Mahidol University: Rankings

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Mahidol University ranked 1st in Thailand, 475th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. Mahidol University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 53,442 academic publications and 969,704 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 14 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#475 of 14,131 In the World
#73 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 4 In Nakhon Pathom
#53 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#67 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#71 of 3,138 For Virology
#2024 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#452 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Biology rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Biology in Thailand and 340th in the World with 42,222 publications made and 851,731 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 51 In Thailand
#65 of 2,814 In Asia
#340 of 6,770 In the World

Mahidol University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 240 912
1992 244 1046
1993 247 1007
1994 214 1200
1995 235 1215
1996 244 1466
1997 249 1755
1998 330 2062
1999 406 2632
2000 497 3128
2001 479 3511
2002 519 3976
2003 591 4997
2004 686 6089
2005 785 7969
2006 866 9747
2007 994 11584
2008 985 13844
2009 1149 17066
2010 1307 20491
2011 1300 23713
2012 1596 27305
2013 1551 31114
2014 1624 35644
2015 1709 38802
2016 1911 40970
2017 2140 44613
2018 2277 49570
2019 2388 56546
2020 2954 70490
2021 3208 85663
2022 3394 93932
2023 3169 94100

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Virology 1 7 71
Microbiology 1 5 74
Immunology 1 21 133
Zoology 1 10 162
Pharmacology 1 30 168
Toxicology 1 33 178
Entomology 1 25 251
Nutrition and Food Science 4 72 260
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 44 291
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 39 291
Genetics 1 64 334
Molecular Biology 1 77 341
Biotechnology 1 67 341
Botany 1 68 377
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 27 390
Oncology and Cancer research 1 121 400
Paleontology 1 81 406
Horticulture 3 111 408
Biochemistry 1 97 415
Neuroscience 1 101 554
Biophysics 1 150 624
Animal Science 7 140 628
Agricultural Science 6 192 641
Astrobiology 2 182 739
Forestry 7 181 757
Evolutionary Biology 1 175 795
Nanotechnology 4 376 912

Medicine rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Medicine in Thailand and 248th in the World with 41,072 publications made and 784,427 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 49 In Thailand
#36 of 2,781 In Asia
#248 of 6,680 In the World

Mahidol University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 250 825
1992 249 989
1993 253 940
1994 215 1132
1995 239 1133
1996 256 1435
1997 259 1671
1998 314 1916
1999 387 2495
2000 462 2973
2001 442 3392
2002 532 3727
2003 499 4508
2004 609 5503
2005 719 7282
2006 787 8800
2007 872 10235
2008 867 12271
2009 1029 14869
2010 1138 17919
2011 1256 20634
2012 1531 24153
2013 1502 27509
2014 1608 31708
2015 1645 34723
2016 1896 36950
2017 2131 40522
2018 2236 45209
2019 2396 51460
2020 3034 65022
2021 3273 79699
2022 3406 87158
2023 3175 87539

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 1 4 53
Veterinary 1 4 67
Virology 1 7 71
Dermatology 1 15 118
Immunology 1 21 133
Pediatrics 1 14 148
Family medicine 1 8 155
Epidemiology 1 22 158
Pharmacology 1 30 168
Plastic Surgery 1 21 174
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 49 176
Pathology 1 29 176
Toxicology 1 33 178
Critical Care Nursing 1 15 211
Surgery 1 40 219
Anesthesiology 1 39 241
Dentistry 2 59 256
Public Health 1 21 258
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 22 267
Radiation Therapy 1 76 272
Orthodontics 1 61 275
Nursing 1 18 277
Respiratory Therapy 1 42 278
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 21 280
Urology 1 59 283
Forensic Science 2 48 286
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 25 295
Occupational Therapy 1 41 301
Health Science 1 30 304
Ophthalmology 1 63 313
Anatomy and Physiology 1 60 345
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 70 345
Medical Physics 1 43 350
Gerontology 1 27 356
Psychiatry 1 54 359
Physical Therapy 1 44 361
Optometry 1 62 362
Cardiology 1 81 364
Sports Medicine 1 41 377
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 103 386
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 27 390
Oncology and Cancer research 1 121 400
Neurosurgery 1 149 462
Sports / Exercise science 1 48 492
Pharmacy 1 167 538
Biomedical Engineering 2 178 597
Clinical Psychology 1 70 613
Audiology 1 130 660

