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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 2022–2025 are Universiti of Malaysia Sabah, Perdana University and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 125% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.4%
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 Kota Kinabalu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universiti of Malaysia SabahUniversity 10,925 #2,273
2Queen Elizabeth HospitalHospital / health system 570 #20,835
3Perdana UniversityUniversity 528 #15,917
4Shell (Malaysia)Company 336 #32,167 all time
5Sabah Environmental TrustNonprofit 321 #21,685
6Sabah ParksResearch facility 208 #26,588
7Malaysian Cocoa BoardResearch facility 133 #32,840 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 2022–2025. 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 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.

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.

Which keywords describe research in Kota Kinabalu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Teacher Training, Curriculum Development, Pedagogy, 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization262▲ 2.8×54 topics
  2. Curriculum Development211▲ 6.2×15 topics
  3. Teacher Training205▲ 6.8×14 topics
  4. Islamic Education193▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Pedagogy189▲ 8.0×12 topics
  6. Sustainability178▲ 1.51×75 topics
  7. Religious Education177▲ 21×2 topics
  8. Madrasa175▲ 50×1 topic
  9. Muslim Students175▲ 50×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning163◆ 1.03×79 topics
  11. Environmental Impact162▲ 1.98×54 topics
  12. Climate Change145◆ 1.11×82 topics
  13. Educational Technology139▲ 2.4×34 topics
  14. E-Learning126▲ 2.6×17 topics
  15. Education125▲ 1.50×58 topics
  16. COVID-19117▲ 1.77×27 topics
  17. Corporate Governance112▲ 3.1×20 topics
  18. Online Learning100▲ 2.5×24 topics
  19. Risk Management100▲ 4.3×15 topics
  20. Pandemic100▲ 1.92×13 topics
  21. Islamic Banking96▲ 4.9×3 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior94▲ 3.1×15 topics
  23. Economic Development92▲ 2.3×24 topics
  24. Biodiversity88▲ 2.5×32 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity85▲ 2.8×29 topics
  26. Performance Analysis84▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Finance82▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Financial Stability81▲ 8.4×4 topics
  29. Global Financial Crisis80▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Ethical Identity80▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Shariah Supervision80▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Mobile Learning77▲ 4.6×6 topics
  33. Technology Integration73▲ 5.0×10 topics
  34. Ethnicity70▲ 3.9×8 topics
  35. Islam65▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Social Influence64▲ 6.1×2 topics
  37. Science64▲ 5.3×2 topics
  38. Malay Language64▲ 9.3×1 topic
  39. Sharia Law64▲ 9.1×1 topic
  40. Corruption52▲ 6.8×6 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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