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University of Wollongong Malaysia

In research, University of Wollongong Malaysia stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,542 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,037 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,921
of 28,054 · #30,633 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#86
of 137
Research works
356
▲ 160% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is University of Wollongong Malaysia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,542 of 16,945 15.6%138
Physical SciencesDomain #18,037 of 21,541 10.1%177

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

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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.92× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.54× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Wollongong Malaysia?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Joshua Thomas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wollongong Malaysia.

  1. 1 J. Joshua Thomas Malaysia · #110,823 worldwide 291 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wollongong Malaysia

Which keywords describe research at University of Wollongong Malaysia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Renewable Energy, Entrepreneurship, COVID-19 Impact, Teacher Training, Deep Learning and Convolutional Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Sustainability7▲ 2.8×18 topics
  2. Deep Learning6▲ 1.82×17 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.8×12 topics
  4. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.4×17 topics
  5. Machine Learning5▲ 1.41×19 topics
  6. Educational Technology4▲ 3.3×13 topics
  7. Economic Growth4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  8. Teacher Training4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  10. Curriculum Development4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  11. Online Learning4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  12. Internet of Things4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  13. Healthcare4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Entrepreneurship3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  16. Social Media3▲ 2.2×5 topics
  17. Economic Development3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  18. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 26×4 topics
  19. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.7×6 topics
  20. Knowledge Management3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  21. Fiber Lasers3▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Tourism Development2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Face Recognition2▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Facial Landmark Detection2▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Social Capital2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  26. Finance2▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Tourist Satisfaction2▲ 21×2 topics
  28. IoT2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Microresonators2▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Microwave Photonics2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Performance Analysis2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Community Perceptions2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Consumer Engagement2▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Destination Image2▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Electronic Word-of-Mouth2▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Ethical Identity2▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Ethical Values2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Shariah Supervision2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 31×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Face recognition and analysis, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Face recognition and ana…2Face recognition and analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…2Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…2Digital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksCruise Tourism Developme…1Cruise Tourism Development and Management: 1 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 1 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSociology and Political ScienceAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Face recognition and analysis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  3. 3 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 1 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 160% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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