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University of Kuala Lumpur

In research, University of Kuala Lumpur stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,175 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,207 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,640 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Polymers and Plastics — Management Information Systems is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,000
of 28,054 · #6,978 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#32
of 137
Research works
5.7k
▲ 113% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is University of Kuala Lumpur 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 #2,175 of 10,521 18.4%533 #3654
Computer ScienceField #1,207 of 4,667 15.4%237 #2526
Physical SciencesDomain #3,640 of 12,888 10.2%1,128 #5535
Social SciencesField #2,147 of 6,365 19.7%210 #3313
EngineeringField #2,250 of 6,636 8.5%584 #2533
Health SciencesDomain #5,382 of 11,982 11.4%202 #8390
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,255 of 2,578 16.8%140 #1837
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,411 of 2,578 22.9%66 #2380
MedicineField #6,877 of 10,443 12.4%136 #12191
Life SciencesDomain #5,250 of 7,800 12.2%144 #9060

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kuala Lumpur 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#3,654 #2,175
  2. Computer Science#2,526 #1,207
  3. Physical Sciences#5,535 #3,640
  4. Social Sciences#3,313 #2,147
  5. Engineering#2,533 #2,250
  6. Health Sciences#8,390 #5,382
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#1,837 #1,255
  8. Sociology and Political Science#2,380 #1,411
  9. Medicine#12,191 #6,877
  10. Life Sciences#9,060 #5,250
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 of Kuala Lumpur specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Information Systems takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 29.8 works3.6×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 36.1 works3.5×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 27.5 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: 0.76× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.27× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.52× its world share, 237 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.92× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.94× its world share, 584 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 113 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.32× its world share, 93 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.17× its world share, 140 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 210 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kuala Lumpur?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammed Danish, UniKL Mitec and Mahendran Sekar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kuala Lumpur.

  1. 1 Mohammed Danish Malaysia · #194,157 worldwide 220 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 UniKL Mitec Malaysia · #296,715 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Mahendran Sekar Malaysia · #318,150 worldwide 125 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Shahrulniza Musa Malaysia · #526,971 worldwide 86 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Mansoor Alam Malaysia · #605,635 worldwide 91 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Gouri Kumar Dash Malaysia · #738,606 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ilham Sentosa Malaysia · #814,150 worldwide 46 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Ibrahim Alhamrouni Malaysia · #815,347 worldwide 70 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Syed Faiz Ahmed Malaysia · #887,691 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar Malaysia · #902,871 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kuala Lumpur

Which keywords describe research at University of Kuala Lumpur?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT, Supply Chain Management, Internet of Things, Sustainability, Renewable Energy and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Deep Learning124▲ 1.81×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning121▲ 1.85×83 topics
  3. Sustainability93▲ 1.90×63 topics
  4. Environmental Impact74▲ 2.2×46 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management74▲ 4.0×22 topics
  6. Renewable Energy71▲ 2.5×36 topics
  7. Internet of Things66▲ 3.8×23 topics
  8. IoT58▲ 7.8×16 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence52▲ 1.90×38 topics
  10. Healthcare45▲ 1.98×14 topics
  11. Security42▲ 3.2×20 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties42▲ 2.2×32 topics
  13. Social Media42▲ 1.45×22 topics
  14. Neural Networks41▲ 1.33×32 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications40▲ 1.69×33 topics
  16. Nanoparticles40▲ 1.59×36 topics
  17. Big Data39▲ 2.2×24 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency37▲ 1.96×29 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior36▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Wireless Sensor Networks32▲ 3.6×18 topics
  21. Environmental Monitoring30▲ 3.9×10 topics
  22. Heat Transfer28▲ 2.9×17 topics
  23. Risk Management27▲ 2.8×14 topics
  24. Applications24▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. Smart Home24▲ 7.2×4 topics
  26. Smart Cities24▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Customer Satisfaction24▲ 3.7×8 topics
  28. Sensors24▲ 9.3×5 topics
  29. Emissions22▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. User Satisfaction20▲ 5.1×4 topics
  31. Technology Acceptance Model20▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Online Shopping20▲ 5.3×2 topics
  33. Biodegradable18▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Home Automation17▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Wireless17▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Consumer Trust17▲ 8.6×1 topic
  37. Partial Least Squares17▲ 8.6×1 topic
  38. Madrasa16▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Muslim Students16▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Smart Factory16▲ 7.6×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Kuala Lumpur publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT-based Smart Home Systems, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Education and Islamic Studies and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

IoT-based Smart Home Sys…17IoT-based Smart Home Systems: 17 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …17Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 17 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 16 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 14 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 13 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 12 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 11 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…11Digital Marketing and Social Media: 11 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 10 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 10 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation Systems and ManagementEducationAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 17 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 16 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 14 works
  5. 5 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 13 works
  6. 6 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 12 works
  7. 7 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 11 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  9. 9 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 10 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kuala Lumpur's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 113% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.