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IMU University

In research, IMU University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,084 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,279 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,308 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,780
of 28,054 · #5,224 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#30
of 137
Research works
3k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is IMU 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,084 of 11,982 15.2%427 #1712
MedicineField #1,279 of 10,443 14.9%317 #2232
Social SciencesDomain #4,308 of 10,521 19.6%132 #7879
Life SciencesDomain #3,424 of 7,800 19.0%132 #3354
Physical SciencesDomain #8,091 of 12,888 15.2%91 #10450
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,320 of 3,579 22.3%64 #3694

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IMU 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).

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. Health Sciences#1,712 #1,084
  2. Medicine#2,232 #1,279
  3. Social Sciences#7,879 #4,308
  4. Life Sciences#3,354 #3,424
  5. Physical Sciences#10,450 #8,091
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,694 #2,320
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 IMU University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 47.7 works13×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.54× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.04× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 12.56× its world share, 48 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 317 worksMedicineNursing: 3.13× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IMU University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ankur Barua, Hira Choudhury and Bapi Gorain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IMU University.

  1. 1 Ankur Barua Malaysia · #248,496 worldwide 63 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Hira Choudhury Malaysia · #383,888 worldwide 117 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Bapi Gorain Malaysia · #385,851 worldwide 188 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Dinesh Kumar Chellappan Malaysia · #655,788 worldwide 237 citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Manisha Pandey Malaysia · #738,848 worldwide 116 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Suraj Bhan Malaysia · #743,170 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ranjeet Ajit Bapat Malaysia · #768,410 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Chia Siang Kow Malaysia · #775,562 worldwide 81 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Kavitha Nagandla Malaysia · #910,416 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Cheong Lieng Teng Malaysia · #999,100 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at IMU University

Which keywords describe research at IMU University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Depression, Reflective Practice, Assessment Methods, COVID-19, Oxidative Stress and Faculty Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology70▲ 2.3×112 topics
  2. Inflammation43▲ 2.6×75 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress30▲ 2.3×49 topics
  4. COVID-1929▲ 2.7×23 topics
  5. Mental Health27▲ 2.4×31 topics
  6. Depression26▲ 3.7×19 topics
  7. Cancer25▲ 2.4×49 topics
  8. Quality of Life24▲ 2.2×38 topics
  9. Pandemic23▲ 2.8×11 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease23▲ 2.6×37 topics
  11. Public Health20▲ 1.79×34 topics
  12. Nanoparticles20▲ 2.0×22 topics
  13. Treatment20▲ 2.1×43 topics
  14. Risk Factors19▲ 2.2×27 topics
  15. Healthcare18▲ 2.1×13 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome18▲ 2.8×20 topics
  17. Reflective Practice18▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Antioxidant18▲ 3.3×42 topics
  19. Assessment Methods17▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Clinical Trials16▲ 3.1×17 topics
  21. Obesity16▲ 2.7×22 topics
  22. Faculty Development16▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Competency-Based Education16▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Continuing Medical Education15▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Professional Identity Formation15▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Insulin Resistance15▲ 4.2×10 topics
  27. Diagnosis15▲ 2.0×34 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy15▲ 3.3×19 topics
  29. Anxiety14▲ 3.9×9 topics
  30. Diabetes14▲ 3.6×18 topics
  31. Medical Education13▲ 6.3×10 topics
  32. Pharmacokinetics13▲ 6.1×13 topics
  33. Immune Response12▲ 2.8×18 topics
  34. Anti-inflammatory11▲ 4.9×25 topics
  35. Medicinal Chemistry10▲ 4.6×7 topics
  36. Elderly9▲ 4.8×6 topics
  37. Healthcare Workers9▲ 4.8×5 topics
  38. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 6.1×5 topics
  39. Quality Improvement9▲ 6.0×8 topics
  40. Bone Regeneration9▲ 9.4×2 topics

Which research topics does IMU University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes and Dental materials and restorations.

Innovations in Medical E…15Innovations in Medical Education: 15 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 6 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 6 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …6Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 5 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…5Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 5 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyOral SurgeryOrthodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  3. 3 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 7 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 6 works
  5. 5 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 6 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 6 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 6 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  9. 9 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 5 works
  10. 10 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IMU University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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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.