MARA University of Technology: Rankings

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The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th in Malaysia, 830th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 15 research topics. The MARA University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 59,357 academic publications and 534,785 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#830 of 14,131 In the World
#151 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 45 In Malaysia
#1 of 3 In Shah Alam
#35 of 1,494 For Hospitality and Hotel Management
#45 of 1,014 For Information Technology
#56 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#1516 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1498 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 12 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Engineering in Malaysia and 642nd in the World with 31,730 publications made and 312,692 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#192 of 2,841 In Asia
#642 of 6,795 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 3 0
1997 3 3
1998 1 6
1999 2 3
2000 13 17
2001 14 10
2002 27 21
2003 66 41
2004 48 54
2005 69 110
2006 145 173
2007 138 246
2008 212 398
2009 479 697
2010 764 1239
2011 976 2077
2012 1593 3289
2013 1640 4640
2014 1526 6502
2015 1746 8690
2016 1665 9366
2017 1568 11090
2018 2484 15633
2019 1962 18535
2020 2100 24839
2021 2804 32337
2022 3229 36789
2023 3448 44621
2024 2170 44456
2025 1000 39035

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 11 56
Construction Management 2 17 70
Engineering Management 2 10 76
Architectural Engineering 2 26 85
Agricultural Engineering 3 44 127
Human-Computer Interaction 1 44 209
Transportation Engineering 2 76 274
Product and Industrial Design 4 60 283
Aviation 3 66 316
Architecture 3 69 333
Automotive Engineering 9 129 349
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 148 386
Civil Engineering 6 114 395
Computer Engineering 3 126 402
Robotics 2 144 414
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 157 435
Remote Sensing 3 111 451
Environmental Engineering 9 160 462
Automation and Control engineering 5 175 468
Nuclear Engineering 6 174 475
Operations Research 6 148 488
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 153 490
Chemical Engineering 7 212 505
Mechanical Engineering 6 145 533
Systems Engineering 7 130 554
Petroleum Engineering 7 180 558
Technical Drawing 9 182 567
Telecommunications 7 181 574
Electrical Engineering 6 195 581
Industrial Engineering 9 167 598
Marine Engineering 9 202 610
Structural Engineering 6 184 620
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 192 631
Aerospace Engineering 7 171 653
Biochemical Engineering 8 189 659
Computer Networking 7 198 663
Electronic Engineering 8 237 664
Materials Science 6 230 669
Geotechnical Engineering 7 238 685
Nanotechnology 6 286 699
Metallurgical Engineering 6 255 709
Acoustical Engineering 6 223 778
Biomedical Engineering 8 271 811
Optical Engineering 6 275 846
Mining Engineering 10 354 922
Biotechnology 6 333 929
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 399 1040

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 620th in the World with 31,482 publications made and 247,194 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#95 of 2,867 In Asia
#620 of 7,088 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 4 0
1998 0 2
1999 3 5
2000 6 8
2001 10 7
2002 13 11
2003 24 12
2004 29 17
2005 42 48
2006 66 81
2007 115 113
2008 182 209
2009 387 433
2010 640 821
2011 700 1380
2012 1214 2320
2013 1111 3444
2014 1110 4660
2015 1298 6398
2016 1563 7439
2017 1439 8420
2018 2207 12119
2019 1892 15046
2020 2129 20712
2021 3155 27072
2022 3958 30955
2023 4450 39572
2024 2710 33574
2025 1229 25147

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Environmental Science rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 631st in the World with 29,147 publications made and 263,442 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#162 of 2,841 In Asia
#631 of 6,888 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 1 2
1998 1 3
1999 1 8
2000 10 20
2001 9 9
2002 16 17
2003 33 34
2004 27 35
2005 36 74
2006 81 124
2007 116 153
2008 174 243
2009 356 500
2010 568 864
2011 739 1420
2012 1256 2463
2013 1321 3623
2014 1262 5030
2015 1462 6874
2016 1532 7859
2017 1397 9103
2018 2167 12965
2019 1783 15624
2020 2011 21870
2021 2720 28914
2022 3390 32878
2023 3697 41782
2024 2170 38438
2025 970 32160

