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Perdana University

In research, Perdana University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,302 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,917
of 28,054 · #21,738 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#77
of 137
Research works
528
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Perdana 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 #7,302 of 10,521 14.9%86 #8133

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

What does Perdana University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 20.0 works3.6×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.90× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.56× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Perdana University?

Ranked on the composite score, Q BAI and Teguh Haryo Sasongko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Perdana University.

  1. 1 Q BAI Malaysia · #1,452,773 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Teguh Haryo Sasongko Malaysia · #1,618,357 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Perdana University

Which keywords describe research at Perdana University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prevalence, Psychological Factors, Adolescents, Mental Health, Healthcare, Treatment, Machine Learning and Genetics.

▲ 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. Machine Learning10▲ 1.62×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 1.29×38 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 3.1×22 topics
  4. Healthcare7▲ 3.5×12 topics
  5. Treatment7▲ 3.2×11 topics
  6. Prevalence7▲ 9.1×9 topics
  7. COVID-197▲ 2.7×14 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 2.4×22 topics
  9. Education6▲ 1.92×18 topics
  10. Genetics6▲ 4.4×7 topics
  11. Adolescents5▲ 7.9×6 topics
  12. Innovation5▲ 2.8×13 topics
  13. Psychological Factors5▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Quality of Life5▲ 2.0×18 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.1×17 topics
  16. Social Media5▲ 1.97×14 topics
  17. Community Empowerment5▲ 3.6×11 topics
  18. Pandemic5▲ 2.6×9 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management5▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Risk Factors5▲ 2.4×9 topics
  21. E-Learning5▲ 2.5×10 topics
  22. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  23. Leadership4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Obesity4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  25. Consumer Behavior4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  26. Child Development4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  27. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Body Image4▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Eating Disorders4▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Risk Management4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  31. Social Interaction3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  32. Islamic Education3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  33. Environmental Management3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  34. Emotion Regulation3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  35. Organizational Performance3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  36. Maternal Health3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  37. Public Health Policy3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  38. Employee Engagement2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  39. Madrasa2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Muslim Students2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Perdana University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

Eating Disorders and Beh…4Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…2Education and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksQuality and Safety in He…2Quality and Safety in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksBody Image and Dysmorphia Studies: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…2Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…1Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEducationAccountingMedical Laboratory Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  4. 4 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 1 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 available73.3%not open26.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.4%domestic only54.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Perdana University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% 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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