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Yezin Agricultural University

In research, Yezin Agricultural University stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,392 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Life Sciences (Plant Science is 16.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,992
of 22,385 · #30,306 all time
Rank in Myanmar
#14
of 14
Research works
235
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
Yezin Agricultural University

What is Yezin Agricultural 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,392 of 6,403 4.7%64 #6144

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yezin Agricultural 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 Yezin Agricultural University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Yezin Agricultural University is in Life Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (61%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 4.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 72 fractional works · 69.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 60.5% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 29.3% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 8 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKYezinAgricultural…102fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences70%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences8%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6260.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology88.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Environmental Science87.8%
    2. Engineering54.7%
    3. Computer Science22.1%
    4. Chemistry10.6%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences54.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    4. Psychology00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine43.4%
    2. Nursing22.1%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    4. Health Professions00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Yezin Agricultural University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 30.0 works17×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 61.9 works13×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 71.5 works5.3×
← 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: 12.74× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 4.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.74×62 works
  2. Nursing4.24×2 works
  3. Veterinary3.60×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.94×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.56×8 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.52×8 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.46×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.36×5 works
  10. Chemistry0.35×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.34×0 works
  12. Engineering0.31×5 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.27×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Medicine0.18×4 works
  17. Psychology0.16×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.13×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.07×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Yezin Agricultural University?

Ranked on the quality score, Than Myint Htun, Tun Shwe and Theingi Myint lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yezin Agricultural University.

  1. 1 Than Myint Htun Myanmar · #2,635,095 worldwide 504 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Tun Shwe Myanmar · #2,657,384 worldwide 341 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Theingi Myint Myanmar · #3,521,791 worldwide 266 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Khin Than Nwe Myanmar · #3,606,932 worldwide 113 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Myo Thiha Zaw Myanmar · #3,745,595 worldwide 129 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Aung Naing Oo Myanmar · #3,777,768 worldwide 497 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Kyi Moe Myanmar · #3,840,044 worldwide 654 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Khin Maung Nyunt Myanmar · #3,862,161 worldwide 134 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Myint Myint Aye Myanmar · #3,947,120 worldwide 4k citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Thein Lwin Myanmar · #4,277,083 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Yezin Agricultural University

What are the most cited papers from Yezin Agricultural University?

The most cited paper from Yezin Agricultural University is "GetOrganelle: a fast and versatile toolkit for accurate de novo assembly of organelle genomes" (Jian‐Jun Jin, Wen-Bin Yu, Jun-Bo Yang et al., 2020), with 4,146 citations. Next come "Soil Properties and Maize Growth in Saline and Nonsaline Soils using Cassava‐Industrial Waste Compost and Vermicompost with or Without Earthworms" (231) and "Effects of Biofertilizer Produced from Bradyrhizobium and Streptomyces griseoflavus on Plant Growth, Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation, Nutrient Uptake, and Seed Yield of Mung Bean, Cowpea, and Soybean" (154).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 GetOrganelle: a fast and versatile toolkit for accurate de novo assembly of organelle genomes Jian‐Jun Jin, Wen-Bin Yu, Jun-Bo Yang et al. · Genome biology Open access 10 Sep 2020 4,146
2 Soil Properties and Maize Growth in Saline and Nonsaline Soils using Cassava‐Industrial Waste Compost and Vermicompost with or Without Earthworms Aung Naing Oo, Chuleemas Boonthai Iwai, Patcharee Saenjan · Land Degradation and Development 29 Jan 2013 231
3 Effects of Biofertilizer Produced from Bradyrhizobium and Streptomyces griseoflavus on Plant Growth, Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation, Nutrient Uptake, and Seed Yield of Mung Bean, Cowpea, and Soybean Aung Zaw Htwe, Seinn Moh Moh, Khin Myat Soe et al. · Agronomy Open access 11 Feb 2019 154
4 Assessment of biofertilizer use for sustainable agriculture in the Great Mekong Region Mary Atieno, Laetitia Herrmann, Nguyen Thu Huong et al. · Journal of Environmental Management Open access 29 Aug 2020 140
5 Biocontrol potential of native Trichoderma isolates against root-knot nematodes in West African vegetable production systems Antoine Affokpon, Danny Coyne, Cho Cho Htay et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry 16 Dec 2010 133
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Yezin Agricultural University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: QTL Mapping, Water Management, Drought Resistance, Sustainable Agriculture, Rice, Yield Potential, Genetic Improvement and Food Security.

▲ 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. QTL Mapping11▲ 96×4 topics
  2. Water Management9▲ 71×3 topics
  3. Climate Change9▲ 3.2×27 topics
  4. Drought Resistance8▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 24×7 topics
  6. Rice7▲ 135×1 topic
  7. Sustainability7▲ 3.0×14 topics
  8. Yield Potential7▲ 133×1 topic
  9. Genetic Improvement7▲ 77×2 topics
  10. Food Security7▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Biodiversity6▲ 7.2×11 topics
  12. Soil Fertility5▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Drought Tolerance5▲ 37×6 topics
  14. Crop Management5▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Maize Yield5▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Nitrogen Uptake5▲ 123×1 topic
  17. Crop Productivity5▲ 68×2 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services4▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Marker-Assisted Selection4▲ 53×3 topics
  20. Genetic Variation4▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Plant Growth4▲ 34×4 topics
  22. Genetic Mapping4▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Nitrogen Fixation3▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Nutrient Uptake3▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Vietnam3▲ 79×2 topics
  26. Aquaculture3▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Quantitative Trait Loci3▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Integrated Farming Systems3▲ 188×1 topic
  29. Rice-Fish Farming3▲ 188×1 topic
  30. Agriculture3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  31. Genomics3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  32. Integrated Nutrient Management3▲ 133×1 topic
  33. Organic Manure3▲ 133×1 topic
  34. Rhizosphere Interactions3▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Composting3▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Vulnerability3▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Horticultural Crops3▲ 32×3 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 8.2×8 topics
  39. Adaptation2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  40. Crop Production2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Yezin Agricultural University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Agricultural Systems and Practices and Agricultural Science and Fertilization.

Rice Cultivation and Yie…7Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 7 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 5 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 3 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …2Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Soil, Plant Science: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 2 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 2 fractional worksPlant Genetic and Mutation Studies: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSoil Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 7 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 3 works
  5. 5 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies Plant Science 2 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 available73.9%not open26.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.7%domestic only41.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Yezin Agricultural University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Yezin Agricultural University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Yezin Agricultural University0.00061% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Yezin Agricultural 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 2025Yezin Agricultural University2.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2021.

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