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Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University

In research, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,411 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,331 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,486 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Education and Business, Management and Accounting — Accounting is 19.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,843
of 28,054 · #32,983 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#90
of 137
Research works
672
▲ 268% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic 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 #6,411 of 10,521 7.8%245 #10881
Social SciencesField #4,331 of 6,365 6.8%156 #7094
EducationSubfield #1,486 of 1,892 8.7%72 #2324

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#10,881 #6,411
  2. Social Sciences#7,094 #4,331
  3. Education#2,324 #1,486
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 19.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 37.9 works20×
  2. EducationSubfield · 71.8 works7.4×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 56.6 works5.6×
  4. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 54.6 works4.8×
  5. Social SciencesField · 156.1 works3.9×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.56× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.90× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohd Sholeh Sheh Yusuff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University.

  1. 1 Mohd Sholeh Sheh Yusuff Malaysia · #842,515 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University

Which keywords describe research at Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Corporate Governance, Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Risk Management, Financial Stability, Performance Analysis and Ethical Identity.

▲ 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. Islamic Banking47▲ 37×3 topics
  2. Corporate Governance39▲ 17×9 topics
  3. Islamic Education38▲ 34×4 topics
  4. Curriculum Development38▲ 17×11 topics
  5. Risk Management35▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Financial Stability34▲ 53×2 topics
  7. Performance Analysis34▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Ethical Identity33▲ 84×1 topic
  9. Finance33▲ 54×1 topic
  10. Teacher Training32▲ 16×9 topics
  11. Globalization29▲ 4.7×13 topics
  12. Pedagogy27▲ 18×6 topics
  13. Social Media27▲ 5.9×14 topics
  14. Religious Education27▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Madrasa24▲ 106×1 topic
  16. Muslim Students24▲ 106×1 topic
  17. Community Empowerment21▲ 8.9×10 topics
  18. Educational Technology20▲ 5.4×18 topics
  19. Online Learning19▲ 7.2×14 topics
  20. Education19▲ 3.5×25 topics
  21. Digital Learning16▲ 9.6×7 topics
  22. Media Literacy16▲ 8.6×4 topics
  23. Digital Literacy15▲ 7.9×5 topics
  24. Culture15▲ 8.9×4 topics
  25. Cultural Identity12▲ 7.5×3 topics
  26. History12▲ 5.6×3 topics
  27. Philosophy12▲ 8.8×3 topics
  28. Indonesia12▲ 8.0×5 topics
  29. Science12▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Islam12▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Literature12▲ 6.9×2 topics
  32. Pandemic Response12▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Youth Engagement12▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Digital Influence12▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Hoax Communication12▲ 22×1 topic
  36. E-commerce12▲ 6.1×7 topics
  37. Sharia Law12▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Social Influence12▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Character Education11▲ 6.9×6 topics
  40. STEM Education10▲ 7.3×6 topics

Which research topics does Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Communication and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Islamic Finance and Bank…33Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 33 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 24 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 12 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…12Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 12 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation …7Qur’anic Interpretation Studies: 7 fractional worksEducation and Character …7Education and Character Development: 7 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 7 fractional worksMarriage and Family Dynamics: 6 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 6 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 5 fractional works
AccountingEducationSociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 33 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 24 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  5. 5 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 7 works
  6. 6 Education and Character Development Education 7 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Marriage and Family Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 6 works
  10. 10 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 268% 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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