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RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus

In research, RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus stands highest in Medicine (#7,507 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,635 of 16,688 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,447 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022-now
#11,280
of 22,385 · #13,910 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#75
of 124
Research works
549
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%

What is RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #7,507 of 14,558 6.3%222
Health SciencesDomain #8,635 of 16,688 6.8%283
Social SciencesDomain #10,447 of 14,833 11.3%151

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus 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 RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 68 fractional works · 43.7% of its workMedicine: 56 fractional works · 36.5% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 6.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 17.0% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRCSI & UCDMalaysia Campus155fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences29%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5636.5%
    2. Health Professions74.5%
    3. Dentistry32.2%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    1. Social Sciences2012.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting116.9%
    3. Psychology64.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.0%
    5. Decision Sciences31.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.6%
    1. Engineering117.0%
    2. Computer Science84.9%
    3. Environmental Science42.4%
    4. Materials Science10.9%
    5. Energy10.6%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.47× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.90× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.12× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.47×3 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.26×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.12×11 works
  4. Medicine1.90×56 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.72×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.70×7 works
  7. Psychology1.36×6 works
  8. Nursing1.20×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.01×20 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×3 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×6 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×6 works
  14. Energy0.67×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.63×8 works
  16. Neuroscience0.56×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.56×2 works
  18. Engineering0.47×11 works
  19. Environmental Science0.47×4 works
  20. Materials Science0.27×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus?

Ranked on the quality score, Martin Tze Wah Kueh, Gobinath Ramachawolran and Amir Sharifuddin Md Khir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus.

  1. 1 Martin Tze Wah Kueh Malaysia · #329,907 worldwide 1.5k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Gobinath Ramachawolran Malaysia · #769,052 worldwide 890 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Amir Sharifuddin Md Khir Malaysia · #1,929,104 worldwide 3.4k citations · 26 works
  4. 4 May Loong Tan Malaysia · #2,017,742 worldwide 504 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Jacqueline J Ho Malaysia · #2,133,171 worldwide 3.2k citations · 125 works
  6. 6 Li Cher Loh Malaysia · #2,173,196 worldwide 209 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Emma Ooi Malaysia · #2,215,171 worldwide 211 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen Malaysia · #2,248,494 worldwide 359 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Hock Aun Ang Malaysia · #2,276,051 worldwide 101 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Cai Ying Ng Malaysia · #2,692,554 worldwide 163 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus

What are the most cited papers from RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus?

The most cited paper from RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus is "Global burden of cardiovascular diseases: projections from 2025 to 2050" (Bryan Chong et al., 2024), with 757 citations. Next come "Long-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women" (427) and "Content Analysis of Mobile Health Applications on Diabetes Mellitus" (377).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global burden of cardiovascular diseases: projections from 2025 to 2050 Bryan Chong et al. · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 5 Sep 2024 757
2 Long-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women Jane Marjoribanks, Cindy M. Farquhar, Helen Roberts et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 16 Jan 2017 427
3 Content Analysis of Mobile Health Applications on Diabetes Mellitus Syarafina Izahar, Qi Ying Lean, Mohammed Abdul Hameed et al. · Frontiers in Endocrinology Open access 27 Nov 2017 377
4 Oestrogens for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women Carla Perrotta, Mireya Aznar, Raúl Mariano Mejía et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 21 Apr 2008 348
5 Prophylactic nasal continuous positive airway pressure for preventing morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants Prema Subramaniam, Jacqueline J Ho, Peter Graham Davis · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 14 Jun 2016 322
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Child Development, COVID-19, Student Engagement, Treatment, Depression, Healthcare and Assessment Methods.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.70×61 topics
  2. COVID-194▲ 2.2×12 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 2.2×21 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 1.86×25 topics
  5. Healthcare4▲ 2.2×11 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 1.74×10 topics
  7. Depression4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 2.0×17 topics
  9. Diagnosis3▲ 2.3×16 topics
  10. Child Development3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  11. Pandemic3▲ 2.0×8 topics
  12. Online Learning3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  13. Risk Management3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  14. Student Engagement3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  16. Curriculum Development3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  17. Chemotherapy3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  18. Digital Transformation3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  19. Clinical Trials2▲ 2.4×13 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  21. Islamic Banking2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  22. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  23. Medical Education2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  24. Assessment Methods2▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Psychological Impact2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Breastfeeding2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  27. Maternal Health2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  28. Competency-Based Education2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Financial Stability2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  30. Religious Education2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  31. Ethical Identity2▲ 9.3×1 topic
  32. Finance2▲ 5.9×1 topic
  33. Reflective Practice2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Exclusive Breastfeeding2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Infant Health2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Infection Control2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Muslim Students2▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Patient Care2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Continuing Medical Education2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences and Innovations in Medical Education.

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 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 available55.5%not open44.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus0.00083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus7.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2018.

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