Mahidol University: Rankings

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Mahidol University ranked 2nd in Thailand, 468th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 170 research topics. Mahidol University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 62,807 academic publications and 1,340,430 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 16 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#468 of 14,131 In the World
#74 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 125 In Thailand
#1 of 4 In Nakhon Pathom
#41 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#55 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#68 of 3,602 For Microbiology
#1853 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#452 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 167 other topics

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Biology rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Biology in Thailand and 319th in the World with 48,673 publications made and 1,152,365 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 52 In Thailand
#61 of 2,834 In Asia
#319 of 6,833 In the World

Mahidol University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 248 1298
1993 254 1184
1994 226 1468
1995 250 1537
1996 262 1771
1997 277 2177
1998 357 2519
1999 437 3249
2000 514 3989
2001 517 4370
2002 572 5149
2003 668 6357
2004 754 7793
2005 871 9934
2006 945 12420
2007 1078 14201
2008 1071 17258
2009 1246 21157
2010 1383 25362
2011 1418 28858
2012 1769 33398
2013 1723 37852
2014 1790 43341
2015 1904 45376
2016 2030 49093
2017 2280 53438
2018 2433 59123
2019 2495 67529
2020 3195 88208
2021 3437 103980
2022 3568 109533
2023 3515 111036
2024 3172 109712

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

Biology subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Microbiology 1 5 68
Virology 1 9 71
Immunology 1 21 125
Toxicology 1 33 148
Pharmacology 1 28 152
Zoology 1 11 157
Nutrition and Food Science 4 74 252
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 37 261
Entomology 1 26 262
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 41 282
Genetics 1 60 319
Biotechnology 1 65 323
Molecular Biology 1 77 340
Botany 1 67 356
Oncology and Cancer research 1 116 378
Paleontology 1 72 385
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 32 389
Biochemistry 1 91 394
Horticulture 3 131 424
Neuroscience 1 93 535
Agricultural Science 6 183 584
Biophysics 1 159 635
Animal Science 6 163 637
Astrobiology 3 177 724
Evolutionary Biology 1 164 757
Forestry 7 202 768
Nanotechnology 4 383 900

Medicine rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Medicine in Thailand and 239th in the World with 47,811 publications made and 1,076,307 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 51 In Thailand
#35 of 2,809 In Asia
#239 of 6,775 In the World

Mahidol University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 254 1231
1993 262 1122
1994 224 1388
1995 254 1433
1996 278 1733
1997 282 2074
1998 343 2397
1999 417 3101
2000 486 3810
2001 480 4279
2002 576 4940
2003 569 5893
2004 668 7365
2005 805 9193
2006 850 11463
2007 952 12952
2008 954 15666
2009 1134 18963
2010 1208 22576
2011 1365 25879
2012 1681 30272
2013 1676 34226
2014 1776 39297
2015 1870 41371
2016 2024 44798
2017 2286 49186
2018 2388 54368
2019 2532 62103
2020 3231 82640
2021 3520 98343
2022 3620 102675
2023 3571 104391
2024 3344 101044

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 41
Veterinary 1 3 55
Virology 1 9 71
Dermatology 1 14 110
Immunology 1 21 125
Pediatrics 1 16 144
Toxicology 1 33 148
Epidemiology 1 22 150
Pharmacology 1 28 152
Family medicine 1 10 158
Pathology 1 27 170
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 51 176
Critical Care Nursing 1 16 190
Plastic Surgery 1 30 199
Surgery 1 40 209
Anesthesiology 1 39 229
Public Health 1 22 238
Respiratory Therapy 1 36 247
Dentistry 2 61 252
Urology 1 52 256
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 25 258
Radiation Therapy 1 75 258
Nursing 1 20 262
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 20 267
Optometry 1 47 268
Occupational Therapy 1 37 278
Orthodontics 2 63 278
Ophthalmology 1 56 279
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 36 286
Health Science 1 31 289
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 63 306
Anatomy and Physiology 1 54 313
Gerontology 1 26 330
Psychiatry 1 50 334
Physical Therapy 1 42 340
Cardiology 1 76 347
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 98 364
Medical Physics 1 51 368
Sports Medicine 1 44 370
Oncology and Cancer research 1 116 378
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 32 389
Forensic Science 3 88 394
Neurosurgery 1 159 473
Sports / Exercise science 1 54 482
Audiology 1 103 546
Pharmacy 1 178 554
Clinical Psychology 1 67 570
Biomedical Engineering 2 175 575

Chemistry rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Thailand and 493rd in the World with 32,622 publications made and 770,814 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 51 In Thailand
#135 of 2,781 In Asia
#493 of 6,545 In the World

