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International Islamic University Malaysia

In research, International Islamic University Malaysia stands highest in Accounting (#19 of 389 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,067 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,425 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Education and Business, Management and Accounting — Accounting is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,544
of 28,054 · #3,474 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#20
of 137
Research works
20k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
178k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is International Islamic 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
AccountingSubfield #19 of 389 16.0%324 #109
Social SciencesDomain #1,067 of 10,521 15.3%2,645 #1230
Health SciencesDomain #1,425 of 11,982 8.0%752 #2365
MedicineField #1,637 of 10,443 7.4%544 #2712
Social SciencesField #1,033 of 6,365 14.2%1,545 #1006
Business, Management and AccountingField #462 of 2,578 17.4%516 #719
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #500 of 2,578 13.8%575 #732
Physical SciencesDomain #2,525 of 12,888 10.9%1,558 #3158
EducationSubfield #394 of 1,892 14.3%518 #628
EngineeringField #1,679 of 6,636 9.3%678 #1487

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Islamic 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. Accounting#109 #19
  2. Social Sciences#1,230 #1,067
  3. Health Sciences#2,365 #1,425
  4. Medicine#2,712 #1,637
  5. Social Sciences#1,006 #1,033
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#719 #462
  7. Sociology and Political Science#732 #500
  8. Physical Sciences#3,158 #2,525
  9. Education#628 #394
  10. Engineering#1,487 #1,679
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 International Islamic University Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 323.5 works9.9×
  2. EducationSubfield · 518.3 works3.2×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 516.3 works3.0×
  4. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 575.0 works3.0×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 38.1 works2.4×
  6. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 50.8 works2.3×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 159 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 126 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 448 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 678 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 171 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 112 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.04× its world share, 53 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 126 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 544 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 145 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.99× its world share, 516 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 178 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 203 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 1,545 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Islamic University Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, I.S.M. Zaidul and Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Islamic University Malaysia.

  1. 1 Md. Mokhlesur Rahman Malaysia · #36,532 worldwide 500 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 I.S.M. Zaidul Malaysia · #117,171 worldwide 622 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman Malaysia · #142,201 worldwide 136 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Rosnani Hashim Malaysia · #343,962 worldwide 46 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Dzuljastri Abdul Razak Malaysia · #351,955 worldwide 96 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Md. Mahmudul Hasan Malaysia · #369,285 worldwide 35 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman Malaysia · #387,933 worldwide 97 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Khairul Azami Sidek Malaysia · #406,368 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Mohammad A. Quayum Malaysia · #410,506 worldwide 22 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Siti Salwa Md. Sawari Malaysia · #431,692 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at International Islamic University Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at International Islamic University Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Finance, Islamic Education, Financial Stability, Performance Analysis and Global Financial Crisis.

▲ 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. Islamic Banking387▲ 18×3 topics
  2. Risk Management332▲ 13×15 topics
  3. Corporate Governance330▲ 8.4×24 topics
  4. Globalization313▲ 3.0×70 topics
  5. Finance302▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Islamic Education301▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Financial Stability300▲ 28×4 topics
  8. Performance Analysis295▲ 26×4 topics
  9. Global Financial Crisis293▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Ethical Identity293▲ 43×1 topic
  11. Shariah Supervision293▲ 43×1 topic
  12. Curriculum Development271▲ 7.2×16 topics
  13. Teacher Training256▲ 7.7×14 topics
  14. Religious Education231▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Pedagogy227▲ 8.7×8 topics
  16. Madrasa217▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Muslim Students217▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Social Media212▲ 2.8×29 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management181▲ 3.6×20 topics
  20. Gender Equality150▲ 10×10 topics
  21. Mental Health147▲ 1.88×34 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior141▲ 4.2×13 topics
  23. Human Rights134▲ 2.4×44 topics
  24. Culture116▲ 4.1×11 topics
  25. Social Capital116▲ 4.1×15 topics
  26. Indonesia115▲ 4.5×5 topics
  27. Ethnicity110▲ 5.4×12 topics
  28. Islam102▲ 9.0×5 topics
  29. Philosophy101▲ 4.3×10 topics
  30. Cultural Identity100▲ 3.6×8 topics
  31. Science94▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Social Influence94▲ 8.1×3 topics
  33. Tourist Satisfaction94▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Food Safety94▲ 6.0×12 topics
  35. Sharia Law93▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Malay Language93▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Religiosity90▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Halal Products86▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Halal Tourism86▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Secularism72▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does International Islamic University Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Halal products and consumer behavior.

Islamic Finance and Bank…293Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 293 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…217Education and Islamic Studies: 217 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 93 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 86 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…69Islamic Finance and Communication: 69 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 63 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 50 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 47 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 39 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 36 fractional works
AccountingEducationSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations1 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 293 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 217 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 93 works
  4. 4 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 86 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 69 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 63 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 50 works
  8. 8 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 47 works
  9. 9 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 39 works
  10. 10 Education and Character Development Education 36 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 available65.1%not open34.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Islamic University Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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