Chiang Mai University: Rankings

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Chiang Mai University ranked 3rd in Thailand, 813th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 72 research topics. Chiang Mai University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,771 publications and 341,743 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Rank Ranking
#813 of 14,131 In the World
#164 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 7 In Chiang Mai
#202 of 1,008 For Veterinary
#237 of 1,514 For Nutrition and Food Science
#254 of 1,017 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#2108 of 7,353 For Alumni Impact
#869 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 69 other topics

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Medicine

Chiang Mai University ranked 3rd for Medicine in Thailand and 551st in the World with 6,589 publications made and 158,302 citations received. Main research topics: Surgery, Immunology, Virology, Oncology and Cancer research, Pharmacology.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 29 In Thailand
#143 of 1,964 In Asia
#551 of 4,739 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 19 6
1992 10 12
1993 14 6
1994 20 48
1995 16 36
1996 48 162
1997 37 200
1998 55 73
1999 75 76
2000 68 130
2001 77 128
2002 75 184
2003 100 198
2004 133 229
2005 146 717
2006 166 353
2007 173 519
2008 179 389
2009 198 1027
2010 208 931
2011 420 1391
2012 630 840
2013 313 649
2014 334 852
2015 316 728
2016 388 554
2017 413 774
2018 363 670
2019 403 556
2020 475 835
2021 622 205
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Veterinary 5 40 202
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 29 254
Dermatology 3 75 318
Toxicology 3 73 324
Virology 3 72 345
Dentistry 4 107 359
Radiation Therapy 2 107 380
Pediatrics 3 76 387
Forensic Science 2 81 389
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 141 405
Pharmacology 2 128 423
Surgery 2 124 425
Anesthesiology 2 123 429
Optometry 2 96 433
Epidemiology 3 81 444
Orthodontics 4 131 446
Family medicine 2 64 448
Nursing 2 52 455
Anatomy and Physiology 2 107 474
Occupational Therapy 2 70 477
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 133 480
Ophthalmology 3 162 491
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 93 509
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 64 519
Cardiology 2 149 519
Public Health 4 84 530
Immunology 3 151 530
Gerontology 4 80 552
Pathology 4 180 558
Urology 3 193 563
Physical Therapy 4 95 567
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 209 591
Sports Medicine 4 104 631
Critical Care Nursing 3 135 642
Psychiatry 3 87 648
Health Science 3 117 669
Clinical Psychology 2 85 678
Oncology and Cancer research 4 247 682
Cosmetology 5 259 752
Biomedical Engineering 4 237 754
Plastic Surgery 4 258 756
Medical Physics 4 211 798
Respiratory Therapy 5 242 825
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 184 919

Biology

Chiang Mai University ranked 3rd for Biology in Thailand and 663rd in the World with 5,131 publications made and 135,578 citations received. Main research topics: Nutrition and Food Science, Botany, Immunology, Virology, Oncology and Cancer research.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 32 In Thailand
#183 of 1,987 In Asia
#663 of 4,496 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 11 4
1992 10 14
1993 7 2
1994 14 21
1995 13 23
1996 30 125
1997 37 211
1998 32 69
1999 41 53
2000 33 67
2001 51 95
2002 62 168
2003 77 179
2004 87 258
2005 101 370
2006 113 306
2007 151 502
2008 140 403
2009 205 504
2010 202 776
2011 261 1284
2012 377 750
2013 237 732
2014 232 550
2015 249 611
2016 327 729
2017 337 785
2018 311 712
2019 349 1005
2020 392 1025
2021 558 287
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 5 66 237
Horticulture 2 101 309
Toxicology 3 73 324
Virology 3 72 345
Entomology 2 51 387
Agricultural Science 4 98 390
Zoology 3 38 393
Botany 3 92 394
Pharmacology 2 128 423
Biotechnology 3 111 464
Forestry 3 86 476
Microbiology 4 123 508
Immunology 3 151 530
Animal Science 5 125 573
Nanotechnology 1 245 672
Molecular Biology 4 222 672
Paleontology 2 122 677
Oncology and Cancer research 4 247 682
Evolutionary Biology 4 107 691
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 152 777
Biochemistry 5 246 803
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 242 840
Genetics 5 247 842
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 184 919
Biophysics 3 359 1033

Chemistry

Chiang Mai University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Thailand and 750th in the World with 3,926 publications made and 68,406 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science, Biochemistry, Radiochemistry.

