MARA University of Technology: Rankings

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The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th in Malaysia, 815th in the global 2025 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 57,239 academic publications and 480,745 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#815 of 14,131 In the World
#166 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 45 In Malaysia
#1 of 3 In Shah Alam
#36 of 1,451 For Hospitality and Hotel Management
#49 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#57 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
#1530 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1330 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 647th in the World with 30,856 publications made and 281,265 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#190 of 2,835 In Asia
#647 of 6,782 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
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 40
2004 48 54
2005 69 110
2006 145 173
2007 138 246
2008 212 397
2009 479 698
2010 767 1243
2011 976 2080
2012 1593 3288
2013 1641 4647
2014 1526 6505
2015 1751 8694
2016 1666 9373
2017 1570 11105
2018 2483 15627
2019 1964 18570
2020 2097 24875
2021 2804 32387
2022 3226 36819
2023 3448 44631
2024 2069 43990

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 57
Construction Management 2 17 74
Engineering Management 2 10 77
Architectural Engineering 1 22 79
Agricultural Engineering 3 41 121
Human-Computer Interaction 1 42 212
Product and Industrial Design 3 57 275
Transportation Engineering 2 75 275
Aviation 2 66 332
Architecture 3 69 337
Automotive Engineering 9 129 350
Firefighting and Fire Science 7 140 367
Civil Engineering 6 112 398
Computer Engineering 3 123 401
Robotics 2 145 418
Remote Sensing 3 110 451
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 162 455
Automation and Control engineering 5 174 469
Nuclear Engineering 6 178 483
Environmental Engineering 9 163 484
Operations Research 6 148 494
Reliability and Quality Engineering 8 152 495
Chemical Engineering 7 211 510
Mechanical Engineering 6 144 535
Systems Engineering 7 129 563
Petroleum Engineering 7 180 571
Technical Drawing 9 183 572
Telecommunications 7 179 575
Electrical Engineering 6 192 586
Marine Engineering 9 191 594
Industrial Engineering 9 167 603
Structural Engineering 6 184 628
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 195 654
Electronic Engineering 8 230 657
Aerospace Engineering 7 170 660
Computer Networking 7 200 673
Materials Science 6 230 678
Biochemical Engineering 8 190 688
Geotechnical Engineering 7 241 693
Nanotechnology 6 280 699
Metallurgical Engineering 6 253 711
Acoustical Engineering 6 222 780
Biomedical Engineering 9 268 811
Optical Engineering 6 275 856
Mining Engineering 10 347 902
Biotechnology 6 330 936
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 394 1047

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 625th in the World with 30,488 publications made and 226,893 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#92 of 2,864 In Asia
#625 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
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 12 11
2003 25 11
2004 29 17
2005 44 48
2006 66 81
2007 115 113
2008 181 209
2009 387 434
2010 641 820
2011 700 1385
2012 1213 2321
2013 1112 3447
2014 1110 4663
2015 1298 6401
2016 1565 7451
2017 1438 8442
2018 2204 12123
2019 1905 15095
2020 2135 20771
2021 3156 27062
2022 3955 31007
2023 4456 39595
2024 2649 33038

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 640th in the World with 28,373 publications made and 235,764 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#163 of 2,838 In Asia
#640 of 6,876 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 1
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 33
2004 27 35
2005 36 74
2006 81 124
2007 116 153
2008 174 243
2009 356 500
2010 569 865
2011 739 1420
2012 1254 2465
2013 1320 3624
2014 1262 5035
2015 1463 6881
2016 1531 7870
2017 1398 9112
2018 2169 12986
2019 1793 15651
2020 2010 21884
2021 2724 28951
2022 3395 32903
2023 3699 41808
2024 2118 37990

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 958th in the World with 26,344 publications made and 265,856 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#316 of 2,834 In Asia
#958 of 6,833 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 1
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 31
2004 35 50
2005 47 75
2006 84 155
2007 106 195
2008 159 304
2009 381 522
2010 533 961
2011 701 1591
2012 1156 2588
2013 1387 3906
2014 1173 5524
2015 1374 7636
2016 1435 8794
2017 1326 10595
2018 1940 14823
2019 1683 18455
2020 1892 24954
2021 2446 32278
2022 3065 37350
2023 3357 44901
2024 1947 42475

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 69 356
Nutrition and Food Science 6 152 455
Agricultural Science 6 195 608
Botany 6 186 688
Nanotechnology 6 280 699
Neuroscience 5 200 821
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 121 826
Horticulture 6 292 828
Pharmacology 5 314 851
Paleontology 7 251 871
Toxicology 5 290 891
Biotechnology 6 330 936
Entomology 6 258 957
Astrobiology 5 268 972
Microbiology 5 327 987
Virology 7 349 1080
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 9 327 1107
Biochemistry 6 423 1125
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 415 1194
Zoology 8 338 1207
Evolutionary Biology 6 344 1222
Oncology and Cancer research 6 534 1322
Genetics 6 496 1330
Immunology 7 496 1335
Animal Science 7 436 1343
Biophysics 6 657 1706
Molecular Biology 9 752 1838

