Petronas Technology University: Rankings

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Petronas Technology University ranked 13th in Malaysia, 2416th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 117 research topics. Petronas Technology University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 17,456 academic publications and 200,592 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2416 of 14,131 In the World
#747 of 5,830 In Asia
#13 of 45 In Malaysia
#60 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#246 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#267 of 4,209 For Environmental Management
#6425 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4562 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 114 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 7th for Engineering in Malaysia and 843rd in the World with 14,741 publications made and 175,482 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 37 In Malaysia
#267 of 2,809 In Asia
#843 of 6,684 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2001 0 2
2002 4 3
2003 6 7
2004 10 18
2005 20 17
2006 41 39
2007 96 64
2008 138 105
2009 183 231
2010 401 461
2011 588 959
2012 523 1414
2013 605 2049
2014 1177 3137
2015 765 3751
2016 1092 5221
2017 1076 6542
2018 1159 9414
2019 1089 12956
2020 1382 19274
2021 1671 28620
2022 1431 36145
2023 1132 38503

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

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 1 20 60
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 82 246
Marine Engineering 3 86 287
Environmental Engineering 6 97 288
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 104 302
Construction Management 8 77 304
Automotive Engineering 7 110 306
Nuclear Engineering 4 124 343
Reliability and Quality Engineering 5 111 382
Architectural Engineering 8 123 413
Engineering Management 7 81 465
Biochemical Engineering 7 119 493
Industrial Engineering 3 127 495
Mining Engineering 6 177 497
Chemical Engineering 6 204 499
Systems Engineering 6 120 524
Geotechnical Engineering 6 178 549
Agricultural Engineering 10 226 582
Automation and Control engineering 8 211 597
Human-Computer Interaction 7 125 597
Electronic Engineering 9 236 681
Operations Research 8 231 725
Mechanical Engineering 8 207 725
Computer Engineering 11 246 738
Transportation Engineering 9 204 743
Computer Networking 8 234 780
Structural Engineering 7 239 782
Nanotechnology 9 334 822
Metallurgical Engineering 8 300 826
Telecommunications 9 266 827
Electrical Engineering 10 287 828
Materials Science 7 296 847
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 299 851
Remote Sensing 7 243 857
Civil Engineering 8 268 872
Architecture 8 219 879
Aerospace Engineering 9 247 889
Robotics 13 328 893
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 326 973
Acoustical Engineering 9 358 1087
Biotechnology 8 400 1118
Optical Engineering 8 406 1126
Biomedical Engineering 11 454 1221

Physics rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 7th for Physics in Malaysia and 972nd in the World with 12,225 publications made and 149,256 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 37 In Malaysia
#312 of 2,786 In Asia
#972 of 6,603 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2001 1 1
2002 4 3
2003 6 5
2004 9 17
2005 16 12
2006 32 35
2007 70 55
2008 103 84
2009 140 167
2010 283 343
2011 458 686
2012 395 1084
2013 494 1570
2014 982 2515
2015 647 3007
2016 917 4296
2017 906 5457
2018 986 8118
2019 940 11150
2020 1164 16716
2021 1408 24369
2022 1203 30364
2023 940 32535

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

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 9 334 822
Materials Science 7 296 847
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 299 851
Quantum and Particle physics 7 347 1024
Acoustical Engineering 9 358 1087
Optical Engineering 8 406 1126
Nuclear Physics 7 537 1425
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 517 1567
Condensed Matter Physics 12 899 1943
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 898 2150

Chemistry rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 1107th in the World with 11,095 publications made and 151,400 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 36 In Malaysia
#402 of 2,750 In Asia
#1107 of 6,447 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 1
2002 4 2
2003 3 6
2004 5 15
2005 12 14
2006 23 31
2007 47 46
2008 77 73
2009 106 163
2010 199 333
2011 359 682
2012 300 977
2013 409 1489
2014 851 2288
2015 525 2694
2016 787 3974
2017 821 5173
2018 937 7894
2019 929 11075
2020 1135 16971
2021 1352 25195
2022 1144 32119
2023 940 34130

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

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 7 225 435
Biochemical Engineering 7 119 493
Chemical Engineering 6 204 499
Physical chemistry 6 235 653
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 178 678
Nanotechnology 9 334 822
Materials Science 7 296 847
Inorganic Chemistry 6 324 850
Organic Chemistry 7 327 938
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 326 973
Environmental Chemistry 7 344 976
Nutrition and Food Science 11 466 1204
Biochemistry 7 506 1301
Computational Chemistry 8 627 1581

