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Wawasan Open University

wou.edu.myROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#22,836
of 28,054 · #32,311 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#109
of 137
Research works
207
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.51× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.25× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wawasan Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gajaraj Dhanarajan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wawasan Open University.

  1. 1 Gajaraj Dhanarajan Malaysia · #707,685 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Wawasan Open University

Which keywords describe research at Wawasan Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Online Learning, E-Learning, Student Satisfaction, Distance Education, Blended Learning, Instructional Design, Community of Inquiry and Social Presence.

▲ 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. Online Learning10▲ 14×6 topics
  2. E-Learning8▲ 9.7×7 topics
  3. Student Satisfaction6▲ 40×2 topics
  4. Distance Education6▲ 34×3 topics
  5. Educational Technology6▲ 5.7×14 topics
  6. Blended Learning6▲ 47×3 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 2.7×11 topics
  8. Instructional Design5▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Community of Inquiry5▲ 100×1 topic
  10. Social Presence5▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Machine Learning5▲ 1.72×10 topics
  12. Globalization5▲ 2.9×6 topics
  13. Student Engagement5▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  15. Education4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  16. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  17. Curriculum Development3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  18. Risk Management3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  19. Educational Data Mining3▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Learning Analytics3▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Organizational Performance3▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Leadership3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Learning Outcomes3▲ 7.9×8 topics
  24. Technology Integration3▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Higher Education2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  26. Student Perceptions2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Career Development2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Teacher Training2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  29. Pedagogy2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Construction Projects2▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Employability2▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Graduate Attributes2▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Islamic Education2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  35. Machine Vision2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Madrasa2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Muslim Students2▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Digital Twin2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Smart Manufacturing2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Forecasting2▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Wawasan Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Online Learning and Analytics, Higher Education and Employability and Education and Islamic Studies.

Online and Blended Learn…5Online and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…3Online Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksHigher Education and Emp…2Higher Education and Employability: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…1Construction Project Management and Performance: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in Asia: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional works
EducationComputer Science ApplicationsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research1 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  3. 3 Higher Education and Employability Education 2 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wawasan Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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