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University of Southampton Malaysia

In research, University of Southampton Malaysia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,316 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,260
of 28,054 · #20,094 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#60
of 137
Research works
312
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of Southampton Malaysia 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,316 of 12,888 25.0%94 #13088

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Southampton 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does University of Southampton Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 20.1 works5.7×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.56× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.24× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.00× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.16× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.69× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Southampton Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jo-Han Ng and Suan Hui Pu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Southampton Malaysia.

  1. 1 Jo-Han Ng Malaysia · #340,240 worldwide 174 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Suan Hui Pu Malaysia · #1,533,380 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Southampton Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at University of Southampton Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions, Urbanization, Monetary Policy and Environmental Regulation.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy17▲ 7.0×21 topics
  2. Deep Learning14▲ 2.5×39 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 1.67×33 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.8×14 topics
  5. Economic Growth8▲ 5.3×9 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency6▲ 3.9×12 topics
  7. Energy Consumption6▲ 15×5 topics
  8. CO2 Emissions5▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Environmental Regulation5▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Monetary Policy5▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Urbanization5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  12. Financial Development5▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Panel Data Analysis5▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Kuznets Curve5▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Trade Openness5▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Internet of Things5▲ 3.5×7 topics
  17. Corporate Governance4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  19. Healthcare4▲ 2.2×6 topics
  20. Nanocomposites4▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. Stock Market4▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  23. Economic Policy Uncertainty3▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Oil Price Shocks3▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Social Capital3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  26. Finance3▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Risk Management3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  29. Heat Transfer3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  30. Household Behavior3▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Consumption3▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  33. Rebound Effect3▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Emissions3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  35. Energy Transition3▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. CFD Simulation2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Turbulent Flow2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Aerodynamics2▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Liquidity2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Southampton Malaysia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Market Dynamics and Volatility, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Energy, Environment, Eco…5Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…3Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…2Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…2Biodiesel Production and Applications: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInformation SystemsAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  10. 10 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.3%domestic only38.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Southampton Malaysia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

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.