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Research in Johor Bahru

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Technology Malaysia, Sultanah Aminah Hospital and Sultan Ismail Specialist Hospital.

Research institutions
4
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
46k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
711k
15.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1965-2026
62 years on the record
Johor Bahru

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 Johor Bahru?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Technology MalaysiaUniversity 43,311 #1,480
2Sultanah Aminah HospitalHospital / health system 560 #13,904
3Sultan Ismail Specialist HospitalHospital / health system 399 #15,347
4Raffles University IskandarUniversity 172 #16,128

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.

University of Technology Malaysia: 97.5%Sultanah Aminah Hospital: 1.3%Sultan Ismail Specialist Hospital: 0.9%Raffles University Iskandar: 0.4%97%largest
University of Technology Malaysia43k · 97.5%Sultanah Aminah Hospital560 · 1.3%Sultan Ismail Specialist Hospital399 · 0.9%Raffles University Iskandar172 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Johor Bahru work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research in Johor Bahru is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Social Sciences (12%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,926 fractional works · 58.2% of its workEngineering: 3,217 fractional works · 27.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 631 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 479 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 392 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 339 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 271 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 219 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 193 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 108 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 105 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 97 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 93 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,275 fractional works · 10.7% of its workInformation Systems: 337 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 325 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 211 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 141 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 924 fractional works · 7.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 222 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 152 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 133 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 656 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 307 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 133 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 119 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 226 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 194 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 170 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 165 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 106 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 97 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,160 fractional works · 26.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,440 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEducation: 686 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 356 fractional works · 3.0% of its workTransportation: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 711 fractional works · 6.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 178 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 146 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 98 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 97 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 92 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 376 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 128 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 104 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 240 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 120 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 207 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 169 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 185 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,047 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 793 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSurgery: 102 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 271 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 192 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 758 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 330 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 133 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 82 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 264 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 147 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 95 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJohor Bahru12kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences27%

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. Engineering3,21727.1%
    2. Computer Science1,27510.7%
    3. Environmental Science9247.8%
    4. Materials Science6565.5%
    5. Energy2261.9%
    6. Chemistry1701.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1651.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy1060.9%
    9. Mathematics970.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering900.8%
  2. Social Sciences3,16026.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,44012.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting7116.0%
    3. Psychology3763.2%
    4. Decision Sciences2402.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2071.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities1851.6%
    1. Medicine7936.7%
    2. Health Professions1921.6%
    3. Nursing310.3%
    4. Dentistry240.2%
    5. Veterinary60.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3302.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2642.2%
    3. Neuroscience950.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics420.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology270.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Johor Bahru strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Johor Bahru is most concentrated in Water Science and Technology, Building and Construction and Human-Computer Interaction (3.7× the world share in Water Science and Technology).

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 201.3 works3.7×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 234.8 works3.6×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 63.6 works2.9×
  4. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 23.9 works2.9×
  5. GeologySubfield · 40.8 works2.8×
  6. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 96.4 works2.8×
  7. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 73.0 works2.8×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 300 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 210 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 82 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.18× its world share, 81 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 154 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 1,164 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 149 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 209 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.84× its world share, 2,944 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 836 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.64× its world share, 608 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 85 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 95 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 21 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 173 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 667 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 164 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 624 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 212 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 183 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 323 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1,271 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.18×81 works
  2. Energy2.14×209 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.06×212 works
  4. Engineering1.84×2,944 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.82×624 works
  6. Materials Science1.64×608 works
  7. Environmental Science1.58×836 works
  8. Computer Science1.41×1,164 works
  9. Psychology1.00×323 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×37 works
  11. Social Sciences0.94×1,271 works
  12. Chemistry0.92×154 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×149 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×183 works
  15. Mathematics0.68×85 works
  16. Health Professions0.62×173 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×300 works
  18. Nursing0.56×29 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.53×164 works
  20. Neuroscience0.48×82 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.40×95 works
  22. Dentistry0.40×21 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×210 works
  24. Medicine0.33×667 works
  25. Veterinary0.28×4 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×19 works

Which keywords describe research in Johor Bahru?

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

▲ 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 Learning623▲ 1.57×93 topics
  2. Deep Learning601▲ 1.46×83 topics
  3. Sustainability474▲ 1.63×90 topics
  4. Environmental Impact379▲ 1.87×59 topics
  5. Renewable Energy338▲ 1.96×52 topics
  6. Educational Technology301▲ 2.1×36 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management299▲ 2.8×24 topics
  8. Nanomaterials271▲ 2.2×19 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications265▲ 1.88×35 topics
  10. Education263▲ 1.29×68 topics
  11. Nanocomposites253▲ 2.7×22 topics
  12. E-Learning242▲ 2.1×20 topics
  13. Risk Management242▲ 4.3×15 topics
  14. Nanoparticles236▲ 1.58×44 topics
  15. Remote Sensing234▲ 1.61×34 topics
  16. Neural Networks232▲ 1.27×41 topics
  17. Online Learning230▲ 2.3×21 topics
  18. Internet of Things222▲ 2.2×29 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties217▲ 1.86×38 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency197▲ 1.79×38 topics
  21. Curriculum Development185▲ 2.3×15 topics
  22. Graphene180▲ 2.2×12 topics
  23. Student Engagement163▲ 3.5×16 topics
  24. Mobile Learning163▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. Tissue Engineering162▲ 2.2×13 topics
  26. Technology Integration153▲ 4.1×11 topics
  27. Heat Transfer152▲ 2.6×18 topics
  28. IoT150▲ 3.4×19 topics
  29. Artificial Neural Networks148▲ 2.7×9 topics
  30. Applications130▲ 4.0×8 topics
  31. Student Satisfaction127▲ 5.8×2 topics
  32. Teaching Strategies120▲ 3.6×5 topics
  33. Lifelong Learning107▲ 4.4×9 topics
  34. Religious Education100▲ 5.2×3 topics
  35. Madrasa96▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Muslim Students96▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Membrane Technology92▲ 9.4×2 topics
  38. Membrane Distillation88▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Desalination85▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Nanofiltration85▲ 12×1 topic

What research is done in Johor Bahru?

Education and Islamic St…91Education and Islamic Studies: 91 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…80Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 80 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…79Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 79 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…76Membrane Separation Technologies: 76 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 69 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 53 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…50Education and Critical Thinking Development: 50 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 48 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 46 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…46Online Learning and Analytics: 46 fractional works
EducationAccountingWater Science and TechnologyInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 91 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 80 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 79 works
  4. 4 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 76 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 69 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 53 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 50 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 48 works
  9. 9 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 46 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 46 works

Research output over time

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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%Johor Bahru14.2% 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 24.4% in 2012.

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