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Research in Kota Kinabalu

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Kota Kinabalu. The largest by output are ADS Environmental Services (Malaysia) and North Borneo University College.

Research institutions
2
Research works
60
▲ 147% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.2%
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
1ADS Environmental Services (Malaysia)Company 43 not ranked
2North Borneo University CollegeUniversity 17 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.

Which keywords describe research in Kota Kinabalu?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Ecosystem Services, Recycling, Waste Management and Machine Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Climate Change6▲ 3.7×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact6▲ 7.5×14 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 5.4×15 topics
  4. Renewable Energy3▲ 5.7×17 topics
  5. Machine Learning3▲ 2.5×17 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services3▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  8. Recycling2▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Waste Management2▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Liquefaction2▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Social Capital2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  12. Tunnel2▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Ecosystem Management2▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Environmental Management2▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Food Security2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  16. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  17. Water Quality2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  18. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Pipeline1▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Trophic Cascades1▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Vaccine Development1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  23. Vibration Analysis1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  24. Developing Countries1▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Drilling Fluids1▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Economic Analysis1▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Municipal Solid Waste1▲ 57×1 topic
  28. Self-Regulation1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Smart Grid1▲ 6.7×7 topics
  30. Well Integrity1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Diversity1▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Fish Population Dynamics1▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  34. Marine Fisheries1▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Offshore Decommissioning1▲ 170×1 topic
  36. Oyster Reefs1▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Ship Recycling1▲ 170×1 topic
  38. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Vector Control1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 9.6×4 topics

What research is done in Kota Kinabalu?

  1. 1 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 0 works
  3. 3 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 0 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 0 works
  10. 10 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works

Research output over time

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