Rank Ranking
#5 of 36 In Thailand
#265 of 2,014 In Asia
#750 of 4,317 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 3 2
1993 2 1
1994 5 3
1995 4 1
1996 6 8
1997 9 24
1998 8 7
1999 10 13
2000 20 34
2001 14 18
2002 27 72
2003 34 107
2004 49 133
2005 69 150
2006 102 187
2007 143 241
2008 202 269
2009 175 288
2010 179 490
2011 192 515
2012 224 388
2013 233 302
2014 209 486
2015 199 378
2016 299 570
2017 226 446
2018 270 452
2019 284 648
2020 292 519
2021 408 287
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 5 66 237
Radiochemistry 4 199 346
Chemical Engineering 2 225 492
Materials Science 3 231 587
Nanotechnology 1 245 672
Biochemistry 5 246 803
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 208 807
Physical chemistry 5 325 916
Computational Chemistry 5 298 953
Inorganic Chemistry 4 411 1005
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 332 1037
Environmental Chemistry 7 340 1046
Organic Chemistry 7 488 1210

Engineering

Chiang Mai University ranked 4th for Engineering in Thailand and 784th in the World with 3,561 publications made and 49,903 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Automation and Control engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Rank Ranking
#4 of 41 In Thailand
#275 of 2,117 In Asia
#784 of 4,624 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 3 1
1994 2 1
1995 3 1
1996 4 8
1997 7 2
1998 9 1
1999 8 6
2000 22 21
2001 10 34
2002 17 11
2003 32 118
2004 49 68
2005 60 125
2006 82 99
2007 145 180
2008 196 191
2009 180 258
2010 170 347
2011 178 333
2012 213 365
2013 238 266
2014 207 391
2015 198 321
2016 280 386
2017 199 341
2018 230 309
2019 240 436
2020 246 351
2021 322 227
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 126 405
Biotechnology 3 111 464
Chemical Engineering 2 225 492
Nuclear Engineering 2 189 509
Agricultural Engineering 7 209 512
Automotive Engineering 4 224 583
Materials Science 3 231 587
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 196 627
Metallurgical Engineering 3 272 656
Nanotechnology 1 245 672
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 228 678
Environmental Engineering 7 256 715
Biomedical Engineering 4 237 754
Automation and Control engineering 4 321 804
Transportation Engineering 8 261 813
Architectural Engineering 6 313 861
Operations Research 4 308 956
Electrical Engineering 8 412 980
Mining Engineering 5 386 981
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 332 1037
Electronic Engineering 9 479 1153
Optical Engineering 4 414 1172

Physics

Chiang Mai University ranked 3rd for Physics in Thailand and 788th in the World with 2,810 publications made and 39,330 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular physics.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 30 In Thailand
#270 of 1,879 In Asia
#788 of 4,082 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 2 0
1994 2 1
1995 3 1
1996 4 7
1997 3 1
1998 4 1
1999 7 2
2000 18 18
2001 7 5
2002 15 5
2003 22 57
2004 35 50
2005 50 66
2006 77 87
2007 125 154
2008 170 178
2009 139 205
2010 138 290
2011 155 283
2012 163 278
2013 202 209
2014 151 365
2015 135 263
2016 219 351
2017 149 270
2018 180 261
2019 185 331
2020 183 266
2021 258 146
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Materials Science 3 231 587
Nanotechnology 1 245 672
Medical Physics 4 211 798
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 204 852
Nuclear Physics 2 294 868
Biophysics 3 359 1033
Condensed Matter Physics 5 429 1120
Optical Engineering 4 414 1172
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 394 1179

