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University of Selangor

In research, University of Selangor stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,977 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,788 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,271 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,493
of 28,054 · #22,888 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#66
of 137
Research works
1.3k
▲ 162% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is University of Selangor 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 #3,977 of 10,521 10.4%279 #8235
Social SciencesField #3,788 of 6,365 9.3%150 #6264
Physical SciencesDomain #9,271 of 12,888 6.7%134 #15452
EducationSubfield #1,716 of 1,892 6.9%86 #2357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Selangor 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#8,235 #3,977
  2. Social Sciences#6,264 #3,788
  3. Physical Sciences#15,452 #9,271
  4. Education#2,357 #1,716
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 Selangor specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 85.9 works6.0×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.31× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 150 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Selangor?

Ranked on the composite score, Abul Bashar Bhuiyan and Nor Azilah Husin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Selangor.

  1. 1 Abul Bashar Bhuiyan Malaysia · #716,778 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Nor Azilah Husin Malaysia · #1,079,687 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Selangor

Which keywords describe research at University of Selangor?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Islamic Education, Pedagogy, Religious Education, Globalization, 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. Globalization34▲ 3.7×25 topics
  2. Curriculum Development32▲ 9.8×10 topics
  3. Teacher Training30▲ 10×11 topics
  4. Islamic Education28▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Pedagogy26▲ 11×7 topics
  6. E-Learning26▲ 5.5×14 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management25▲ 5.8×17 topics
  8. Education25▲ 3.1×31 topics
  9. Religious Education24▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Madrasa23▲ 68×1 topic
  11. Muslim Students23▲ 68×1 topic
  12. Educational Technology23▲ 4.1×23 topics
  13. Machine Learning21▲ 1.36×44 topics
  14. Online Learning20▲ 5.0×13 topics
  15. Risk Management17▲ 7.6×6 topics
  16. Corporate Governance17▲ 4.9×13 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior15▲ 5.2×11 topics
  18. Islamic Banking15▲ 7.9×3 topics
  19. Technology Integration15▲ 11×9 topics
  20. Digital Transformation14▲ 5.7×9 topics
  21. Leadership14▲ 6.1×10 topics
  22. Mobile Learning14▲ 8.3×5 topics
  23. Finance13▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Ethical Identity13▲ 22×1 topic
  25. Shariah Supervision13▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Student Satisfaction12▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Customer Satisfaction12▲ 7.9×5 topics
  28. Learning Outcomes12▲ 5.9×9 topics
  29. Organizational Performance12▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis11▲ 4.0×9 topics
  31. Digital Learning10▲ 4.1×9 topics
  32. Student Engagement10▲ 5.2×10 topics
  33. IoT9▲ 5.4×8 topics
  34. Lifelong Learning9▲ 9.8×8 topics
  35. Smart Cities9▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Teaching Strategies9▲ 6.1×5 topics
  37. Self-Efficacy9▲ 6.9×9 topics
  38. Online Shopping8▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Structural Equation Modeling8▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Blended Learning8▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Selangor publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Technology-Enhanced Education Studies.

Education and Islamic St…23Education and Islamic Studies: 23 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…13Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 13 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …7Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 7 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 7 fractional worksHalal products and consu…6Halal products and consumer behavior: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 5 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional works
EducationAccountingInformation Systems and ManagementArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 23 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 13 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 7 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  6. 6 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Selangor's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 162% 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.