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Nilai University

In research, Nilai University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,350 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,452 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,059 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Business, Management and Accounting — Education is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,472
of 28,054 · #18,960 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#65
of 137
Research works
715
▲ 119% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Nilai University 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 #4,350 of 10,521 13.9%142 #8019
Social SciencesField #4,452 of 6,365 14.3%80 #7147
Physical SciencesDomain #12,059 of 12,888 8.2%75 #14643

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nilai University 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. Social Sciences#8,019 #4,350
  2. Social Sciences#7,147 #4,452
  3. Physical Sciences#14,643 #12,059
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 Nilai University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 45.0 works5.1×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 28.6 works3.1×
← 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: 1.08× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.06× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nilai University?

Ranked on the composite score, Samithamby Senthilnathan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nilai University.

  1. 1 Samithamby Senthilnathan Malaysia · #1,291,504 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Nilai University

Which keywords describe research at Nilai University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Islamic Education, Online Learning, Educational Technology, Character Education, E-Learning, Digital Learning and Consumer Behavior.

▲ 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. Educational Technology16▲ 4.5×18 topics
  2. Curriculum Development15▲ 7.5×10 topics
  3. Online Learning14▲ 6.0×13 topics
  4. Machine Learning13▲ 1.39×37 topics
  5. E-Learning13▲ 4.5×15 topics
  6. Islamic Education13▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Education12▲ 2.5×23 topics
  8. Character Education11▲ 7.6×5 topics
  9. Digital Learning10▲ 6.8×6 topics
  10. Globalization10▲ 1.80×13 topics
  11. Consumer Behavior10▲ 5.5×12 topics
  12. Corporate Governance10▲ 4.7×9 topics
  13. Community Empowerment10▲ 4.3×9 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.3×20 topics
  15. COVID-199▲ 2.2×13 topics
  16. Qualitative Research9▲ 3.5×10 topics
  17. Pandemic8▲ 2.7×10 topics
  18. Teacher Training8▲ 4.6×8 topics
  19. Learning Outcomes8▲ 6.2×7 topics
  20. Local Wisdom8▲ 5.5×9 topics
  21. Religious Education8▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Customer Satisfaction8▲ 8.1×8 topics
  23. Leadership7▲ 5.3×8 topics
  24. Teaching Strategies7▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Pedagogy7▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Indonesia6▲ 4.7×4 topics
  27. E-commerce6▲ 3.7×8 topics
  28. Higher Education6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  29. Islamic Banking6▲ 5.1×3 topics
  30. Student Development6▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. 21st Century Skills6▲ 6.7×3 topics
  32. Religious Values6▲ 9.8×1 topic
  33. School Environment6▲ 9.8×1 topic
  34. Financial Stability5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Performance Analysis5▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Ethical Identity5▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Finance5▲ 8.8×1 topic
  38. Madrasa5▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Muslim Students5▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Employee Engagement4▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Nilai University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Character Development, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies and Technology-Enhanced Education Studies.

Education and Character …6Education and Character Development: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…5Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…5Education and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…4Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 3 fractional worksPancasila Values in Education: 3 fractional worksEducational Curriculum a…3Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…3Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 3 fractional works
EducationAccountingPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthStrategy and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Character Development Education 6 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  5. 5 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Pancasila Values in Education Education 3 works
  7. 7 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 3 works
  8. 8 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 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 available76.8%not open23.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nilai University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 119% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.