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Chiang Mai University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 897th in the World with 1,435 publications made and 46,100 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Political Science, Sociology, Communications and Public Relations, Gender Studies.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 29 In Thailand
#124 of 1,903 In Asia
#897 of 5,073 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 2 0
1992 3 3
1993 5 4
1994 3 4
1995 4 18
1996 19 148
1997 9 9
1998 11 153
1999 11 15
2000 8 30
2001 5 17
2002 16 32
2003 14 31
2004 20 27
2005 25 37
2006 35 167
2007 34 140
2008 41 122
2009 39 732
2010 57 251
2011 61 165
2012 92 341
2013 68 80
2014 95 160
2015 65 77
2016 108 135
2017 88 128
2018 96 268
2019 128 135
2020 120 86
2021 134 68
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Forensic Science 2 81 389
Military science 1 40 537
Demography 3 92 586
Anthropology 1 44 676
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 96 711
Genealogy 3 73 743
Occupational Safety and Health 4 134 814
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 4 205 831
Political Economy 2 87 839
Law Enforcement 3 110 846
Archaeology 2 94 848
Gender Studies 1 80 870
Urban and Regional planning 2 214 904
Publishing 4 154 941
Radio and Television broadcasting 4 241 1022
Political Science 3 153 1166
Communications and Public Relations 5 206 1213
Sociology 3 222 1508

Environmental Science

Chiang Mai University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Thailand and 837th in the World with 1,342 publications made and 32,677 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science, Environmental Management, Ecology, Geology.

Rank Ranking
#6 of 26 In Thailand
#204 of 1,655 In Asia
#837 of 4,023 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1991 5 1
1992 3 0
1993 3 2
1994 3 5
1995 4 4
1996 3 4
1997 8 18
1998 8 7
1999 9 10
2000 4 14
2001 9 21
2002 11 108
2003 17 23
2004 25 54
2005 38 82
2006 31 68
2007 45 125
2008 38 138
2009 69 232
2010 65 285
2011 50 63
2012 85 280
2013 73 129
2014 95 118
2015 80 176
2016 96 260
2017 104 185
2018 74 183
2019 83 210
2020 81 146
2021 97 91
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Agricultural Science 4 98 390
Forestry 3 86 476
Environmental Management 4 140 591
Paleontology 2 122 677
Geography and Cartography 3 110 698
Environmental Engineering 7 256 715
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 152 777
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 208 807
Hydrology and Water resources management 4 236 835
Ecology 5 129 858
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 234 876
Urban and Regional planning 2 214 904
Mining Engineering 5 386 981
Environmental Chemistry 7 340 1046
Geology 3 304 1078

Economics

Chiang Mai University ranked 3rd for Economics in Thailand and 818th in the World with 583 publications made and 6,477 citations received. Main research topics: Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Development Studies, Finance, Agricultural Economics.

Rank Ranking
#3 of 16 In Thailand
#159 of 1,160 In Asia
#818 of 3,039 In the World

Chiang Mai University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Publications Citations
1996 1 13
1997 0 0
1998 2 4
1999 4 4
2000 1 1
2001 0 0
2002 1 5
2003 0 0
2004 2 1
2005 4 5
2006 6 2
2007 6 14
2008 2 3
2009 34 48
2010 29 126
2011 19 29
2012 11 50
2013 36 33
2014 40 56
2015 44 23
2016 67 49
2017 39 36
2018 83 66
2019 67 19
2020 37 34
2021 48 72
Speciality Thailand rank Asia rank World rank
Agricultural Economics 3 67 301
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 115 577
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 129 691
Development Studies 4 163 774
Environmental Economics 5 237 780
Political Economy 2 87 839
International Economics 4 213 897
International Trade 4 286 999
Finance 3 254 1003

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Non-core subjects for Chiang Mai University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 86 404
Sexology 1 12 432
Animation 4 153 554
Graphic Design 2 106 602
Math Teachers 4 141 675
Supply Chain Management 6 218 692
Mathematics 1 201 788
Risk Management 3 169 822
Statistics 2 180 832
Applied Mathematics 2 258 861
Project Management 6 204 918
Real Estate 4 258 918
Information Technology 7 255 931
Psychology 3 140 943
Management Information Systems 6 197 963
International Business 3 253 984
Machine Learning 5 323 1004
Game Design and Development 6 306 1041
Business 5 236 1083
Child Psychology 3 154 1115
Computer Vision 7 443 1132
Marketing 7 293 1162
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 421 1176
Computer Science 6 409 1280
Art & Design 4 350 1468
Social Psychology 5 311 1562