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Biology rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Biology in Malaysia and 947th in the World with 27,136 publications made and 300,497 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#315 of 2,838 In Asia
#947 of 6,841 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 3 0
1997 2 2
1998 1 5
1999 0 4
2000 3 20
2001 9 8
2002 13 13
2003 26 32
2004 34 50
2005 47 75
2006 84 155
2007 106 195
2008 159 304
2009 381 521
2010 532 960
2011 701 1592
2012 1157 2589
2013 1387 3902
2014 1173 5512
2015 1373 7633
2016 1436 8787
2017 1326 10589
2018 1939 14797
2019 1679 18408
2020 1891 24876
2021 2442 32265
2022 3065 37276
2023 3354 44847
2024 1981 42956
2025 997 38146

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 6 69 354
Nutrition and Food Science 6 152 444
Agricultural Science 6 194 595
Botany 6 187 681
Nanotechnology 6 286 699
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 98 760
Toxicology 5 256 808
Neuroscience 5 199 812
Horticulture 6 291 824
Pharmacology 6 317 848
Paleontology 7 250 864
Biotechnology 6 333 929
Entomology 5 252 933
Microbiology 5 320 965
Astrobiology 5 270 974
Virology 7 347 1066
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 317 1083
Biochemistry 6 419 1112
Zoology 8 333 1194
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 425 1198
Evolutionary Biology 6 346 1214
Oncology and Cancer research 6 532 1304
Genetics 6 495 1320
Immunology 7 503 1335
Animal Science 7 440 1350
Biophysics 6 665 1711
Molecular Biology 9 756 1834

Computer Science rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 609th in the World with 27,034 publications made and 213,532 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#142 of 2,842 In Asia
#609 of 6,855 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 4 1
1998 0 2
1999 2 2
2000 5 10
2001 11 5
2002 18 14
2003 49 13
2004 40 22
2005 66 70
2006 108 118
2007 106 167
2008 201 337
2009 416 570
2010 750 1018
2011 802 1609
2012 1212 2629
2013 1157 3560
2014 1150 4680
2015 1200 6096
2016 1318 6741
2017 1198 7616
2018 1878 10911
2019 1612 13266
2020 1745 17523
2021 2489 22405
2022 2982 25978
2023 3433 32057
2024 2187 27174
2025 1072 21210

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Physics rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Physics in Malaysia and 753rd in the World with 26,149 publications made and 260,283 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#230 of 2,822 In Asia
#753 of 6,729 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 1 3
1996 3 0
1997 4 2
1998 0 4
1999 2 4
2000 8 21
2001 11 8
2002 23 15
2003 55 42
2004 43 51
2005 66 103
2006 135 168
2007 138 252
2008 185 375
2009 414 635
2010 648 1143
2011 816 1813
2012 1362 2859
2013 1425 4011
2014 1281 5572
2015 1501 7384
2016 1412 8010
2017 1284 9144
2018 1979 13005
2019 1668 15533
2020 1699 20545
2021 2253 26749
2022 2639 30458
2023 2779 37197
2024 1672 36264
2025 769 32075

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 6 230 669
Nanotechnology 6 286 699
Acoustical Engineering 6 223 778
Quantum and Particle physics 6 243 788
Optical Engineering 6 275 846
Condensed Matter Physics 6 345 903
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 260 964
Medical Physics 7 295 968
Astrobiology 5 270 974
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 399 1040
Nuclear Physics 6 384 1100
Biophysics 6 665 1711
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 711 1806
Theoretical Physics 9 675 1852

Chemistry rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 897th in the World with 23,406 publications made and 280,610 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 36 In Malaysia
#307 of 2,785 In Asia
#897 of 6,561 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 3 0
1997 2 2
1998 0 5
1999 0 5
2000 6 23
2001 8 10
2002 22 17
2003 42 40
2004 40 57
2005 44 89
2006 111 157
2007 109 227
2008 161 334
2009 333 526
2010 505 999
2011 671 1571
2012 1118 2580
2013 1312 3752
2014 1124 5110
2015 1394 7187
2016 1231 7989
2017 1197 9793
2018 1728 13538
2019 1477 16799
2020 1555 22485
2021 1953 29028
2022 2414 33600
2023 2553 40103
2024 1625 41676
2025 799 38032

