Question 1

How strong is science in Brunei?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Brunei strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Brunei lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Brunei?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

How much of Brunei's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Is Brunei's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Brunei?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Brunei work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Brunei's?

Accepted Answer

Malaysia has the research profile closest to Brunei's (similarity 0.83 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Business, Management and Accounting, followed by Latvia and Mauritius.

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