Computer Science rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 613th in the World with 26,078 publications made and 194,021 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#141 of 2,840 In Asia
#613 of 6,845 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 1
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 17 14
2003 49 13
2004 40 22
2005 67 70
2006 108 118
2007 106 167
2008 201 338
2009 416 571
2010 751 1018
2011 802 1612
2012 1212 2631
2013 1156 3562
2014 1152 4689
2015 1198 6104
2016 1319 6752
2017 1198 7616
2018 1877 10905
2019 1616 13266
2020 1751 17579
2021 2496 22487
2022 2991 26030
2023 3437 32090
2024 2058 26725

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 756th in the World with 25,507 publications made and 233,319 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#228 of 2,817 In Asia
#756 of 6,713 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 0
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 41
2004 43 51
2005 66 103
2006 135 168
2007 138 251
2008 185 374
2009 414 636
2010 649 1144
2011 816 1812
2012 1362 2861
2013 1427 4018
2014 1281 5571
2015 1505 7387
2016 1414 8022
2017 1282 9149
2018 1982 12990
2019 1671 15546
2020 1697 20526
2021 2259 26783
2022 2635 30481
2023 2780 37214
2024 1610 35870

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 6 230 678
Nanotechnology 6 280 699
Acoustical Engineering 6 222 780
Quantum and Particle physics 6 242 806
Optical Engineering 6 275 856
Condensed Matter Physics 6 344 909
Medical Physics 6 287 961
Astrobiology 5 268 972
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 268 984
Applied/Engineering Physics 9 394 1047
Nuclear Physics 6 384 1106
Biophysics 6 657 1706
Atomic and Molecular physics 7 724 1843
Theoretical Physics 8 673 1857

Chemistry rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 915th in the World with 22,784 publications made and 247,887 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 36 In Malaysia
#311 of 2,781 In Asia
#915 of 6,545 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
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 39
2004 40 57
2005 45 89
2006 111 157
2007 109 227
2008 161 333
2009 333 528
2010 506 1000
2011 671 1571
2012 1118 2580
2013 1312 3755
2014 1123 5114
2015 1398 7187
2016 1232 7998
2017 1197 9800
2018 1731 13553
2019 1481 16841
2020 1554 22537
2021 1960 29084
2022 2413 33668
2023 2555 40139
2024 1601 41353

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 6 170 323
Nutrition and Food Science 6 152 455
Chemical Engineering 7 211 510
Physical chemistry 7 239 646
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 7 195 654
Materials Science 6 230 678
Biochemical Engineering 8 190 688
Nanotechnology 6 280 699
Environmental Chemistry 6 236 713
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 237 828
Organic Chemistry 6 293 846
Inorganic Chemistry 7 402 978
Pharmacy 4 370 1007
Computational Chemistry 5 348 1041
Biochemistry 6 423 1125

Business rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 3rd for Business in Malaysia and 269th in the World with 18,772 publications made and 140,444 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 38 In Malaysia
#48 of 2,646 In Asia
#269 of 6,339 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
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 8 4
2003 24 1
2004 21 9
2005 46 26
2006 58 61
2007 95 89
2008 127 166
2009 303 355
2010 449 611
2011 475 981
2012 789 1684
2013 686 2425
2014 741 3236
2015 822 4152
2016 963 4438
2017 939 5240
2018 1398 7352
2019 1202 9214
2020 1301 12265
2021 1858 15396
2022 2276 17106
2023 2678 22239
2024 1469 17567

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 927th in the World with 18,558 publications made and 177,290 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Health Science, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#280 of 2,809 In Asia
#927 of 6,775 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
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 17 21
2005 21 40
2006 45 66
2007 46 80
2008 97 168
2009 218 244
2010 316 524
2011 396 923
2012 687 1584
2013 770 2401
2014 702 3406
2015 785 4855
2016 872 5629
2017 874 6910
2018 1316 9797
2019 1143 12174
2020 1404 16761
2021 1981 21612
2022 2513 25248
2023 2743 30546
2024 1532 27532

