Chiang Mai University
In research, Chiang Mai University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,953 of 9,902 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,151 of 10,670 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,782 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Pharmacology (Biochemistry is 4.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,691 of 22,385 · #2,155 all time
- Rank in Thailand
- #3 of 144
- Research works
- 22k ▲ 33% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 333k 15.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.99× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 48% world 40%
- International
- 23% world 18%
What is Chiang Mai University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,953 of 9,902 | 10.5% | 2,143 | #2844 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,151 of 10,670 | 8.1% | 1,918 | #1922 | |
| MedicineField | #1,782 of 8,541 | 10.2% | 1,813 | #2577 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,087 of 9,585 | 10.4% | 1,132 | #2837 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #791 of 3,334 | 7.7% | 325 | #1112 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #859 of 3,157 | 15.3% | 558 | #1075 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,068 of 6,403 | 13.1% | 1,262 | #2618 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,395 of 5,901 | 7.7% | 624 | #2855 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,438 of 5,988 | 11.0% | 456 | #3055 | |
| Plant ScienceSubfield | #624 of 1,317 | 12.7% | 225 | #955 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chiang Mai University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#2,844 #1,953
- Physical Sciences#1,922 #2,151
- Medicine#2,577 #1,782
- Social Sciences#2,837 #2,087
- Environmental Science#1,112 #791
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,075 #859
- Life Sciences#2,618 #2,068
- Engineering#2,855 #2,395
- Social Sciences#3,055 #2,438
- Plant Science#955 #624
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Chiang Mai University work in?
In 2022-now, 32% of research at Chiang Mai University is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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 institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences2,44132.5%
- Medicine2,06227.5%
- Health Professions1612.1%
- Dentistry1171.6%
- Nursing761.0%
- Veterinary250.3%
- Physical Sciences2,20729.4%
- Engineering7029.3%
- Environmental Science3895.2%
- Computer Science3474.6%
- Materials Science2943.9%
- Energy1061.4%
- Chemistry1051.4%
- Physics and Astronomy941.2%
- Mathematics791.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences741.0%
- Chemical Engineering180.2%
- Life Sciences1,54420.6%
- Social Sciences1,31917.6%
- Social Sciences5427.2%
- Psychology2012.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1972.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting1912.5%
- Arts and Humanities1011.3%
- Decision Sciences871.2%
What does Chiang Mai University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- BiochemistrySubfield · 44.3 works4.8×
- Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 30.8 works3.9×
- PharmacologySubfield · 51.0 works3.6×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 51.6 works3.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 89.5 works3.4×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 27.8 works3.3×
- Insect ScienceSubfield · 69.0 works3.2×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.38×90 works
- Dentistry3.20×117 works
- Veterinary2.45×25 works
- Nursing2.06×76 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.97×701 works
- Energy1.53×106 works
- Medicine1.43×2,062 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.42×108 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.37×548 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×197 works
- Decision Sciences1.19×87 works
- Materials Science1.12×294 works
- Environmental Science1.04×389 works
- Chemistry0.90×106 works
- Mathematics0.90×79 works
- Psychology0.88×201 works
- Health Professions0.81×161 works
- Neuroscience0.80×98 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.79×191 works
- Chemical Engineering0.67×18 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.63×74 works
- Engineering0.62×702 works
- Computer Science0.59×347 works
- Social Sciences0.57×542 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.56×94 works
- Arts and Humanities0.47×101 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 3.4×
- Dentistry 3.2×
- Veterinary 2.5×
- Nursing 2.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.0×
- Energy 1.5×
- Medicine 1.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Materials Science 1.1×
- Environmental Science 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Mathematics 0.9×
- Psychology 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Social Sciences 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
Who are the top researchers at Chiang Mai University?
Ranked on the quality score, Sombat Tapanya, C.K. Morley and Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chiang Mai University.
