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Research in Malacca

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Malacca, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Multimedia University, Technical University of Malaysia Malacca and Manipal University College Malaysia.

Research institutions
6
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
201k
10.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Malacca

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 Malacca?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Multimedia UniversityUniversity 9,726 #1,570
2Technical University of Malaysia MalaccaUniversity 8,224 #3,905
3Manipal University College MalaysiaUniversity 660 #9,058
4University College of Islam MelakaUniversity 458 #12,357
5Malacca General HospitalHospital / health system 266 #20,070
6Hospital Seberang JayaHospital / health system 207 #16,609

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.

Multimedia University: 49.8%Technical University of Malaysia Malacca: 42.1%Manipal University College Malaysia: 3.4%University College of Islam Melaka: 2.3%2 others listed: 2.4%50%largest
Multimedia University9,726 · 49.8%Technical University of Malaysia Malacca8,224 · 42.1%Manipal University College Malaysia660 · 3.4%University College of Islam Melaka458 · 2.3%2 others listed473 · 2.4%

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

Which fields of science does Malacca work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Malacca is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Computer Science (20%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,543 fractional works · 55.5% of its workEngineering: 1,653 fractional works · 25.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 493 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 212 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 190 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 141 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 124 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1,269 fractional works · 19.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 374 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems: 280 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 256 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 140 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSignal Processing: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 217 fractional works · 3.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 186 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 71 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,928 fractional works · 30.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 745 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 252 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 229 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDemography: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 588 fractional works · 9.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 118 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 116 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 115 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 89 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 232 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 164 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 101 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 143 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 117 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 604 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 430 fractional works · 6.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 119 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 306 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 164 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 90 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMalacca6,380fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences30%

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. Engineering1,65325.9%
    2. Computer Science1,26919.9%
    3. Environmental Science2173.4%
    4. Materials Science1862.9%
    5. Energy761.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy470.7%
    7. Chemistry320.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences260.4%
    9. Mathematics210.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering150.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,92830.2%
    1. Social Sciences74511.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5889.2%
    3. Psychology2323.6%
    4. Decision Sciences1642.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1432.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities560.9%
    1. Medicine4306.7%
    2. Health Professions1191.9%
    3. Dentistry410.6%
    4. Nursing90.1%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1642.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology671.1%
    3. Neuroscience621.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Malacca strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Malacca is most concentrated in Information Systems and Management, Marketing and Human-Computer Interaction (5.4× the world share in Information Systems and Management).

  1. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 87.6 works5.4×
  2. MarketingSubfield · 100.4 works4.2×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 47.4 works4.1×
  4. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 50.4 works3.6×
  5. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 60.6 works3.5×
  6. Media TechnologySubfield · 62.0 works3.5×
  7. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 79.8 works3.4×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 146 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.59× its world share, 1,138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 65 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.77× its world share, 1,500 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 186 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 165 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 35 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 105 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 374 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.79× its world share, 508 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 142 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 125 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 204 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 654 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.79×508 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.60×142 works
  3. Computer Science2.59×1,138 works
  4. Engineering1.77×1,500 works
  5. Dentistry1.28×35 works
  6. Energy1.25×65 works
  7. Psychology1.18×204 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.03×125 works
  9. Social Sciences0.91×654 works
  10. Materials Science0.84×165 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.70×14 works
  12. Health Professions0.70×105 works
  13. Environmental Science0.66×186 works
  14. Neuroscience0.57×53 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×146 works
  16. Veterinary0.35×3 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.34×42 works
  18. Medicine0.34×374 works
  19. Chemistry0.32×28 works
  20. Nursing0.31×9 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.30×49 works
  22. Mathematics0.29×19 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×24 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×4 works
  25. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×58 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Malacca?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT, Supply Chain Management, Healthcare, Internet of Things, Convolutional Neural Networks and Social Media.

▲ 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. Deep Learning719▲ 3.3×83 topics
  2. Machine Learning620▲ 2.9×91 topics
  3. Sustainability233▲ 1.49×75 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management206▲ 3.6×24 topics
  5. Neural Networks206▲ 2.1×40 topics
  6. Social Media205▲ 2.3×31 topics
  7. Healthcare204▲ 2.8×27 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence199▲ 2.2×47 topics
  9. Internet of Things182▲ 3.3×28 topics
  10. IoT174▲ 7.2×19 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks169▲ 3.6×14 topics
  12. Renewable Energy162▲ 1.76×42 topics
  13. Big Data151▲ 2.5×29 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency148▲ 2.5×36 topics
  15. Security142▲ 3.3×23 topics
  16. Data Mining141▲ 3.0×19 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior139▲ 3.5×18 topics
  18. Wireless Sensor Networks134▲ 4.7×23 topics
  19. E-commerce134▲ 3.7×10 topics
  20. Customer Satisfaction115▲ 5.7×10 topics
  21. Corporate Governance114▲ 2.4×23 topics
  22. Social Capital113▲ 3.4×17 topics
  23. User Satisfaction110▲ 9.1×4 topics
  24. Smart Cities110▲ 6.5×8 topics
  25. Risk Management106▲ 3.5×14 topics
  26. Image Processing104▲ 3.7×13 topics
  27. Online Shopping102▲ 9.1×2 topics
  28. Feature Extraction101▲ 3.5×10 topics
  29. Information Systems101▲ 9.1×8 topics
  30. Technology Acceptance Model100▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Environmental Monitoring100▲ 4.1×14 topics
  32. Digital Transformation99▲ 2.9×18 topics
  33. Structural Equation Modeling96▲ 7.7×5 topics
  34. Student Engagement94▲ 3.7×15 topics
  35. Consumer Trust92▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Partial Least Squares92▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Organizational Performance90▲ 5.4×11 topics
  38. Applications89▲ 5.1×8 topics
  39. IoT Security89▲ 4.5×3 topics
  40. Ethical Identity60▲ 8.1×1 topic

What research is done in Malacca?

Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 81 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 53 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 49 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 49 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 45 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 43 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 42 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…37Online Learning and Analytics: 37 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 33 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 32 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementAccountingPlant ScienceSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 81 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 53 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 49 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 49 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 45 works
  6. 6 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 43 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 42 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 37 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 33 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 32 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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%Malacca15.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.5% in 2009.

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