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University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

In research, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,379 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,268 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,763 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology and Rheumatology — Ophthalmology is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,242
of 28,054 · #7,054 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#33
of 137
Research works
5k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,379 of 11,982 11.1%648 #2723
MedicineField #1,268 of 10,443 10.6%577 #2433
Life SciencesDomain #2,763 of 7,800 18.4%168 #3553
Social SciencesDomain #6,204 of 10,521 15.0%149 #9001
Physical SciencesDomain #9,261 of 12,888 17.1%81 #13213
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,811 of 3,579 19.4%89 #3560
SurgerySubfield #1,429 of 1,816 7.2%80 #2179
Social SciencesField #5,199 of 6,365 14.4%80 #7725

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre 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. Health Sciences#2,723 #1,379
  2. Medicine#2,433 #1,268
  3. Life Sciences#3,553 #2,763
  4. Social Sciences#9,001 #6,204
  5. Physical Sciences#13,213 #9,261
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,560 #2,811
  7. Surgery#2,179 #1,429
  8. Social Sciences#7,725 #5,199
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 University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 27.4 works9.8×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 23.0 works4.8×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.84× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.10× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.87× its world share, 577 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Teck Yew Low, Abdus Salam and Christopher C.K. Ho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre.

  1. 1 Teck Yew Low Malaysia · #207,847 worldwide 202 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Abdus Salam Malaysia · #260,583 worldwide 54 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Christopher C.K. Ho Malaysia · #299,372 worldwide 100 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Nik Ritza Kosai Malaysia · #329,911 worldwide 93 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Min Hwei Ng Malaysia · #355,670 worldwide 79 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Shamsul Azhar Shah Malaysia · #584,473 worldwide 55 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Srijit Das Malaysia · #597,509 worldwide 100 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Rahman Jamal Malaysia · #660,698 worldwide 57 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Zarina Abdul Latiff Malaysia · #716,548 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mohd Yazid Bajuri Malaysia · #818,467 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Which keywords describe research at University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Risk Factors and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology106▲ 2.5×114 topics
  2. Inflammation64▲ 3.0×74 topics
  3. Quality of Life46▲ 3.0×48 topics
  4. Treatment34▲ 2.7×44 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress31▲ 1.83×49 topics
  6. Diagnosis30▲ 3.1×36 topics
  7. Risk Factors28▲ 2.5×32 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease28▲ 2.4×36 topics
  9. Cancer27▲ 1.95×43 topics
  10. COVID-1926▲ 1.80×23 topics
  11. Management22▲ 2.7×28 topics
  12. Depression22▲ 2.4×23 topics
  13. Surgical Management22▲ 5.0×18 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 2.5×21 topics
  15. Biomarkers21▲ 2.9×15 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines20▲ 3.5×14 topics
  17. Obesity19▲ 2.4×23 topics
  18. Diabetes19▲ 3.6×21 topics
  19. Chemotherapy18▲ 2.5×22 topics
  20. Radiotherapy17▲ 4.2×12 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders17▲ 2.8×19 topics
  22. Pathogenesis17▲ 3.1×20 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors15▲ 3.3×14 topics
  24. Rehabilitation15▲ 3.6×12 topics
  25. Complications14▲ 2.8×16 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance14▲ 3.6×13 topics
  27. Prevention14▲ 3.3×15 topics
  28. Anxiety14▲ 2.8×11 topics
  29. Glaucoma13▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration12▲ 3.8×11 topics
  31. Wound Healing12▲ 4.3×9 topics
  32. Neuroimaging11▲ 3.9×11 topics
  33. Health-related Quality of Life11▲ 4.4×5 topics
  34. Optical Coherence Tomography11▲ 9.9×3 topics
  35. Intraocular Pressure10▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Regeneration10▲ 5.0×5 topics
  37. Biogenesis10▲ 5.5×3 topics
  38. Optic Nerve9▲ 9.0×2 topics
  39. Diagnostic Imaging9▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Hearing Loss8▲ 7.1×4 topics

Which research topics does University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research and Extracellular vesicles in disease.

Education and Islamic St…7Education and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…7Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 7 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythemat…5Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 5 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles i…5Extracellular vesicles in disease: 5 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 4 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…4Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 4 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 4 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…4Tracheal and airway disorders: 4 fractional works
EducationOphthalmologyRheumatologyMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 7 works
  3. 3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 5 works
  4. 4 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  6. 6 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 4 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 4 works
  9. 9 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 4 works
  10. 10 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 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 available60.2%not open39.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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