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Engineering research in Malaysia

Universiti Tenaga Nasional ranks first in Malaysia for Engineering research in 2022-now (#805 worldwide), followed by Universiti Teknologi Petronas and University of Technology Malaysia.

Malaysia's world rank
#42
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
29k
Top-10% rate
7.6%
Ranked institutions
47

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Malaysia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universiti Tenaga NasionalKuala Selangor #80522.914.6%571
2Universiti Teknologi PetronasIpoh #89021.812.0%1,315
3University of Technology MalaysiaJohor Bahru #99920.56.8%2,833
4Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahPekan #1,11219.27.0%1,700
5Technical University of Malaysia MalaccaMalacca #1,23018.15.8%925
6Multimedia UniversityMalacca #1,24417.911.6%550
7Sunway UniversityPetaling Jaya #1,51115.719.1%300
8Universiti Sains MalaysiaGeorge Town #1,62514.911.1%1,954
9Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaBatu Pahat #1,64214.73.5%1,282
10Curtin University SarawakMiri #1,75314.09.3%187
11UCSI UniversityKuala Lumpur #1,77013.99.6%293
12Asia Pacific University of Technology & InnovationKuala Lumpur #1,79513.77.3%242
13University of MalayaKuala Lumpur #1,93012.911.6%1,490
14Monash University MalaysiaSubang Jaya #1,96512.715.4%329
15National University of MalaysiaBangi #1,97312.611.6%1,523
16Heriot-Watt University MalaysiaPutrajaya #2,07412.07.3%169
17Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Malaysia)Kuala Lumpur #2,11311.87.6%156
18Universiti Putra MalaysiaSeri Kembangan #2,11511.89.7%1,277
19Universiti Tunku Abdul RahmanKampar #2,27311.07.5%478
20University of Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur #2,28810.92.7%584
21National Defence University of MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #2,34710.68.7%232
22Universiti Malaysia TerengganuKuala Terengganu #2,37110.57.5%356
23Northern University of MalaysiaJitra #2,5419.75.4%184
24Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaPutrajaya #2,5699.614.3%88
25INTI International UniversityKampung Baharu Nilai #2,5759.610.9%294
26Taylor's UniversitySubang Jaya #2,5809.59.7%236
27Universiti Malaysia PerlisPerlis #3,2576.83.1%1,111
28Universiti Malaysia SarawakKuching #3,4116.37.1%323
29Petronas (Malaysia)Kuala Lumpur #3,4696.11.9%883
30Universiti of Malaysia SabahKota Kinabalu #3,5375.95.9%389
31International Islamic University MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #3,7425.24.4%678
32Universiti Teknologi MARA SystemShah Alam #4,0634.34.5%154
33Malaysia University of Science and TechnologyPetaling Jaya #4,1943.96.2%69
34SEGi UniversityPetaling Jaya #4,3033.64.5%120
35Sultan Zainal Abidin UniversityKuala Terengganu #4,3323.68.2%126
36Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaPutrajaya #4,3533.55.2%93
37Lincoln University CollegePetaling Jaya #4,3883.43.5%123
38Sultan Idris Education UniversityKuala Lumpur #4,3913.45.0%170
39Universiti Teknologi MARAShah Alam #4,5263.13.5%2,233
40National Space AgencyBanting #4,5423.012.1%65
41Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaKampung Baharu Nilai #4,6052.95.5%119
42Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and TechnologyKuala Lumpur #4,7992.43.0%110
43Hospital Pulau PinangGeorge Town #4,8662.21.2%162
44City University MalaysiaKuala Selangor #4,8892.26.6%60
45Universiti Malaysia KelantanKota Bharu #4,9142.12.3%140
46Management and Science UniversityShah Alam #4,9842.05.5%89
47Malaysian Palm Oil BoardKuala Lumpur #5,214143.05.3%61

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Malaysia?

Haji Hassan Masjuki, Saad Mekhilef and R. Saidur rank highest among researchers based in Malaysia, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Haji Hassan Masjuki#11,766 worldwide overall140.3 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Saad Mekhilef#127,281 worldwide overall193.1 of 750 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3R. Saidur#11,013 worldwide overall114.2 of 260 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4M.A. Kalam#19,502 worldwide overall116.6 of 316 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Danial Jahed Armaghani#52,646 worldwide overall206.0 of 333 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hwai Chyuan Ong#4,232 worldwide overall101.1 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Su Shiung Lam#3,371 worldwide overall97.9 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Pau Loke Show#4,766 worldwide overall95.5 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9M. A. Hannan#40,199 worldwide overall100.9 of 299 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mohd Zamin Jumaat#52,405 worldwide overall84.8 of 282 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11U. Johnson Alengaram#23,623 worldwide overall70.7 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kim Hung Mo#27,657 worldwide overall71.0 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Yun Hin Taufiq‐Yap#139,691 worldwide overall81.7 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hesam Kamyab#791 worldwide overall57.7 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ahmad Fauzi Ismail#1,172,549 worldwide overall175.6 of 657 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Malaysia on their work in Engineering 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 Engineering