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Universiti Sains Malaysia

In research, Universiti Sains Malaysia stands highest in Social Sciences (#103 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#28 of 2,578 worldwide) and Information Systems and Management (#1 of 84 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biomaterials, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Polymers and Plastics — Biomaterials is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#251
of 28,054 · #630 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#1
of 137
Research works
42k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
835k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Universiti Sains Malaysia 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 #103 of 10,521 26.2%3,550 #408
Business, Management and AccountingField #28 of 2,578 26.9%734 #204
Information Systems and ManagementSubfield #1 of 84 42.1%89 #14
Social SciencesField #109 of 6,365 24.2%1,483 #403
Computer ScienceField #81 of 4,667 27.5%993 #417
Physical SciencesDomain #252 of 12,888 20.3%4,978 #619
Management Information SystemsSubfield #5 of 183 27.4%90 —
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #74 of 2,578 22.7%546 #283
EngineeringField #205 of 6,636 18.8%1,821 #444
MarketingSubfield #7 of 223 31.9%134 #44

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 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#408 #103
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#204 #28
  3. Information Systems and Management#14 #1
  4. Social Sciences#403 #109
  5. Computer Science#417 #81
  6. Physical Sciences#619 #252
  7. Sociology and Political Science#283 #74
  8. Engineering#444 #205
  9. Marketing#44 #7
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 Sains Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biomaterials takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiomaterialsSubfield · 162.2 works3.3×
  2. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 27.9 works2.9×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 133.2 works2.9×
  4. MarketingSubfield · 134.4 works2.8×
  5. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 197.6 works2.8×
  6. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 88.7 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: 0.83× its world share, 454 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 462 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 99 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 112 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 67 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 57 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.18× its world share, 212 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 993 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 117 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 175 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 1,822 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 735 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 662 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 107 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 98 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 235 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 1,386 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 314 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.99× its world share, 734 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 245 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 338 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 438 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1,483 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, B.H. Hameed, Kamarul Imran Musa and Rokiah Hashim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universiti Sains Malaysia.

  1. 1 B.H. Hameed Malaysia · #17,703 worldwide 1.4k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Kamarul Imran Musa Malaysia · #18,007 worldwide 4.1k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Rokiah Hashim Malaysia · #30,586 worldwide 735 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Othman Sulaiman Malaysia · #32,926 worldwide 809 citations · 77 works
  5. 5 A.A. Karim Malaysia · #35,333 worldwide 403 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Mohd Rafatullah Malaysia · #37,590 worldwide 670 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Putra Sumari Malaysia · #41,961 worldwide 295 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Abdul Rahman Mohamed Malaysia · #53,546 worldwide 1.1k citations · 107 works
  9. 9 Laith Abualigah Malaysia · #56,413 worldwide 1.2k citations · 135 works
  10. 10 C.P. Leo Malaysia · #64,451 worldwide 599 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Universiti Sains Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at Universiti Sains Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Risk Management, Environmental Impact, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Nanocomposites and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 Learning515▲ 1.37×92 topics
  2. Deep Learning442◆ 1.13×79 topics
  3. Sustainability372▲ 1.33×84 topics
  4. Environmental Impact352▲ 1.81×59 topics
  5. Epidemiology345▼ 0.76×130 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications300▲ 2.2×35 topics
  7. Globalization282▲ 1.25×74 topics
  8. Nanomaterials268▲ 2.2×19 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management252▲ 2.4×25 topics
  10. Social Media247▲ 1.51×33 topics
  11. Nanocomposites243▲ 2.6×21 topics
  12. Renewable Energy230▲ 1.39×49 topics
  13. Risk Management225▲ 4.0×14 topics
  14. Nanoparticles224▲ 1.55×43 topics
  15. Educational Technology202▲ 1.48×35 topics
  16. Economic Growth190▲ 1.95×28 topics
  17. Corporate Governance186▲ 2.2×23 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior174▲ 2.4×18 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering164▲ 2.3×13 topics
  20. Social Capital148▲ 2.5×17 topics
  21. Graphene145▲ 1.85×11 topics
  22. Islamic Banking120▲ 2.6×3 topics
  23. Islamic Education115▲ 2.8×4 topics
  24. IoT114▲ 2.7×18 topics
  25. Customer Satisfaction112▲ 3.0×8 topics
  26. Finance109▲ 4.9×4 topics
  27. Performance Analysis107▲ 4.3×5 topics
  28. Financial Stability105▲ 4.5×5 topics
  29. User Satisfaction105▲ 4.7×4 topics
  30. Global Financial Crisis101▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Ethical Identity99▲ 6.8×1 topic
  32. Shariah Supervision99▲ 6.8×1 topic
  33. Religious Education98▲ 5.0×3 topics
  34. Biodegradable Polymers95▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Madrasa95▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Muslim Students95▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Information Systems88▲ 4.5×7 topics
  38. Technology Acceptance Model83▲ 4.8×2 topics
  39. Consumer Trust78▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Partial Least Squares78▲ 7.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Universiti Sains Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Education and Islamic Studies, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Islamic Finance and Bank…99Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 99 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…95Education and Islamic Studies: 95 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …78Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 78 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…65Digital Marketing and Social Media: 65 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 53 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 52 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…52Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 52 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 50 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 50 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…49Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 49 fractional works
AccountingEducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 99 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 95 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 78 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 65 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 53 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 52 works
  7. 7 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 52 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 50 works
  9. 9 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 50 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 49 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universiti Sains Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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