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Education research in Malaysia

Sultan Idris Education University ranks first in Malaysia for Education research in 2022-now (#135 worldwide), followed by Northern University of Malaysia and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia.

Malaysia's world rank
#40
of 112 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
36

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Education in Malaysia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Sultan Idris Education UniversityKuala Lumpur #13535.211.2%1,187
2Northern University of MalaysiaJitra #20329.811.9%388
3Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaKampung Baharu Nilai #62314.98.1%414
4University of Technology MalaysiaJohor Bahru #64314.512.7%580
5Selangor Islamic UniversityPutrajaya #77512.16.6%205
6National University of MalaysiaBangi #79511.711.5%1,629
7University of MalayaKuala Lumpur #9399.514.4%816
8Universiti of Malaysia SabahKota Kinabalu #9639.28.0%435
9International Islamic University MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #1,0218.49.3%518
10Universiti Putra MalaysiaSeri Kembangan #1,0697.813.0%561
11UCSI UniversityKuala Lumpur #1,1167.217.4%88
12Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaBatu Pahat #1,1456.99.9%215
13Universiti Malaysia SarawakKuching #1,1656.712.9%150
14Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaPutrajaya #1,1736.68.0%180
15Universiti Malaysia KelantanKota Bharu #1,2006.39.4%138
16Universiti Sains MalaysiaGeorge Town #1,2385.914.1%566
17Sultan Zainal Abidin UniversityKuala Terengganu #1,2725.57.1%263
18Universiti Malaysia TerengganuKuala Terengganu #1,3015.212.3%116
19SEGi UniversityPetaling Jaya #1,3175.113.4%67
20City University MalaysiaKuala Selangor #1,3324.97.4%90
21Lincoln University CollegePetaling Jaya #1,3834.47.0%105
22Open University MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #1,4024.24.9%84
23Taylor's UniversitySubang Jaya #1,4443.812.8%69
24Multimedia UniversityMalacca #1,4833.513.2%74
25National Defence University of MalaysiaKuala Lumpur #1,5562.88.4%83
26Universiti Teknologi MARAShah Alam #1,5582.87.4%1,192
27Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic UniversityAlor Star #1,5852.69.5%72
28Technical University of Malaysia MalaccaMalacca #1,5912.58.2%64
29INTI International UniversityKampung Baharu Nilai #1,6012.519.2%71
30University of SelangorShah Alam #1,6292.25.6%86
31Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahPekan #1,6592.08.1%112
32Universiti Teknologi MARA SystemShah Alam #1,7191.53.0%80
33University of Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur #1,727147.09.4%73
34Sunway UniversityPetaling Jaya #1,753127.017.5%62
35Universiti Teknologi PetronasIpoh #1,755126.08.9%63
36Universiti Malaysia PerlisPerlis #1,757124.010.4%93

Institutions in Malaysia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Education, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Education researchers in Malaysia?

Miftachul Huda, Ciptro Handrianto and Amrita Kaur rank highest among researchers based in Malaysia, on their papers in Education that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Miftachul Huda#189,090 worldwide overall34.0 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ciptro Handrianto#271,569 worldwide overall24.9 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Amrita Kaur#309,145 worldwide overall16.9 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Melor Md Yunus#3,503,822 worldwide overall52.4 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Donnie Adams#987,939 worldwide overall27.4 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Gazi Mahabubul Alam#326,934 worldwide overall17.1 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Waleed Mugahed Al-Rahmi#17,464 worldwide overall12.7 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mohd Faiz Mohd Yaakob#498,947 worldwide overall13.8 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Rosna Awang Hashim#971,041 worldwide overall11.0 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lei Mee Thien#1,929,218 worldwide overall21.7 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 10Siti Noor Ismail#1,034,624 worldwide overall13.2 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hutkemri Zulnaidi#2,509,065 worldwide overall21.1 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Rafiza Abdul Razak#2,346,914 worldwide overall20.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Arumugam L. Raman#1,087,292 worldwide overall10.9 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Radzuwan Ab Rashid#1,085,263 worldwide overall11.3 of 34 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Malaysia on their work in Education alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Malaysia compares with other countries in Education