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 40 330
Cosmetology 5 98 364
Forensic Science 5 84 375
Veterinary 5 135 463
Sports / Exercise science 4 48 465
Sports Medicine 2 77 518
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 70 528
Optometry 4 122 533
Occupational Therapy 3 91 538
Nursing 5 84 575
Gerontology 4 91 645
Family medicine 6 130 651
Physical Therapy 5 121 664
Public Health 5 121 669
Dentistry 4 194 705
Orthodontics 4 198 733
Clinical Psychology 5 113 744
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 146 784
Biomedical Engineering 9 268 811
Ophthalmology 4 256 816
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 121 826
Pharmacology 5 314 851
Epidemiology 6 238 865
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 322 882
Toxicology 5 290 891
Pathology 5 289 905
Psychiatry 5 254 932
Plastic Surgery 4 330 954
Medical Physics 6 287 961
Dermatology 5 349 984
Urology 5 355 989
Critical Care Nursing 7 292 990
Audiology 4 249 994
Pharmacy 4 370 1007
Cardiology 5 339 1010
Pediatrics 6 315 1022
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 351 1038
Virology 7 349 1080
Surgery 5 367 1082
Anatomy and Physiology 5 374 1138
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 469 1194
Anesthesiology 5 421 1226
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 370 1298
Oncology and Cancer research 6 534 1322
Immunology 7 496 1335
Radiation Therapy 6 560 1366

Mathematics rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 561st in the World with 15,112 publications made and 128,844 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#136 of 2,718 In Asia
#561 of 6,418 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
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 34 40
2006 45 42
2007 64 62
2008 113 139
2009 213 222
2010 367 460
2011 362 738
2012 612 1317
2013 614 1893
2014 575 2506
2015 636 3359
2016 694 3683
2017 670 4348
2018 1086 6268
2019 990 7866
2020 1084 10778
2021 1616 14504
2022 1956 16921
2023 2242 20516
2024 1045 13702

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 27 153
Actuarial Science 1 29 258
Operations Research 6 148 494
Statistics 6 146 616
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 127 636
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 377 995
Applied Mathematics 10 641 1657

Psychology rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 5th for Psychology in Malaysia and 596th in the World with 15,094 publications made and 128,809 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#112 of 2,755 In Asia
#596 of 6,645 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 1
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 4 2
2003 11 3
2004 17 6
2005 19 21
2006 44 42
2007 52 62
2008 91 103
2009 227 197
2010 340 466
2011 347 825
2012 555 1256
2013 547 1785
2014 548 2540
2015 629 3228
2016 713 3805
2017 710 4555
2018 1042 6503
2019 971 8242
2020 1057 11048
2021 1566 14140
2022 1996 16371
2023 2322 20572
2024 1245 15391

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 50
Education Majors 4 29 239
Social Psychology 3 52 429
Child Psychology 4 50 508
Occupational Therapy 3 91 538
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 67 567
Cognitive Science 7 146 621
Clinical Psychology 5 113 744
Neuroscience 5 200 821
Special Education 6 102 845
Psychiatry 5 254 932
Sexology 6 105 978

Economics rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 2nd for Economics in Malaysia and 344th in the World with 11,470 publications made and 90,417 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
#46 of 2,553 In Asia
#344 of 6,167 In the World

MARA University of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
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 4 3
2003 8 1
2004 9 2
2005 21 15
2006 20 19
2007 58 43
2008 83 94
2009 178 160
2010 244 337
2011 260 544
2012 419 937
2013 414 1400
2014 387 1874
2015 503 2446
2016 544 2728
2017 582 3201
2018 812 4559
2019 732 5656
2020 818 7879
2021 1187 10128
2022 1498 11575
2023 1820 16198
2024 844 11185

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 29 258
Finance 1 39 273
Environmental Economics 7 82 299
Agricultural Economics 5 77 312
Development Studies 6 44 353
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 98 625
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 127 636
International Economics 6 77 664
International Trade 6 89 685
Political Economy 7 216 1306

Art & Design rankings

The MARA University of Technology ranked 6th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 462nd in the World with 6,646 publications made and 37,468 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 2,428 In Asia
#462 of 5,966 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 62
2010 153 180
2011 172 253
2012 249 421
2013 243 638
2014 216 801
2015 288 1153
2016 337 1363
2017 280 1411
2018 507 2207
2019 385 2396
2020 490 3328
2021 689 4297
2022 947 4910
2023 931 6098
2024 555 5060

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 19
Landscape Architecture 1 11 57
Illustration and Concept Art 1 4 60
Painting and Drawing 1 4 73
Sculpture 1 4 73
Multimedia 1 15 94
Graphic Design 1 14 105
UX/UI Desgin 2 24 161
Music 1 15 190
Game Design and Development 3 57 304
Architecture 3 69 337
Animation 4 100 363
Entertainment Industry Business 3 40 368
Photography 1 54 399
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 64 405
Fashion Design 6 74 429
Performing arts 3 52 486
Cinematography 2 34 498
Literature 4 79 574
Aesthetics 6 94 579
Creative Writing 5 53 599
Art History 2 49 712
Computer Graphics 7 224 812