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Research in Putrajaya

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia, Selangor Islamic University and Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.

Research institutions
13
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
222k
15.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Putrajaya

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 Putrajaya?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Heriot-Watt University MalaysiaUniversity 2,616 #5,062
2National Cancer InstituteGovernment institution 2,605 #10,074
3Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaGovernment institution 2,462 #3,890
4Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 2,438 #5,833
5Selangor Islamic UniversityUniversity 1,534 #4,599
6Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaGovernment institution 824 #5,276
7Ministry of Higher EducationGovernment institution 506 #8,536
8Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Based IndustryGovernment institution 490 #22,131 all time
9Government of MalaysiaGovernment institution 427 #10,946
10Ministry of Science, Technology and InnovationGovernment institution 264 #21,065 all time
11Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentGovernment institution 262 #14,920
12Department of Statistics MalaysiaGovernment institution 188 #15,212
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-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.

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.

Which fields of science does Putrajaya work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Putrajaya is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (21%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,954 fractional works · 37.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,217 fractional works · 23.2% of its workEducation: 546 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 378 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 288 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAccounting: 127 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 191 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 118 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 91 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 87 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,456 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEngineering: 523 fractional works · 10.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 96 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 338 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 156 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 89 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 233 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 124 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,382 fractional works · 26.3% of its workMedicine: 1,089 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 110 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 101 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 92 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 88 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 85 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 205 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 100 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 456 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 191 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 100 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 167 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPutrajaya5,247fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences37%

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. Social Sciences1,95437.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,21723.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2885.5%
    3. Psychology1913.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1182.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities871.7%
    6. Decision Sciences531.0%
    1. Engineering52310.0%
    2. Computer Science3386.4%
    3. Environmental Science2334.4%
    4. Materials Science1242.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences511.0%
    6. Chemistry500.9%
    7. Energy470.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy370.7%
    9. Mathematics360.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering150.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,38226.3%
    1. Medicine1,08920.8%
    2. Health Professions2053.9%
    3. Dentistry521.0%
    4. Nursing320.6%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1913.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1673.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology531.0%
    4. Neuroscience290.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics170.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 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: 0.66× its world share, 144 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 153 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 43 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 301 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 452 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 197 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.96× its world share, 44 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 180 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 951 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 72 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 262 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 111 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 161 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 1,102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry1.96×44 works
  2. Social Sciences1.90×1,102 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.78×262 works
  4. Health Professions1.49×180 works
  5. Nursing1.19×27 works
  6. Psychology1.15×161 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.13×111 works
  8. Medicine1.08×951 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.07×48 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×43 works
  11. Energy0.92×38 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.87×14 works
  13. Environmental Science0.86×197 works
  14. Computer Science0.85×301 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.69×11 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×144 works
  17. Engineering0.66×452 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×153 works
  19. Mathematics0.62×34 works
  20. Materials Science0.61×98 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×41 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.55×72 works
  23. Chemistry0.52×37 works
  24. Veterinary0.52×3 works
  25. Neuroscience0.33×25 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.31×32 works

Which keywords describe research in Putrajaya?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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. Epidemiology271▲ 1.30×131 topics
  2. Curriculum Development260▲ 7.3×13 topics
  3. Islamic Education248▲ 14×4 topics
  4. Globalization234▲ 2.3×67 topics
  5. Teacher Training209▲ 6.5×13 topics
  6. Pedagogy188▲ 7.2×13 topics
  7. Religious Education186▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Ethical Values174▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Madrasa174▲ 49×1 topic
  10. Muslim Students174▲ 49×1 topic
  11. Islamic Banking166▲ 8.5×3 topics
  12. Social Media158▲ 2.2×31 topics
  13. Educational Technology146▲ 2.4×33 topics
  14. Education145▲ 1.61×64 topics
  15. E-Learning141▲ 2.8×20 topics
  16. Community Empowerment136▲ 3.6×12 topics
  17. Corporate Governance131▲ 3.4×20 topics
  18. Risk Management130▲ 5.2×14 topics
  19. COVID-19128▲ 1.87×27 topics
  20. Performance Analysis110▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Finance110▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Online Learning109▲ 2.5×21 topics
  23. Financial Stability109▲ 11×7 topics
  24. Culture108▲ 4.0×10 topics
  25. History107▲ 2.9×10 topics
  26. Global Financial Crisis107▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Ethical Identity107▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Shariah Supervision107▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Philosophy106▲ 4.6×8 topics
  30. Ethnicity106▲ 5.4×9 topics
  31. Literature104▲ 3.6×10 topics
  32. Islam103▲ 9.5×5 topics
  33. Science103▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Social Influence103▲ 9.2×3 topics
  35. Malay Language101▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Sharia Law101▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Digital Learning96▲ 3.6×10 topics
  38. Media Literacy96▲ 3.5×5 topics
  39. Indonesia85▲ 3.7×5 topics
  40. Mobile Learning83▲ 4.7×6 topics

What research is done in Putrajaya?

Education and Islamic St…162Education and Islamic Studies: 162 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 103 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 92 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 42 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 40 fractional worksEducational Methods and Technology: 34 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 32 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 32 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 27 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 27 fractional works
EducationAccountingSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems

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

  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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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%Putrajaya12.4% 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 28.8% in 1990.

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