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Health Sciences research in Malaysia

University of Malaya ranks first in Malaysia for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#2,483 worldwide), followed by National Cancer Institute and Ministry of Health.

Malaysia's world rank
#62
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
25k
Top-10% rate
7.7%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Malaysia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of MalayaKuala Lumpur #2,48315.09.4%2,314
2National Cancer InstitutePutrajaya #2,48615.09.4%214
3Ministry of HealthPutrajaya #2,92713.27.4%703
4Taylor's UniversitySubang Jaya #3,06112.811.4%277
5Monash University MalaysiaSubang Jaya #3,20512.314.3%443
6UCSI UniversityKuala Lumpur #4,0229.811.8%245
7Lincoln University CollegePetaling Jaya #4,0759.64.8%405
8Management and Science UniversityShah Alam #4,3159.08.7%193
9IMU UniversityKuala Lumpur #4,5508.410.0%427
10Multimedia UniversityMalacca #4,6328.313.6%183
11Sunway UniversityPetaling Jaya #4,7338.015.3%260
12Hospital Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur #4,8747.74.3%500
13Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaKampung Baharu Nilai #5,0607.36.6%222
14Hospital SarikeiSarikei #5,1327.17.6%156
15National University of MalaysiaBangi #5,2127.010.8%2,312
16Institute for Medical ResearchKuala Lumpur #5,2187.010.0%98
17Mahsa UniversityKuala Lumpur #5,4516.58.6%181
18University of Technology MalaysiaJohor Bahru #5,5506.38.4%557
19Universiti Malaysia TerengganuKuala Terengganu #5,7305.97.5%190
20Sultan Idris Education UniversityKuala Lumpur #5,8345.86.5%268
21National Defence University of MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #5,8525.78.7%163
22INTI International UniversityKampung Baharu Nilai #5,9725.513.2%154
23Universiti Tunku Abdul RahmanKampar #5,9855.57.4%253
24Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahPekan #6,1535.25.5%279
25Manipal University College MalaysiaMalacca #6,1555.26.4%138
26University of CyberjayaKuala Selangor #6,3714.84.9%113
27Hospital Sultanah BahiyahAlor Star #6,4044.73.5%127
28Asia Pacific University of Technology & InnovationKuala Lumpur #6,4624.66.2%78
29Hospital Tengku Ampuan AfzanKuantan #6,4804.62.8%90
30Hospital Pulau PinangGeorge Town #6,5924.43.8%149
31AIMST UniversityBedong #6,6394.36.4%152
32National Heart InstituteKuala Lumpur #6,9883.82.5%208
33Sultanah Aminah HospitalJohor Bahru #7,3533.23.2%133
34Northern University of MalaysiaJitra #7,4783.06.6%144
35Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaPutrajaya #7,6172.86.8%110
36Hospital Sultanah Nur ZahirahKuala Terengganu #7,6312.82.9%83
37Queen Elizabeth HospitalKota Kinabalu #7,6472.82.8%161
38Tengku Ampuan Rahimah HospitalKlang #7,6842.82.7%83
39Technical University of Malaysia MalaccaMalacca #7,7232.77.9%92
40Universiti Malaysia SarawakKuching #7,7692.65.7%497
41University of Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur #7,7832.65.7%202
42Universiti Putra MalaysiaSeri Kembangan #7,7872.69.4%1,629
43Hospital Sungai BulohKuang #7,8102.63.4%308
44Malaysia Theological SeminarySeremban #7,8112.67.0%61
45KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist HospitalKuala Lumpur #7,8862.54.1%96
46Sultan Ismail Specialist HospitalJohor Bahru #7,9032.53.7%86
47Sultan Zainal Abidin UniversityKuala Terengganu #7,9182.44.9%340
48SEGi UniversityPetaling Jaya #7,9452.47.3%108
49Hospital Tuanku Ja’afarSeremban #8,0832.21.8%92
50Institut Penyelidikan VeterinarIpoh #8,3241.94.2%92
51Malacca General HospitalMalacca #8,4571.74.6%64
52National Institutes of Biotechnology MalaysiaKuala Selangor #8,5821.69.0%78
53Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab IIKota Bharu #8,5841.52.3%86
54Universiti of Malaysia SabahKota Kinabalu #8,6131.55.9%452
55Hospital SelayangKuala Selangor #8,735136.02.4%142
56International Islamic University MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #8,780131.04.5%752
57Universiti Teknologi MARA SystemShah Alam #8,948110.03.0%93
58Universiti Malaysia KelantanKota Bharu #9,007103.05.9%130
59Universiti Teknologi PetronasIpoh #9,16284.014.5%87
60Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaBatu Pahat #9,27671.04.6%219

Institutions in Malaysia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Malaysia?

Wah‐Kheong Chan, Syed Mohamed Aljunid and Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy rank highest among researchers based in Malaysia, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Wah‐Kheong Chan#36,725 worldwide overall82.3 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Syed Mohamed Aljunid#43,964 worldwide overall74.1 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy#8,068 worldwide overall64.2 of 135 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Malaysia on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Malaysia compares with other countries in Health Sciences