- 1
Sombat Tapanya
Thailand · #67,625 worldwide 7k citations · 131 works
- 2
C.K. Morley
Thailand · #88,123 worldwide 14k citations · 354 works
- 3
Saengduean Yotanyamaneewong
Thailand · #174,755 worldwide 1.7k citations · 73 works
- 4
Suwat Chariyalertsak
Thailand · #201,458 worldwide 24k citations · 171 works
- 5
Khuanchai Supparatpinyo
Thailand · #298,440 worldwide 6.2k citations · 150 works
- 6
Marco J. Haenssgen
Thailand · #330,577 worldwide 1.1k citations · 77 works
- 7
Louis Lebel
Thailand · #397,268 worldwide 18k citations · 261 works
- 8
Perumal Vivekanandhan
Thailand · #507,756 worldwide 2.2k citations · 81 works
- 9
Kwanjit Duangsonk
Thailand · #572,405 worldwide 776 citations · 59 works
- 10 Tim Roy Cressey #579,551 worldwide 20k citations · 221 works
Which keywords describe research at Chiang Mai University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Inflammation, Antioxidant Activity, Cardiovascular Disease, Biomedical Applications and Flavonoids.
- Cultural Politics
- Taxonomy
- Fungal Pathogens
- Nutritional Significance
- Antimicrobial
- Bioavailability
- Gut Microbiota
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Global Burden
- Flavonoids
- Antioxidants
- Economic Development
- Mortality
- Treatment
- Quality of Life
- Cancer
- Environmental Impact
- Climate Change
- Antioxidant
- Oxidative Stress
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Sustainability
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Biomedical Applications
- Antioxidant Activity
- Renewable Energy
- Clinical Trials
- Health Effects
- Tissue Engineering
- Anti-inflammatory
- Metabolism
- Diabetes
- Cancer Prevention
- Health Benefits
- Phenolic Compounds
- DNA Barcoding
- Polyphenols
- Antimicrobial Activity
- Host Specificity
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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
- Epidemiology442▲ 1.48×127 topics
- Oxidative Stress301▲ 2.4×62 topics
- Inflammation269▲ 1.69×83 topics
- Antioxidant193▲ 3.7×50 topics
- Sustainability181◆ 0.99×74 topics
- Climate Change181◆ 0.88×88 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease162▲ 1.89×37 topics
- Environmental Impact162▲ 1.26×53 topics
- Biomedical Applications159▲ 1.79×35 topics
- Cancer155▲ 1.54×58 topics
- Antioxidant Activity144▲ 3.1×31 topics
- Quality of Life132▲ 1.22×50 topics
- Renewable Energy125◆ 1.15×35 topics
- Treatment117▲ 1.28×49 topics
- Clinical Trials103▲ 2.0×19 topics
- Mortality98▲ 2.3×12 topics
- Health Effects97▲ 2.1×22 topics
- Economic Development95▲ 1.59×26 topics
- Tissue Engineering94▲ 2.1×13 topics
- Antioxidants93▲ 2.8×17 topics
- Anti-inflammatory92▲ 4.3×29 topics
- Flavonoids90▲ 4.7×12 topics
- Metabolism86▲ 2.2×32 topics
- Global Burden85▲ 2.1×12 topics
- Diabetes84▲ 2.2×22 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis83▲ 3.5×14 topics
- Cancer Prevention77▲ 4.0×10 topics
- Gut Microbiota76▲ 2.9×7 topics
- Health Benefits72▲ 2.9×16 topics
- Bioavailability69▲ 4.7×6 topics
- Phenolic Compounds66▲ 4.8×9 topics
- Antimicrobial65▲ 3.0×14 topics
- DNA Barcoding64▲ 5.0×9 topics
- Nutritional Significance63▲ 5.4×4 topics
- Polyphenols62▲ 4.7×6 topics
- Fungal Pathogens59▲ 6.0×5 topics
- Antimicrobial Activity56▲ 4.6×8 topics
- Taxonomy53▲ 4.9×14 topics
- Host Specificity49▲ 5.8×5 topics
- Cultural Politics41▲ 8.2×2 topics
Which research topics does Chiang Mai University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Air Quality and Health Impacts.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 40 works
- 2 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 40 works
- 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 36 works
- 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 35 works
- 5 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 30 works
- 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 29 works
- 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 26 works
- 8 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 23 works
- 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 22 works
- 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Chiang Mai University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chiang Mai University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.028% in 2024.
Fractional works of Chiang Mai University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 1995.
Other research institutions in Chiang Mai
- Maejo University
- Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna
- Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics
- Chiang Mai Rajabhat University
- Far Eastern University
- Boromarajonani College of Nursing
- National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
- Payap University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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