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Mae Fah Luang University

In research, Mae Fah Luang University stands highest in Medicine (#4,069 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,890 of 11,982 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,592 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Plant Science — Cell Biology is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,676
of 28,054 · #11,860 all time
Rank in Thailand
#31
of 156
Research works
2.6k
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Mae Fah Luang University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,069 of 10,443 25.1%161 #8723
Health SciencesDomain #4,890 of 11,982 23.4%200 #10297
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,592 of 3,409 24.3%174 #2252
Social SciencesDomain #4,950 of 10,521 21.5%213 #8733
Life SciencesDomain #3,915 of 7,800 21.0%325 #6454
Plant ScienceSubfield #804 of 1,395 20.6%94 #1339
Physical SciencesDomain #8,235 of 12,888 13.6%219 #12215
Social SciencesField #4,188 of 6,365 23.9%89 #7075
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,828 of 3,579 15.6%118 #4661
Computer ScienceField #3,748 of 4,667 13.4%82 #4300

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mae Fah Luang 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#8,723 #4,069
  2. Health Sciences#10,297 #4,890
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,252 #1,592
  4. Social Sciences#8,733 #4,950
  5. Life Sciences#6,454 #3,915
  6. Plant Science#1,339 #804
  7. Physical Sciences#12,215 #8,235
  8. Social Sciences#7,075 #4,188
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,661 #2,828
  10. Computer Science#4,300 #3,748
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Mae Fah Luang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cell Biology takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cell BiologySubfield · 54.1 works18×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 36.2 works9.2×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 93.7 works5.6×
  4. Food ScienceSubfield · 40.5 works5.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.82× its world share, 174 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.32× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.78× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 82 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 161 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mae Fah Luang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jian‐Kui Liu, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena and Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mae Fah Luang University.

  1. 1 Jian‐Kui Liu Thailand · #11,907 worldwide 1.2k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Ruvishika S. Jayawardena Thailand · #14,904 worldwide 968 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura Thailand · #17,733 worldwide 1k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Ekachai Chukeatirote Thailand · #19,425 worldwide 1.1k citations · 45 works
  5. 5 D. Jayarama Bhat Thailand · #23,226 worldwide 799 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Ali H. Bahkali Thailand · #27,451 worldwide 1.9k citations · 166 works
  7. 7 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand · #28,272 worldwide 4.8k citations · 473 works
  8. 8 Nalin N. Wijayawardene Thailand · #29,727 worldwide 984 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 KD Hyde Thailand · #36,833 worldwide 486 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Saranyaphat Boonmee Thailand · #38,034 worldwide 929 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Mae Fah Luang University

Which keywords describe research at Mae Fah Luang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Antioxidant Activity, Fungal Pathogens, Endophytic Fungi, Genomic Characterization, Host Specificity, Plant Pathogenesis and Species Recognition.

▲ 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 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
  1. Phylogenetic Analysis71▲ 25×9 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity68▲ 11×27 topics
  3. Fungal Pathogens59▲ 47×5 topics
  4. Endophytic Fungi51▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Genomic Characterization51▲ 41×3 topics
  6. Host Specificity50▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Plant Pathogenesis49▲ 79×1 topic
  8. Species Recognition49▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology47▲ 1.24×76 topics
  10. Antioxidant46▲ 7.0×45 topics
  11. Ecosystem Functioning43▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Fungal Diversity42▲ 100×2 topics
  13. Mycorrhizal Fungi42▲ 61×2 topics
  14. Machine Learning42▲ 1.33×44 topics
  15. DNA Barcoding42▲ 27×4 topics
  16. Plant Interactions41▲ 112×1 topic
  17. Soil Biota41▲ 112×1 topic
  18. Oxidative Stress30▲ 1.94×35 topics
  19. Biological Activities29▲ 19×8 topics
  20. Biomedical Applications28▲ 2.5×19 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants27▲ 7.1×16 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy27▲ 4.9×14 topics
  23. Biogeography26▲ 11×12 topics
  24. Antioxidants25▲ 5.9×12 topics
  25. Flavonoids25▲ 10×11 topics
  26. Polysaccharides25▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Nutritional Value23▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Cancer Prevention22▲ 8.7×10 topics
  29. Pharmacological Potential20▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Immunomodulating Compounds20▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Medicinal Mushrooms20▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Phenolic Compounds20▲ 11×9 topics
  33. Anti-inflammatory19▲ 7.1×24 topics
  34. Polyphenols17▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Activity17▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Bioavailability16▲ 8.6×6 topics
  37. Natural Products16▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Antimicrobial15▲ 5.7×9 topics
  39. Nutritional Significance15▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Free Radicals13▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Mae Fah Luang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Fungal Biology and Applications and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Plant Pathogens and Fung…49Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 49 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…41Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 41 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 20 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 12 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…10Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 10 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 8 fractional worksYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies: 8 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 7 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 7 fractional worksCoffee research and impacts: 6 fractional works
Cell BiologyPlant SciencePharmacologyBiochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 49 works
  2. 2 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 41 works
  3. 3 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 20 works
  4. 4 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 12 works
  5. 5 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 10 works
  6. 6 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  7. 7 Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies Molecular Biology 8 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 7 works
  10. 10 Coffee research and impacts Pharmacology 6 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.

openly available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mae Fah Luang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.

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