Question 1

What is Sunway University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Sunway University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,977 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,022 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,511 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Marketing, Information Systems and Management and Computer Science Applications (Marketing is 5.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Sunway University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Sunway University ranks #1,908 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,488 all time), and #7 of 124 in Malaysia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Sunway University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Arshian Sharif, R. Saidur and Sahar Afshan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunway University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Sunway University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Sunway University is "Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: A review" (Kian Mun Lee, Chin Wei Lai, Koh Sing Ngai et al., 2015), with 2,360 citations. Next come "Impact of heavy metals on the environment and human health: Novel therapeutic insights to counter the toxicity" (2,058) and "Long COVID or post-COVID-19 syndrome: putative pathophysiology, risk factors, and treatments" (1,369).

Question 5

Which research topics does Sunway University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in Business.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Sunway University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Consumer Behavior, Social Media, Deep Learning, Sustainability and Energy Efficiency.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Sunway University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Sunway University is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (12%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Sunway University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.