Question 1

How strong is science in Malaysia?

Accepted Answer

Malaysia ranks #54 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#57 all time), with 176k research works and 8.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Malaysia strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Malaysia ranks highest in Environmental Science (#39 of 122), Engineering (#42 of 131) and Business, Management and Accounting (#36 of 110). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Information Systems and Management and Marketing.

Question 3

Which universities in Malaysia lead research?

Accepted Answer

Northern University of Malaysia, University of Technology Malaysia and Multimedia University rank highest in Malaysia on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Malaysia?

Accepted Answer

Arshian Sharif, Keng‐Boon Ooi and Mohammad Iranmanesh rank highest among researchers based in Malaysia.

Question 5

Which cities in Malaysia are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Johor Bahru and George Town.

Question 6

How much of Malaysia's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

56% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 23% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Malaysia's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Malaysia?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Risk Management, Machine Learning, Religious Education, Ethical Values, Madrasa, Muslim Students and Curriculum Development.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Malaysia work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Malaysia is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Malaysia's?

Accepted Answer

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