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Academy of Sciences Malaysia

In research, Academy of Sciences Malaysia stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,754 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,469
of 22,385 · #19,801 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#76
of 124
Research works
326
▲ 97% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Academy of Sciences Malaysia

What is Academy of Sciences Malaysia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,754 of 9,585 8.2%64 #9947

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Academy of Sciences Malaysia sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Academy of Sciences Malaysia work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Academy of Sciences Malaysia is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 80 fractional works · 44.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 24.1% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 8.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 35.6% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 16.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAcademy ofSciences Malaysia178fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences45%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4324.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting168.9%
    3. Psychology105.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities53.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Engineering2816.0%
    2. Computer Science147.7%
    3. Environmental Science126.9%
    4. Energy21.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.0%
    6. Materials Science10.7%
    7. Chemistry10.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    9. Mathematics10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine1910.6%
    2. Health Professions53.0%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.77× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.77×16 works
  2. Social Sciences1.90×43 works
  3. Psychology1.86×10 works
  4. Energy1.52×2 works
  5. Environmental Science1.40×12 works
  6. Health Professions1.15×5 works
  7. Engineering1.07×28 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.04×5 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.03×4 works
  10. Computer Science1.00×14 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.83×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.67×2 works
  13. Dentistry0.64×1 works
  14. Medicine0.55×19 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×5 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×4 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.41×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.41×1 works
  20. Mathematics0.41×1 works
  21. Nursing0.37×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.36×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.25×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Academy of Sciences Malaysia?

Ranked on the quality score, Volodymyr Chernykh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Academy of Sciences Malaysia.

  1. 1 Volodymyr Chernykh Malaysia · #4,953,232 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Academy of Sciences Malaysia

What are the most cited papers from Academy of Sciences Malaysia?

The most cited paper from Academy of Sciences Malaysia is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (500) and "Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (366).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
2 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
3 Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Patrick B Mark et al. · The Lancet Open access597 authors Nov 2025 366
4 Analyzing the Process of Supplier Selection Criteria and Methods Hamed Taherdoost, Aurélie Brard · Procedia Manufacturing Open access 2019 266
5 Decentralized Consensus for Edge-Centric Internet of Things: A Review, Taxonomy, and Research Issues K.W. Yeow, Abdullah Gani, Raja Wasim Ahmad et al. · IEEE Access Open access 6 Dec 2017 253
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Academy of Sciences Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maritime Transportation, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Risk Management, Islamic Education, Religious Education, Madrasa and Muslim Students.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.2×19 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.5×13 topics
  3. Maritime Transportation8▲ 87×2 topics
  4. Curriculum Development8▲ 6.7×5 topics
  5. Teacher Training8▲ 7.0×5 topics
  6. Sustainability7▲ 1.69×19 topics
  7. Risk Management7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  8. Islamic Education7▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Corporate Governance7▲ 5.0×4 topics
  10. Pedagogy7▲ 7.4×2 topics
  11. Religious Education7▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Madrasa6▲ 53×1 topic
  13. Muslim Students6▲ 53×1 topic
  14. Human Factors6▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance6▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Islamic Banking6▲ 9.4×3 topics
  17. Path Planning6▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Risk Assessment6▲ 5.3×4 topics
  19. Education6▲ 1.97×19 topics
  20. Educational Technology6▲ 2.9×13 topics
  21. Autonomous Ships6▲ 105×1 topic
  22. Unmanned Surface Vehicles6▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Ethical Identity6▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Finance6▲ 18×1 topic
  25. E-Learning6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  26. Supply Chain Management5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  27. Online Learning5▲ 3.5×7 topics
  28. Culture5▲ 5.4×4 topics
  29. History5▲ 3.9×4 topics
  30. Literature5▲ 4.7×2 topics
  31. Science5▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Islam4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Philosophy4▲ 5.5×2 topics
  34. Social Influence4▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Ethnicity4▲ 6.4×1 topic
  36. Sharia Law4▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Mobile Learning4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  38. Technology Integration4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  39. Emissions3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. Human Resource Management3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Academy of Sciences Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Maritime Navigation and Safety, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Education and Islamic Studies: 6 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 6 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 3 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emiss…3Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 3 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 2 fractional worksMaritime Security and History: 2 fractional works
EducationOcean EngineeringAccountingSociology and Political Science2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 6 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
  9. 9 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 2 works
  10. 10 Maritime Security and History Transportation 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Academy of Sciences Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 97% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Academy of Sciences Malaysia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Academy of Sciences Malaysia0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Academy of Sciences Malaysia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Academy of Sciences Malaysia3.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2019.

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