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RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus

In research, RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,470 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#10,601 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,140 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,843
of 28,054 · #26,280 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#81
of 137
Research works
549
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

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
Health SciencesDomain #10,470 of 20,462 12.3%283
MedicineField #10,601 of 17,978 11.5%222
Social SciencesDomain #13,140 of 16,945 23.4%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.79× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Abdul Rashid, Kee Beng Ooi and Jacqueline J Ho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus.

  1. 1 Abdul Rashid Malaysia · #613,824 worldwide 68 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Kee Beng Ooi Malaysia · #829,138 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jacqueline J Ho Malaysia · #1,085,100 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus

Which keywords describe research at RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Child Development, Risk Management, Depression, Student Engagement, COVID-19, Treatment 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology9▲ 1.81×51 topics
  2. COVID-194▲ 2.2×9 topics
  3. Mental Health4▲ 1.92×10 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 2.3×19 topics
  5. Depression3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 1.82×18 topics
  7. Diagnosis3▲ 2.5×15 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 2.0×15 topics
  9. Child Development3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  10. Healthcare3▲ 1.99×9 topics
  11. Risk Management3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  12. Pandemic3▲ 2.0×7 topics
  13. Online Learning3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  14. Student Engagement3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  16. Curriculum Development2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  17. Chemotherapy2▲ 2.6×10 topics
  18. Corporate Governance2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  19. Islamic Banking2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  20. Assessment Methods2▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  22. Medical Education2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  23. Psychological Impact2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Breastfeeding2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  25. Financial Stability2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Maternal Health2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  27. Competency-Based Education2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Ethical Identity2▲ 10×1 topic
  29. Finance2▲ 6.5×1 topic
  30. Patient Care2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  31. Religious Education2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  32. Infection Control2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Muslim Students2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Reflective Practice2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Continuing Medical Education1▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Exclusive Breastfeeding1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Infant Health1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Professional Identity Formation1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Stigma1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation1▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences and Innovations in Medical Education.

Islamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…2Education and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices …1Breastfeeding Practices and Influences: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …1Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 1 fractional works
AccountingEducationEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  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 1 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 1 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems 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 available55.5%not open44.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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