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Science in Brunei

Brunei ranks #89 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#103 all time), with 3.8k research works and 23.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#89
of 192 · #103 all time
Works, 2022–2025
3.8k
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
1 in the top 1,000
Open access
45%
world 63%

What is Brunei strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Brunei ranks highest in Social Sciences (#84 of 151), Medicine (#94 of 155) and Sociology and Political Science (#74 of 122). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Research and Theory and Linguistics and Language.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #84 of 151 25.4%930 Institutions
MedicineField #94 of 155 16.1%276 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #74 of 122 23.6%374 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #82 of 131 28.5%318 Institutions
EngineeringField #86 of 134 19.2%480 Institutions
EducationSubfield #80 of 115 27.1%257 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #87 of 125 23.2%263 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #82 of 113 28.9%284 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. AccountingSubfield · 103.4 works4.5×
  2. Research and TheorySubfield · 4.1 works4.3×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 17.7 works4.1×
  4. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 14.4 works3.6×
  5. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 23.6 works3.5×
  6. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 373.7 works2.8×
  7. Health InformaticsSubfield · 11.1 works2.5×
  8. Filtration and SeparationSubfield · 1.0 works2.4×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 176 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 47 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 318 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.06× its world share, 71 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 480 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 263 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 179 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 276 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.34× its world share, 284 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 136 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 108 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 930 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.

Which keywords describe research in Brunei?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Islamic Banking, Islamic Education, Finance, Financial Stability, Risk Management, Global Financial Crisis and Performance Analysis.

▲ 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 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. Globalization206▲ 2.8×70 topics
  2. Sustainability166▲ 1.81×78 topics
  3. Machine Learning164▲ 1.34×81 topics
  4. Deep Learning128◆ 1.00×70 topics
  5. Islamic Banking117▲ 7.6×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact114▲ 1.79×51 topics
  7. Corporate Governance111▲ 4.0×21 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management110▲ 3.1×22 topics
  9. Curriculum Development103▲ 3.9×12 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior102▲ 4.3×15 topics
  11. Education102▲ 1.58×61 topics
  12. Islamic Education100▲ 7.5×4 topics
  13. Risk Management98▲ 5.4×12 topics
  14. Teacher Training97▲ 4.1×9 topics
  15. Social Media92▲ 1.70×26 topics
  16. Educational Technology90▲ 2.0×28 topics
  17. Finance88▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Economic Development86▲ 2.8×31 topics
  19. Financial Stability85▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Global Financial Crisis82▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Performance Analysis82▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Ethnicity81▲ 5.7×13 topics
  23. Ethical Identity81▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Shariah Supervision81▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Pedagogy75▲ 4.1×12 topics
  26. Social Capital70▲ 3.5×17 topics
  27. Religious Education70▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Indonesia65▲ 3.6×5 topics
  29. Gender Equality65▲ 6.2×11 topics
  30. Cultural Identity64▲ 3.3×12 topics
  31. Madrasa62▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Muslim Students62▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Food Safety60▲ 5.5×11 topics
  34. Tourist Satisfaction60▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Religiosity55▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Decentralization54▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Halal Products54▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Halal Tourism54▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Civil Society46▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Corruption46▲ 7.7×7 topics

How many world-class institutions does Brunei hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

501st to 1,000th1

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 1 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Brunei lead research?

Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Universiti Teknologi Brunei and Ministry of Education rank highest in Brunei on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 16.9857%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universiti Brunei Darussalam: 2,227, 29.1%Universiti Teknologi Brunei: 681, 18.0%Ministry of Education: 112, 28.7%Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University: 414, 14.9%Ministry of Health: 72, 13.0%Prime Minister's Office: 134, 11.3%Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital: 80, 3.9%Universiti Brunei Da…Ministry of EducationUniversiti Teknologi…Sultan Sharif Ali Is…
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 · #936 worldwide29.1% top 10% · 2.2k works
  2. 2Universiti Teknologi BruneiUniversity · Bandar Seri Begawan · #3,936 worldwide18.0% top 10% · 681 works
  3. 3Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Bandar Seri Begawan · #10,100 worldwide28.7% top 10% · 112 works
  4. 4Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic UniversityUniversity · Bandar Seri Begawan · #14,505 worldwide14.9% top 10% · 414 works
  5. 5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Bandar Seri Begawan · #19,057 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 72 works
  6. 6Prime Minister's OfficeGovernment institution · Bandar Seri Begawan · #19,877 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 134 works
  7. 7Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha HospitalHospital / health system · Bandar Seri Begawan · #22,978 worldwide3.9% top 10% · 80 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Brunei

Who are the top researchers in Brunei?

Daphne Teck Ching Lai, Glenn Hardaker and Mohammad Nabil Almunawar rank highest among researchers based in Brunei.

  1. 1 Daphne Teck Ching Lai · #73,666 worldwide 644 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Glenn Hardaker · #80,377 worldwide 270 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Nabil Almunawar · #100,797 worldwide 160 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Anshari · #102,404 worldwide 265 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 M. Motiar Rahman · #214,401 worldwide 153 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Mansoob Khan · #222,952 worldwide 551 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Rizwan · #230,884 worldwide 137 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Atika Qazi · #244,953 worldwide 326 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Saddam Hussain · #286,020 worldwide 113 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Rama Rao Karri · #292,375 worldwide 476 citations · 81 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Brunei's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research fields in Brunei