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Research in Kota Kinabalu

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universiti of Malaysia Sabah, Perdana University and Sabah Environmental Trust.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
135k
10.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1960-2026
67 years on the record
Kota Kinabalu

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 Kota Kinabalu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universiti of Malaysia SabahUniversity 10,925 #3,148
2Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system 570 #18,245
3Perdana UniversityUniversity 528 #7,972
4Shell (Malaysia)Company 336 #22,641 all time
5Sabah Environmental TrustNonprofit 321 #11,890
6Sabah ParksResearch facility 208 #16,957
7Malaysian Cocoa BoardResearch facility 133 #32,499 all time
8Sabah Wildlife DepartmentGovernment institution 97 not ranked
9Marine Research FoundationNonprofit 22 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 of Malaysia Sabah: 83.1%Queen Elizabeth Hospital: 4.3%Perdana University: 4.0%Shell (Malaysia): 2.6%5 others listed: 5.9%83%largest
Universiti of Malaysia Sabah11k · 83.1%Queen Elizabeth Hospital570 · 4.3%Perdana University528 · 4.0%Shell (Malaysia)336 · 2.6%5 others listed781 · 5.9%

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

Which fields of science does Kota Kinabalu work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Kota Kinabalu is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (12%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,197 fractional works · 39.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,232 fractional works · 22.3% of its workEducation: 559 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 388 fractional works · 7.0% of its workDemography: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 351 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAccounting: 123 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 253 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 151 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 125 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 146 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,767 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEngineering: 491 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 72 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 439 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEcology: 106 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 437 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInformation Systems: 163 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 111 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 131 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 92 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 818 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMedicine: 651 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSurgery: 76 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 73 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 106 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 117 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 733 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 436 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPlant Science: 120 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 93 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAquatic Science: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 200 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 113 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKota Kinabalu5,515fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences40%

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. Social Sciences2,19739.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,23222.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3516.4%
    3. Psychology2534.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1512.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities1462.7%
    6. Decision Sciences641.2%
    1. Engineering4918.9%
    2. Environmental Science4398.0%
    3. Computer Science4377.9%
    4. Materials Science1312.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences921.7%
    6. Chemistry541.0%
    7. Mathematics520.9%
    8. Energy470.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy150.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.2%
    1. Medicine65111.8%
    2. Health Professions1172.1%
    3. Nursing370.7%
    4. Dentistry80.1%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4367.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2003.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology400.7%
    4. Neuroscience350.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kota Kinabalu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kota Kinabalu is most concentrated in Aquatic Science, Geology and Accounting (6.2× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 54.4 works6.2×
  2. GeologySubfield · 26.7 works4.1×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 115.8 works3.9×
  4. EducationSubfield · 480.9 works3.2×
← 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: 1.68× its world share, 387 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 179 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 388 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 454 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 397 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 122 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 561 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 115 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.04× its world share, 318 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 55 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 213 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 1,036 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.04×318 works
  2. Social Sciences1.69×1,036 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.68×387 works
  4. Environmental Science1.65×397 works
  5. Psychology1.45×213 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.35×140 works
  7. Nursing1.31×31 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.18×55 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×20 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.09×83 works
  11. Computer Science1.03×388 works
  12. Energy0.94×42 works
  13. Mathematics0.86×49 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.82×115 works
  15. Health Professions0.77×98 works
  16. Veterinary0.76×5 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×36 works
  18. Materials Science0.72×122 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×179 works
  20. Chemistry0.67×50 works
  21. Engineering0.62×454 works
  22. Medicine0.60×561 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.47×8 works
  24. Neuroscience0.39×30 works
  25. Dentistry0.28×6 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.14×15 works

Which keywords describe research in Kota Kinabalu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Religious Education, Madrasa, Muslim Students and Globalization.

▲ 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. Globalization306▲ 2.8×61 topics
  2. Curriculum Development232▲ 6.2×15 topics
  3. Teacher Training224▲ 6.6×15 topics
  4. Pedagogy217▲ 7.8×12 topics
  5. Islamic Education210▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Sustainability202▲ 1.50×77 topics
  7. Religious Education193▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Madrasa192▲ 51×1 topic
  9. Muslim Students192▲ 51×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning185◆ 1.01×81 topics
  11. Environmental Impact178▲ 1.90×56 topics
  12. Educational Technology174▲ 2.7×35 topics
  13. Climate Change163◆ 1.08×87 topics
  14. Education148▲ 1.56×64 topics
  15. E-Learning147▲ 2.8×18 topics
  16. Corporate Governance120▲ 3.0×21 topics
  17. Online Learning108▲ 2.4×24 topics
  18. Risk Management106▲ 4.0×15 topics
  19. Economic Development103▲ 2.4×27 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior102▲ 3.0×15 topics
  21. Islamic Banking99▲ 4.8×3 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity94▲ 2.8×29 topics
  23. Technology Integration92▲ 5.3×11 topics
  24. Mobile Learning90▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Performance Analysis88▲ 7.7×4 topics
  26. Ethnicity87▲ 4.2×10 topics
  27. Finance85▲ 8.4×4 topics
  28. Financial Stability85▲ 8.0×4 topics
  29. Global Financial Crisis83▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Ethical Identity82▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Shariah Supervision82▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Philosophy82▲ 3.4×7 topics
  33. Indonesia82▲ 3.4×5 topics
  34. Islam79▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Social Influence78▲ 6.7×3 topics
  36. Science78▲ 5.8×2 topics
  37. Malay Language78▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Sharia Law78▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Gender Equality76▲ 4.9×11 topics
  40. Corruption62▲ 7.1×7 topics

What research is done in Kota Kinabalu?

Education and Islamic St…175Education and Islamic Studies: 175 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…80Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 80 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…64Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 64 fractional worksAsian Studies and History40Asian Studies and History: 40 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…36Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 36 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts31COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 31 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 26 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 25 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 22 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 21 fractional works
EducationAccountingSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 175 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 80 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 64 works
  4. 4 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 36 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 31 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 26 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 22 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 21 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kota Kinabalu9.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.2% in 2010.

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