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Universiti Sains Malaysia

In research, Universiti Sains Malaysia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,512 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,630 of 9,585 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,119 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Marketing, Biomaterials and Information Systems and Management (Marketing is 3.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,081
of 22,385 · #5,248 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#11
of 124
Research works
51k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
916k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Universiti Sains Malaysia

What is Universiti Sains Malaysia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,512 of 10,670 11.8%5,369 #4858
Social SciencesDomain #1,630 of 9,585 12.7%4,190 #2264
Computer ScienceField #1,119 of 4,417 17.2%1,101 #2133
EngineeringField #1,625 of 5,901 11.1%1,954 #2141
Social SciencesField #2,075 of 5,988 12.8%1,774 #4365
Environmental ScienceField #1,463 of 3,334 10.1%788 #2360
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,261 of 2,581 12.1%852 #1540
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,025 of 1,862 17.0%373 #1771
Materials ScienceField #1,362 of 2,276 9.4%703 #1892
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,995 of 3,157 12.8%507 #3423

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universiti Sains Malaysia 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 of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#4,858 #1,512
  2. Social Sciences#2,264 #1,630
  3. Computer Science#2,133 #1,119
  4. Engineering#2,141 #1,625
  5. Social Sciences#4,365 #2,075
  6. Environmental Science#2,360 #1,463
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#1,540 #1,261
  8. Artificial Intelligence#1,771 #1,025
  9. Materials Science#1,892 #1,362
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,423 #1,995
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Universiti Sains Malaysia work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Universiti Sains Malaysia is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (15%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5,933 fractional works · 39.0% of its workEngineering: 2,140 fractional works · 14.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 428 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 397 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 239 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 223 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 210 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 119 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,227 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 428 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 294 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 184 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 99 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 889 fractional works · 5.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 167 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 114 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 106 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 95 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 75 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 779 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 316 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 192 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 159 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 243 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 112 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 199 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 182 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 141 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 132 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 117 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,708 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,984 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 720 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 638 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 98 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 956 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAccounting: 225 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 203 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 191 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 124 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 106 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 608 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 203 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 169 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 124 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 445 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 148 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 87 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 410 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 327 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 305 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 150 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 119 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,948 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMedicine: 2,350 fractional works · 15.5% of its workSurgery: 278 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 180 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 157 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 140 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 125 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 120 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 111 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 110 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 242 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 344 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 145 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 171 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 66 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,606 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 626 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 352 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 563 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 201 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 130 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 184 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 145 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversiti SainsMalaysia15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences31%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2,14014.1%
    2. Computer Science1,2278.1%
    3. Environmental Science8895.8%
    4. Materials Science7795.1%
    5. Chemistry2431.6%
    6. Energy1991.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1410.9%
    8. Mathematics1320.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy1170.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering650.4%
  2. Social Sciences4,70831.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,98413.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting9566.3%
    3. Psychology6084.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities4452.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4102.7%
    6. Decision Sciences3052.0%
  3. Health Sciences2,94819.4%
    1. Medicine2,35015.5%
    2. Health Professions3442.3%
    3. Dentistry1711.1%
    4. Nursing710.5%
    5. Veterinary120.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,60610.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6264.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5633.7%
    3. Neuroscience1841.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1451.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics880.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universiti Sains Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Marketing takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MarketingSubfield · 191.0 works3.0×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 192.4 works3.0×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 119.5 works2.8×
  4. OrthodonticsSubfield · 46.2 works2.7×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 563 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 626 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 145 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 184 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 88 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.23× its world share, 65 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 243 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 1,227 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 142 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 199 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 2,140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 889 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 779 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 132 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 117 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.32× its world share, 171 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 344 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 2,350 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 71 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 445 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 956 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 305 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 410 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 608 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1,984 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.32×171 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.07×305 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.95×956 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.64×88 works
  5. Materials Science1.47×779 works
  6. Energy1.43×199 works
  7. Psychology1.31×608 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×410 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.23×65 works
  10. Environmental Science1.18×889 works
  11. Computer Science1.04×1,227 works
  12. Social Sciences1.03×1,984 works
  13. Chemistry1.02×243 works
  14. Arts and Humanities1.01×445 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×145 works
  16. Nursing0.95×71 works
  17. Engineering0.94×2,140 works
  18. Health Professions0.86×344 works
  19. Medicine0.80×2,350 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×563 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×626 works
  22. Neuroscience0.74×184 works
  23. Mathematics0.74×132 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×142 works
  25. Veterinary0.57×12 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.35×117 works

Who are the top researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Bassim H. Hameed and Jiashen Teh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universiti Sains Malaysia.

