Yangon University Of Distance Education: 100, 10.2%University Of Information Technology: 311, 6.7%Yangon University of Economics: 77, 11.3%Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit: 104, 12.0%University Of Medicine 1 Yangon: 162, 4.9%University of Nursing Mandalay: 71, 4.4%Yezin Agricultural University: 90, 8.5%University of Veterinary Science: 89, 3.6%Yangon Technological University: 93, 8.1%University of Computer Studies Yangon: 108, 6.3%University of Computer Studies Mandalay: 165, 1.0%Department of Public…Ministry of HealthMandalay Technologic…University of Dental…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Department of Public HealthGovernment institution · Nay Pyi Taw · #9,823 worldwide17.0% top 10% · 277 works
  2. 2University of Dental MedicineUniversity · Yangon · #12,368 worldwide3.0% top 10% · 453 works
  3. 3Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Yangon · #16,269 worldwide9.2% top 10% · 206 works
  4. 4Mandalay Technological UniversityUniversity · Mandalay · #20,143 worldwide5.4% top 10% · 99 works
  5. 5Yangon University Of Distance EducationUniversity · Yangon · #20,380 worldwide10.2% top 10% · 100 works
  6. 6University Of Information TechnologyUniversity · Yangon · #20,840 worldwide6.7% top 10% · 311 works
  7. 7Yangon University of EconomicsUniversity · Yangon · #21,356 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 77 works
  8. 8Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research UnitNonprofit · Yangon · #21,944 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 104 works
  9. 9University Of Medicine 1 YangonUniversity · Yangon · #23,518 worldwide4.9% top 10% · 162 works
  10. 10University of Nursing MandalayUniversity · Mandalay · #24,196 worldwide4.4% top 10% · 71 works
  11. 11Yezin Agricultural UniversityUniversity · Pyinmana · #24,365 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 90 works
  12. 12University of Veterinary ScienceUniversity · Pyinmana · #24,661 worldwide3.6% top 10% · 89 works
  13. 13Yangon Technological UniversityUniversity · Yangon · #25,429 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 93 works
  14. 14University of Computer Studies YangonUniversity · Yangon · #27,050 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 108 works
  15. 15University of Computer Studies MandalayUniversity · Mandalay · #27,500 worldwide1.0% top 10% · 165 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Myanmar

Who are the top researchers in Myanmar?

S. S. Socransky, L. Dudley Stamp and J. S. Furnivall rank highest among researchers based in Myanmar.

  1. 1 S. S. Socransky · #7,862 worldwide 994 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 L. Dudley Stamp · #55,125 worldwide 185 citations · 89 works
  3. 3 J. S. Furnivall · #232,495 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Chenchuramaiah T. Bathala · #339,249 worldwide 110 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 G. R. Sinha · #848,586 worldwide 47 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Hla Myo Tun · #863,260 worldwide 45 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Hamish Thomson · #892,853 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 ZQ Yue · #915,021 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kouji Kishimoto · #926,420 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 P Jagos · #930,599 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
Top researchers in Myanmar

How open and international is Myanmar's research?

45% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available44.9%not open55.1%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Myanmar's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Myanmar