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Research in Ipoh

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Ipoh, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Institut Penyelidikan Veterinar and Quest International University Perak.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
227k
15.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Ipoh

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 Ipoh?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universiti Teknologi PetronasUniversity 13,468 #2,675
2Institut Penyelidikan VeterinarResearch facility 651 #12,169
3Quest International University PerakUniversity 359 #12,171
4Ungku Omar PolytechnicUniversity 175 #26,342 all time
5Linton University CollegeUniversity 94 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 Teknologi Petronas: 91.3%Institut Penyelidikan Veterinar: 4.4%Quest International University Perak: 2.4%Ungku Omar Polytechnic: 1.2%1 other listed: 0.6%91%largest
Universiti Teknologi Petronas13k · 91.3%Institut Penyelidikan Veterinar651 · 4.4%Quest International University Perak359 · 2.4%Ungku Omar Polytechnic175 · 1.2%1 other listed94 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Ipoh work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research in Ipoh is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Computer Science (10%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,981 fractional works · 74.0% of its workEngineering: 1,563 fractional works · 38.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 306 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 216 fractional works · 5.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 201 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 169 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 160 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 109 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 104 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 83 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 411 fractional works · 10.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 124 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 94 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 59 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 57 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 324 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 229 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 121 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 127 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeophysics: 52 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 125 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 110 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 92 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCatalysis: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 625 fractional works · 15.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 256 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEducation: 120 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 71 fractional works · 1.8% of its workTransportation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 143 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMarketing: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 74 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 252 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMedicine: 201 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 172 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 74 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKIpoh4,030fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering1,56338.8%
    2. Computer Science41110.2%
    3. Environmental Science3248.0%
    4. Materials Science2295.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1273.1%
    6. Energy1253.1%
    7. Chemistry922.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering751.9%
    9. Mathematics210.5%
    10. Physics and Astronomy140.3%
    1. Social Sciences2566.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1433.6%
    3. Decision Sciences741.8%
    4. Psychology671.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities511.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance340.9%
    1. Medicine2015.0%
    2. Health Professions431.1%
    3. Dentistry40.1%
    4. Nursing30.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences741.8%
    2. Neuroscience421.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology421.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology70.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ipoh strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ipoh is most concentrated in Catalysis, Ocean Engineering and Geology (8.3× the world share in Catalysis).

  1. CatalysisSubfield · 43.3 works8.3×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 144.8 works7.8×
  3. GeologySubfield · 33.4 works6.9×
  4. Chemical EngineeringField · 69.5 works5.6×
  5. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 36.8 works5.3×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.59× its world share, 70 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 87 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 384 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 110 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.47× its world share, 113 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.53× its world share, 1,351 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 281 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 209 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 172 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 59 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 59 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 223 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.59×70 works
  2. Energy3.47×113 works
  3. Engineering2.53×1,351 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.98×110 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.71×59 works
  6. Materials Science1.68×209 works
  7. Environmental Science1.59×281 works
  8. Chemistry1.55×87 works
  9. Computer Science1.39×384 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.17×134 works
  11. Neuroscience0.67×38 works
  12. Psychology0.55×59 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×6 works
  14. Social Sciences0.50×223 works
  15. Mathematics0.46×19 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×32 works
  17. Health Professions0.41×39 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.41×42 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×67 works
  20. Medicine0.25×172 works
  21. Dentistry0.21×4 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×35 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.17×13 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×6 works
  25. Nursing0.16×3 works
  26. Veterinary0.07×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ipoh?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, CO2 Sequestration, Environmental Impact, Nanoparticles, Sustainability and Gas Permeability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning233▲ 1.67×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning227▲ 1.69×83 topics
  3. Renewable Energy177▲ 3.0×48 topics
  4. Sustainability168▲ 1.71×70 topics
  5. Environmental Impact152▲ 2.2×60 topics
  6. Nanoparticles134▲ 2.6×42 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties114▲ 2.9×37 topics
  8. Nanomaterials103▲ 2.4×20 topics
  9. Catalysis100▲ 3.7×21 topics
  10. CO2 Sequestration93▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Remote Sensing88▲ 1.78×30 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency80▲ 2.2×38 topics
  13. Risk Management76▲ 3.9×15 topics
  14. Graphene75▲ 2.8×12 topics
  15. Gas Permeability74▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Heat Transfer69▲ 3.5×18 topics
  17. Ionic Liquids68▲ 6.0×9 topics
  18. Optimization66▲ 3.6×22 topics
  19. CO2 Capture66▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks62▲ 3.4×8 topics
  21. Shale Gas58▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Pore Structure57▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Emissions57▲ 7.2×6 topics
  24. Surfactants56▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis56▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Nanofluids56▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Hydraulic Fracturing54▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Finite Element Analysis52▲ 5.6×9 topics
  29. Nanopores51▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Porous Media50▲ 9.5×5 topics
  31. Mudstones50▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Thermal Maturity50▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Construction48▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Fracture Propagation46▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Shale Gas Reservoirs46▲ 19×1 topic
  36. RFID Technology46▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Pore-scale Modeling45▲ 30×1 topic
  38. X-ray Computed Tomography45▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Carbon Dioxide Capture44▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Biodiesel44▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Ipoh?

Hydrocarbon exploration …49Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 49 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…45Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 45 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…42Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 42 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…34Drilling and Well Engineering: 34 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 32 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 28 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…28BIM and Construction Integration: 28 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 27 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 25 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…24Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 24 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 49 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 45 works
  3. 3 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 42 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 34 works
  5. 5 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 32 works
  6. 6 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 28 works
  7. 7 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 28 works
  8. 8 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 27 works
  9. 9 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 25 works
  10. 10 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 24 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%Ipoh16.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.2% in 2021.

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