Chemistry rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Thailand and 509th in the World with 28,791 publications made and 586,829 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 51 In Thailand
#141 of 2,750 In Asia
#509 of 6,447 In the World

Mahidol University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 154 641
1992 135 626
1993 135 661
1994 124 719
1995 150 762
1996 163 936
1997 157 1096
1998 207 1256
1999 262 1574
2000 325 1912
2001 328 2203
2002 338 2546
2003 434 3203
2004 479 3816
2005 539 5285
2006 623 6389
2007 736 7813
2008 762 9664
2009 852 11858
2010 930 14340
2011 912 16886
2012 1098 19011
2013 1088 22323
2014 1104 24973
2015 1172 27168
2016 1311 29231
2017 1462 31773
2018 1539 35345
2019 1578 40511
2020 1993 49874
2021 2190 60843
2022 2279 66632
2023 2042 67092

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 72 260
Biochemistry 1 97 415
Radiochemistry 5 250 480
Pharmacy 1 167 538
Organic Chemistry 2 169 550
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 177 619
Chemical Engineering 6 284 692
Inorganic Chemistry 2 287 764
Materials Science 3 277 800
Environmental Chemistry 3 272 817
Biochemical Engineering 2 280 909
Nanotechnology 4 376 912
Physical chemistry 5 371 948
Computational Chemistry 3 299 965
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 389 1218

Environmental Science rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Thailand and 564th in the World with 18,977 publications made and 334,819 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 53 In Thailand
#130 of 2,811 In Asia
#564 of 6,798 In the World

Mahidol University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 93 333
1992 100 354
1993 75 367
1994 65 411
1995 95 435
1996 89 453
1997 100 589
1998 138 586
1999 152 776
2000 194 988
2001 188 1154
2002 217 1364
2003 239 1742
2004 277 2208
2005 359 2859
2006 367 3690
2007 432 4340
2008 466 5350
2009 504 6767
2010 601 7981
2011 596 9316
2012 711 10860
2013 684 12175
2014 761 14266
2015 767 15529
2016 835 16368
2017 1021 17679
2018 1106 19803
2019 1113 23814
2020 1344 29891
2021 1514 35648
2022 1615 39343
2023 1503 41445

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 39 291
Paleontology 1 81 406
Ecology 2 105 525
Geology 2 130 556
Environmental Engineering 4 181 561
Agricultural Science 6 192 641
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 262 746
Forestry 7 181 757
Environmental Chemistry 3 272 817
Geography and Cartography 4 196 843
Environmental Management 9 298 890
Oceanography 7 335 1082
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 396 1174
Earth science and Geophysics 6 415 1213
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 389 1218
Geotechnical Engineering 10 479 1263

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 753rd in the World with 16,996 publications made and 276,868 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 53 In Thailand
#112 of 2,845 In Asia
#753 of 7,020 In the World

Mahidol University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 72 246
1992 62 292
1993 64 252
1994 57 326
1995 71 350
1996 67 390
1997 80 458
1998 73 500
1999 119 667
2000 145 952
2001 138 1043
2002 164 1156
2003 131 1319
2004 178 1780
2005 241 2210
2006 278 3048
2007 280 3340
2008 330 4056
2009 359 4924
2010 425 5744
2011 474 6745
2012 547 8191
2013 575 9091
2014 700 10907
2015 743 12094
2016 803 12869
2017 1012 14513
2018 1097 16490
2019 1157 20202
2020 1372 25964
2021 1545 32378
2022 1619 36100
2023 1532 37776

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Demography 1 24 260
Forensic Science 2 48 286
Occupational Safety and Health 1 26 287
Sociology 1 40 448
Classics and Ancient History 1 47 460
Genealogy 1 30 465
Law Enforcement 1 45 476
Sports / Exercise science 1 48 492
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 16 497
Communications and Public Relations 1 47 514
Anthropology 1 48 539
Human Rights Law 1 32 549
Military science 1 59 635
Education Majors 1 111 699
History 1 135 722
Archaeology 2 159 723
Law 1 112 725
Journalism and Digital Media 2 162 768
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 97 776
International Law 2 117 784
Library and Information science 1 125 815
Gender Studies 1 55 819
Political Science 1 118 834
Aesthetics 1 170 862
Linguistics 2 209 872
Public Policy / Administration 2 114 919
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 262 922
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 212 933
Early Childhood Education 2 117 955
International Relations and Diplomacy 4 219 960
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 171 963
Broadcast Journalism 2 241 992
Art History 1 94 1012
Philosophy 1 221 1156

