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).
- 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%
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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Physical Sciences#4,858 #1,512
- Social Sciences#2,264 #1,630
- Computer Science#2,133 #1,119
- Engineering#2,141 #1,625
- Social Sciences#4,365 #2,075
- Environmental Science#2,360 #1,463
- Business, Management and Accounting#1,540 #1,261
- Artificial Intelligence#1,771 #1,025
- Materials Science#1,892 #1,362
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,423 #1,995
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.
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
- Physical Sciences5,93339.0%
- Engineering2,14014.1%
- Computer Science1,2278.1%
- Environmental Science8895.8%
- Materials Science7795.1%
- Chemistry2431.6%
- Energy1991.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1410.9%
- Mathematics1320.9%
- Physics and Astronomy1170.8%
- Chemical Engineering650.4%
- Social Sciences4,70831.0%
- Social Sciences1,98413.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting9566.3%
- Psychology6084.0%
- Arts and Humanities4452.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance4102.7%
- Decision Sciences3052.0%
- Health Sciences2,94819.4%
- Medicine2,35015.5%
- Health Professions3442.3%
- Dentistry1711.1%
- Nursing710.5%
- Veterinary120.1%
- Life Sciences1,60610.6%
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.
- MarketingSubfield · 191.0 works3.0×
- BiomaterialsSubfield · 192.4 works3.0×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 119.5 works2.8×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 46.2 works2.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry2.32×171 works
- Decision Sciences2.07×305 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.95×956 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.64×88 works
- Materials Science1.47×779 works
- Energy1.43×199 works
- Psychology1.31×608 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×410 works
- Chemical Engineering1.23×65 works
- Environmental Science1.18×889 works
- Computer Science1.04×1,227 works
- Social Sciences1.03×1,984 works
- Chemistry1.02×243 works
- Arts and Humanities1.01×445 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.95×145 works
- Nursing0.95×71 works
- Engineering0.94×2,140 works
- Health Professions0.86×344 works
- Medicine0.80×2,350 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×563 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×626 works
- Neuroscience0.74×184 works
- Mathematics0.74×132 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×142 works
- Veterinary0.57×12 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.35×117 works
- Dentistry 2.3×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.6×
- Materials Science 1.5×
- Energy 1.4×
- Psychology 1.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.3×
- Chemical Engineering 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Social Sciences 1.0×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 1.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.9×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Engineering 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
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
Mohammad Iranmanesh
Malaysia · #458 worldwide 17k citations · 224 works
- 2
Bassim H. Hameed
Malaysia · #1,891 worldwide 63k citations · 395 works
- 3
Jiashen Teh
Malaysia · #27,715 worldwide 6.3k citations · 169 works
- 4
Thurasamy Ramayah
Malaysia · #39,486 worldwide 31k citations · 731 works
- 5
Qasim Raza Syed
Malaysia · #63,283 worldwide 2.5k citations · 76 works
- 6
Hooi Hooi Lean
Malaysia · #94,640 worldwide 12k citations · 297 works
- 7
Azlan Amran
Malaysia · #114,585 worldwide 8.9k citations · 245 works
- 8
Keat Teong Lee
Malaysia · #125,542 worldwide 26k citations · 333 works
- 9
Kamarul Imran Musa
Malaysia · #140,003 worldwide 152k citations · 232 works
- 10
Keng Yuen Foo
Malaysia · #160,124 worldwide 17k citations · 116 works
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.
- Partial Least Squares
- Technology Acceptance Model
- Shariah Supervision
- Global Financial Crisis
- Muslim Students
- Financial Stability
- Performance Analysis
- User Satisfaction
- Islamic Education
- Social Capital
- E-Learning
- Corporate Governance
- COVID-19
- Renewable Energy
- Nanoparticles
- Nanomaterials
- Social Media
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Environmental Impact
- Biomedical Applications
- Supply Chain Management
- Nanocomposites
- Educational Technology
- Risk Management
- Consumer Behavior
- Economic Growth
- Tissue Engineering
- Customer Satisfaction
- Islamic Banking
- Finance
- Religious Education
- Madrasa
- Online Shopping
- Ethical Identity
- Information Systems
- Consumer Trust
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
- Machine Learning659▲ 1.30×93 topics
- Epidemiology568◆ 0.94×131 topics
- Deep Learning534◆ 1.02×82 topics
- Sustainability455▲ 1.23×89 topics
- Environmental Impact425▲ 1.64×61 topics
- Globalization383▲ 1.28×80 topics
- Biomedical Applications352▲ 1.96×35 topics
- Social Media328▲ 1.56×34 topics
- Supply Chain Management321▲ 2.4×25 topics
- Nanomaterials308▲ 1.94×19 topics
- Nanocomposites281▲ 2.4×21 topics
- Nanoparticles279▲ 1.46×43 topics
- Educational Technology274▲ 1.53×37 topics
- Renewable Energy273▲ 1.24×51 topics
- Risk Management263▲ 3.6×15 topics
- COVID-19262▲ 1.33×28 topics
- Consumer Behavior246▲ 2.6×18 topics
- Corporate Governance233▲ 2.1×23 topics
- Economic Growth225▲ 1.82×30 topics
- E-Learning214▲ 1.46×21 topics
- Tissue Engineering203▲ 2.2×13 topics
- Social Capital185▲ 2.4×19 topics
- Customer Satisfaction175▲ 3.6×8 topics
- Islamic Education156▲ 3.1×4 topics
- Islamic Banking151▲ 2.7×3 topics
- User Satisfaction138▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Finance133▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Performance Analysis133▲ 4.2×5 topics
- Religious Education130▲ 5.3×4 topics
- Financial Stability128▲ 4.4×6 topics
- Madrasa126▲ 12×1 topic
- Muslim Students126▲ 12×1 topic
- Online Shopping126▲ 4.7×2 topics
- Global Financial Crisis122▲ 6.2×3 topics
- Ethical Identity120▲ 6.8×1 topic
- Shariah Supervision120▲ 6.8×1 topic
- Information Systems118▲ 4.5×7 topics
- Technology Acceptance Model113▲ 4.8×2 topics
- Consumer Trust106▲ 7.3×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 126 works
- 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 120 works
- 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 106 works
- 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 86 works
- 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 74 works
- 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 71 works
- 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 65 works
- 8 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 61 works
- 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 60 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in George Town
- Hospital Pulau Pinang
- RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus
- Wawasan Open University
- Penang Adventist Hospital
- Penang Development Corporation
- Sentinext Therapeutics (Malaysia)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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