34 Best universities for Neuroscience in Malaysia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 262K citations received by 28.2K academic papers made by 34 universities in Malaysia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#122 in Asia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

2. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Neuroscience

#198 in Asia

#814 in the World

Founded: 1969

3. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Neuroscience

#204 in Asia

#833 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

4. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Neuroscience

#218 in Asia

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

5. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Neuroscience

#258 in Asia

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

6. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Neuroscience

#295 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Founded: 1904

7. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#390 in Asia

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

8. Petronas Technology University

Malaysia | Tronoh

For Neuroscience

#418 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

9. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Neuroscience

#465 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

10. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Neuroscience

#536 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11,216
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 2001

11. International Medical University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#570 in Asia

#1752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

12. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Neuroscience

#574 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

13. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Neuroscience

#649 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Founded: 1992

14. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Neuroscience

#663 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

15. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Neuroscience

#764 in Asia

#2218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2002

16. University of Malaysia, Pahang

Malaysia | Kuantan

For Neuroscience

#784 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2002

17. Sunway University

Malaysia | Petaling Jaya

For Neuroscience

#816 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1987

18. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Neuroscience

#859 in Asia

#2441 in the World

Founded: 2000

19. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Neuroscience

#973 in Asia

#2690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

20. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#991 in Asia

#2725 in the World

Founded: 2002

21. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Nilai

For Neuroscience

#1038 in Asia

#2809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1998

22. Darul Iman University, Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Neuroscience

#1039 in Asia

#2810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

23. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

Malaysia | Ayer Keroh

For Neuroscience

#1133 in Asia

#3018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,077
Founded: 2000

24. University of Malaysia, Terengganu

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Neuroscience

#1209 in Asia

#3163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1979

25. UCSI University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#1230 in Asia

#3214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1986

26. AIMST University

Malaysia | Bedong

For Neuroscience

#1308 in Asia

#3373 in the World

Enrollment: 2,436
Founded: 2001

27. Tenaga National University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Neuroscience

#1337 in Asia

#3439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

28. Management and Science University

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Neuroscience

#1366 in Asia

#3500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2001

29. University of Malaysia, Kelantan

Malaysia | Pengkalan Chepa

For Neuroscience

#1533 in Asia

#3845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,192
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2006

30. HELP University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#1650 in Asia

#4083 in the World

Enrollment: 5,920
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1986

31. National Defence University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#1729 in Asia

#4225 in the World

Founded: 1995

32. University of Selangor

Malaysia | Bestari Jaya

For Neuroscience

#2028 in Asia

#4856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 5,312
Founded: 1999

33. Tun Abdul Razak University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Neuroscience

#2057 in Asia

#4912 in the World

Founded: 1997

34. INTI International University

Malaysia | Nilai

For Neuroscience

#2140 in Asia

#5066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,202
Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Neuroscience in Malaysia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Bangi, and Serdang.