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University of Technology Malaysia

In research, University of Technology Malaysia stands highest in Social Sciences (#385 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#476 of 12,888 worldwide) and Education (#82 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology, Building and Construction and Geology — Water Science and Technology is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#620
of 28,054 · #661 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#5
of 137
Research works
43k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
692k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is University of Technology 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
Social SciencesDomain #385 of 10,521 21.4%2,545 #598
Physical SciencesDomain #476 of 12,888 14.5%6,079 #498
EducationSubfield #82 of 1,892 22.5%580 #177
EngineeringField #296 of 6,636 12.4%2,833 #166
Social SciencesField #303 of 6,365 21.5%1,176 #513
Information SystemsSubfield #65 of 1,291 21.8%296 #131
Computer ScienceField #281 of 4,667 18.7%1,100 #421
Environmental ScienceField #237 of 3,551 18.0%810 #237
Business, Management and AccountingField #174 of 2,578 22.3%578 #349
Information Systems and ManagementSubfield #9 of 84 30.7%75 #29

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Technology 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).

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#598 #385
  2. Physical Sciences#498 #476
  3. Education#177 #82
  4. Engineering#166 #296
  5. Social Sciences#513 #303
  6. Information Systems#131 #65
  7. Computer Science#421 #281
  8. Environmental Science#237 #237
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#349 #174
  10. Information Systems and Management#29 #9
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 Technology Malaysia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 198.7 works4.0×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 230.6 works3.8×
  3. GeologySubfield · 40.6 works3.1×
  4. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 22.9 works3.0×
  5. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 93.5 works3.0×
  6. BiomaterialsSubfield · 122.1 works2.9×
  7. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 58.8 works2.9×
← 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, 283 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 179 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 70 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.30× its world share, 78 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 147 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 1,100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 148 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.23× its world share, 200 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.94× its world share, 2,833 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 810 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.74× its world share, 593 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 80 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 90 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 150 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 360 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 156 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.84× its world share, 578 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 198 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 155 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 282 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1,176 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Technology Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, Danial Jahed Armaghani, Zainal Salam and Wai Shin Ho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Technology Malaysia.

  1. 1 Danial Jahed Armaghani · #26,694 worldwide 864 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Zainal Salam · #28,580 worldwide 1.1k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Wai Shin Ho · #42,239 worldwide 407 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Abbas Mardani · #48,072 worldwide 678 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Muhd Zaimi Abd Majid · #58,203 worldwide 517 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Mazlan Abdul Wahid · #58,558 worldwide 799 citations · 89 works
  7. 7 Chew Tin Lee · #58,567 worldwide 429 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Haslenda Hashim · #63,910 worldwide 476 citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Siti Mariyam Shamsuddin · #68,335 worldwide 376 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Mehrbakhsh Nilashi · #72,231 worldwide 606 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at University of Technology Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at University of Technology Malaysia?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning532▲ 1.67×91 topics
  2. Deep Learning521▲ 1.56×81 topics
  3. Sustainability398▲ 1.68×86 topics
  4. Environmental Impact328▲ 1.98×58 topics
  5. Renewable Energy290▲ 2.1×51 topics
  6. Educational Technology254▲ 2.2×36 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management252▲ 2.8×24 topics
  8. Nanomaterials244▲ 2.4×19 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications243▲ 2.1×35 topics
  10. Nanocomposites232▲ 3.0×22 topics
  11. Education221▲ 1.32×61 topics
  12. E-Learning218▲ 2.2×20 topics
  13. Remote Sensing210▲ 1.74×32 topics
  14. Online Learning204▲ 2.5×21 topics
  15. Neural Networks203▲ 1.35×41 topics
  16. Nanoparticles202▲ 1.65×43 topics
  17. Risk Management199▲ 4.2×15 topics
  18. Internet of Things191▲ 2.2×29 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties185▲ 1.96×38 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency173▲ 1.89×38 topics
  21. Graphene163▲ 2.4×12 topics
  22. Curriculum Development162▲ 2.4×15 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering146▲ 2.4×12 topics
  24. Mobile Learning144▲ 4.2×6 topics
  25. Heat Transfer140▲ 2.9×18 topics
  26. Student Engagement139▲ 3.5×16 topics
  27. Technology Integration135▲ 4.5×11 topics
  28. Artificial Neural Networks133▲ 2.9×9 topics
  29. IoT131▲ 3.6×19 topics
  30. Student Satisfaction118▲ 6.4×2 topics
  31. Applications118▲ 4.4×8 topics
  32. Lifelong Learning96▲ 4.8×9 topics
  33. Religious Education90▲ 5.4×3 topics
  34. Madrasa86▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Muslim Students86▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Membrane Technology82▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Membrane Distillation79▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Google Classroom77▲ 7.4×1 topic
  39. Desalination76▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Nanofiltration76▲ 13×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Membrane Separation Technologies and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Education and Islamic St…86Education and Islamic Studies: 86 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…77Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 77 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…76Membrane Separation Technologies: 76 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…73Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 73 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 64 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 52 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…47Antenna Design and Analysis: 47 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 46 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 45 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…43Online Learning and Analytics: 43 fractional works
EducationWater Science and TechnologyAccountingInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic StudiesEducation 86 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education StudiesEducation 77 works
  3. 3 Membrane Separation TechnologiesWater Science and Technology 76 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 73 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User BehaviourInformation Systems and Management 64 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalWater Science and Technology 52 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 47 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentEducation 46 works
  9. 9 BIM and Construction IntegrationBuilding and Construction 45 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science Applications 43 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Other research institutions in Johor Bahru

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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.