Research in Kuala Lumpur
Science Explorer records 54 research institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sultan Idris Education University, UCSI University and National University of Malaysia.
- Research institutions
- 54 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 181k ▲ 17% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.5M 14.0 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 16.2% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
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 Kuala Lumpur?
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Kuala Lumpur work in?
In 2022-now, 39% of research in Kuala Lumpur is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences22k39.2%
- Social Sciences12k21.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting3,7146.7%
- Psychology2,5524.6%
- Arts and Humanities1,5312.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,3742.5%
- Decision Sciences8201.5%
- Physical Sciences20k35.4%
- Engineering7,65813.8%
- Computer Science5,2259.4%
- Environmental Science2,4544.4%
- Materials Science1,7213.1%
- Energy6171.1%
- Chemistry5891.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences4930.9%
- Physics and Astronomy3890.7%
- Mathematics3860.7%
- Chemical Engineering1740.3%
- Health Sciences9,52517.1%
- Medicine7,34913.2%
- Health Professions1,4502.6%
- Dentistry4410.8%
- Nursing2530.5%
- Veterinary320.1%
- Life Sciences4,5828.2%
What is Kuala Lumpur strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Kuala Lumpur is most concentrated in Accounting, Education and Ocean Engineering (4.1× the world share in Accounting).
- AccountingSubfield · 1,248.1 works4.1×
- EducationSubfield · 4,793.9 works3.1×
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 662.4 works2.5×
- MusicSubfield · 98.7 works2.4×
- Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 534.6 works2.3×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 318.0 works2.2×
- General DentistrySubfield · 47.9 works2.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting2.09×3,359 works
- Social Sciences1.68×11k works
- Dentistry1.59×386 works
- Decision Sciences1.50×725 works
- Psychology1.45×2,212 works
- Computer Science1.22×4,751 works
- Energy1.21×557 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.19×210 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×1,258 works
- Health Professions0.98×1,296 works
- Engineering0.94×7,018 works
- Nursing0.93×228 works
- Arts and Humanities0.90×1,305 works
- Environmental Science0.89×2,208 works
- Materials Science0.89×1,546 works
- Chemical Engineering0.88×154 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×1,634 works
- Chemistry0.69×543 works
- Medicine0.67×6,483 works
- Mathematics0.61×359 works
- Neuroscience0.60×488 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×449 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×1,487 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.54×270 works
- Veterinary0.41×28 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.32×350 works
Which keywords describe research in Kuala Lumpur?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Religious Education, Pedagogy, Ethical Values, Madrasa and Muslim Students.
- Virtual Classroom
- Malay Language
- Social Influence
- Student Satisfaction
- Social Capital
- Technology Integration
- Ethical Identity
- Financial Stability
- Mobile Learning
- Supply Chain Management
- Islamic Banking
- Corporate Governance
- Risk Management
- Muslim Students
- Ethical Values
- Sustainability
- Pedagogy
- Islamic Education
- Teacher Training
- Machine Learning
- Globalization
- Curriculum Development
- Deep Learning
- Educational Technology
- E-Learning
- Religious Education
- Madrasa
- Education
- Social Media
- Online Learning
- Environmental Impact
- Performance Analysis
- Finance
- Global Financial Crisis
- Shariah Supervision
- Consumer Behavior
- Student Engagement
- Islam
- Sharia Law
- Google Classroom
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
- Globalization2,467▲ 2.3×133 topics
- Machine Learning2,336▲ 1.26×96 topics
- Curriculum Development1,983▲ 5.3×18 topics
- Teacher Training1,900▲ 5.6×26 topics
- Deep Learning1,887◆ 0.98×85 topics
- Islamic Education1,860▲ 10×4 topics
- Educational Technology1,822▲ 2.8×44 topics
- Pedagogy1,711▲ 6.1×24 topics
- E-Learning1,640▲ 3.1×25 topics
- Sustainability1,568◆ 1.15×115 topics
- Religious Education1,547▲ 17×5 topics
- Ethical Values1,482▲ 29×2 topics
- Madrasa1,481▲ 39×1 topic
- Muslim Students1,481▲ 39×1 topic
- Education1,461▲ 1.53×112 topics
- Risk Management1,358▲ 5.1×17 topics
- Social Media1,348▲ 1.76×39 topics
- Corporate Governance1,336▲ 3.3×30 topics
- Online Learning1,322▲ 2.9×26 topics
- Islamic Banking1,305▲ 6.3×3 topics
- Environmental Impact1,221▲ 1.29×68 topics
- Supply Chain Management1,150▲ 2.3×26 topics
- Performance Analysis1,038▲ 9.0×5 topics
- Mobile Learning1,031▲ 5.4×6 topics
- Finance1,021▲ 10.0×4 topics
- Financial Stability1,014▲ 9.5×7 topics
- Global Financial Crisis974▲ 14×3 topics
- Ethical Identity968▲ 15×1 topic
- Shariah Supervision968▲ 15×1 topic
- Technology Integration963▲ 5.5×11 topics
- Consumer Behavior833▲ 2.4×18 topics
- Social Capital798▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Student Engagement749▲ 3.4×17 topics
- Student Satisfaction590▲ 5.8×4 topics
- Islam571▲ 5.0×5 topics
- Social Influence559▲ 4.8×3 topics
- Sharia Law538▲ 6.8×2 topics
- Malay Language538▲ 6.9×1 topic
- Google Classroom452▲ 7.8×1 topic
- Virtual Classroom452▲ 7.8×1 topic
What research is done in Kuala Lumpur?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1.4k works
- 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 922 works
- 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 489 works
- 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 423 works
- 5 Educational Methods and Technology Information Systems 289 works
- 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 261 works
- 7 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 253 works
- 8 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 234 works
- 9 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 216 works
- 10 Education and Character Development Education 200 works
Research output over time
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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.6% in 2016.
Questions people ask
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Science Explorer records 54 research institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sultan Idris Education University, UCSI University and National University of Malaysia.
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