Mahidol University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 135 751
1993 135 742
1994 135 870
1995 157 912
1996 173 1081
1997 167 1293
1998 219 1482
1999 270 1880
2000 345 2382
2001 346 2678
2002 373 3192
2003 485 4020
2004 519 4720
2005 610 6412
2006 671 7926
2007 805 9151
2008 806 11621
2009 900 14102
2010 983 16990
2011 948 19878
2012 1203 22370
2013 1169 26203
2014 1183 29449
2015 1287 31052
2016 1387 33859
2017 1510 36675
2018 1615 40940
2019 1681 46843
2020 2116 60123
2021 2276 70938
2022 2412 75536
2023 2235 76548
2024 2002 74169

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 74 252
Biochemistry 1 91 394
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 132 477
Radiochemistry 4 253 481
Organic Chemistry 2 163 536
Pharmacy 1 178 554
Chemical Engineering 6 285 674
Inorganic Chemistry 2 286 747
Materials Science 2 274 782
Environmental Chemistry 3 269 788
Biochemical Engineering 2 261 842
Nanotechnology 4 383 900
Physical chemistry 6 377 942
Computational Chemistry 4 370 1078
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 398 1232

Environmental Science rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Thailand and 535th in the World with 21,983 publications made and 463,008 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 53 In Thailand
#125 of 2,838 In Asia
#535 of 6,876 In the World

Mahidol University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 100 424
1993 79 438
1994 73 502
1995 103 522
1996 100 546
1997 103 701
1998 148 719
1999 160 966
2000 201 1289
2001 210 1505
2002 233 1832
2003 279 2178
2004 316 2819
2005 402 3650
2006 405 4818
2007 472 5411
2008 509 6704
2009 518 8383
2010 642 10107
2011 624 11361
2012 780 13473
2013 762 14930
2014 827 17572
2015 855 18479
2016 906 20047
2017 1114 21779
2018 1179 24709
2019 1164 28843
2020 1449 38254
2021 1598 44637
2022 1720 47526
2023 1715 51014
2024 1501 49699

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 37 261
Paleontology 1 72 385
Ecology 2 103 492
Geology 2 129 547
Environmental Engineering 5 192 573
Agricultural Science 6 183 584
Hydrology and Water resources management 4 268 716
Forestry 7 202 768
Environmental Chemistry 3 269 788
Geography and Cartography 2 186 804
Environmental Management 9 301 886
Urban and Regional planning 5 226 1008
Oceanography 8 334 1066
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 376 1119
Earth science and Geophysics 6 424 1220
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 398 1232
Geotechnical Engineering 10 493 1279

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Thailand and 759th in the World with 19,877 publications made and 399,027 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 53 In Thailand
#124 of 2,864 In Asia
#759 of 7,081 In the World

Mahidol University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 68 371
1993 65 314
1994 61 383
1995 70 397
1996 64 451
1997 89 537
1998 78 588
1999 125 796
2000 150 1183
2001 145 1407
2002 179 1626
2003 143 1723
2004 209 2258
2005 264 2836
2006 291 3946
2007 301 4242
2008 358 5254
2009 403 6398
2010 452 7478
2011 511 8738
2012 620 10439
2013 635 11710
2014 761 13995
2015 827 14474
2016 865 16143
2017 1105 18162
2018 1171 20646
2019 1215 25444
2020 1479 34804
2021 1632 41916
2022 1735 44311
2023 1737 47839
2024 1495 44920

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

Engineering rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Thailand and 751st in the World with 19,201 publications made and 389,760 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 54 In Thailand
#235 of 2,835 In Asia
#751 of 6,782 In the World

Mahidol University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 57 281
1993 62 273
1994 64 308
1995 68 373
1996 82 380
1997 82 507
1998 88 522
1999 131 684
2000 156 881
2001 159 1106
2002 199 1397
2003 226 1785
2004 258 2155
2005 299 2598
2006 354 3356
2007 397 4048
2008 447 5333
2009 498 6299
2010 549 7462
2011 542 9078
2012 688 10683
2013 722 12105
2014 755 14182
2015 767 15150
2016 837 17016
2017 983 19315
2018 1040 21236
2019 1077 25084
2020 1302 32257
2021 1415 39005
2022 1491 41779
2023 1495 44465
2024 1333 43948

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

Computer Science rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Thailand and 662nd in the World with 17,854 publications made and 368,943 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 53 In Thailand
#161 of 2,840 In Asia
#662 of 6,845 In the World

Mahidol University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 61 300
1993 43 278
1994 64 379
1995 39 410
1996 61 448
1997 64 542
1998 69 600
1999 106 851
2000 109 1090
2001 120 1260
2002 149 1358
2003 179 1664
2004 190 2032
2005 226 2371
2006 263 3140
2007 302 3690
2008 341 4748
2009 422 5864
2010 454 7285
2011 456 8288
2012 568 9679
2013 611 11038
2014 748 13383
2015 731 13875
2016 782 15917
2017 918 17842
2018 988 20012
2019 1109 24398
2020 1330 32796
2021 1509 40037
2022 1534 42224
2023 1529 44760
2024 1312 43262

