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Southern University College

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,957
of 22,385 · #29,942 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#120
of 124
Research works
148
▲ 90% vs 2018-21
Citations
879
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Southern University College

Which fields of science does Southern University College work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Southern University College is in Physical Sciences, 43% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Computer Science (20%), Engineering (17%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 45.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 19.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 17.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 42.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthernUniversity…69fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences43%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1419.7%
    2. Engineering1217.1%
    3. Environmental Science23.1%
    4. Materials Science12.0%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    6. Energy11.0%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1521.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting79.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities34.6%
    4. Psychology23.4%
    5. Decision Sciences22.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    1. Medicine23.4%
    2. Health Professions22.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.1%
    2. Neuroscience22.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
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: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.13× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.54× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.02× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.13×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.02×7 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.94×2 works
  4. Computer Science2.54×14 works
  5. Social Sciences1.68×15 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.60×3 works
  7. Neuroscience1.58×2 works
  8. Engineering1.14×12 works
  9. Psychology1.10×2 works
  10. Energy1.05×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.86×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.62×2 works
  14. Materials Science0.58×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.35×0 works
  18. Nursing0.25×0 works
  19. Medicine0.18×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southern University College?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammed Fadel Arandas and Yun-Jin Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern University College.

  1. 1 Mohammed Fadel Arandas Malaysia · #2,782,191 worldwide 68 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Yun-Jin Kim Malaysia · #5,142,924 worldwide 39 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Southern University College

What are the most cited papers from Southern University College?

The most cited paper from Southern University College is "The Global Burden of Cancer 2013" (Christina Fitzmaurice et al., 2015), with 2,767 citations. Next come "Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015" (2,464) and "Global Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes of Reduced GFR" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Global Burden of Cancer 2013 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access132 authors 28 May 2015 2,767
2 Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · JAMA Open access 10 Jan 2017 2,464
3 Global Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes of Reduced GFR Bernadette Thomas et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Open access 13 Apr 2017 277
4 The Burden of Mental Disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013 Raghid N. Charara et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 17 Jan 2017 192
5 Global Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes of Reduced GFR B Thomas et al. · UCL Discovery (University College London) 2017 185
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southern University College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Social Media, Media Literacy, Educational Technology, Digital Literacy, Job Satisfaction and Virtual Reality.

▲ 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. Deep Learning7▲ 3.1×31 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 2.5×23 topics
  3. Social Media4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  4. Educational Technology3▲ 3.9×9 topics
  5. Media Literacy3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  6. E-Learning3▲ 3.9×3 topics
  7. Education3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  8. Neural Networks3▲ 2.5×12 topics
  9. Digital Literacy2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  11. Virtual Reality2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  12. Job Satisfaction2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  13. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  14. Community Empowerment2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  15. Organizational Performance2▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Technology Integration2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  18. Leadership2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  19. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Pedagogy2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  24. Control Systems2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Image Processing2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  26. Consumer Perception2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  27. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Lifelong Learning2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Regulation2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  30. Smart Grid2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Human Resource Management1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Product Quality1▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Self-Efficacy1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  34. Work Engagement1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Information Literacy1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Lean Manufacturing1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  37. Performance Measurement1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Psychological Capital1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Transformational Leadership1▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Youth Engagement1▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Agriculture and AI, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Education and Islamic Studies and Digital Media and Visual Art.

Smart Agriculture and AI1Smart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…1Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksConsumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends: 1 fractional worksAI and HR Technologies: 1 fractional worksReal-time simulation and…1Real-time simulation and control systems: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEducationComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  5. 5 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends Marketing 1 works
  7. 7 AI and HR Technologies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southern University College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 Southern University College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Southern University College0.00039% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Southern University College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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