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Malaysian Nuclear Agency

In research, Malaysian Nuclear Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,070 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science (Materials Science is 6.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,745
of 22,385 · #22,976 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#103
of 124
Research works
1.3k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Malaysian Nuclear Agency

What is Malaysian Nuclear Agency 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,070 of 10,670 3.6%156 #15039

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Malaysian Nuclear Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Malaysian Nuclear Agency is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Materials Science (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 174 fractional works · 73.1% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 27.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 55 fractional works · 22.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRadiation: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMalaysian NuclearAgency238fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences4%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6627.8%
    2. Materials Science5522.9%
    3. Environmental Science156.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy125.0%
    5. Chemistry83.5%
    6. Energy62.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences62.5%
    8. Computer Science41.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences218.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology83.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine156.3%
    2. Health Professions41.8%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Social Sciences41.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    3. Decision Sciences20.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    6. Psychology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Malaysian Nuclear Agency specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 54.6 works6.6×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.00× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.25× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.96× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.85× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.57× its world share, 55 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.23× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× 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, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science6.57×55 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.00×2 works
  3. Energy2.96×6 works
  4. Chemistry2.25×8 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.23×12 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.87×21 works
  7. Engineering1.85×66 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.63×6 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.36×1 works
  10. Nursing1.30×2 works
  11. Environmental Science1.26×15 works
  12. Dentistry0.70×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.70×2 works
  14. Health Professions0.68×4 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×8 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×2 works
  17. Medicine0.33×15 works
  18. Computer Science0.24×4 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.14×4 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.09×1 works
  24. Psychology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Malaysian Nuclear Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Masuduz Zaman, E.M. Mahdi and Mark Dennis Anak Usang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Malaysian Nuclear Agency.

  1. 1 Masuduz Zaman Malaysia · #1,715,586 worldwide 1.1k citations · 15 works
  2. 2 E.M. Mahdi Malaysia · #2,704,583 worldwide 862 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Mark Dennis Anak Usang Malaysia · #2,888,453 worldwide 473 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Azahari Kasbollah Malaysia · #2,899,612 worldwide 765 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Bor Chyan Jong Malaysia · #3,307,299 worldwide 521 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Malek Faizal Azizi Malaysia · #3,464,957 worldwide 244 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin Malaysia · #3,846,720 worldwide 232 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Naurah Mat Isa Malaysia · #3,910,793 worldwide 456 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Jamaliah Mohd Sharif Malaysia · #4,076,871 worldwide 417 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Mei Wo Yii Malaysia · #4,382,961 worldwide 282 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Malaysian Nuclear Agency

What are the most cited papers from Malaysian Nuclear Agency?

The most cited paper from Malaysian Nuclear Agency is "Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study" (Michele Joy Gelfand et al., 2011), with 3,323 citations. Next come "Principle and application of plant mutagenesis in crop improvement: a review" (688) and "Waste tire rubber in polymer blends: A review on the evolution, properties and future" (535).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study Michele Joy Gelfand et al. · Science Open access 26 May 2011 3,323
2 Principle and application of plant mutagenesis in crop improvement: a review Yusuff A. Oladosu, Mohd Yusop Rafii, Norhani Abdullah et al. · Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment Open access 14 Dec 2015 688
3 Waste tire rubber in polymer blends: A review on the evolution, properties and future Suganti Ramarad, Mohammad Khalid, Chantara Thevy Ratnam et al. · Progress in Materials Science 29 Mar 2015 535
4 Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Inoculation to Enhance Vegetative Growth, Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Remobilisation of Maize under Greenhouse Conditions Khing Boon Kuan, Radziah Othman, Khairuddin Abdul Rahim et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 24 Mar 2016 430
5 Synthesis and characterization of thermo- and pH-responsive bacterial cellulose/acrylic acid hydrogels for drug delivery Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin, Naveed Ahmad, Nadia Halib et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers 31 Dec 2011 406
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Malaysian Nuclear Agency?

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

▲ 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. Nanocomposites21▲ 11×18 topics
  2. Environmental Impact14▲ 3.5×24 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications13▲ 4.7×19 topics
  4. Nanoparticles12▲ 4.1×24 topics
  5. Nanomaterials11▲ 4.4×12 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering9▲ 6.0×9 topics
  7. Polymer Composites9▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties8▲ 3.6×21 topics
  9. Drug Delivery8▲ 6.5×11 topics
  10. Thermal Properties8▲ 27×5 topics
  11. Health Effects8▲ 5.3×7 topics
  12. Toxicity8▲ 7.5×7 topics
  13. Ionizing Radiation7▲ 46×3 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Nanofibers6▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Monte Carlo Simulation6▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Radionuclides6▲ 65×2 topics
  18. Graphene6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Water Splitting5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks5▲ 5.2×4 topics
  22. Dielectric Properties5▲ 21×5 topics
  23. Gamma Irradiation5▲ 110×2 topics
  24. Regenerative Medicine5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Recycling5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Environmental Impacts4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Tomography4▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Properties4▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Electrospinning4▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Heavy Metals4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  32. Lung Cancer4▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Polymer Nanofibers4▲ 25×1 topic
  34. X-ray Absorption4▲ 94×2 topics
  35. Attenuation Coefficients4▲ 177×1 topic
  36. Radiation Shielding4▲ 177×1 topic
  37. Molten Salt4▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Nuclear Reactor4▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Oxidation Behavior4▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Pollution4▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Malaysian Nuclear Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies.

Electrospun Nanofibers i…4Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 4 fractional worksRadiation Shielding Mate…4Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis: 4 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 4 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 4 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 4 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 4 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 3 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…3Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 3 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 3 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 3 fractional works
BiomaterialsMaterials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringRadiation5 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 Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis Materials Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 4 works
  6. 6 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  7. 7 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  9. 9 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Malaysian Nuclear Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 Malaysian Nuclear Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00100% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Malaysian Nuclear Agency0.00095% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Malaysian Nuclear Agency 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 2025Malaysian Nuclear Agency4.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2003.

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