Question 1

How strong is science in Myanmar?

Accepted Answer

Myanmar ranks #129 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#121 all time), with 3.4k research works and 5.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Myanmar strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Myanmar ranks highest in Medicine (#97 of 152), Computer Science (#109 of 128) and Engineering (#116 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentistry.

Question 3

Which universities in Myanmar lead research?

Accepted Answer

Department of Public Health, University Of Information Technology and University of Computer Studies Mandalay rank highest in Myanmar on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Myanmar?

Accepted Answer

A. Y. Rodriguez, Frank  M. Smithuis and Ye Htut rank highest among researchers based in Myanmar.

Question 5

How much of Myanmar's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

45% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 41% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Myanmar's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Myanmar?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Myanmar work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Myanmar is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (12%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Myanmar's?

Accepted Answer

Nepal has the research profile closest to Myanmar's (similarity 0.80 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Dentistry, followed by Syria and Cambodia.