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 6 161 295
Nutrition and Food Science 6 152 444
Chemical Engineering 7 212 505
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 192 631
Physical chemistry 7 242 634
Biochemical Engineering 8 189 659
Materials Science 6 230 669
Nanotechnology 6 286 699
Environmental Chemistry 6 236 707
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 238 826
Organic Chemistry 6 292 832
Inorganic Chemistry 7 403 968
Pharmacy 4 364 987
Computational Chemistry 5 345 1026
Biochemistry 6 419 1112

Business rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 3rd for Business in Malaysia and 266th in the World with 19,303 publications made and 153,097 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 38 In Malaysia
#49 of 2,654 In Asia
#266 of 6,366 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 3 1
1998 0 1
1999 1 2
2000 3 2
2001 6 2
2002 9 4
2003 24 1
2004 20 9
2005 46 26
2006 58 61
2007 95 89
2008 127 165
2009 303 354
2010 448 612
2011 475 981
2012 789 1683
2013 686 2428
2014 738 3229
2015 824 4144
2016 963 4431
2017 940 5232
2018 1398 7350
2019 1201 9202
2020 1292 12249
2021 1854 15379
2022 2276 17085
2023 2674 22243
2024 1498 17870
2025 660 12331

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Business.

Medicine rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 5th for Medicine in Malaysia and 924th in the World with 19,269 publications made and 198,127 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Health Science, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#279 of 2,817 In Asia
#924 of 6,793 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 2
1999 2 2
2000 0 2
2001 3 2
2002 9 3
2003 10 7
2004 18 21
2005 21 40
2006 45 66
2007 46 80
2008 97 168
2009 218 244
2010 315 523
2011 396 921
2012 686 1582
2013 773 2404
2014 701 3404
2015 788 4853
2016 871 5619
2017 873 6901
2018 1316 9791
2019 1136 12125
2020 1405 16724
2021 1983 21606
2022 2509 25208
2023 2747 30518
2024 1558 27917
2025 888 22457

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Health Science 3 41 326
Cosmetology 4 91 347
Forensic Science 5 81 365
Veterinary 5 136 457
Sports / Exercise science 4 52 465
Optometry 4 120 513
Sports Medicine 2 78 516
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 72 525
Occupational Therapy 3 95 547
Nursing 5 83 565
Gerontology 4 91 631
Family medicine 6 129 640
Public Health 5 122 657
Physical Therapy 5 123 662
Dentistry 4 194 699
Orthodontics 4 198 720
Clinical Psychology 5 117 748
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 98 760
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 146 781
Toxicology 5 256 808
Biomedical Engineering 8 271 811
Ophthalmology 4 258 816
Epidemiology 6 227 830
Pharmacology 6 317 848
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 335 899
Pathology 5 289 899
Psychiatry 5 251 919
Medical Physics 7 295 968
Critical Care Nursing 7 288 979
Dermatology 5 350 980
Urology 5 357 985
Pharmacy 4 364 987
Plastic Surgery 4 350 989
Audiology 4 253 1001
Cardiology 5 345 1013
Pediatrics 6 319 1037
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 353 1040
Virology 7 347 1066
Surgery 5 370 1079
Anatomy and Physiology 5 376 1127
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 469 1183
Anesthesiology 5 422 1221
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 378 1301
Oncology and Cancer research 6 532 1304
Immunology 7 503 1335
Radiation Therapy 6 560 1356

