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University of Yangon

In research, University of Yangon stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,244 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,711
of 42,892
Rank in Myanmar
#12
of 24
Research works
258
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of Yangon known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #18,244 of 21,541 13.3%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Yangon 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).

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: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.27× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Yangon?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Dudley Stamp, J. S. Furnivall and Yin Maung Maung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Yangon.

  1. 1 L. Dudley Stamp Myanmar · #55,125 worldwide 185 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 J. S. Furnivall Myanmar · #232,495 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Yin Maung Maung Myanmar · #1,598,788 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Myo Thant Myanmar · #1,621,585 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Than Than Win Myanmar · #1,627,556 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Yangon

Which keywords describe research at University of Yangon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Political Transition, Conflict, Ethnicity, Myanmar, state building, Media Literacy and E-Learning.

▲ 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. Human Rights4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  2. Political Transition4▲ 123×2 topics
  3. Conflict3▲ 36×2 topics
  4. Ethnicity3▲ 14×2 topics
  5. Myanmar3▲ 353×1 topic
  6. state building3▲ 353×1 topic
  7. E-Learning3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  8. Nanomaterials3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  9. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  10. Educational Technology3▲ 3.9×9 topics
  11. Media Literacy2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  12. Social Media2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  13. COVID-192▲ 2.7×7 topics
  14. Online Learning2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  15. Character Education2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  16. Community Empowerment2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  17. Digital Literacy2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  18. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  19. Islamic Banking2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  20. Plate Tectonics2▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Well-being2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  22. Green Synthesis2▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Higher Education2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Toxicity2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. IoT1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  26. Islamic Education1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Social Interaction1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Waste Management1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Hoax Communication1▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Pandemic Response1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  31. Antimicrobial1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  32. Cytotoxicity1▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Developing Countries1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Evolution1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  35. Biological Synthesis1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Earthquakes1▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Education Reform1▲ 114×2 topics
  38. Landfill1▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Subduction1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Taxonomy1▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Yangon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography, Islamic Finance and Communication, earthquake and tectonic studies and Municipal Solid Waste Management.

Asian Geopolitics and Et…3Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 1 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceGeophysicsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Education and Character Development Education 1 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 1 works
  10. 10 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 1 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Yangon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 121% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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