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Al Madinah International University

In research, Al Madinah International University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,708 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,427 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting and Education — Business, Management and Accounting is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,098
of 28,054 · #37,227 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#110
of 137
Research works
384
▲ 353% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Al Madinah International University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,708 of 10,521 16.1%132 #11923
Social SciencesField #4,427 of 6,365 15.0%73 #7974

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al Madinah International University 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Al Madinah International University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 31.7 works5.9×
  2. EducationSubfield · 27.5 works5.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.90× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.79× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Al Madinah International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Globalization, Islamic Banking, Islamic Education, Corporate Governance, Online Learning and Risk Management.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Curriculum Development19▲ 16×9 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 5.5×14 topics
  3. Teacher Training18▲ 17×5 topics
  4. Islamic Banking15▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Islamic Education14▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Corporate Governance13▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Online Learning13▲ 9.4×10 topics
  8. Risk Management12▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Finance12▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Financial Stability12▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Ethical Identity11▲ 54×1 topic
  12. Religious Education11▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Shariah Supervision11▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Pedagogy11▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Madrasa11▲ 89×1 topic
  16. Muslim Students11▲ 89×1 topic
  17. Educational Technology10▲ 5.0×13 topics
  18. Social Capital10▲ 11×11 topics
  19. Social Media9▲ 3.8×12 topics
  20. Gender Equality9▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Supply Chain Management8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  22. Digital Learning7▲ 8.0×4 topics
  23. Culture7▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Student Engagement6▲ 9.5×5 topics
  25. Middle East6▲ 58×2 topics
  26. Feminism6▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Hermeneutics6▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Active Learning6▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Islamic reform6▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Ottoman Empire6▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Authentic Learning6▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Consumer Behavior6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  33. Multilingual Education6▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Semitic Languages5▲ 69×2 topics
  35. Urban Development5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Islam5▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Ethnicity5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. Social Influence5▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Archaeological Evidence4▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Student Satisfaction4▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Al Madinah International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Arabic Language Education Studies.

Islamic Finance and Bank…11Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…11Education and Islamic Studies: 11 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 6 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 6 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…4Archaeology and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 3 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional works
AccountingEducationPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 11 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 11 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 6 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 4 works
  7. 7 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 3 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning Education 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 available74.1%not open25.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al Madinah International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 353% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Other research institutions in Shah Alam

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.