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Malaysian Rubber Board

In research, Malaysian Rubber Board stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,594 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics and Materials Science (Polymers and Plastics is 54.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,532
of 22,385 · #17,014 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#118
of 124
Research works
464
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Malaysian Rubber Board

What is Malaysian Rubber Board 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 #8,594 of 10,670 2.1%74 #9611

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Malaysian Rubber Board 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 Rubber Board work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Malaysian Rubber Board is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (32%), Engineering (23%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 83 fractional works · 75.0% of its workMaterials Science: 36 fractional works · 32.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 25 fractional works · 22.2% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 23.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMalaysian RubberBoard111fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences7%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science3632.0%
    2. Engineering2623.2%
    3. Environmental Science1210.6%
    4. Chemistry86.8%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.0%
    6. Computer Science11.0%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1110.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology65.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting22.2%
    2. Social Sciences21.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    4. Psychology11.2%
    5. Decision Sciences10.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Medicine10.9%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Malaysian Rubber Board specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 54.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 24.6 works55×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 35.5 works9.2×
← 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: 2.18× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.86× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.33× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.17× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science9.17×36 works
  2. Chemistry4.33×8 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.86×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.18×12 works
  5. Environmental Science2.13×12 works
  6. Engineering1.55×26 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.03×6 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.49×0 works
  11. Energy0.47×0 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×0 works
  13. Psychology0.39×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.23×1 works
  16. Nursing0.15×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.14×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  21. Medicine0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Malaysian Rubber Board?

Ranked on the quality score, Siti Arija M. Arif, Esah S. Yip and Hoong Yeet Yeang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Malaysian Rubber Board.

  1. 1 Siti Arija M. Arif Malaysia · #2,299,058 worldwide 854 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Esah S. Yip Malaysia · #2,588,578 worldwide 549 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Hoong Yeet Yeang Malaysia · #2,783,009 worldwide 555 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Keng See Chow Malaysia · #3,341,710 worldwide 423 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Nurulhuda Abdullah Malaysia · #3,376,592 worldwide 163 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 H.Y. Yeang Malaysia · #3,408,307 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Kim Song Tan Malaysia · #3,411,201 worldwide 437 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Elumalai Sunderasan Malaysia · #3,545,004 worldwide 591 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Suhawati Ibrahim Malaysia · #3,987,270 worldwide 164 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Rasyidah Mohamad Razar Malaysia · #4,134,668 worldwide 74 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Malaysian Rubber Board

What are the most cited papers from Malaysian Rubber Board?

The most cited paper from Malaysian Rubber Board is "Production of High Purity Amorphous Silica from Rice Husk" (R. A. Bakar, Rosiyah Binti Yahya, Seng Neon Gan, 2016), with 520 citations. Next come "Isolation, Characterization, and Functional Analysis of a Novel cDNA Clone Encoding a Small Rubber Particle Protein from Hevea brasiliensis" (222) and "Potato plants expressing antisense and sense S‐adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) transgenes show altered levels of polyamines and ethylene: antisense plants display abnormal phenotypes" (207).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Production of High Purity Amorphous Silica from Rice Husk R. A. Bakar, Rosiyah Binti Yahya, Seng Neon Gan · Procedia Chemistry Open access 2016 520
2 Isolation, Characterization, and Functional Analysis of a Novel cDNA Clone Encoding a Small Rubber Particle Protein from Hevea brasiliensis Soo Kyung Oh, Hunseung Kang, Dong Ho Shin et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Jun 1999 222
3 Potato plants expressing antisense and sense S‐adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) transgenes show altered levels of polyamines and ethylene: antisense plants display abnormal phenotypes Amar Kumar, Mark A. Taylor, Siti Arija M. Arif et al. · The Plant Journal Open access Feb 1996 207
4 Novel toughened polylactic acid nanocomposite: Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties Harintharavimal Balakrishnan, Azman Hassan, Mat Uzir Wahit et al. · Materials & Design (1980-2015) 9 Feb 2010 188
5 Insights into rubber biosynthesis from transcriptome analysis of Hevea brasiliensis latex Keng See Chow, Kiew‐Lian Wan, Mohd Noor Mat Isa et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany Jun 2007 179
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Malaysian Rubber Board?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Polymer, Review, Layered Silicate, Preparation, Mechanical Properties and Biodegradable Polymers.

▲ 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. Nanocomposites22▲ 25×12 topics
  2. Nanoparticles18▲ 13×11 topics
  3. Polymer12▲ 151×2 topics
  4. Review12▲ 89×2 topics
  5. Layered Silicate12▲ 347×1 topic
  6. Preparation12▲ 347×1 topic
  7. Mechanical Properties11▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Biodegradable Polymers10▲ 53×4 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications9▲ 6.6×9 topics
  10. Environmental Impact8▲ 4.0×11 topics
  11. Rheology7▲ 33×3 topics
  12. Recycling6▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Sustainability6▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Polyhydroxyalkanoates6▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Polylactic Acid6▲ 73×1 topic
  16. Polymer Composites6▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Conducting Polymers5▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Polymer Blends4▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Polymer Crystallization4▲ 173×1 topic
  20. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Renewable Resources3▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  23. Shape Memory Polymers3▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Self-Healing3▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Supramolecular Polymers3▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Fungal Pathogens3▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Phenolic Compounds3▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Self-Assembly3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  29. Biodegradable2▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Maple Syrup2▲ 443×1 topic
  31. Phytochemicals2▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Micelles2▲ 55×2 topics
  33. Recycled Materials2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Composites2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Natural Fibers2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. 3D Printing2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Host Specificity2▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Asphalt2▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Bitumen Modification2▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Malaysian Rubber Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Polymer crystallization and properties and Polymer composites and self-healing.

Polymer Nanocomposites a…12Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 12 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…6biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 6 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …4Polymer crystallization and properties: 4 fractional worksPolymer composites and s…3Polymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksPlant-Derived Bioactive …2Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds: 2 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…2Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksPolymer Science and PVC: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 2 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsBiomaterialsOrganic ChemistryCivil and Structural Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 12 works
  2. 2 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 6 works
  3. 3 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  4. 4 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  5. 5 Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  7. 7 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Polymer Science and PVC Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  9. 9 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Malaysian Rubber Board's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Malaysian Rubber Board as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Malaysian Rubber Board0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Malaysian Rubber Board 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.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2024Malaysian Rubber Board1.4% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.7% in 2022.

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