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Research in George Town

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in George Town, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universiti Sains Malaysia, WorldFish and Hospital Pulau Pinang.

Research institutions
9
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
46k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.0%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 42,318 #251
2Hospital Pulau PinangHospital / health system 1,419 #13,302
3WorldFishNonprofit 570 #12,083
4RCSI & UCD Malaysia CampusHospital / health system 549 #16,843
5University of Wollongong MalaysiaUniversity 356 #18,921
6Wawasan Open UniversityUniversity 207 #22,836
7Penang Adventist HospitalHospital / health system 194 #38,483 all time
8Penang Development CorporationGovernment institution 89 not ranked
9Sentinext Therapeutics (Malaysia)Company 8 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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: 92.6%Hospital Pulau Pinang: 3.1%WorldFish: 1.2%RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus: 1.2%5 others listed: 1.9%93%largest
Universiti Sains Malaysia42k · 92.6%Hospital Pulau Pinang1,419 · 3.1%WorldFish570 · 1.2%RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus549 · 1.2%5 others listed854 · 1.9%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in George Town?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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 Learning555▲ 1.34×92 topics
  2. Deep Learning481◆ 1.11×79 topics
  3. Sustainability423▲ 1.37×90 topics
  4. Environmental Impact393▲ 1.83×60 topics
  5. Epidemiology387▼ 0.77×133 topics
  6. Globalization320▲ 1.29×80 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications309▲ 2.1×35 topics
  8. Nanomaterials279▲ 2.1×19 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management273▲ 2.3×25 topics
  10. Social Media266▲ 1.47×34 topics
  11. Renewable Energy255▲ 1.40×50 topics
  12. Nanocomposites252▲ 2.5×21 topics
  13. Risk Management248▲ 4.0×14 topics
  14. Nanoparticles238▲ 1.49×43 topics
  15. Educational Technology236▲ 1.57×37 topics
  16. Corporate Governance205▲ 2.2×24 topics
  17. Economic Growth199▲ 1.85×29 topics
  18. E-Learning193▲ 1.52×21 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior192▲ 2.4×18 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering170▲ 2.2×13 topics
  21. Curriculum Development163▲ 1.84×17 topics
  22. Social Capital158▲ 2.4×18 topics
  23. Islamic Education135▲ 3.0×4 topics
  24. Islamic Banking132▲ 2.6×3 topics
  25. IoT128▲ 2.7×18 topics
  26. Finance120▲ 4.9×4 topics
  27. Technology Integration119▲ 3.1×10 topics
  28. Performance Analysis118▲ 4.3×5 topics
  29. Financial Stability116▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Religious Education114▲ 5.3×3 topics
  31. Ethical Values111▲ 8.8×2 topics
  32. Global Financial Crisis111▲ 6.3×3 topics
  33. User Satisfaction111▲ 4.5×4 topics
  34. Madrasa110▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Muslim Students110▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Ethical Identity109▲ 6.8×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision109▲ 6.8×1 topic
  38. Biodegradable Polymers100▲ 4.7×4 topics
  39. Consumer Trust83▲ 6.8×1 topic
  40. Partial Least Squares83▲ 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

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