Environmental Science rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 941st in the World with 10,886 publications made and 137,005 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Management, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 37 In Malaysia
#266 of 2,811 In Asia
#941 of 6,798 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 2 1
2003 3 2
2004 3 7
2005 6 7
2006 14 16
2007 39 34
2008 94 60
2009 103 128
2010 213 304
2011 382 627
2012 324 922
2013 413 1405
2014 838 2101
2015 548 2588
2016 790 3707
2017 812 4623
2018 872 6766
2019 831 9699
2020 1084 14738
2021 1303 22033
2022 1162 28631
2023 926 30491

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

Environmental Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Management 6 79 267
Environmental Engineering 6 97 288
Mining Engineering 6 177 497
Geotechnical Engineering 6 178 549
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 178 678
Oceanography 6 192 697
Earth science and Geophysics 6 206 723
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 206 727
Forestry 8 178 744
Agricultural Science 7 278 848
Ecology 7 238 879
Geology 7 265 929
Environmental Chemistry 7 344 976
Hydrology and Water resources management 9 398 1003
Geography and Cartography 8 251 1008
Paleontology 7 372 1214
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 761 2112

Biology rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 7th for Biology in Malaysia and 1307th in the World with 9,600 publications made and 134,925 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 37 In Malaysia
#472 of 2,814 In Asia
#1307 of 6,770 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 1
2002 3 2
2003 4 5
2004 3 15
2005 6 11
2006 19 26
2007 46 35
2008 82 60
2009 88 121
2010 173 292
2011 282 573
2012 264 838
2013 338 1281
2014 722 2007
2015 481 2431
2016 760 3502
2017 759 4628
2018 768 6900
2019 780 9933
2020 984 14970
2021 1160 22372
2022 973 28050
2023 800 29584

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

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 8 178 744
Nanotechnology 9 334 822
Agricultural Science 7 278 848
Biotechnology 8 400 1118
Nutrition and Food Science 11 466 1204
Paleontology 7 372 1214
Biochemistry 7 506 1301
Neuroscience 8 418 1375
Botany 10 499 1406
Horticulture 13 678 1675
Genetics 9 793 1927
Pharmacology 12 896 2076
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 761 2112
Microbiology 18 910 2150
Molecular Biology 13 935 2217
Evolutionary Biology 15 827 2226
Oncology and Cancer research 15 1005 2335
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 1026 2440
Virology 24 1111 2754
Zoology 18 1146 3023
Immunology 21 1286 3079

Computer Science rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 9th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 1036th in the World with 7,941 publications made and 70,022 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 37 In Malaysia
#296 of 2,809 In Asia
#1036 of 6,752 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2003 2 4
2004 7 4
2005 13 5
2006 28 19
2007 88 39
2008 131 82
2009 163 140
2010 360 325
2011 426 644
2012 396 943
2013 323 1239
2014 577 1776
2015 477 2133
2016 551 2535
2017 554 2939
2018 532 3815
2019 429 5146
2020 632 6768
2021 806 10863
2022 786 14006
2023 594 15860

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

Computer Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 4 44 305
Game Design and Development 4 79 448
Multimedia 8 88 503
Animation 5 151 549
Human-Computer Interaction 7 125 597
Web Design and Development 10 194 684
Management Information Systems 10 117 694
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 239 720
Cognitive Science 9 181 730
Computer Engineering 11 246 738
Software Engineering 7 144 740
Machine Learning 8 223 744
Information Technology 18 182 766
Computer Networking 8 234 780
Cyber Security 9 222 781
Computer Vision 9 254 824
Telecommunications 9 266 827
Database Administration 12 258 847
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 247 861
Computational Linguistics 10 269 890
Robotics 13 328 893
Data Science 8 243 1052
Computer Graphics 10 352 1136
Neuroscience 8 418 1375
Library and Information science 9 423 1748
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 1026 2440

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 1712th in the World with 5,482 publications made and 54,035 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Political Science, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 37 In Malaysia
#438 of 2,845 In Asia
#1712 of 7,020 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 1 1
2002 0 1
2003 2 1
2004 2 0
2005 9 2
2006 15 15
2007 32 21
2008 67 55
2009 75 83
2010 190 147
2011 230 307
2012 248 519
2013 203 688
2014 416 1093
2015 304 1279
2016 358 1482
2017 374 1928
2018 404 2804
2019 337 3969
2020 469 5611
2021 643 9157
2022 585 12036
2023 462 13583

