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Universiti of Malaysia Sabah

In research, Universiti of Malaysia Sabah stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,082 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#776 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,199 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Accounting and Geology — Aquatic Science is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,273
of 28,054 · #4,264 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#19
of 137
Research works
11k
▲ 131% vs 2013–17
Citations
110k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Universiti of Malaysia Sabah 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 #1,082 of 10,521 15.1%1,684 #1577
Social SciencesField #776 of 6,365 14.0%936 #1463
Health SciencesDomain #2,199 of 11,982 11.6%452 #5506
Physical SciencesDomain #2,602 of 12,888 12.3%1,441 #4594
Computer ScienceField #1,073 of 4,667 14.3%356 #2148
Life SciencesDomain #1,955 of 7,800 15.9%571 #3290
EducationSubfield #475 of 1,892 14.0%435 #739
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #864 of 3,409 16.6%346 #1345
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #796 of 2,578 14.1%294 #1087
Environmental ScienceField #1,107 of 3,551 10.5%352 #1277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universiti of Malaysia Sabah 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#1,577 #1,082
  2. Social Sciences#1,463 #776
  3. Health Sciences#5,506 #2,199
  4. Physical Sciences#4,594 #2,602
  5. Computer Science#2,148 #1,073
  6. Life Sciences#3,290 #1,955
  7. Education#739 #475
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,345 #864
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,087 #796
  10. Environmental Science#1,277 #1,107
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 of Malaysia Sabah specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 52.6 works7.0×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 107.8 works4.3×
  3. GeologySubfield · 23.7 works4.2×
  4. EducationSubfield · 435.1 works3.4×
← 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: 1.76× its world share, 346 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 155 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 356 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 74 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 389 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 352 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 117 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 345 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 106 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.12× its world share, 283 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 130 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 181 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 936 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universiti of Malaysia Sabah?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry Bernard, Muhamad Suhaimi Taat and Kashif Nisar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universiti of Malaysia Sabah.

  1. 1 Henry Bernard Malaysia · #142,318 worldwide 304 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Muhamad Suhaimi Taat Malaysia · #196,228 worldwide 43 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Kashif Nisar Malaysia · #263,718 worldwide 122 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Nurul Huda Malaysia · #320,460 worldwide 181 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Rosazman Hussin Malaysia · #403,101 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ann Anton Malaysia · #446,567 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Kian‐Ping Lim Malaysia · #461,951 worldwide 135 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Hanudin Amin Malaysia · #473,458 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Ali Chekima Malaysia · #497,493 worldwide 58 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Ravindra Pogaku Malaysia · #500,202 worldwide 135 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universiti of Malaysia Sabah

Which keywords describe research at Universiti of Malaysia Sabah?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Pedagogy, Religious Education, Madrasa, Muslim Students and Globalization.

▲ 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. Globalization241▲ 3.0×51 topics
  2. Curriculum Development192▲ 6.6×14 topics
  3. Teacher Training189▲ 7.3×12 topics
  4. Islamic Education178▲ 12×4 topics
  5. Pedagogy175▲ 8.6×9 topics
  6. Religious Education163▲ 23×2 topics
  7. Sustainability162▲ 1.61×72 topics
  8. Madrasa162▲ 54×1 topic
  9. Muslim Students162▲ 54×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact147▲ 2.1×53 topics
  11. Machine Learning140◆ 1.03×77 topics
  12. Educational Technology125▲ 2.5×29 topics
  13. E-Learning113▲ 2.7×17 topics
  14. Education112▲ 1.57×53 topics
  15. Corporate Governance103▲ 3.4×19 topics
  16. COVID-19103▲ 1.81×25 topics
  17. Online Learning91▲ 2.6×23 topics
  18. Risk Management90▲ 4.5×15 topics
  19. Economic Development86▲ 2.5×23 topics
  20. Islamic Banking86▲ 5.1×3 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior86▲ 3.3×14 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity80▲ 3.0×29 topics
  23. Biodiversity77▲ 2.5×31 topics
  24. Performance Analysis76▲ 8.6×4 topics
  25. Finance75▲ 9.3×4 topics
  26. Financial Stability75▲ 8.9×4 topics
  27. Global Financial Crisis73▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Ethical Identity73▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Shariah Supervision73▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Mobile Learning70▲ 4.8×5 topics
  31. Technology Integration69▲ 5.4×10 topics
  32. Indonesia66▲ 3.4×5 topics
  33. Ethnicity65▲ 4.2×8 topics
  34. Islam60▲ 6.8×3 topics
  35. Social Influence59▲ 6.6×2 topics
  36. Malay Language59▲ 10.0×1 topic
  37. Sharia Law59▲ 9.8×1 topic
  38. Aquaculture57▲ 5.3×8 topics
  39. Gender Equality57▲ 5.0×6 topics
  40. Corruption50▲ 7.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Universiti of Malaysia Sabah publish most on?

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

Education and Islamic St…162Education and Islamic Studies: 162 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…73Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 73 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…59Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 59 fractional worksAsian Studies and History38Asian Studies and History: 38 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…34Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 34 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts29COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 29 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 25 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 24 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 20 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 20 fractional works
EducationAccountingSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 162 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 73 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 59 works
  4. 4 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 34 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 29 works
  7. 7 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 24 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 20 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 20 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universiti of Malaysia Sabah's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 131% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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