Psychology rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 5th for Psychology in Malaysia and 590th in the World with 15,640 publications made and 143,073 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#112 of 2,766 In Asia
#590 of 6,663 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 1
2000 3 2
2001 3 1
2002 5 2
2003 11 3
2004 16 6
2005 20 21
2006 44 42
2007 52 62
2008 91 103
2009 227 196
2010 338 463
2011 347 823
2012 555 1255
2013 546 1786
2014 547 2534
2015 630 3229
2016 713 3794
2017 710 4557
2018 1042 6497
2019 967 8232
2020 1051 11001
2021 1560 14069
2022 1990 16312
2023 2318 20540
2024 1283 15688
2025 680 12493

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 4 53
Education Majors 4 29 233
Social Psychology 3 52 423
Child Psychology 4 50 509
Occupational Therapy 3 95 547
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 69 572
Cognitive Science 6 146 607
Clinical Psychology 5 117 748
Neuroscience 5 199 812
Special Education 6 104 850
Psychiatry 5 251 919
Sexology 6 108 986

Mathematics rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 555th in the World with 15,535 publications made and 138,267 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#137 of 2,725 In Asia
#555 of 6,434 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 2 0
1997 2 0
1998 1 1
1999 2 5
2000 2 13
2001 3 6
2002 5 5
2003 16 9
2004 22 12
2005 33 40
2006 45 42
2007 64 62
2008 113 139
2009 213 221
2010 365 461
2011 362 731
2012 612 1316
2013 613 1891
2014 571 2495
2015 635 3347
2016 691 3666
2017 669 4316
2018 1087 6254
2019 982 7829
2020 1074 10661
2021 1607 14377
2022 1944 16799
2023 2240 20417
2024 1087 13975
2025 565 9662

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 2 23 145
Actuarial Science 1 29 257
Operations Research 6 148 488
Statistics 6 147 612
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 127 627
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 389 1002
Applied Mathematics 10 647 1659

Economics rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 2nd for Economics in Malaysia and 343rd in the World with 11,772 publications made and 99,624 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 37 In Malaysia
#47 of 2,559 In Asia
#343 of 6,188 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 2
2000 1 3
2001 5 2
2002 5 3
2003 7 1
2004 7 2
2005 20 15
2006 20 19
2007 58 43
2008 83 94
2009 178 160
2010 244 338
2011 260 542
2012 419 938
2013 414 1401
2014 387 1872
2015 505 2446
2016 542 2723
2017 583 3189
2018 812 4553
2019 727 5623
2020 811 7860
2021 1182 10115
2022 1498 11576
2023 1817 16175
2024 858 11380
2025 392 7948

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 27 155
Actuarial Science 1 29 257
Finance 1 38 267
Environmental Economics 7 85 293
Agricultural Economics 5 78 319
Development Studies 6 44 345
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 127 627
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 102 634
International Economics 6 75 643
International Trade 6 89 687
Political Economy 7 224 1329

Art & Design rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 457th in the World with 6,843 publications made and 40,740 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 36 In Malaysia
#73 of 2,450 In Asia
#457 of 6,010 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 1 0
2001 6 2
2002 0 1
2003 10 5
2004 8 5
2005 9 7
2006 23 24
2007 25 20
2008 42 33
2009 69 61
2010 153 179
2011 172 252
2012 249 422
2013 243 637
2014 216 800
2015 288 1155
2016 337 1361
2017 279 1414
2018 508 2209
2019 386 2395
2020 488 3327
2021 690 4312
2022 949 4919
2023 928 6121
2024 579 5168
2025 222 4079

The following table provides academic rankings for The MARA University of Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 1 4 18
Landscape Architecture 1 11 56
Illustration and Concept Art 1 4 64
Painting and Drawing 1 4 73
Sculpture 1 4 73
Multimedia 1 14 91
Graphic Design 1 14 105
UX/UI Desgin 2 24 159
Music 1 15 193
Game Design and Development 3 55 279
Architecture 3 69 333
Animation 4 98 352
Entertainment Industry Business 3 41 371
Photography 1 51 384
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 60 390
Fashion Design 6 75 426
Performing arts 3 52 473
Cinematography 2 37 501
Literature 4 79 573
Aesthetics 6 94 578
Creative Writing 5 49 586
Art History 2 50 713
Computer Graphics 7 222 800