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Malaysian Nuclear Agency

In research, Malaysian Nuclear Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,548 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,197
of 28,054 · #15,894 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#73
of 137
Research works
1.3k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Malaysian Nuclear Agency 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,548 of 12,888 8.4%156 #8721

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

What does Malaysian Nuclear Agency specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 48.2 works6.5×
← 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: 1.80× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.22× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.16× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.87× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.50× its world share, 48 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.29× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Malaysian Nuclear Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, Chantara Thevy Ratnam, Kamaruddin Hashim and Abdul Rahim Harun lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Malaysian Nuclear Agency.

  1. 1 Chantara Thevy Ratnam Malaysia · #224,523 worldwide 244 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Kamaruddin Hashim Malaysia · #918,739 worldwide 78 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Abdul Rahim Harun Malaysia · #1,172,671 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 J. B. Abdullah Malaysia · #1,190,359 worldwide 11 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Abdul Aziz Bin Mohamed Malaysia · #1,476,488 worldwide 14 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Faridah Mohamad Idris Malaysia · #1,623,908 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Yusof Abdullah Malaysia · #1,633,721 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Malaysian Nuclear Agency

Which keywords describe research at Malaysian Nuclear Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Environmental Impact, Nanomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Nanoparticles, Polymer Composites and Toxicity.

▲ 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. Nanocomposites18▲ 10×17 topics
  2. Environmental Impact13▲ 3.6×23 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications13▲ 5.0×18 topics
  4. Nanomaterials10▲ 4.6×12 topics
  5. Nanoparticles10▲ 3.9×23 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering8▲ 6.5×9 topics
  7. Drug Delivery7▲ 6.3×10 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties7▲ 3.5×18 topics
  9. Polymer Composites7▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Toxicity7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  11. Health Effects7▲ 5.3×7 topics
  12. Ionizing Radiation7▲ 45×3 topics
  13. Thermal Properties7▲ 25×5 topics
  14. Nanofibers6▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 4.5×11 topics
  16. Radionuclides5▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Monte Carlo Simulation5▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Water Splitting5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  20. Regenerative Medicine5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks5▲ 5.2×4 topics
  22. Recycling4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  23. Environmental Impacts4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  24. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Electrospinning4▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Polymer Nanofibers4▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Dielectric Properties4▲ 18×5 topics
  28. Gamma Irradiation4▲ 101×2 topics
  29. Heavy Metals4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  30. Tomography4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  31. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Lung Cancer4▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Oxidation Behavior4▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Pollution4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Properties4▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Non-Destructive Testing4▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Conducting Polymers3▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Microstructural Characterization3▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Nuclear Graphite3▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Catalysts3▲ 7.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Malaysian Nuclear Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies, Nuclear and radioactivity studies and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

Electrospun Nanofibers i…4Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 4 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…3Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 3 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 3 fractional worksRadiation Shielding Materials Analysis: 3 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 3 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 3 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…3Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 3 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 3 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 3 fractional works
BiomaterialsMaterials ChemistrySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 4 works
  2. 2 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  4. 4 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  7. 7 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 3 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Malaysian Nuclear Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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