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Southern University College

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,639
of 28,054 · #40,413 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#120
of 137
Research works
148
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
879
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

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: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.45× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.29× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.29× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Southern University College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Media Literacy, Social Media, Educational Technology, Digital Literacy, Machine Learning, 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 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning6▲ 2.6×22 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  3. Social Media4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  4. Educational Technology3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  5. Media Literacy3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  6. E-Learning3▲ 4.1×3 topics
  7. Digital Literacy2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  8. Education2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  10. Job Satisfaction2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  11. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.4×10 topics
  12. Virtual Reality2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  13. Community Empowerment2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  14. Organizational Performance2▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Leadership2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  17. Technology Integration2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  19. Pedagogy2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  20. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  21. Control Systems2▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  23. Lifelong Learning2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Regulation2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. Smart Grid2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  26. Consumer Perception1▲ 9.9×4 topics
  27. Human-Computer Interaction1▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Image Processing1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  29. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Human Resource Management1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Product Quality1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. Work Engagement1▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Information Literacy1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Lean Manufacturing1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. Performance Measurement1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. Psychological Capital1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Transformational Leadership1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Youth Engagement1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Marketing Strategy1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: AI and HR Technologies, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Education and Islamic Studies and Digital Media and Visual Art.

AI and HR Technologies1AI and HR Technologies: 1 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…1Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…1Digital Media and Visual Art: 1 fractional worksChinese history and phil…1Chinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksConsumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends: 1 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI1Smart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEducationComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 AI and HR Technologies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern University College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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.