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Brunei ranks #83 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#95 all time), with 3.8k research works and 14.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#83
of 189 · #95 all time
Works, 2022-now
3.8k
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
131k
13.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Brunei

What is Brunei strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Brunei ranks highest in Social Sciences (#73 of 148), Sociology and Political Science (#62 of 119) and Engineering (#71 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Research and Theory, Accounting and Linguistics and Language.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #73 of 148 16.0%930 #79 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #62 of 119 15.0%374 #71 Institutions
EngineeringField #71 of 131 12.1%480 #76 Institutions
EducationSubfield #62 of 112 17.5%257 #65 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #77 of 128 17.5%318 #80 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #76 of 122 12.8%263 #86 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #71 of 110 17.2%284 #75 Institutions
MedicineField #112 of 152 9.5%276 #139 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Research and TheorySubfield · 5.5 works · #75 of 183 active here5.1×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 109.0 works · #90 of 208 active here4.3×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 20.0 works · #94 of 194 active here4.2×
  4. Chemical Health and SafetySubfield · 1.0 works · #96 of 139 active here3.7×
  5. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 15.0 works · #87 of 192 active here3.4×
  6. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 24.4 works · #92 of 214 active here3.2×
  7. Health InformaticsSubfield · 14.8 works · #96 of 205 active here2.9×
  8. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 412.2 works · #103 of 224 active here2.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 195 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 90 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 349 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.06× its world share, 79 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 526 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 296 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 202 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 94 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 311 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 131 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 309 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 45 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 148 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 123 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 1,038 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.29×309 works
  2. Energy2.06×79 works
  3. Social Sciences1.96×1,038 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.65×148 works
  5. Environmental Science1.42×296 works
  6. Materials Science1.38×202 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.11×45 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.08×131 works
  9. Computer Science1.07×349 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.06×16 works
  11. Nursing1.04×21 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×195 works
  13. Psychology0.96×123 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×60 works
  15. Health Professions0.86×94 works
  16. Engineering0.84×526 works
  17. Chemistry0.78×51 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×10 works
  19. Mathematics0.57×28 works
  20. Dentistry0.55×11 works
  21. Veterinary0.46×3 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×90 works
  23. Medicine0.39×311 works
  24. Neuroscience0.29×20 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×12 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.21×19 works

Which fields of science does Brunei work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Brunei is in Social Sciences, 39% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (13%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,794 fractional works · 42.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,038 fractional works · 24.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 412 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEducation: 286 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 96 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 309 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAccounting: 109 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 64 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 148 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 113 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 131 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 123 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,626 fractional works · 38.8% of its workEngineering: 526 fractional works · 12.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 130 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 100 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 62 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 349 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 116 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 109 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 296 fractional works · 7.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 202 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 104 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 79 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 71 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 51 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 441 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 311 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 94 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 327 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 195 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 91 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBrunei4,188fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences43%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,79442.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,03824.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3097.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1483.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities1313.1%
    5. Psychology1232.9%
    6. Decision Sciences451.1%
    1. Engineering52612.6%
    2. Computer Science3498.3%
    3. Environmental Science2967.1%
    4. Materials Science2024.8%
    5. Energy791.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences601.4%
    7. Chemistry511.2%
    8. Mathematics280.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy190.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering160.4%
    1. Medicine3117.4%
    2. Health Professions942.3%
    3. Nursing210.5%
    4. Dentistry110.3%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1954.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology912.2%
    3. Neuroscience200.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology120.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Brunei?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Islamic Banking, Islamic Education, Finance, Financial Stability, Risk Management, Sustainability and Global Financial Crisis.