Engineering rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Thailand and 786th in the World with 16,755 publications made and 290,988 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 54 In Thailand
#243 of 2,809 In Asia
#786 of 6,684 In the World

Mahidol University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 59 224
1992 55 229
1993 61 232
1994 58 271
1995 64 312
1996 79 344
1997 77 421
1998 87 451
1999 124 538
2000 148 719
2001 155 870
2002 178 1052
2003 190 1395
2004 228 1705
2005 274 2091
2006 326 2651
2007 368 3377
2008 417 4421
2009 489 5287
2010 489 6141
2011 513 7624
2012 636 8837
2013 669 10196
2014 715 11680
2015 701 12927
2016 786 14270
2017 923 16252
2018 981 17686
2019 1058 21202
2020 1229 26186
2021 1319 32175
2022 1404 36099
2023 1351 37642

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biotechnology 1 67 341
Environmental Engineering 4 181 561
Biomedical Engineering 2 178 597
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 177 619
Agricultural Engineering 10 273 686
Chemical Engineering 6 284 692
Metallurgical Engineering 2 259 737
Materials Science 3 277 800
Optical Engineering 2 249 805
Transportation Engineering 6 251 865
Engineering Management 3 228 884
Biochemical Engineering 2 280 909
Nanotechnology 4 376 912
Telecommunications 3 315 921
Aerospace Engineering 3 263 923
Product and Industrial Design 6 317 943
Aviation 5 278 971
Mechanical Engineering 5 310 986
Human-Computer Interaction 3 259 1019
Robotics 7 394 1028
Petroleum Engineering 3 357 1030
Structural Engineering 5 383 1079
Acoustical Engineering 4 359 1089
Operations Research 6 379 1091
Electrical Engineering 7 449 1166
Geotechnical Engineering 10 479 1263
Automotive Engineering 12 493 1264
Computer Networking 6 471 1290
Computer Engineering 8 523 1317
Architectural Engineering 7 510 1317
Civil Engineering 9 476 1335
Systems Engineering 7 406 1347
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 526 1361
Electronic Engineering 11 644 1516
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 648 1549
Remote Sensing 8 576 1573

Computer Science rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Thailand and 684th in the World with 15,352 publications made and 257,929 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 51 In Thailand
#164 of 2,809 In Asia
#684 of 6,752 In the World

Mahidol University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 72 233
1992 58 259
1993 43 217
1994 55 317
1995 40 302
1996 60 398
1997 61 461
1998 70 513
1999 101 747
2000 102 915
2001 112 1000
2002 134 1109
2003 155 1303
2004 166 1631
2005 207 1960
2006 250 2424
2007 277 3022
2008 303 3798
2009 380 4675
2010 403 5856
2011 406 6774
2012 527 8007
2013 556 9084
2014 695 10833
2015 673 11678
2016 723 13249
2017 854 14822
2018 965 16840
2019 1045 20113
2020 1228 25770
2021 1389 32737
2022 1483 36822
2023 1359 37454

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 44 291
Neuroscience 1 101 554
Multimedia 1 125 644
Game Design and Development 1 137 664
Computational Linguistics 2 169 664
Information Technology 2 142 675
Machine Learning 2 208 709
Data Science 1 147 783
Management Information Systems 3 140 793
Library and Information science 1 125 815
Cyber Security 2 259 886
Telecommunications 3 315 921
Human-Computer Interaction 3 259 1019
Robotics 7 394 1028
Cognitive Science 3 356 1131
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 373 1139
Computer Graphics 4 370 1170
Software Engineering 2 291 1194
Computer Vision 6 474 1265
Computer Networking 6 471 1290
Computer Engineering 8 523 1317
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 760 1740

Physics rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Physics in Thailand and 873rd in the World with 14,629 publications made and 237,527 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 53 In Thailand
#269 of 2,786 In Asia
#873 of 6,603 In the World

