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Malaysia vs Qatar

On research quality in 2022-now, Qatar ranks #46 in the world and Malaysia #54, of 189 countries. Malaysia stands higher in 16 of the 25 fields both publish in, Qatar in 9.

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Malaysia

World rank, 2022-now
#54
#57 all time
Works, 2022-now
176k
fractional
Top-10% rate
8.9%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
56%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Accounting, Information Systems and Management, Marketing.

Qatar

World rank, 2022-now
#46
#48 all time
Works, 2022-now
18k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.0%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
55%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Microbiology, General Energy, Issues, ethics and legal aspects.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Qatar leads on 6 of 9 measures: research quality, excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, international co-authorship and growth. Malaysia leads on 1 of 9 measures: output. The two are level on institutions in the world top 100 and open access.

Malaysia 12 level6 Qatar
  1. #54Research qualityworld rank of 189 countries, 2022-now#46
  2. 0.81×Excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.17×
  3. 176kOutputfractional works, 2022-now18k
  4. 8.9%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited15.0%
  5. 13.5Citations per workall time, per fractional work18.1
  6. 0World top 100institutions it holds among the world's best 1000
  7. 56%Open accessof its works free to read, all time55%
  8. 23%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time44%
  9. +18%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+25%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Malaysia stands higher in 16 of 25 fields, Qatar in 9. Malaysia leads most in Business, Management and Accounting (#36 against #49); Qatar leads most in Medicine (#36 against #63). Each bar is that side's standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Malaysia 169 Qatar
  1. #62Agricultural and Biological Sciences#69
  2. #59Arts and Humanities#70
  3. #62Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#49
  4. #36Business, Management and Accounting#49
  5. #34Chemical Engineering-
  6. #48Chemistry-
  7. #47Computer Science#44
  8. #40Decision Sciences-
  9. #44Dentistry-
  10. #51Earth and Planetary Sciences-
  11. #56Economics, Econometrics and Finance#53
  12. #32Energy#37
  13. #42Engineering#41
  14. #39Environmental Science#47
  15. #55Health Professions#44
  16. #56Immunology and Microbiology-
  17. #51Materials Science#50
  18. #63Mathematics-
  19. #63Medicine#36
  20. #51Neuroscience#39
  21. #53Nursing-
  22. #31Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-
  23. #62Physics and Astronomy-
  24. #46Psychology#48
  25. #51Social Sciences#48

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Malaysia rankQatar rank Malaysia top 10%Qatar top 10% Malaysia worksQatar works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences #62 #69 9.8% 17.5% 7.3k 370
Arts and Humanities #59 #70 10.3% 16.9% 4k 245
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #62 #49 7.7% 12.8% 5k 854
Business, Management and Accounting #36 #49 10.1% 22.6% 14k 600
Chemical Engineering #34 - 8.4% - 676 -
Chemistry #48 - 8.3% - 2k -
Computer Science #47 #44 10.1% 18.5% 18k 1.4k
Decision Sciences #40 - 9.1% - 3.4k -
Dentistry #44 - 7.1% - 949 -
Earth and Planetary Sciences #51 - 6.9% - 1.6k -
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #56 #53 9.6% 18.9% 4.8k 414
Energy #32 #37 9.5% 16.0% 2.3k 335
Engineering #42 #41 7.6% 15.6% 29k 2.7k
Environmental Science #39 #47 8.3% 17.9% 9.9k 839
Health Professions #55 #44 10.3% 15.1% 4.2k 589
Immunology and Microbiology #56 - 8.4% - 901 -
Materials Science #51 #50 7.9% 13.7% 6.4k 469
Mathematics #63 - 10.6% - 1.2k -
Medicine #63 #36 7.1% 10.8% 19k 5.3k
Neuroscience #51 #39 7.6% 13.8% 1.5k 235
Nursing #53 - 8.5% - 801 -
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics #31 - 10.3% - 690 -
Physics and Astronomy #62 - 6.6% - 1.1k -
Psychology #46 #48 7.4% 15.4% 7.1k 538
Social Sciences #51 #48 10.6% 19.4% 31k 2k