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 7 110 676
Publishing 10 137 801
Archaeology 9 268 1051
History 9 283 1160
Journalism and Digital Media 17 348 1249
Linguistics 10 424 1390
Education Majors 15 346 1502
Communications and Public Relations 20 319 1517
Law 14 435 1666
Library and Information science 9 423 1748
Anthropology 16 422 1801
Philosophy 12 490 1912
Political Science 15 464 1914
Sociology 16 558 2090
Classics and Ancient History 15 564 2092
Aesthetics 16 643 2109
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 18 616 2261
Demography 17 800 2364

Mathematics rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 9th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 1103rd in the World with 4,289 publications made and 42,871 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 37 In Malaysia
#322 of 2,673 In Asia
#1103 of 6,305 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2004 2 1
2005 8 5
2006 13 7
2007 49 27
2008 58 39
2009 67 77
2010 156 170
2011 207 338
2012 172 481
2013 170 645
2014 318 936
2015 229 1090
2016 283 1384
2017 283 1654
2018 305 2208
2019 271 2868
2020 372 3992
2021 504 6272
2022 451 7777
2023 331 8662

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

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 239 720
Operations Research 8 231 725
Statistics 9 306 1072
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 418 1411
Math Teachers 17 393 1564
Applied Mathematics 8 597 1583

Business rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 12th for Business in Malaysia and 1150th in the World with 3,166 publications made and 26,934 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 38 In Malaysia
#296 of 2,579 In Asia
#1150 of 6,187 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2002 0 2
2003 0 1
2004 0 2
2005 5 3
2006 15 11
2007 30 13
2008 59 42
2009 58 57
2010 145 110
2011 189 240
2012 139 316
2013 121 463
2014 224 665
2015 184 767
2016 195 921
2017 217 1022
2018 227 1422
2019 183 1969
2020 239 2592
2021 324 4265
2022 308 5636
2023 272 6504

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

Business subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 8 77 304
Engineering Management 7 81 465
Project Management 9 87 591
Occupational Safety and Health 7 110 676
Management Information Systems 10 117 694
Operations Research 8 231 725
Risk Management 10 159 786
Entertainment Industry Business 9 139 806
Management 10 239 939
Supply Chain Management 14 381 970
Accounting 13 230 1055
Marketing 16 311 1189
Human Resource Management 21 330 1255
Investment Banking and Stock trading 19 557 1596
Finance 18 516 1686
Advertising 21 503 1746

Art & Design rankings

Petronas Technology University ranked 10th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 1334th in the World with 1,192 publications made and 8,428 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics.

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
#10 of 36 In Malaysia
#326 of 2,302 In Asia
#1334 of 5,720 In the World

Petronas Technology University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2003 1 0
2004 1 1
2005 0 1
2006 3 3
2007 12 3
2008 23 10
2009 32 18
2010 75 41
2011 73 79
2012 91 138
2013 48 157
2014 91 197
2015 77 278
2016 95 283
2017 82 390
2018 83 511
2019 47 584
2020 78 848
2021 117 1316
2022 90 1602
2023 69 1654

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 4 44 305
Game Design and Development 4 79 448
Multimedia 8 88 503
Animation 5 151 549
Graphic Design 11 122 606
Entertainment Industry Business 9 139 806
Photography 7 180 873
Architecture 8 219 879
Computer Graphics 10 352 1136
Fashion Design 9 306 1199
Literature 12 518 1913
Aesthetics 16 643 2109

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Petronas Technology University

Speciality Malaysia Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 9 134 491
Optometry 3 113 534
Cosmetology 8 226 672
Audiology 5 268 1059
Ophthalmology 8 389 1190
Social Psychology 13 318 1379
Economics 15 409 1537
Psychology 10 472 1538
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 8 534 1546
Development Studies 15 412 1557
Psychiatry 9 505 1603
Sports Medicine 15 515 1717
Healthcare Management (MHA) 21 518 1853
Child Psychology 16 506 1901
Health Science 20 533 1965
Cardiology 12 751 2051
Dentistry 13 754 2062
Medicine 11 749 2069
Clinical Psychology 20 660 2229
Public Health 17 752 2237
Surgery 13 813 2258
Pathology 14 876 2264
Anatomy and Physiology 12 883 2322
Physical Therapy 17 842 2359
Nursing 25 992 2957