Research in Kuala Lumpur
Science Explorer records 59 research institutions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National University of Malaysia, University of Malaya and UCSI University.
- Research institutions
- 59 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 181k ▲ 33% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 16.2% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Kuala Lumpur?
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
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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.
Which keywords describe research in Kuala Lumpur?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Pedagogy, Religious Education, Ethical Values, Madrasa and Muslim Students.
- Virtual Classroom
- Malay Language
- Islam
- Student Engagement
- Social Capital
- Technology Integration
- Ethical Identity
- Financial Stability
- Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Online Learning
- Corporate Governance
- Risk Management
- Muslim Students
- Ethical Values
- Religious Education
- Pedagogy
- Deep Learning
- Teacher Training
- Machine Learning
- Globalization
- Curriculum Development
- Islamic Education
- Educational Technology
- E-Learning
- Sustainability
- Madrasa
- Education
- Islamic Banking
- Social Media
- Environmental Impact
- Performance Analysis
- Mobile Learning
- Global Financial Crisis
- Shariah Supervision
- Consumer Behavior
- Digital Learning
- Student Satisfaction
- Sharia Law
- Google Classroom
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
- Globalization2,272▲ 2.3×127 topics
- Machine Learning2,097▲ 1.28×96 topics
- Curriculum Development1,858▲ 5.3×18 topics
- Teacher Training1,779▲ 5.7×24 topics
- Islamic Education1,768▲ 10.0×4 topics
- Deep Learning1,710◆ 1.00×84 topics
- Educational Technology1,629▲ 2.8×43 topics
- Pedagogy1,596▲ 6.5×24 topics
- E-Learning1,536▲ 3.1×24 topics
- Religious Education1,467▲ 17×5 topics
- Sustainability1,408▲ 1.16×112 topics
- Ethical Values1,406▲ 28×2 topics
- Madrasa1,406▲ 39×1 topic
- Muslim Students1,406▲ 39×1 topic
- Education1,318▲ 1.54×108 topics
- Risk Management1,278▲ 5.3×17 topics
- Islamic Banking1,253▲ 6.2×3 topics
- Corporate Governance1,246▲ 3.4×28 topics
- Social Media1,242▲ 1.74×39 topics
- Online Learning1,231▲ 3.0×26 topics
- Environmental Impact1,102▲ 1.30×68 topics
- Supply Chain Management1,058▲ 2.3×26 topics
- Performance Analysis984▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Finance966▲ 10.0×4 topics
- Mobile Learning962▲ 5.5×6 topics
- Financial Stability954▲ 9.5×6 topics
- Global Financial Crisis928▲ 13×3 topics
- Ethical Identity922▲ 15×1 topic
- Shariah Supervision922▲ 15×1 topic
- Technology Integration856▲ 5.6×11 topics
- Consumer Behavior751▲ 2.4×18 topics
- Social Capital718▲ 2.7×20 topics
- Digital Learning713▲ 2.6×11 topics
- Student Engagement671▲ 3.4×17 topics
- Student Satisfaction555▲ 5.8×4 topics
- Islam517▲ 4.9×5 topics
- Sharia Law489▲ 6.8×2 topics
- Malay Language489▲ 6.9×1 topic
- Google Classroom423▲ 7.9×1 topic
- Virtual Classroom423▲ 7.9×1 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
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