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University of Malaya

In research, University of Malaya stands highest in Social Sciences (#126 of 10,521 worldwide), Education (#25 of 1,892 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#94 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Accounting and Linguistics and Language — Music is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#362
of 28,054 · #491 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#3
of 137
Research works
52k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of Malaya 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 #126 of 10,521 23.3%4,331 #308
EducationSubfield #25 of 1,892 22.6%814 #125
Social SciencesField #94 of 6,365 21.3%2,300 #229
Health SciencesDomain #285 of 11,982 16.3%1,984 #643
Physical SciencesDomain #396 of 12,888 19.2%3,876 #434
Health ProfessionsField #72 of 1,928 24.1%274 #313
EngineeringField #274 of 6,636 17.9%1,470 #237
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #109 of 2,578 18.7%767 #247
Computer ScienceField #246 of 4,667 22.8%830 #465
MedicineField #597 of 10,443 14.7%1,531 #909

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Malaya 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#308 #126
  2. Education#125 #25
  3. Social Sciences#229 #94
  4. Health Sciences#643 #285
  5. Physical Sciences#434 #396
  6. Health Professions#313 #72
  7. Engineering#237 #274
  8. Sociology and Political Science#247 #109
  9. Computer Science#465 #246
  10. Medicine#909 #597
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 Malaya specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 40.4 works4.4×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 270.0 works4.0×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 40.8 works3.2×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 55.9 works2.6×
  5. PeriodonticsSubfield · 37.7 works2.5×
  6. DentistryField · 133.6 works2.5×
  7. EducationSubfield · 813.9 works2.4×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 326 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 398 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 101 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 52 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 49 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 168 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 830 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.48× its world share, 151 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 1,470 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 487 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.06× its world share, 414 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 86 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 150 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.47× its world share, 134 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 274 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 1,531 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 398 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.84× its world share, 660 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 155 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 315 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 503 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 2,300 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Malaya?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdullah Gani, R. Saidur and Nasrudin Abd Rahim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Malaya.

  1. 1 Abdullah Gani Malaysia · #4,941 worldwide 1.1k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 R. Saidur Malaysia · #10,368 worldwide 1.5k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Nasrudin Abd Rahim Malaysia · #11,486 worldwide 2.7k citations · 189 works
  4. 4 H.H. Masjuki Malaysia · #15,955 worldwide 1.3k citations · 106 works
  5. 5 Shahaboddin Shamshirband Malaysia · #20,705 worldwide 824 citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Wan Ahmad Tajuddin Wan Abdullah Malaysia · #29,233 worldwide 709 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 U. Johnson Alengaram Malaysia · #31,705 worldwide 773 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Mahidzal Dahari Malaysia · #31,944 worldwide 665 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Nor Badrul Anuar Malaysia · #32,178 worldwide 471 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Lee‐Ling Lim Malaysia · #32,852 worldwide 4k citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of Malaya

Which keywords describe research at University of Malaya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Globalization, Islamic Banking, Teacher Training, Risk Management, Religious Education, Madrasa and Muslim Students.

▲ 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. Globalization478▲ 2.2×85 topics
  2. Epidemiology399◆ 0.90×128 topics
  3. Machine Learning386◆ 1.06×93 topics
  4. Deep Learning356◆ 0.93×83 topics
  5. Teacher Training302▲ 4.3×18 topics
  6. Islamic Education289▲ 7.3×4 topics
  7. Sustainability289◆ 1.06×85 topics
  8. Social Media288▲ 1.81×32 topics
  9. Curriculum Development277▲ 3.5×14 topics
  10. Risk Management274▲ 5.1×15 topics
  11. Educational Technology269▲ 2.0×36 topics
  12. Corporate Governance267▲ 3.2×24 topics
  13. Islamic Banking265▲ 5.8×3 topics
  14. Education261▲ 1.37×69 topics
  15. Pedagogy244▲ 4.5×13 topics
  16. Environmental Impact227▲ 1.20×54 topics
  17. Religious Education224▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Madrasa210▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Muslim Students210▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Nanomaterials198▲ 1.68×20 topics
  21. Finance195▲ 9.0×4 topics
  22. Performance Analysis195▲ 8.1×5 topics
  23. E-Learning192▲ 1.71×20 topics
  24. Financial Stability190▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Online Learning188▲ 2.0×24 topics
  26. Global Financial Crisis184▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Ethical Identity183▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Shariah Supervision183▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Economic Development176▲ 1.94×33 topics
  30. Social Capital146▲ 2.5×19 topics
  31. Indonesia143▲ 2.7×5 topics
  32. Ethnicity138▲ 3.3×17 topics
  33. Gender Equality132▲ 4.3×12 topics
  34. Technology Integration128▲ 3.8×11 topics
  35. Islam109▲ 4.6×5 topics
  36. Corruption100▲ 5.7×6 topics
  37. Malay Language100▲ 6.3×1 topic
  38. Sharia Law100▲ 6.2×1 topic
  39. Civil Society92▲ 7.4×6 topics
  40. Democratization83▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Malaya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Asian Studies and History.

Education and Islamic St…210Education and Islamic Studies: 210 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…183Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 183 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 100 fractional worksAsian Studies and History76Asian Studies and History: 76 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…55Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 55 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…54Islamic Finance and Communication: 54 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 47 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 47 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 44 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 39 fractional works
EducationAccountingSociology and Political ScienceLanguage and Linguistics2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 210 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 183 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 100 works
  4. 4 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 76 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 55 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 54 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 47 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 47 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 44 works
  10. 10 Education and Character Development Education 39 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.1%domestic only72.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Malaya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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.