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Ungku Omar Polytechnic

In research, Ungku Omar Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,140 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,342
of 34,923
Rank in Malaysia
#119
of 141
Research works
175
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
938
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Ungku Omar Polytechnic

What is Ungku Omar Polytechnic 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,140 of 17,446 2.6%127

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ungku Omar Polytechnic 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ungku Omar Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Ungku Omar Polytechnic is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Social Sciences (18%), Computer Science (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 65.8% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 39.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 11.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 15.1% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 27.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUngku OmarPolytechnic69fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences27%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2739.1%
    2. Computer Science1015.1%
    3. Environmental Science57.5%
    4. Materials Science23.4%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1217.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting46.4%
    3. Psychology11.7%
    4. Decision Sciences11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Medicine22.9%
    2. Health Professions00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.0%
    2. Neuroscience00.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
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: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.94× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.60× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.60×27 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.97×4 works
  3. Computer Science1.94×10 works
  4. Environmental Science1.51×5 works
  5. Social Sciences1.39×12 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.32×1 works
  7. Materials Science0.96×2 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×2 works
  9. Psychology0.56×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.27×0 works
  11. Energy0.26×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.15×0 works
  14. Medicine0.15×2 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ungku Omar Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, Saw Chun Lin, Adzuieen Nordin and Izwah Ismail lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ungku Omar Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Saw Chun Lin Malaysia · #2,279,403 worldwide 709 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Adzuieen Nordin Malaysia · #4,340,541 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Izwah Ismail Malaysia · #4,454,941 worldwide 85 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Supaat Zakaria Malaysia · #4,801,074 worldwide 108 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Azuin Ramli Malaysia · #5,087,202 worldwide 143 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Rufaizal Che Mamat Malaysia · #5,237,496 worldwide 147 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Ungku Omar Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Ungku Omar Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Ungku Omar Polytechnic is "Evaluation of copper nanoparticles – Paraffin wax compositions for solar thermal energy storage" (Saw Chun Lin, Hussain Hamoud Al-Kayiem, 2016), with 321 citations. Next come "Performance evaluation of a solar water heater integrated with a PCM nanocomposite TES at various inclinations" (189) and "Entrepreneurship education pedagogy: teacher-student-centred paradox" (98).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evaluation of copper nanoparticles – Paraffin wax compositions for solar thermal energy storage Saw Chun Lin, Hussain Hamoud Al-Kayiem · Solar Energy 24 Mar 2016 321
2 Performance evaluation of a solar water heater integrated with a PCM nanocomposite TES at various inclinations Hussain Hamoud Al-Kayiem, Saw Chun Lin · Solar Energy 7 Sep 2014 189
3 Entrepreneurship education pedagogy: teacher-student-centred paradox Annafatmawaty Binti Ismail, Sukanlaya Sawang, Roxanne Zolin · Education + Training Open access 24 Jan 2018 98
4 Performance of soil stabilized with biopolymer materials – xanthan gum and guar gum Haspina Sulaiman, Mohd Raihan Taha, Norinah Abd Rahman et al. · Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C 23 Oct 2022 88
5 Sustainability in the Malaysian palm oil industry Chee Guan Choong, Alison McKay · Journal of Cleaner Production 16 Dec 2013 77
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ungku Omar Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flexible Electronics, E-Learning, IoT, Pedagogy, Graphene, Risk Management, Teacher Training and Curriculum Development.

▲ 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. Flexible Electronics5▲ 41×3 topics
  2. E-Learning5▲ 7.2×10 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.89×10 topics
  4. IoT4▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Educational Technology3▲ 4.1×12 topics
  6. Graphene3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  7. Education3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  8. Pedagogy3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  9. Curriculum Development3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  10. Risk Management3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  11. Teacher Training3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  12. Globalization3▲ 2.1×3 topics
  13. Inkjet Printing3▲ 199×1 topic
  14. Islamic Education3▲ 11×1 topic
  15. Muslim Students3▲ 55×1 topic
  16. Transparent Electrodes3▲ 199×1 topic
  17. Internet of Things2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  18. Mobile Learning2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  19. Critical Thinking Skills2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Online Learning2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  21. Smart Home2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. 21st Century Skills2▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Nanogenerators2▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Wearable2▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Teaching Strategies2▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Liquefaction2▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Sensors2▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Tunnel2▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Cementitious2▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Customer Experience2▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Finance2▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Grouting2▲ 83×1 topic
  33. Home Automation2▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Islamic Banking2▲ 6.7×1 topic
  35. Multichannel Retailing2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Wireless2▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Sustainable Construction2▲ 30×4 topics
  38. Instructional Interventions2▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Technology Integration2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Climate Change Impact1▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Ungku Omar Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies, Education and Islamic Studies, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Nanomaterials and Printi…3Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…3Education and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…2Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 2 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 2 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior…2Consumer Retail Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Engineering and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEducationBiomedical EngineeringAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 2 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 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 available64.2%not open35.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ungku Omar Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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 Ungku Omar Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Ungku Omar Polytechnic0.00029% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Ungku Omar Polytechnic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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