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Life Sciences research in Malaysia

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan ranks first in Malaysia for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#2,067 worldwide), followed by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Monash University Malaysia.

Malaysia's world rank
#72
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
15k
Top-10% rate
8.9%
Ranked institutions
43

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Malaysia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universiti Malaysia KelantanKota Bharu #2,06712.99.5%226
2Universiti Malaysia TerengganuKuala Terengganu #2,20512.29.5%500
3Monash University MalaysiaSubang Jaya #2,36711.415.1%382
4UCSI UniversityKuala Lumpur #2,6969.911.6%199
5University of Technology MalaysiaJohor Bahru #2,9658.88.7%572
6Management and Science UniversityShah Alam #3,2117.912.6%91
7Multimedia UniversityMalacca #3,3057.614.2%110
8Taylor's UniversitySubang Jaya #3,3327.410.2%139
9Sunway UniversityPetaling Jaya #3,3457.415.3%162
10INTI International UniversityKampung Baharu Nilai #3,7766.016.2%148
11Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaKampung Baharu Nilai #3,7906.07.5%127
12Universiti Putra MalaysiaSeri Kembangan #3,8305.99.5%1,784
13Northern University of MalaysiaJitra #3,8735.78.3%76
14Forest Research Institute MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #3,9325.63.0%93
15Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development InstituteKuala Selangor #4,0325.34.9%218
16Universiti of Malaysia SabahKota Kinabalu #4,1345.010.3%570
17AIMST UniversityBedong #4,1874.810.3%85
18Sultan Idris Education UniversityKuala Lumpur #4,1984.85.0%167
19Malaysian Palm Oil BoardKuala Lumpur #4,2194.85.0%88
20Mahsa UniversityKuala Lumpur #4,2274.710.4%84
21National Cancer InstitutePutrajaya #4,4924.06.7%70
22National Institutes of Biotechnology MalaysiaKuala Selangor #4,5204.08.0%65
23National Defence University of MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #4,5533.95.8%64
24Lincoln University CollegePetaling Jaya #4,5683.85.7%112
25Universiti Sains MalaysiaGeorge Town #4,5873.89.7%1,435
26Sultan Zainal Abidin UniversityKuala Terengganu #4,7023.57.1%240
27University of Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur #4,8253.26.3%144
28Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahPekan #4,8323.26.2%317
29Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaPutrajaya #4,8413.27.6%61
30Hospital Sungai BulohKuang #4,9253.06.2%66
31IMU UniversityKuala Lumpur #5,0472.711.0%132
32University of MalayaKuala Lumpur #5,0822.610.8%1,015
33Technical University of Malaysia MalaccaMalacca #5,1072.65.6%104
34Ministry of HealthPutrajaya #5,1482.57.7%122
35Universiti Tunku Abdul RahmanKampar #5,1972.48.7%194
36Universiti Malaysia SarawakKuching #5,2242.34.9%359
37Hospital Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur #5,6011.54.4%68
38International Islamic University MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #5,743124.06.1%396
39Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaBatu Pahat #5,778117.05.6%222
40Universiti Teknologi PetronasIpoh #5,863101.010.8%106
41Universiti Malaysia PerlisPerlis #5,87698.04.6%250
42National University of MalaysiaBangi #5,99575.011.7%1,162
43Universiti Teknologi MARAShah Alam #6,31216.04.8%1,055

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Malaysia?

Soo‐Hwang Teo and Pau Loke Show rank highest among researchers based in Malaysia, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Soo‐Hwang Teo#55,762 worldwide overall55.3 of 176 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pau Loke Show#4,766 worldwide overall47.8 of 140 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Malaysia on their work in Life 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 Life Sciences