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Malaysia

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning9,301▲ 1.43×97 topics
  2. Deep Learning7,912▲ 1.17×85 topics
  3. Sustainability6,955▲ 1.46×131 topics
  4. Globalization6,549▲ 1.70×161 topics
  5. Environmental Impact5,458▲ 1.64×73 topics
  6. Educational Technology5,158▲ 2.2×47 topics
  7. Curriculum Development4,948▲ 3.7×19 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management4,899▲ 2.8×27 topics
  9. Risk Management4,842▲ 5.2×19 topics
  10. Social Media4,822▲ 1.78×40 topics
  11. Corporate Governance4,726▲ 3.3×31 topics
  12. Teacher Training4,552▲ 3.8×26 topics
  13. E-Learning4,527▲ 2.4×26 topics
  14. Islamic Education4,397▲ 6.8×4 topics
  15. Education4,374▲ 1.30×135 topics
  16. Renewable Energy4,324▲ 1.53×61 topics
  17. Pedagogy4,225▲ 4.3×27 topics
  18. Islamic Banking3,891▲ 5.3×3 topics
  19. Online Learning3,862▲ 2.4×27 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior3,721▲ 3.1×20 topics
  21. Artificial Intelligence3,704▲ 1.33×65 topics
  22. Religious Education3,668▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Ethical Values3,514▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Madrasa3,513▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Muslim Students3,513▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Healthcare3,343▲ 1.50×38 topics
  27. Performance Analysis3,223▲ 8.0×5 topics
  28. Finance3,169▲ 8.8×4 topics
  29. Financial Stability3,143▲ 8.4×8 topics
  30. Internet of Things3,017▲ 1.80×33 topics
  31. Global Financial Crisis2,999▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Ethical Identity2,979▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Shariah Supervision2,979▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Social Capital2,937▲ 2.9×20 topics
  35. Technology Integration2,628▲ 4.3×11 topics
  36. Mobile Learning2,540▲ 3.8×6 topics
  37. IoT2,519▲ 3.4×19 topics
  38. Student Engagement2,391▲ 3.1×17 topics
  39. Customer Satisfaction2,232▲ 3.6×10 topics
  40. Student Satisfaction1,789▲ 5.0×4 topics

Qatar

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology1,225▲ 1.49×137 topics
  2. Machine Learning896▲ 1.31×94 topics
  3. Deep Learning792◆ 1.12×84 topics
  4. Sustainability571◆ 1.14×101 topics
  5. Renewable Energy557▲ 1.87×50 topics
  6. Inflammation538▲ 1.23×83 topics
  7. Healthcare412▲ 1.75×38 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease411▲ 1.75×39 topics
  9. Quality of Life389▲ 1.31×58 topics
  10. Environmental Impact386◆ 1.10×65 topics
  11. Treatment380▲ 1.52×52 topics
  12. COVID-19377▲ 1.41×34 topics
  13. Public Health361▲ 1.20×66 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress348◆ 1.03×63 topics
  15. Diagnosis344▲ 1.79×41 topics
  16. Mental Health319◆ 1.08×47 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome316▲ 1.90×24 topics
  18. Risk Factors316▲ 1.40×37 topics
  19. Neural Networks315◆ 0.99×41 topics
  20. Pandemic306▲ 1.50×14 topics
  21. Supply Chain Management286▲ 1.55×25 topics
  22. Depression283▲ 1.57×26 topics
  23. Management257▲ 1.57×38 topics
  24. Energy Efficiency250▲ 1.32×39 topics
  25. Security233▲ 1.69×27 topics
  26. Mortality230▲ 1.97×13 topics
  27. Risk Management221▲ 2.3×18 topics
  28. Complications208▲ 2.0×17 topics
  29. Diabetes195▲ 1.89×22 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-2186▲ 3.0×6 topics
  31. Smart Grid185▲ 2.5×10 topics
  32. Social Networks181▲ 3.2×12 topics
  33. Renewable Energy Integration174▲ 2.6×5 topics
  34. Middle East154▲ 12×2 topics
  35. ACE2 Receptor147▲ 3.2×3 topics
  36. Human Resource Management145▲ 4.6×6 topics
  37. Localization140▲ 5.7×4 topics
  38. Guanxi127▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Wasta127▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Genocide103▲ 9.5×3 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Malaysia has out-published Qatar every year since 1980.

