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Research in Putrajaya

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ministry of Health, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia and Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.

Research institutions
13
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 92% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.3%
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 Putrajaya?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Heriot-Watt University MalaysiaUniversity 2,616 #8,502
2National Cancer InstituteGovernment institution 2,605 #10,913
3Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaGovernment institution 2,462 #14,578
4Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 2,438 #4,977
5Selangor Islamic UniversityUniversity 1,534 #20,087
6Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaGovernment institution 824 #5,200
7Ministry of Higher EducationGovernment institution 506 #8,648
8Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Based IndustryGovernment institution 490 #33,159 all time
9Government of MalaysiaGovernment institution 427 #16,509
10Ministry of Science, Technology and InnovationGovernment institution 264 #27,607 all time
11Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentGovernment institution 262 #19,620
12Department of Statistics MalaysiaGovernment institution 188 #26,994
13Ministry of Energy Green Technology and WaterGovernment institution 2 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.

Heriot-Watt University Malaysia: 17.9%National Cancer Institute: 17.8%Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia: 16.8%Ministry of Health: 16.7%9 others listed: 30.8%18%largest
Heriot-Watt University Malaysia2,616 · 17.9%National Cancer Institute2,605 · 17.8%Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia2,462 · 16.8%Ministry of Health2,438 · 16.7%9 others listed4,497 · 30.8%

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

What is Putrajaya strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Putrajaya is most concentrated in Accounting and Education (4.3× the world share in Accounting).

  1. AccountingSubfield · 120.0 works4.3×
  2. EducationSubfield · 496.0 works3.5×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Putrajaya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Islamic Education, Teacher Training, Religious Education, Pedagogy, Ethical Values, Madrasa and Muslim Students.

▲ 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. Curriculum Development242▲ 7.5×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology238▲ 1.31×129 topics
  3. Islamic Education232▲ 14×4 topics
  4. Globalization213▲ 2.4×60 topics
  5. Teacher Training193▲ 6.8×12 topics
  6. Religious Education174▲ 22×3 topics
  7. Pedagogy173▲ 7.7×12 topics
  8. Ethical Values162▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Madrasa162▲ 49×1 topic
  10. Muslim Students162▲ 49×1 topic
  11. Islamic Banking162▲ 8.7×3 topics
  12. Social Media147▲ 2.2×29 topics
  13. Educational Technology130▲ 2.4×32 topics
  14. Community Empowerment130▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. E-Learning129▲ 2.8×19 topics
  16. Education129▲ 1.64×57 topics
  17. Corporate Governance124▲ 3.7×20 topics
  18. Risk Management123▲ 5.5×14 topics
  19. COVID-19117▲ 1.87×26 topics
  20. Finance106▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Performance Analysis106▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Financial Stability105▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Global Financial Crisis103▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Ethical Identity103▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Shariah Supervision103▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Culture98▲ 4.1×10 topics
  27. Online Learning98▲ 2.6×21 topics
  28. History98▲ 3.0×9 topics
  29. Philosophy97▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Ethnicity96▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Literature94▲ 3.8×9 topics
  32. Islam94▲ 9.8×5 topics
  33. Social Influence94▲ 9.4×3 topics
  34. Media Literacy94▲ 3.6×5 topics
  35. Science94▲ 8.3×4 topics
  36. Malay Language92▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Sharia Law92▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Digital Learning90▲ 3.7×10 topics
  39. Indonesia81▲ 3.7×5 topics
  40. Mobile Learning76▲ 4.8×6 topics

What research is done in Putrajaya?

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 162 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 103 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 92 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 42 works
  5. 5 Education and Character Development Education 40 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Technology Information Systems 34 works
  7. 7 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 32 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 32 works
  9. 9 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 27 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.