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Yangon Technological University

In research, Yangon Technological University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,296 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,644
of 22,385 · #23,046 all time
Rank in Myanmar
#11
of 14
Research works
345
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Yangon Technological University

What is Yangon Technological University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,296 of 10,670 2.5%77 #10722

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yangon Technological 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 fields of science does Yangon Technological University work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Yangon Technological University is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Computer Science (17%), Medicine (5%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 81 fractional works · 81.8% of its workEngineering: 53 fractional works · 53.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 19.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 17.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKYangonTechnological…99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences5%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5353.7%
    2. Computer Science1717.1%
    3. Environmental Science44.4%
    4. Energy43.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine54.7%
    2. Health Professions21.5%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Neuroscience33.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences22.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.6%
    3. Decision Sciences11.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.19× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.83× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.58× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.83×4 works
  2. Engineering3.58×53 works
  3. Computer Science2.19×17 works
  4. Neuroscience2.10×3 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.10×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×2 works
  7. Environmental Science0.88×4 works
  8. Dentistry0.69×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.57×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×2 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.38×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.26×0 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
  16. Medicine0.24×5 works
  17. Social Sciences0.16×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.15×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×0 works
  20. Nursing0.10×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  22. Psychology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Yangon Technological University?

Ranked on the quality score, Theint Theint Thu, Win Win Zin and Nyein Nyein Oo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yangon Technological University.

  1. 1 Theint Theint Thu Myanmar · #2,152,308 worldwide 216 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Win Win Zin Myanmar · #2,951,839 worldwide 727 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Nyein Nyein Oo Myanmar · #3,796,698 worldwide 128 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Tun Naing Myanmar · #3,906,392 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mya Mya Aye Myanmar · #4,002,751 worldwide 498 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Khin Su Su Htwe Myanmar · #4,521,742 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Thanda Win Myanmar · #4,801,357 worldwide 72 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Maung Maung Latt Myanmar · #4,982,418 worldwide 125 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Nyan Myint Kyaw Myanmar · #5,049,004 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Moe Moe Lwin Myanmar · #5,318,915 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Yangon Technological University

What are the most cited papers from Yangon Technological University?

The most cited paper from Yangon Technological University is "A Reconsideration of Hofstede’s Fifth Dimension: New Flexibility Versus Monumentalism Data From 54 Countries" (Michael Minkov, Michael Harris Bond, Pinaki Dutt et al., 2017), with 130 citations. Next come "Analysis of Streamflow Response to Changing Climate Conditions Using SWAT Model" (125) and "A simple and efficient method for automatic strawberry shape and size estimation and classification" (95).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Reconsideration of Hofstede’s Fifth Dimension: New Flexibility Versus Monumentalism Data From 54 Countries Michael Minkov, Michael Harris Bond, Pinaki Dutt et al. · Cross-Cultural Research 29 Aug 2017 130
2 Analysis of Streamflow Response to Changing Climate Conditions Using SWAT Model Han Thi Oo, Win Win Zin, Cho Cho Thin Kyi · Civil Engineering Journal Open access Feb 2020 125
3 A simple and efficient method for automatic strawberry shape and size estimation and classification Lin Mar Oo, Nay Aung · Biosystems Engineering 24 Apr 2018 95
4 Coverage Path Planning for Decomposition Reconfigurable Grid-Maps Using Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Travelling Salesman Problem Phone Thiha Kyaw, Aung Paing, Theint Theint Thu et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2020 92
5 Dewatering of source-separated human urine for nitrogen recovery by membrane distillation Lat Lat Tun, Dawoon Jeong, Seongpil Jeong et al. · Journal of Membrane Science Open access 6 Apr 2016 91
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Yangon Technological University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Convolutional Neural Networks, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicle Charging, DC-DC Converters and High-Frequency Power Conversion.

▲ 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-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
  1. Deep Learning15▲ 4.3×32 topics
  2. Power Electronics8▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning7▲ 2.2×16 topics
  5. Renewable Energy6▲ 4.3×14 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 8.2×9 topics
  7. Electric Vehicle Charging4▲ 55×2 topics
  8. DC-DC Converters4▲ 77×1 topic
  9. Energy Efficiency4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  10. High-Frequency Power Conversion4▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Image Processing4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  12. Model Predictive Control3▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Classification3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  14. Feature Extraction3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  15. Photovoltaic Systems3▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Solar Energy3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  17. Data Mining3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  18. Machine Vision3▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Multilevel Converters3▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Voltage Source Inverters3▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  22. Crack Detection2▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Electric Vehicles2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  24. Pavement2▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Convolutional Neural Network2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Wireless Communication2▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Brain Tumor2▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  29. MRI2▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Parameter Estimation2▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Thermal Analysis2▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Recycled Materials2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Battery Management Systems2▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Monitoring System2▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Neural Network2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Thermal Runaway2▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Computer Vision2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Maximum Power Point Tracking2▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Photovoltaic Arrays2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Yangon Technological University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced DC-DC Converters, Multilevel Inverters and Converters, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Brain Tumor Detection and Classification.

Advanced DC-DC Converters: 4 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 3 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…2Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…2Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Perform…2Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 1 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 1 fractional worksInduction Heating and Inverter Technology: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringNeurologyAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Induction Heating and Inverter Technology Mechanical Engineering 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 available71.6%not open28.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Yangon Technological University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Yangon Technological University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Yangon Technological University0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Yangon Technological 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Yangon Technological University2.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2018.

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