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Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

In research, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,161 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,858 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,388 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,502
of 28,054 · #7,128 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#50
of 137
Research works
2.6k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Heriot-Watt University Malaysia 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 #4,161 of 10,521 22.8%125 #4657
Physical SciencesDomain #5,858 of 12,888 15.1%343 #4908
EngineeringField #3,388 of 6,636 15.7%169 #2837
Computer ScienceField #3,670 of 4,667 16.6%68 #3923

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,657 #4,161
  2. Physical Sciences#4,908 #5,858
  3. Engineering#2,837 #3,388
  4. Computer Science#3,923 #3,670
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Heriot-Watt University Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 21.5 works8.1×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.93× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.20× its world share, 169 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Sharwood Smith, J. M. Peden and Yun Ii Go lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.

  1. 1 Michael Sharwood Smith Malaysia · #257,198 worldwide 73 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 J. M. Peden Malaysia · #493,032 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Yun Ii Go Malaysia · #952,755 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 James McLean Somerville Malaysia · #958,650 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 I. A. Preece Malaysia · #1,105,840 worldwide 42 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Iain D. Currie Malaysia · #1,460,748 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Optimization, Machine Learning, CO2 Sequestration, Additive Manufacturing and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning37▲ 2.1×65 topics
  2. Sustainability30▲ 2.4×44 topics
  3. Renewable Energy27▲ 3.7×31 topics
  4. Machine Learning26▲ 1.57×56 topics
  5. Environmental Impact16▲ 1.82×29 topics
  6. Optimization16▲ 6.6×11 topics
  7. Neural Networks16▲ 1.96×32 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency12▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. CO2 Sequestration10▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 5.9×4 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks9▲ 2.3×13 topics
  12. Nanocomposites9▲ 2.1×13 topics
  13. 3D Printing8▲ 6.6×3 topics
  14. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 3.2×7 topics
  15. Surfactants8▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Porous Media7▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Uncertainty Quantification7▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Polymer Composites7▲ 5.4×4 topics
  19. Data Assimilation7▲ 9.0×2 topics
  20. Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Well Placement7▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Biomedical Engineering7▲ 9.1×2 topics
  23. Hydraulic Fracturing7▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Fracture Propagation7▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Shale Gas Reservoirs7▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Nanofluids6▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Pore-scale Modeling6▲ 35×1 topic
  28. X-ray Computed Tomography6▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Well-being6▲ 3.2×11 topics
  30. Materials6▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Applications6▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Reactive Transport6▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Challenges6▲ 9.4×1 topic
  34. Fused Deposition Modeling6▲ 9.9×1 topic
  35. Human-Computer Interaction6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  36. Energy Transition6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  37. Quality Assurance5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  38. Carbon Capture5▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Geological Storage5▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Wireless Communications5▲ 5.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Heriot-Watt University Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Reservoir Engineering an…7Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 7 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…7Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 7 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…6Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 6 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…6Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 6 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 5 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …4Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 4 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Pro…4Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring: 4 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  8. 8 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 4 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.5%domestic only54.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heriot-Watt University Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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.

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