▲ 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 country'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. Globalization232▲ 2.8×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning189▲ 1.36×81 topics
  3. Sustainability185▲ 1.81×81 topics
  4. Environmental Impact130▲ 1.82×53 topics
  5. Islamic Banking122▲ 7.8×3 topics
  6. Corporate Governance118▲ 3.9×22 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management118▲ 3.1×22 topics
  8. Curriculum Development114▲ 4.0×13 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior112▲ 4.3×15 topics
  10. Education111▲ 1.55×66 topics
  11. Islamic Education108▲ 7.8×4 topics
  12. Teacher Training107▲ 4.2×10 topics
  13. Risk Management105▲ 5.2×13 topics
  14. Educational Technology103▲ 2.1×29 topics
  15. Social Media98▲ 1.70×28 topics
  16. Economic Development96▲ 2.9×33 topics
  17. Finance92▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Financial Stability91▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Human Rights88▲ 2.0×48 topics
  20. Ethnicity87▲ 5.6×13 topics
  21. Global Financial Crisis87▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Performance Analysis86▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Ethical Identity85▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Shariah Supervision85▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Pedagogy85▲ 4.0×12 topics
  26. Social Capital77▲ 3.5×17 topics
  27. Religious Education75▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Indonesia73▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. Gender Equality70▲ 5.9×11 topics
  30. Cultural Identity68▲ 3.3×13 topics
  31. Madrasa67▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Muslim Students67▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Food Safety65▲ 5.5×12 topics
  34. Tourist Satisfaction65▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Religiosity60▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Decentralization60▲ 6.9×4 topics
  37. Halal Products58▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Halal Tourism58▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Corruption51▲ 7.8×7 topics
  40. Civil Society51▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Brunei publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Halal products and consumer behavior.

Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 85 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 67 fractional worksHalal products and consu…58Halal products and consumer behavior: 58 fractional worksAsian Studies and History38Asian Studies and History: 38 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 38 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 24 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in Asia: 23 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 22 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 21 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 20 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 20 fractional works
AccountingEducationSociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 85 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 67 works
  3. 3 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 58 works
  4. 4 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  8. 8 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  11. 11 Education and Character Development Education 20 works
  12. 12 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 20 works

Which universities in Brunei lead research?

Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Universiti Teknologi Brunei and Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University rank highest in Brunei on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 10.6571%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universiti Brunei Da…Ministry of EducationSultan Sharif Ali Is…Universiti Teknologi…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Universiti Brunei DarussalamUniversity · Bandar Seri Begawan · #1,984 worldwide16.8% top 10% · 2.2k works
  2. 2Universiti Teknologi BruneiUniversity · Bandar Seri Begawan · #3,187 worldwide10.5% top 10% · 681 works
  3. 3Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic UniversityUniversity · Bandar Seri Begawan · #5,359 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 414 works
  4. 4Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Bandar Seri Begawan · #9,563 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 112 works
  5. 5Prime Minister's OfficeGovernment institution · Bandar Seri Begawan · #11,777 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 134 works
  6. 6Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Bandar Seri Begawan · #18,077 worldwide9.4% top 10% · 72 works
  7. 7Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha HospitalHospital / health system · Bandar Seri Begawan · #21,654 worldwide2.9% top 10% · 80 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Brunei

Who are the top researchers in Brunei?

Rama Rao Karri, Sok King Ong and Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak rank highest among researchers based in Brunei.

  1. 1 Rama Rao Karri #8,520 worldwide 11k citations · 318 works
  2. 2 Sok King Ong #9,311 worldwide 144k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak #18,001 worldwide 23k citations · 535 works
  4. 4 M. Muzamil Naqshbandi #20,911 worldwide 3.1k citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Ferry J.W. Slik #34,574 worldwide 7.4k citations · 134 works
  6. 6 Atika Qazi #54,169 worldwide 4k citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Wasswa Shafik #126,610 worldwide 3.7k citations · 386 works
  8. 8 Shaista Wasiuzzaman #202,776 worldwide 2.7k citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Sivakumar Manickam #229,848 worldwide 15k citations · 453 works
  10. 10 Kamariah Abu Salim #235,682 worldwide 5.5k citations · 70 works
Top researchers in Brunei

How open and international is Brunei's research?

45% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 40% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 57% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 46% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.88× the expected open access and 2.11× the expected international share, which puts it #133 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Brunei's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Brunei as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.018% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Brunei0.018% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 11.4% of its 10k works since 1951 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Brunei14.0% 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 14.7% in 1990.

Which countries have research most like Brunei's?

Malaysia is Brunei's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Brunei's, with both strong in Business, Management and Accounting.

  1. 1 MalaysiaBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Energy, Social Sciences 0.83 Compare
  2. 2 LatviaBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Energy 0.82 Compare
  3. 3 MauritiusBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Energy, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.76 Compare
  4. 4 OmanBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Energy, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.71 Compare
  5. 5 IndonesiaBoth strong in Business, Management and Accounting, Social Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.67 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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