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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

In research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,360 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#781 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,580 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Accounting is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,847
of 28,054 · #5,001 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#22
of 137
Research works
8.3k
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 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 #1,360 of 10,521 16.0%1,096 #1688
Computer ScienceField #781 of 4,667 14.5%278 #1662
Physical SciencesDomain #2,580 of 12,888 12.8%1,010 #4876
Social SciencesField #1,402 of 6,365 17.5%504 #1309
Health SciencesDomain #2,751 of 11,982 10.1%290 #4832
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,071 of 3,409 10.1%192 #1913
EngineeringField #2,295 of 6,636 12.0%318 #3018
EducationSubfield #675 of 1,892 21.3%149 #1008
Environmental ScienceField #1,324 of 3,551 13.2%215 #2031
MedicineField #4,065 of 10,443 8.1%219 #4989

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 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#1,688 #1,360
  2. Computer Science#1,662 #781
  3. Physical Sciences#4,876 #2,580
  4. Social Sciences#1,309 #1,402
  5. Health Sciences#4,832 #2,751
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,913 #1,071
  7. Engineering#3,018 #2,295
  8. Education#1,008 #675
  9. Environmental Science#2,031 #1,324
  10. Medicine#4,989 #4,065
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 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 68.2 works4.1×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 38.3 works3.1×
← 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: 1.48× its world share, 192 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 99 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 278 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 318 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 215 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 85 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 219 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 83 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.34× its world share, 206 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 100 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 160 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 504 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak?

Ranked on the composite score, Balbir Singh, JOHN F. PERIERA and Pungki Lupiyan-Ingdyah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

  1. 1 Balbir Singh Malaysia · #47,405 worldwide 332 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 JOHN F. PERIERA Malaysia · #123,770 worldwide 0 citations · 204 works
  3. 2 Pungki Lupiyan-Ingdyah Malaysia · #123,770 worldwide 0 citations · 204 works
  4. 4 Shinta O. Zulya Malaysia · #123,934 worldwide 0 citations · 196 works
  5. 5 Bradford M. Sanders Malaysia · #125,807 worldwide 0 citations · 150 works
  6. 6 Novia Gesriantuti Malaysia · #127,596 worldwide 0 citations · 128 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Iqbal Malaysia · #129,460 worldwide 0 citations · 114 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Iqbal Malaysia · #136,012 worldwide 0 citations · 88 works
  9. 9 Rory A. Dow Malaysia · #151,525 worldwide 66 citations · 218 works
  10. 10 John Taskinsoy Malaysia · #155,450 worldwide 197 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Which keywords describe research at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Corporate Governance, Globalization, Risk Management, Religious Education, Sustainability, Madrasa and Muslim Students.

▲ 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. Machine Learning108▲ 1.20×77 topics
  2. Environmental Impact104▲ 2.2×51 topics
  3. Sustainability102▲ 1.53×68 topics
  4. Globalization98▲ 1.82×51 topics
  5. Deep Learning90◆ 0.96×66 topics
  6. Climate Change79◆ 1.07×69 topics
  7. Corporate Governance72▲ 3.6×20 topics
  8. Educational Technology69▲ 2.1×23 topics
  9. Mental Health69▲ 1.72×33 topics
  10. E-Learning65▲ 2.4×14 topics
  11. Social Media64▲ 1.64×24 topics
  12. Biodiversity58▲ 2.9×29 topics
  13. Risk Management58▲ 4.4×12 topics
  14. Curriculum Development55▲ 2.9×11 topics
  15. Economic Development53▲ 2.4×22 topics
  16. Teacher Training52▲ 3.0×7 topics
  17. Economic Growth51▲ 2.2×24 topics
  18. Online Learning51▲ 2.2×14 topics
  19. Pedagogy49▲ 3.7×7 topics
  20. Conservation48▲ 4.1×19 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior47▲ 2.7×16 topics
  22. Islamic Banking45▲ 4.0×3 topics
  23. Islamic Education45▲ 4.6×3 topics
  24. Religious Education44▲ 9.4×2 topics
  25. Social Capital42▲ 2.9×14 topics
  26. Madrasa42▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Muslim Students42▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Finance42▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Financial Stability40▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Performance Analysis39▲ 6.7×4 topics
  31. Student Engagement39▲ 3.6×11 topics
  32. Global Financial Crisis39▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Ethical Identity38▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Shariah Supervision38▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Corruption37▲ 8.5×6 topics
  36. Decentralization37▲ 6.3×4 topics
  37. Gender Equality35▲ 4.7×8 topics
  38. Lifelong Learning32▲ 5.7×7 topics
  39. Civil Society28▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Democratization28▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Universiti Malaysia Sarawak publish most on?

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

Education and Islamic Studies: 42 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 38 fractional worksAsian Studies and History26Asian Studies and History: 26 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…20Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 20 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 17 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 16 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…16Educational Games and Gamification: 16 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…16Digital Media and Visual Art: 16 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…15Digital Marketing and Social Media: 15 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts15COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 15 fractional works
EducationAccountingSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 42 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 38 works
  3. 3 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 17 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 16 works
  7. 7 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 16 works
  8. 8 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 16 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 15 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 available67.2%not open32.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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