  1. 1 Mohammad Iranmanesh Malaysia · #458 worldwide 17k citations · 224 works
  2. 2 Bassim H. Hameed Malaysia · #1,891 worldwide 63k citations · 395 works
  3. 3 Jiashen Teh Malaysia · #27,715 worldwide 6.3k citations · 169 works
  4. 4 Thurasamy Ramayah Malaysia · #39,486 worldwide 31k citations · 731 works
  5. 5 Qasim Raza Syed Malaysia · #63,283 worldwide 2.5k citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Hooi Hooi Lean Malaysia · #94,640 worldwide 12k citations · 297 works
  7. 7 Azlan Amran Malaysia · #114,585 worldwide 8.9k citations · 245 works
  8. 8 Keat Teong Lee Malaysia · #125,542 worldwide 26k citations · 333 works
  9. 9 Kamarul Imran Musa Malaysia · #140,003 worldwide 152k citations · 232 works
  10. 10 Keng Yuen Foo Malaysia · #160,124 worldwide 17k citations · 116 works
All ranked researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia

What are the most cited papers from Universiti Sains Malaysia?

The most cited paper from Universiti Sains Malaysia is "Insights into the modeling of adsorption isotherm systems" (Keng Yuen Foo, Bassim H. Hameed, 2009), with 8,423 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023) and "Review on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Antibacterial Activity and Toxicity Mechanism" (4,606).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Insights into the modeling of adsorption isotherm systems Keng Yuen Foo, Bassim H. Hameed · Chemical Engineering Journal 14 Sep 2009 8,423
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
3 Review on Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Antibacterial Activity and Toxicity Mechanism Amna Hassan Sirelkhatim, Shahrom Mahmud, Azman Seeni et al. · Nano-Micro Letters Open access 18 Apr 2015 4,606
4 Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 Gregory A. Roth et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access171 authors 17 May 2017 3,906
5 Adsorption of methylene blue on low-cost adsorbents: A review Mohd Rafatullah, Othman Sulaiman, Rokiah Hashim et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 17 Dec 2009 3,155
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universiti Sains Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Environmental Impact, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Biomedical Applications, Epidemiology, Deep Learning and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning659▲ 1.30×93 topics
  2. Epidemiology568◆ 0.94×131 topics
  3. Deep Learning534◆ 1.02×82 topics
  4. Sustainability455▲ 1.23×89 topics
  5. Environmental Impact425▲ 1.64×61 topics
  6. Globalization383▲ 1.28×80 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications352▲ 1.96×35 topics
  8. Social Media328▲ 1.56×34 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management321▲ 2.4×25 topics
  10. Nanomaterials308▲ 1.94×19 topics
  11. Nanocomposites281▲ 2.4×21 topics
  12. Nanoparticles279▲ 1.46×43 topics
  13. Educational Technology274▲ 1.53×37 topics
  14. Renewable Energy273▲ 1.24×51 topics
  15. Risk Management263▲ 3.6×15 topics
  16. COVID-19262▲ 1.33×28 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior246▲ 2.6×18 topics
  18. Corporate Governance233▲ 2.1×23 topics
  19. Economic Growth225▲ 1.82×30 topics
  20. E-Learning214▲ 1.46×21 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering203▲ 2.2×13 topics
  22. Social Capital185▲ 2.4×19 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction175▲ 3.6×8 topics
  24. Islamic Education156▲ 3.1×4 topics
  25. Islamic Banking151▲ 2.7×3 topics
  26. User Satisfaction138▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Finance133▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Performance Analysis133▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Religious Education130▲ 5.3×4 topics
  30. Financial Stability128▲ 4.4×6 topics
  31. Madrasa126▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Muslim Students126▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Online Shopping126▲ 4.7×2 topics
  34. Global Financial Crisis122▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Ethical Identity120▲ 6.8×1 topic
  36. Shariah Supervision120▲ 6.8×1 topic
  37. Information Systems118▲ 4.5×7 topics
  38. Technology Acceptance Model113▲ 4.8×2 topics
  39. Consumer Trust106▲ 7.3×1 topic
  40. Partial Least Squares106▲ 7.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Universiti Sains Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Education and Islamic St…126Education and Islamic Studies: 126 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…120Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 120 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …106Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 106 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…86Digital Marketing and Social Media: 86 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 74 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 71 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…65Environmental Sustainability in Business: 65 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 61 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 60 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…58Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 58 fractional works
EducationAccountingInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 126 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 120 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 106 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 86 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 74 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 71 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 65 works
  8. 8 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 61 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 60 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 58 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universiti Sains Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Universiti Sains Malaysia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.062% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Universiti Sains Malaysia0.058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universiti Sains Malaysia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Universiti Sains Malaysia11.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.9% in 2009.

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