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Social Sciences research in Malaysia

Northern University of Malaysia ranks first in Malaysia for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#646 worldwide), followed by Sultan Idris Education University and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia.

Malaysia's world rank
#51
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
31k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
55

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Malaysia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Northern University of MalaysiaJitra #64625.611.2%1,099
2Sultan Idris Education UniversityKuala Lumpur #72324.310.7%1,759
3Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaKampung Baharu Nilai #91921.510.1%950
4Selangor Islamic UniversityPutrajaya #1,55515.58.3%429
5University of Technology MalaysiaJohor Bahru #1,56915.411.2%1,176
6Taylor's UniversitySubang Jaya #1,65814.815.6%302
7University of MalayaKuala Lumpur #1,71914.413.3%2,312
8Sultan Zainal Abidin UniversityKuala Terengganu #1,83113.69.8%678
9Universiti Putra MalaysiaSeri Kembangan #2,03512.410.8%1,558
10Universiti Sains MalaysiaGeorge Town #2,07512.212.8%1,774
11Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaBatu Pahat #2,10712.09.9%428
12Universiti of Malaysia SabahKota Kinabalu #2,24811.38.8%936
13National University of MalaysiaBangi #2,25211.212.2%3,202
14Universiti Malaysia KelantanKota Bharu #2,26611.28.2%382
15International Islamic University MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #2,27111.19.9%1,545
16Multimedia UniversityMalacca #2,33810.813.3%327
17Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaPutrajaya #2,47110.27.8%353
18Universiti Malaysia TerengganuKuala Terengganu #2,5639.811.9%374
19Sunway UniversityPetaling Jaya #2,5659.820.6%243
20Management and Science UniversityShah Alam #2,6549.411.3%193
21UCSI UniversityKuala Lumpur #2,6819.217.7%253
22Universiti Tunku Abdul RahmanKampar #2,7808.811.0%244
23Technical University of Malaysia MalaccaMalacca #2,8118.78.7%200
24Asia Pacific University of Technology & InnovationKuala Lumpur #3,0017.95.9%132
25Open University MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #3,1117.56.2%154
26City University MalaysiaKuala Selangor #3,1337.45.6%208
27Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic UniversityAlor Star #3,1927.28.4%156
28Monash University MalaysiaSubang Jaya #3,2367.116.6%204
29SEGi UniversityPetaling Jaya #3,3056.812.4%135
30National Defence University of MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #3,3856.67.0%226
31INTI International UniversityKampung Baharu Nilai #3,4086.516.5%194
32Universiti Malaysia SarawakKuching #3,4576.310.6%509
33Malaysia University of Science and TechnologyPetaling Jaya #3,4646.310.3%110
34Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Malaysia)Kuala Lumpur #3,5176.111.4%78
35Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahPekan #3,5965.911.3%254
36Al Madinah International UniversityShah Alam #3,6475.713.8%73
37Lincoln University CollegePetaling Jaya #3,6915.66.4%294
38International Centre for Education in Islamic FinanceKuala Lumpur #3,7335.417.6%64
39Universiti Teknologi MARA SystemShah Alam #3,8285.14.8%231
40Universiti Tenaga NasionalKuala Selangor #3,8445.110.2%147
41University of SelangorShah Alam #4,0894.46.6%150
42Malaysia Theological SeminarySeremban #4,3183.87.8%106
43Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and TechnologyKuala Lumpur #4,4093.510.5%85
44Kolej Poly-Tech MARAKuala Lumpur #4,4103.56.0%72
45Universiti Teknologi MARAShah Alam #4,4423.47.0%3,274
46Nilai UniversityKampung Baharu Nilai #4,5343.27.1%80
47International Islamic CollegeKuala Lumpur #4,6313.09.1%78
48University of Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur #4,6512.99.4%210
49University College of Islam MelakaMalacca #4,6932.85.1%86
50Universiti Teknologi PetronasIpoh #4,8502.410.6%157
51Universiti Tun Abdul RazakPetaling Jaya #4,9902.15.7%68
52Hospital Pulau PinangGeorge Town #5,0631.95.7%81
53Ministry of Higher EducationPutrajaya #5,0781.96.7%67
54Ministry of HealthPutrajaya #5,55087.017.3%68
55Universiti Malaysia PerlisPerlis #5,64767.08.8%215

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Malaysia?

Keng‐Boon Ooi, Seyyed Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Thurasamy Ramayah rank highest among researchers based in Malaysia, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Keng‐Boon Ooi#311 worldwide overall37.3 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Seyyed Mostafa Rasoolimanesh#16,380 worldwide overall46.6 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Thurasamy Ramayah#39,486 worldwide overall44.7 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi#17,464 worldwide overall38.1 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Garry Wei‐Han Tan#5,825 worldwide overall30.1 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Miftachul Huda#189,090 worldwide overall44.9 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mohammad Iranmanesh#458 worldwide overall25.0 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jun‐Hwa Cheah#9,872 worldwide overall31.4 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Mehrbakhsh Nilashi#7,088 worldwide overall24.1 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Eugene Cheng‐Xi Aw#10,796 worldwide overall22.5 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gazi Mahabubul Alam#326,934 worldwide overall33.6 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ciptro Handrianto#271,569 worldwide overall27.6 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Kian Yeik Koay#53,717 worldwide overall22.9 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sedigheh Moghavvemi#105,695 worldwide overall19.9 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Amrita Kaur#309,145 worldwide overall18.0 of 43 papers here in the top 10%

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