Mahidol University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 49 190
1992 55 207
1993 51 178
1994 57 224
1995 57 285
1996 73 291
1997 61 290
1998 82 373
1999 103 401
2000 134 552
2001 144 587
2002 173 830
2003 196 1078
2004 210 1358
2005 269 1734
2006 290 2177
2007 345 2888
2008 361 3670
2009 430 4478
2010 450 5204
2011 459 6232
2012 579 7089
2013 596 8220
2014 629 9457
2015 628 10555
2016 690 11548
2017 792 13095
2018 817 14625
2019 899 16957
2020 1005 21431
2021 1136 25774
2022 1179 28617
2023 1136 29748

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 43 350
Biophysics 1 150 624
Astrobiology 2 182 739
Materials Science 3 277 800
Optical Engineering 2 249 805
Nuclear Physics 2 277 897
Nanotechnology 4 376 912
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 239 920
Acoustical Engineering 4 359 1089
Quantum and Particle physics 5 410 1154
Condensed Matter Physics 7 564 1353
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 497 1397
Theoretical Physics 4 607 1715

Psychology rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Psychology in Thailand and 447th in the World with 14,229 publications made and 214,123 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 44 In Thailand
#72 of 2,703 In Asia
#447 of 6,528 In the World

Mahidol University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 66 213
1992 71 251
1993 66 228
1994 57 297
1995 59 359
1996 73 365
1997 70 435
1998 74 584
1999 107 650
2000 117 731
2001 130 823
2002 176 924
2003 137 1105
2004 159 1342
2005 222 1669
2006 219 2070
2007 246 2473
2008 254 2925
2009 337 3553
2010 351 4488
2011 404 5167
2012 500 6154
2013 529 7113
2014 592 8355
2015 611 9101
2016 674 10359
2017 795 11885
2018 839 13548
2019 917 16158
2020 1149 20908
2021 1234 26403
2022 1316 29533
2023 1233 30909

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 41 301
Psychiatry 1 54 359
Sexology 1 17 443
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 89 507
Neuroscience 1 101 554
Clinical Psychology 1 70 613
Child Psychology 1 70 656
Education Majors 1 111 699
Social Psychology 1 140 826
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 171 963
Cognitive Science 3 356 1131

Mathematics rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Thailand and 542nd in the World with 10,406 publications made and 161,223 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 49 In Thailand
#127 of 2,673 In Asia
#542 of 6,305 In the World

Mahidol University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 23 41
1992 16 40
1993 7 59
1994 15 46
1995 24 71
1996 15 85
1997 20 109
1998 22 121
1999 42 171
2000 63 235
2001 54 265
2002 63 323
2003 59 416
2004 83 499
2005 121 675
2006 154 850
2007 160 1146
2008 166 1373
2009 233 1677
2010 252 2187
2011 276 2746
2012 317 3329
2013 351 3836
2014 436 4637
2015 452 5435
2016 533 5812
2017 619 6770
2018 697 8100
2019 786 10353
2020 890 13553
2021 1083 17606
2022 1119 20718
2023 1089 21196

The following table provides academic rankings for Mahidol University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 1 111 493
Math Teachers 1 143 771
Actuarial Science 2 154 806
Operations Research 6 379 1091
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 374 1323
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 760 1740
Applied Mathematics 11 710 1775

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Mahidol University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 29 292
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 85 399
Development Studies 1 64 457
Agricultural Economics 7 177 618
Marketing 1 131 685
Human Resource Management 1 114 688
Supply Chain Management 4 236 696
Economics 1 128 703
Project Management 3 120 713
Photography 1 134 732
Advertising 1 117 746
Entertainment Industry Business 1 125 756
Cinematography 1 88 802
Business 2 191 869
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 226 891
Risk Management 5 226 929
Entrepreneurship 3 175 936
Music 2 202 939
Art & Design 2 188 942
Management 3 242 945
Fashion Design 2 221 993
Accounting 4 221 1020
International Trade 3 179 1025
Environmental Economics 7 345 1072
Creative Writing 2 152 1089
Literature 2 225 1095
Finance 4 278 1134
International Business 5 218 1137
International Economics 5 277 1264