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International Islamic College

In research, International Islamic College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,040 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,631 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences (Education is 6.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,316
of 22,385 · #20,860 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#85
of 124
Research works
402
▲ 114% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
International Islamic College

What is International Islamic College 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 #6,040 of 9,585 7.6%121 #8863
Social SciencesField #4,631 of 5,988 9.1%78 #5797

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Islamic College 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 International Islamic College work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at International Islamic College is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (44%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 147 fractional works · 67.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 96 fractional works · 43.9% of its workEducation: 43 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 5.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 19.3% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInternationalIslamic College218fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences68%

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 Sciences9643.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2310.6%
    3. Psychology125.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities94.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Computer Science188.2%
    2. Engineering125.3%
    3. Environmental Science52.2%
    4. Materials Science31.3%
    5. Mathematics20.9%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    10. Energy10.3%
    1. Medicine125.5%
    2. Health Professions41.7%
    3. Dentistry31.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.7%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does International Islamic College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 42.8 works6.4×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 30.7 works3.9×
  3. Social SciencesField · 95.7 works3.5×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.50× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.30× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.47×96 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.30×23 works
  3. Dentistry2.50×3 works
  4. Psychology1.86×12 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.46×9 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.24×6 works
  7. Computer Science1.05×18 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.80×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.77×2 works
  10. Health Professions0.64×4 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.56×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×4 works
  13. Environmental Science0.43×5 works
  14. Nursing0.40×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.37×3 works
  16. Engineering0.36×12 works
  17. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×4 works
  19. Medicine0.29×12 works
  20. Energy0.27×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.24×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.14×1 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at International Islamic College?

Ranked on the quality score, Gifa Oktavia, Afifah Febriani and Enah Pahlawati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Islamic College.

  1. 1 Gifa Oktavia Malaysia · #2,576,821 worldwide 64 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Afifah Febriani Malaysia · #3,518,762 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Enah Pahlawati Malaysia · #3,924,504 worldwide 44 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Mohamed Jawhar Hassan Malaysia · #3,967,579 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Marina Muhammad Razaki Malaysia · #4,650,280 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Abdul Azib Hussain Malaysia · #4,916,431 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Rahim Kamarul Zaman Malaysia · #5,582,420 worldwide 23 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at International Islamic College

What are the most cited papers from International Islamic College?

The most cited paper from International Islamic College is "Ownership structure and corporate social responsibility disclosure: some Malaysian evidence" (Nazli Anum Mohd Ghazali, 2007), with 615 citations. Next come "Internet‐based ICT adoption: evidence from Malaysian SMEs" (386) and "Deep learning and big data technologies for IoT security" (359).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ownership structure and corporate social responsibility disclosure: some Malaysian evidence Nazli Anum Mohd Ghazali · Corporate Governance 19 Jun 2007 615
2 Internet‐based ICT adoption: evidence from Malaysian SMEs Khong Sin Tan, Siong Choy Chong, Binshan Lin et al. · Industrial Management & Data Systems 7 Mar 2009 386
3 Deep learning and big data technologies for IoT security Mohamed Ahzam Amanullah, Riyaz Ahamed Ariyaluran Habeeb, Fariza Hanum Nasaruddin et al. · Computer Communications Open access 10 Jan 2020 359
4 Islamic banking and economic growth: the Indonesian experience Muhamad Rahmani Abduh, Mohd Azmi Omar · International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management 24 Mar 2012 299
5 Impact of regional haze towards air quality in Malaysia: A review Mohd Talib Latif, Murnira Othman, Nurfathehah Idris et al. · Atmospheric Environment 4 Jan 2018 205
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at International Islamic College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Globalization, Religious Education, Pedagogy, Islamic Banking and Madrasa.

▲ 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. Islamic Education22▲ 31×4 topics
  2. Globalization21▲ 4.8×26 topics
  3. Curriculum Development20▲ 14×8 topics
  4. Teacher Training20▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Religious Education16▲ 44×4 topics
  6. Pedagogy16▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Islamic Banking15▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Madrasa14▲ 94×1 topic
  9. Muslim Students14▲ 94×1 topic
  10. Educational Technology14▲ 5.3×17 topics
  11. Corporate Governance13▲ 8.0×8 topics
  12. Risk Management12▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Financial Stability11▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Finance11▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Ethical Identity11▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Shariah Supervision11▲ 43×1 topic
  17. Digital Learning10▲ 9.0×7 topics
  18. Social Media10▲ 3.3×14 topics
  19. Online Learning10▲ 5.5×10 topics
  20. Education9▲ 2.5×21 topics
  21. E-Learning8▲ 4.0×10 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior8▲ 6.1×6 topics
  23. Learning Outcomes8▲ 8.3×7 topics
  24. Supply Chain Management7▲ 3.6×5 topics
  25. Islam7▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Community Empowerment6▲ 4.1×6 topics
  27. Indonesia6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  28. Culture6▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. Student Engagement6▲ 6.9×6 topics
  30. Gender Equality6▲ 9.6×3 topics
  31. Character Education6▲ 5.6×4 topics
  32. Ethnicity5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  33. Mobile Learning5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Technology Integration5▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Food Safety5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  36. Tourist Satisfaction5▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Sharia Law5▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Social Influence5▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Halal Tourism4▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Religiosity4▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does International Islamic College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Halal products and consumer behavior.

Education and Islamic St…14Education and Islamic Studies: 14 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 4 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 4 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…4Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 4 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 3 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional works
EducationAccountingSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 14 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 11 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Education and Character Development Education 4 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 3 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 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 available70.3%not open29.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has International Islamic College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 114% 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 International Islamic College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00078% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%International Islamic College0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of International Islamic College 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 2025International Islamic College6.1% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.2% in 2021.

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