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 41 282
Neuroscience 1 93 535
Multimedia 1 125 594
Information Technology 2 134 605
Computational Linguistics 2 165 617
Game Design and Development 1 132 640
Machine Learning 2 202 683
Management Information Systems 2 144 748
Library and Information science 1 112 801
Data Science 1 165 807
Cyber Security 2 250 826
Telecommunications 3 296 867
Human-Computer Interaction 3 276 1033
Robotics 7 426 1063
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 365 1090
Cognitive Science 3 356 1111
Software Engineering 2 289 1169
Computer Graphics 3 373 1172
Computer Networking 5 438 1204
Computer Vision 6 476 1247
Computer Engineering 8 578 1389
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 798 1792

Physics rankings

Mahidol University ranked 2nd for Physics in Thailand and 837th in the World with 16,898 publications made and 319,427 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 54 In Thailand
#262 of 2,817 In Asia
#837 of 6,713 In the World

Mahidol University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 56 249
1993 54 217
1994 61 271
1995 64 337
1996 73 322
1997 64 358
1998 82 432
1999 110 517
2000 145 669
2001 147 763
2002 192 1080
2003 223 1403
2004 237 1741
2005 288 2127
2006 313 2783
2007 377 3373
2008 380 4391
2009 451 5303
2010 508 6203
2011 476 7355
2012 638 8567
2013 643 9804
2014 685 11376
2015 691 12333
2016 729 13886
2017 880 15590
2018 871 17604
2019 928 20415
2020 1091 26195
2021 1229 31227
2022 1253 33502
2023 1272 35566
2024 1169 36111

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 51 368
Biophysics 1 159 635
Astrobiology 3 177 724
Optical Engineering 2 236 757
Materials Science 2 274 782
Nuclear Physics 2 249 837
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 225 870
Nanotechnology 4 383 900
Acoustical Engineering 3 339 1044
Quantum and Particle physics 5 389 1106
Condensed Matter Physics 5 559 1324
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 505 1399
Theoretical Physics 5 597 1702

Psychology rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Psychology in Thailand and 416th in the World with 16,500 publications made and 304,286 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 50 In Thailand
#68 of 2,755 In Asia
#416 of 6,645 In the World

Mahidol University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 73 297
1993 65 267
1994 58 350
1995 61 391
1996 73 418
1997 75 498
1998 79 693
1999 117 777
2000 127 886
2001 144 1055
2002 190 1219
2003 156 1495
2004 180 1772
2005 243 2088
2006 239 2746
2007 267 3126
2008 291 3817
2009 363 4607
2010 380 5755
2011 452 6513
2012 526 7914
2013 588 9011
2014 659 10475
2015 695 11041
2016 713 12678
2017 866 14694
2018 874 16489
2019 946 19617
2020 1229 26997
2021 1330 32822
2022 1344 34659
2023 1364 36962
2024 1204 33555

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 37 278
Psychiatry 1 50 334
Sexology 1 12 409
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 133 533
Neuroscience 1 93 535
Clinical Psychology 1 67 570
Child Psychology 1 80 648
Education Majors 1 127 683
Social Psychology 1 147 810
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 196 997
Cognitive Science 3 356 1111

Mathematics rankings

Mahidol University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Thailand and 545th in the World with 11,462 publications made and 215,831 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 52 In Thailand
#130 of 2,718 In Asia
#545 of 6,418 In the World

Mahidol University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 16 50
1993 10 68
1994 17 49
1995 23 79
1996 16 95
1997 24 122
1998 19 124
1999 40 183
2000 59 297
2001 55 298
2002 66 426
2003 66 527
2004 97 626
2005 130 820
2006 140 1133
2007 176 1417
2008 169 1739
2009 244 2092
2010 262 2674
2011 298 3448
2012 319 4138
2013 373 4779
2014 463 5595
2015 516 6402
2016 521 6714
2017 632 7931
2018 685 9240
2019 764 12088
2020 915 17143
2021 1107 21659
2022 1126 23461
2023 1149 24199
2024 802 19670

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

Mathematics subfield Thailand ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 1 108 489
Math Teachers 3 150 746
Actuarial Science 2 156 799
Operations Research 5 383 1072
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 345 1248
Applied Mathematics 10 694 1745
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 798 1792

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Mahidol University

Speciality Thailand Asia World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 45 329
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 83 362
Development Studies 1 62 436
Performing arts 2 60 521
Photography 1 90 566
Marketing 2 133 643
Agricultural Economics 8 216 667
Advertising 1 119 671
Economics 1 125 674
Human Resource Management 1 130 680
Supply Chain Management 4 242 690
Cinematography 1 77 712
Entertainment Industry Business 1 125 743
Project Management 4 137 750
Business 2 195 844
Music 3 184 874
Art & Design 2 184 901
Literature 2 176 916
Risk Management 5 221 925
Management 3 247 931
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 266 932
Fashion Design 2 212 957
Entrepreneurship 4 204 963
International Trade 3 181 1031
Accounting 3 236 1031
Creative Writing 2 162 1034
Environmental Economics 8 374 1114
International Business 5 227 1137
Finance 5 289 1143
International Economics 6 304 1364