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Research in Shah Alam

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Management and Science University, Universiti Teknologi MARA System and University of Selangor.

Research institutions
8
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
51k
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
368k
7.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Shah Alam

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 Shah Alam?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universiti Teknologi MARAUniversity 42,915 #6,377
2Universiti Teknologi MARA SystemUniversity 2,913 #4,676
3Management and Science UniversityUniversity 2,589 #2,999
4University of SelangorUniversity 1,274 #6,164
5Sirim BerhadGovernment institution 784 #11,012
6Al Madinah International UniversityUniversity 384 #12,159
7Biotropics Malaysia (Malaysia)Company 25 not ranked
8Bioalpha (Malaysia)Company 1 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.

Universiti Teknologi MARA: 84.3%Universiti Teknologi MARA System: 5.7%Management and Science University: 5.1%University of Selangor: 2.5%4 others listed: 2.3%84%largest
Universiti Teknologi MARA43k · 84.3%Universiti Teknologi MARA System2,913 · 5.7%Management and Science University2,589 · 5.1%University of Selangor1,274 · 2.5%4 others listed1,194 · 2.3%

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

Which fields of science does Shah Alam work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Shah Alam is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (14%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 9,641 fractional works · 46.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,293 fractional works · 20.9% of its workEducation: 1,580 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,441 fractional works · 7.0% of its workDemography: 193 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 159 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 130 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,381 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAccounting: 849 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 416 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 341 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 273 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 225 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 190 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1,009 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 379 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 246 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 225 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 743 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArcheology: 185 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 166 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 662 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 547 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 553 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 272 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 245 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7,398 fractional works · 36.0% of its workEngineering: 2,797 fractional works · 13.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 552 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 363 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 320 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 313 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 313 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 151 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 115 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2,173 fractional works · 10.6% of its workInformation Systems: 813 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 558 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 218 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 135 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,017 fractional works · 4.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 175 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 131 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 126 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 119 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 606 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 240 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 162 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 217 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 208 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 174 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 112 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,124 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMedicine: 1,409 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 174 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 330 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 529 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 209 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1,385 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 756 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 296 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 216 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 143 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 383 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 229 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 119 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKShah Alam21kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences47%

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 Sciences9,64146.9%
    1. Social Sciences4,29320.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2,38111.6%
    3. Psychology1,0094.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities7433.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6623.2%
    6. Decision Sciences5532.7%
    1. Engineering2,79713.6%
    2. Computer Science2,17310.6%
    3. Environmental Science1,0174.9%
    4. Materials Science6062.9%
    5. Chemistry2171.1%
    6. Energy2081.0%
    7. Mathematics1290.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1120.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy830.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering570.3%
  3. Health Sciences2,12410.3%
    1. Medicine1,4096.9%
    2. Health Professions5292.6%
    3. Dentistry1000.5%
    4. Nursing780.4%
    5. Veterinary70.0%
  4. Life Sciences1,3856.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7563.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3831.9%
    3. Neuroscience1190.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics760.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology500.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Shah Alam strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Shah Alam is most concentrated in Accounting, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Information Systems and Management (7.0× the world share in Accounting).

  1. AccountingSubfield · 804.0 works7.0×
  2. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 108.6 works7.0×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 251.2 works4.7×
  4. MarketingSubfield · 311.4 works3.9×
  5. ConservationSubfield · 66.1 works3.7×
  6. Business, Management and AccountingField · 2,185.3 works3.6×
← 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: 0.77× its world share, 689 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 345 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 106 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 67 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 52 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 202 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 2,034 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 104 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 186 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 2,569 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 929 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 545 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 121 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 77 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 90 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 488 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 1,243 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 72 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 670 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.61× its world share, 2,185 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 505 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 620 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 909 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 3,933 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.61×2,185 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.78×505 works
  3. Social Sciences1.65×3,933 works
  4. Psychology1.59×909 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×620 works
  6. Computer Science1.39×2,034 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.23×670 works
  8. Energy1.08×186 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.02×67 works
  10. Environmental Science1.00×929 works
  11. Dentistry0.99×90 works
  12. Health Professions0.98×488 works
  13. Engineering0.91×2,569 works
  14. Materials Science0.83×545 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.79×52 works
  16. Nursing0.78×72 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×689 works
  18. Chemistry0.69×202 works
  19. Mathematics0.55×121 works
  20. Neuroscience0.35×106 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×104 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×345 works
  23. Medicine0.34×1,243 works
  24. Veterinary0.24×6 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×44 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.18×77 works

Which keywords describe research in Shah Alam?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Islamic Banking, Performance Analysis, Consumer Behavior, Finance, Financial Stability and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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. Machine Learning999▲ 1.46×94 topics
  2. Sustainability956▲ 1.90×99 topics
  3. Corporate Governance836▲ 5.5×26 topics
  4. Risk Management803▲ 8.2×18 topics
  5. Globalization736▲ 1.82×106 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management726▲ 3.9×26 topics
  7. Social Media711▲ 2.5×37 topics
  8. Educational Technology677▲ 2.8×39 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior666▲ 5.2×19 topics
  10. E-Learning657▲ 3.3×20 topics
  11. Islamic Banking654▲ 8.5×3 topics
  12. Curriculum Development564▲ 4.1×16 topics
  13. Performance Analysis557▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Online Learning554▲ 3.2×22 topics
  15. Finance548▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Financial Stability546▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Global Financial Crisis527▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Ethical Identity526▲ 22×1 topic
  19. Shariah Supervision526▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Teacher Training510▲ 4.0×20 topics
  21. Pedagogy470▲ 4.6×15 topics
  22. Islamic Education454▲ 6.7×4 topics
  23. Social Capital453▲ 4.2×18 topics
  24. Religious Education402▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Digital Transformation398▲ 3.6×24 topics
  26. Ethical Values393▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Madrasa393▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Muslim Students393▲ 28×1 topic
  29. E-commerce379▲ 3.2×11 topics
  30. Technology Integration368▲ 5.7×11 topics
  31. Customer Satisfaction368▲ 5.6×9 topics
  32. IoT359▲ 4.6×18 topics
  33. Student Engagement346▲ 4.2×16 topics
  34. User Satisfaction306▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction286▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Tourist Satisfaction282▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Organizational Performance279▲ 5.2×12 topics
  38. Online Shopping274▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Technology Acceptance Model273▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Information Systems252▲ 7.1×8 topics

What research is done in Shah Alam?

Islamic Finance and Bank…510Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 510 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 379 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 216 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 180 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 170 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…164Digital Marketing and Social Media: 164 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 146 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 121 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 118 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 118 fractional works
AccountingEducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 510 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 379 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 216 works
  4. 4 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 180 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 170 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 164 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 146 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 121 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 118 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 118 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Shah Alam9.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2009.

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