still counting20k40k60kMalaysia45k in 2025Qatar5,266 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.50%1.0%Malaysia0.77% in 2025Qatar0.090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%Qatar13.9% in 2025Malaysia8.7% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Who holds more of the world's best institutions?

A country's average quality and the number of institutions it holds at the very top can disagree, and both are worth knowing. The counts are nested: an institution in the top 50 is also in the top 100.

Malaysia 03 level2 Qatar
  1. 0In the world top 500
  2. 0In the top 1000
  3. 0In the top 5000
  4. 0In the top 1,0002
  5. #51Elite capacityrank among 204 countries#36

Institutions ranked on research quality, 2022-now. Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480.

Which publishes more research, Malaysia or Qatar?

Malaysia publishes 9.7× as much research as Qatar in 2022-now (176k against 18k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Malaysia or Qatar?

15.0% of Qatar's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 8.9% for Malaysia.

Is Malaysia or Qatar growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +25% against 2018-21 for Qatar, and +18% for Malaysia.

Which has more open access research, Malaysia or Qatar?

56% of Malaysia's research is free to read, against 55% of Qatar's.

Which has more world-class institutions, Malaysia or Qatar?

Malaysia holds 0 of the world's top 100 research institutions and Qatar 0; in the top 1,000 it is 0 against 2.

Which institutions lead in each country?

The highest-ranked institutions on each side on research quality, 2022-now. The percentage is each institution's own top-10% rate: the share of its works that are among the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. Every figure stands alone, so they do not add up to 100%.

Malaysia

  1. 1Northern University of Malaysia9.8% top 10% · 3.7k works
  2. 2University of Technology Malaysia8.7% top 10% · 9.8k works
  3. 3Multimedia University11.9% top 10% · 2.8k works
  4. 4Universiti Tenaga Nasional13.7% top 10% · 1.7k works
  5. 5Sultan Idris Education University9.0% top 10% · 4.2k works
  6. 6Taylor's University12.9% top 10% · 1.8k works

Qatar

  1. 1Qatar University19.2% top 10% · 6k works
  2. 2Hamad bin Khalifa University18.5% top 10% · 2.4k works
  3. 3Qatar Foundation22.2% top 10% · 667 works
  4. 4Primary Health Care6.4% top 10% · 961 works
  5. 5Qatar Science and Technology Park20.0% top 10% · 359 works
  6. 6Doha Institute for Graduate Studies24.6% top 10% · 321 works

The number is the rank inside the country. The track on each row is the top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below. The ranking is the quality score, which compares the rate with what each institution's own topics predict and adds a small reward for size, so the rates do not fall in order.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Malaysia

  1. 1 Arshian Sharif #112 worldwide 23k citations · 262 works
  2. 2 Keng‐Boon Ooi #311 worldwide 27k citations · 262 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Iranmanesh #458 worldwide 17k citations · 224 works
  4. 4 Hesam Kamyab #791 worldwide 20k citations · 370 works
  5. 5 Bassim H. Hameed #1,891 worldwide 63k citations · 395 works

Qatar

  1. 1 Mowafa Said Househ #3,730 worldwide 72k citations · 395 works
  2. 2 Alaa Ali Abd-Alrazaq #3,958 worldwide 8.1k citations · 190 works
  3. 3 Hamzeh Adel Al Amosh #7,255 worldwide 2.4k citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad #12,545 worldwide 139k citations · 614 works
  5. 5 Riyazuddin Mohammad Shaik #14,987 worldwide 5.8k citations · 105 works