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Research in George Town

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in George Town, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universiti Sains Malaysia, Hospital Pulau Pinang and RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus.

Research institutions
7
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
46k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
877k
19.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
George Town

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in George Town?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universiti Sains MalaysiaUniversity 50,703 #2,081
2Hospital Pulau PinangHospital / health system 1,419 #5,551
3RCSI & UCD Malaysia CampusHospital / health system 549 #11,280
4Wawasan Open UniversityUniversity 207 #16,873
5Penang Adventist HospitalHospital / health system 194 #31,970 all time
6Penang Development CorporationGovernment institution 89 not ranked
7Sentinext Therapeutics (Malaysia)Company 8 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universiti Sains Malaysia: 95.4%Hospital Pulau Pinang: 2.7%RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus: 1.0%Wawasan Open University: 0.4%3 others listed: 0.5%95%largest
Universiti Sains Malaysia51k · 95.4%Hospital Pulau Pinang1,419 · 2.7%RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus549 · 1.0%Wawasan Open University207 · 0.4%3 others listed291 · 0.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does George Town work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in George Town is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 5,986 fractional works · 42.9% of its workEngineering: 2,226 fractional works · 15.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 451 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 388 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 247 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 240 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 235 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 98 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 93 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,189 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 403 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 279 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 185 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 920 fractional works · 6.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 172 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 109 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 101 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 770 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 314 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 184 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 157 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 236 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 106 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 203 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 185 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 136 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,290 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,823 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 652 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 607 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 877 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAccounting: 210 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 197 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 163 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 540 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 182 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 143 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 115 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 384 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 305 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 383 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 117 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 284 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 147 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,246 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 1,788 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSurgery: 193 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 156 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 117 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 110 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 104 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 91 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 330 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 294 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 125 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,446 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 572 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 195 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 129 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 538 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 311 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 136 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGeorge Town14kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences31%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2,22615.9%
    2. Computer Science1,1898.5%
    3. Environmental Science9206.6%
    4. Materials Science7705.5%
    5. Chemistry2361.7%
    6. Energy2031.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1361.0%
    8. Mathematics1210.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy1190.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering670.5%
  2. Social Sciences4,29030.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,82313.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting8776.3%
    3. Psychology5403.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3842.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities3832.7%
    6. Decision Sciences2842.0%
  3. Health Sciences2,24616.1%
    1. Medicine1,78812.8%
    2. Health Professions2942.1%
    3. Dentistry880.6%
    4. Nursing670.5%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,44610.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5724.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5383.8%
    3. Neuroscience1361.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1210.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics790.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is George Town strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in George Town is most concentrated in Biomaterials, Building and Construction and Polymers and Plastics (3.1× the world share in Biomaterials).

  1. BiomaterialsSubfield · 166.5 works3.1×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 221.7 works2.8×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 141.0 works2.8×
  4. MarketingSubfield · 146.0 works2.7×
  5. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 28.3 works2.7×
  6. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 95.2 works2.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 515 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 485 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 109 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 121 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 70 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 61 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 221 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 1,077 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 122 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 186 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 2,045 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 820 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 692 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 112 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.27× its world share, 78 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 267 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 1,614 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 63 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 334 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 795 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 261 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 360 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 470 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1,654 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.14×261 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.95×795 works
  3. Energy1.60×186 works
  4. Materials Science1.57×692 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.56×70 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.38×61 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.33×360 works
  8. Environmental Science1.30×820 works
  9. Dentistry1.27×78 works
  10. Psychology1.22×470 works
  11. Chemistry1.11×221 works
  12. Computer Science1.09×1,077 works
  13. Engineering1.08×2,045 works
  14. Social Sciences1.03×1,654 works
  15. Nursing1.02×63 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.92×334 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×515 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×109 works
  19. Health Professions0.80×267 works
  20. Mathematics0.75×112 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×485 works
  22. Medicine0.66×1,614 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.61×122 works
  24. Neuroscience0.59×121 works
  25. Veterinary0.41×7 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.38×108 works

Which keywords describe research in George Town?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Environmental Impact, Risk Management, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Supply Chain Management and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 city'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. Machine Learning617▲ 1.33×93 topics
  2. Deep Learning528◆ 1.10×82 topics
  3. Sustainability474▲ 1.39×93 topics
  4. Environmental Impact444▲ 1.86×62 topics
  5. Epidemiology426▼ 0.77×133 topics
  6. Globalization350▲ 1.28×86 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications340▲ 2.0×35 topics
  8. Nanomaterials306▲ 2.1×19 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management297▲ 2.4×25 topics
  10. Social Media281▲ 1.46×35 topics
  11. Renewable Energy281▲ 1.39×51 topics
  12. Nanocomposites274▲ 2.5×21 topics
  13. Nanoparticles270▲ 1.54×43 topics
  14. Risk Management260▲ 3.9×14 topics
  15. Educational Technology260▲ 1.58×38 topics
  16. Corporate Governance221▲ 2.1×24 topics
  17. Economic Growth215▲ 1.89×31 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior209▲ 2.4×18 topics
  19. E-Learning207▲ 1.54×22 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering184▲ 2.2×13 topics
  21. Social Capital173▲ 2.4×19 topics
  22. Pedagogy157▲ 2.2×13 topics
  23. Islamic Education142▲ 3.1×4 topics
  24. IoT140▲ 2.7×18 topics
  25. Customer Satisfaction135▲ 3.0×8 topics
  26. Technology Integration132▲ 3.0×11 topics
  27. Finance125▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Performance Analysis122▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Religious Education121▲ 5.3×4 topics
  30. User Satisfaction121▲ 4.5×4 topics
  31. Financial Stability120▲ 4.5×6 topics
  32. Ethical Values117▲ 9.1×2 topics
  33. Madrasa117▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Muslim Students117▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Global Financial Crisis114▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Ethical Identity112▲ 6.9×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision112▲ 6.9×1 topic
  38. Biodegradable Polymers110▲ 4.6×4 topics
  39. Consumer Trust90▲ 6.8×1 topic
  40. Partial Least Squares90▲ 6.8×1 topic

What research is done in George Town?

Education and Islamic Studies: 110 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 109 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …83Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 83 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…72Digital Marketing and Social Media: 72 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 56 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 55 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…54Environmental Sustainability in Business: 54 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 53 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 51 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…51biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 51 fractional works
EducationAccountingInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 110 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 109 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 83 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 72 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 56 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 55 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 54 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 53 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 51 works
  10. 10 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 51 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%George Town19.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.1% in 2013.

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