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Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology

In research, Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,866 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,479 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,062
of 28,054 · #31,317 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#82
of 137
Research works
404
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology 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 #6,866 of 10,521 14.8%97 #11787
Physical SciencesDomain #10,479 of 12,888 12.0%76 #18921

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology 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).

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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.01× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.84× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, IoT, Healthcare, Globalization, Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Performance, Machine Learning and Smart Cities.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 2.2×31 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management14▲ 7.7×14 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 3.3×16 topics
  4. Deep Learning12▲ 1.84×30 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 4.1×25 topics
  6. Education10▲ 3.2×16 topics
  7. Healthcare10▲ 4.8×8 topics
  8. Internet of Things8▲ 5.2×15 topics
  9. IoT8▲ 12×10 topics
  10. Educational Technology8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  11. E-Learning8▲ 4.0×10 topics
  12. Organizational Performance8▲ 16×7 topics
  13. Cultural Identity7▲ 7.5×5 topics
  14. Smart Cities7▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Digital Transformation7▲ 7.2×6 topics
  16. Leadership7▲ 7.9×11 topics
  17. Customer Satisfaction7▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Human Resource Management6▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Knowledge Management6▲ 5.8×5 topics
  20. Risk Management6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  21. Teacher Training6▲ 4.7×4 topics
  22. Big Data6▲ 3.2×14 topics
  23. Social Media Marketing5▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Water Quality5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  25. Technology Integration5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  26. Higher Education5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Environmental Risk Assessment5▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Pollution Monitoring5▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Security5▲ 3.9×11 topics
  30. Pedagogy5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  31. Job Satisfaction4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  32. Student Satisfaction4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Stress4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Financial Stability4▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Social Networks4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Guanxi4▲ 91×1 topic
  37. Wasta4▲ 91×1 topic
  38. Bilingual Education3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Finance3▲ 9.4×1 topic
  40. Language Policy3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organizational and Employee Performance, Educational Reforms and Innovations, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Organizational and Emplo…5Organizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksEducational Reforms and …5Educational Reforms and Innovations: 5 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…4Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…2EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…2Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…2Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSociology and Political ScienceAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  2. 2 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 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 available69.8%not open30.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kuala Lumpur University of Science & Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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