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HELP University

In research, HELP University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,524 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,683
of 22,385 · #14,133 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#96
of 124
Research works
593
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.2k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
HELP University

What is HELP University 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 #6,524 of 9,585 9.8%87 #5267

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where HELP 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does HELP University work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at HELP University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Psychology (15%), Computer Science (12%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 100 fractional works · 65.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 25.3% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 14.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 12.0% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 18.2% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 12.4% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHELP University153fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences65%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3925.3%
    2. Psychology2314.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1812.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance106.3%
    5. Decision Sciences85.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities31.8%
    1. Computer Science1912.4%
    2. Engineering42.9%
    3. Environmental Science32.0%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine127.7%
    2. Health Professions53.5%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    1. Neuroscience42.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.72× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.39× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.95× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.88× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.39×8 works
  2. Psychology4.88×23 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.72×18 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.95×10 works
  5. Social Sciences2.00×39 works
  6. Nursing1.63×1 works
  7. Computer Science1.60×19 works
  8. Neuroscience1.48×4 works
  9. Health Professions1.34×5 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.61×3 works
  11. Environmental Science0.41×3 works
  12. Medicine0.40×12 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  15. Engineering0.19×4 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at HELP University?

Ranked on the quality score, Elaine Frances Fernandez, Marco Tieman and Eugene Y. J. Tee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HELP University.

  1. 1 Elaine Frances Fernandez Malaysia · #161,467 worldwide 587 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Marco Tieman Malaysia · #223,710 worldwide 2k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Eugene Y. J. Tee Malaysia · #1,100,818 worldwide 816 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Rashad Yazdanifard Malaysia · #1,918,112 worldwide 1.5k citations · 117 works
  5. 5 Vimala Kadiresan Malaysia · #1,976,461 worldwide 299 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Sellappan Palaniappan Malaysia · #2,330,874 worldwide 975 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Lee Teck Heang Malaysia · #2,853,814 worldwide 166 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Yeow Wei Choong Malaysia · #3,267,332 worldwide 162 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Tinfah Chung Malaysia · #3,807,150 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Siew Chin Wong Malaysia · #3,943,739 worldwide 148 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at HELP University

What are the most cited papers from HELP University?

The most cited paper from HELP University is "Intellectual capital and business performance in Malaysian industries" (Nick Bontis, William Chua Chong Keow, Stanley Richardson, 2000), with 1,934 citations. Next come "Investigating Variation in Replicability" (1,279) and "The literature review of technology adoption models and theories for the novelty technology" (1,064).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Intellectual capital and business performance in Malaysian industries Nick Bontis, William Chua Chong Keow, Stanley Richardson · Journal of Intellectual Capital Mar 2000 1,934
2 Investigating Variation in Replicability Richard Anthony Klein et al. · Social Psychology Open access May 2014 1,279
3 The literature review of technology adoption models and theories for the novelty technology P. C. Lai · Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management Open access 8 Jun 2017 1,064
4 Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings Richard Anthony Klein et al. · Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science Open access190 authors Dec 2018 1,045
5 The Effects of Prosocial Video Games on Prosocial Behaviors: International Evidence From Correlational, Longitudinal, and Experimental Studies Douglas A. Gentile, Craig A. Anderson, Shintaro Yukawa et al. · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Open access 25 Mar 2009 733
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at HELP University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Media, Leadership, Corporate Governance, Machine Learning, Consumer Behavior, Supply Chain Management and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Mental Health11▲ 5.2×21 topics
  2. Machine Learning10▲ 2.1×30 topics
  3. Social Media9▲ 4.4×12 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 3.4×19 topics
  5. Corporate Governance7▲ 6.1×9 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management7▲ 4.8×8 topics
  7. Healthcare6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  8. Leadership6▲ 8.5×11 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior6▲ 6.2×11 topics
  10. Globalization6▲ 1.92×14 topics
  11. Educational Technology6▲ 3.2×14 topics
  12. Education6▲ 2.1×14 topics
  13. Internet of Things6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  14. Risk Management5▲ 6.6×8 topics
  15. Online Learning5▲ 3.7×5 topics
  16. Well-being5▲ 7.7×8 topics
  17. Teacher Training4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  18. Islamic Banking4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  19. Technology Acceptance Model4▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Pedagogy4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  21. Social Capital4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  22. Technology Integration4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  23. E-commerce4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  24. Gender Differences4▲ 6.5×11 topics
  25. Online Shopping4▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Psychological Impact4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  27. Student Engagement4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  28. Global Financial Crisis3▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Information Systems3▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Structural Equation Modeling3▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Big Data Analytics3▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Consumer Trust3▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Partial Least Squares3▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Consumer Engagement3▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Electronic Word-of-Mouth3▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Psychological Distress3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Student Perceptions3▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  39. Ethical Identity3▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Finance3▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does HELP University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Education and Islamic Studies.

Technology Adoption and …3Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…3Education and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 2 fractional worksMental Health via Writing: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…2Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceAccountingEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 3 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  6. 6 Mental Health via Writing Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 2 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies 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 available58.0%not open42.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has HELP University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is HELP University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%HELP University0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of HELP University 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 counting10%20%HELP University12.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2024.

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