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Northern University of Malaysia

In research, Northern University of Malaysia stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#60 of 2,578 worldwide), Accounting (#11 of 389 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#499 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Business, Management and Accounting and Management Information Systems — Accounting is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,663
of 28,054 · #4,337 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#21
of 137
Research works
13k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
120k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Northern University of Malaysia 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #60 of 2,578 22.2%819 #284
AccountingSubfield #11 of 389 17.9%317 #51
Social SciencesDomain #499 of 10,521 20.9%2,600 #725
Social SciencesField #640 of 6,365 19.4%1,099 #774
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #69 of 635 26.8%158 #231
Management Information SystemsSubfield #26 of 183 18.0%103 #176
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #268 of 1,775 26.0%273 #379
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #394 of 2,578 19.1%354 #649
Computer ScienceField #792 of 4,667 15.7%468 #1586
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #237 of 1,272 28.2%216 #323

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern University of Malaysia 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. Business, Management and Accounting#284 #60
  2. Accounting#51 #11
  3. Social Sciences#725 #499
  4. Social Sciences#774 #640
  5. Strategy and Management#231 #69
  6. Management Information Systems#176 #26
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#379 #268
  8. Sociology and Political Science#649 #394
  9. Computer Science#1,586 #792
  10. Economics and Econometrics#323 #237
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 Northern University of Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 317.0 works14×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 818.7 works6.9×
  3. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 102.6 works6.8×
  4. MarketingSubfield · 91.7 works5.9×
  5. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 60.1 works5.7×
  6. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 157.7 works4.9×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 468 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 184 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 117 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 85 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 86 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.89× its world share, 819 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.72× its world share, 133 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.46× its world share, 273 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 190 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 1,099 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern University of Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, Kamil Idris, Rohami Shafie and Noor Azizi Ismail lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern University of Malaysia.

  1. 1 Kamil Idris Malaysia · #206,052 worldwide 103 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Rohami Shafie Malaysia · #237,753 worldwide 65 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Noor Azizi Ismail Malaysia · #294,976 worldwide 125 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Ayoib Che Ahmad Malaysia · #346,259 worldwide 116 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Md. Mahmudul Alam Malaysia · #370,750 worldwide 316 citations · 95 works
  6. 6 Shahizan Hassan Malaysia · #381,246 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Sushank Chaudhary Malaysia · #388,843 worldwide 102 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Natrah Saad Malaysia · #402,398 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani Malaysia · #427,840 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Ram Al Jaffri Saad Malaysia · #467,345 worldwide 70 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Northern University of Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at Northern University of Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Islamic Banking, Finance, Financial Stability, Supply Chain Management, Performance Analysis and Global Financial Crisis.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance300▲ 11×26 topics
  2. Risk Management253▲ 14×14 topics
  3. Islamic Banking227▲ 15×3 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management214▲ 6.2×23 topics
  5. Globalization213▲ 2.9×64 topics
  6. Finance200▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Financial Stability200▲ 27×4 topics
  8. Machine Learning189▲ 1.57×77 topics
  9. Performance Analysis186▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Ethical Identity185▲ 40×1 topic
  11. Global Financial Crisis185▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Shariah Supervision185▲ 40×1 topic
  13. Social Media177▲ 3.4×30 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior173▲ 7.4×16 topics
  15. Sustainability170▲ 1.89×73 topics
  16. Curriculum Development159▲ 6.2×13 topics
  17. Social Capital148▲ 7.6×17 topics
  18. Teacher Training147▲ 6.4×13 topics
  19. Islamic Education146▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Pedagogy143▲ 7.9×10 topics
  21. Educational Technology138▲ 3.1×32 topics
  22. Education136▲ 2.1×57 topics
  23. Religious Education127▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Madrasa121▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Muslim Students121▲ 45×1 topic
  26. E-Learning120▲ 3.2×19 topics
  27. Economic Growth117▲ 3.7×26 topics
  28. Customer Satisfaction111▲ 9.4×8 topics
  29. Digital Transformation107▲ 5.5×18 topics
  30. Online Learning105▲ 3.4×19 topics
  31. Economic Development102▲ 3.4×26 topics
  32. Leadership98▲ 5.6×21 topics
  33. Financial Performance90▲ 4.2×12 topics
  34. Organizational Performance88▲ 9.7×10 topics
  35. Technology Integration78▲ 6.9×11 topics
  36. Smart Cities76▲ 8.0×7 topics
  37. IoT76▲ 5.5×14 topics
  38. Gender Equality72▲ 7.1×12 topics
  39. Investment Decisions68▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Corruption64▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Northern University of Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Organizational and Employee Performance and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Islamic Finance and Bank…185Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 185 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…121Education and Islamic Studies: 121 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…55Organizational and Employee Performance: 55 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 51 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 43 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 43 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 37 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 36 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 35 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 33 fractional works
AccountingEducationArtificial IntelligenceInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 185 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 121 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 55 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 51 works
  5. 5 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 43 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 43 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 37 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 36 works
  9. 9 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 35 works
  10. 10 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 33 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 available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern University of Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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.

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.