National University of Malaysia: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

National University of Malaysia logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The National University of Malaysia ranked 2nd in Malaysia, 677th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 206 research topics. The National University of Malaysia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 53,415 academic publications and 583,736 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 21 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#677 of 14,131 In the World
#122 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 45 In Malaysia
#85 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#110 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#142 of 1,013 For Nuclear Engineering
#1422 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1192 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 203 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Engineering rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 5th for Engineering in Malaysia and 467th in the World with 28,516 publications made and 395,975 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#133 of 2,809 In Asia
#467 of 6,684 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 25 29
1992 42 49
1993 47 46
1994 47 55
1995 50 65
1996 53 77
1997 52 96
1998 48 121
1999 60 147
2000 88 186
2001 63 187
2002 170 268
2003 116 359
2004 275 482
2005 191 574
2006 328 887
2007 363 1106
2008 584 1666
2009 731 2257
2010 961 3353
2011 1466 5237
2012 1422 6943
2013 1784 9451
2014 1745 11668
2015 1626 14383
2016 1602 16817
2017 1711 19623
2018 1688 24279
2019 1724 30954
2020 1897 40565
2021 2491 54159
2022 2459 64679
2023 2256 71666

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 26 85
Nuclear Engineering 1 53 142
Automotive Engineering 3 54 157
Environmental Engineering 5 65 175
Architectural Engineering 4 52 185
Engineering Management 4 31 221
Biochemical Engineering 5 54 255
Agricultural Engineering 5 88 276
Construction Management 7 74 289
Chemical Engineering 5 130 293
Electrical Engineering 3 108 324
Systems Engineering 3 68 328
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 97 337
Telecommunications 3 103 342
Electronic Engineering 3 117 353
Nanotechnology 4 139 357
Transportation Engineering 4 89 359
Mining Engineering 3 130 370
Human-Computer Interaction 4 75 388
Product and Industrial Design 5 83 395
Firefighting and Fire Science 6 147 405
Civil Engineering 4 114 417
Geotechnical Engineering 4 131 418
Operations Research 4 121 429
Aerospace Engineering 3 110 432
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 125 433
Architecture 4 88 438
Computer Networking 3 122 443
Materials Science 5 146 453
Biomedical Engineering 3 129 455
Metallurgical Engineering 5 150 455
Computer Engineering 4 146 467
Petroleum Engineering 6 155 486
Aviation 6 102 489
Technical Drawing 6 156 490
Mechanical Engineering 4 131 498
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 134 502
Structural Engineering 5 149 514
Remote Sensing 5 122 526
Optical Engineering 5 150 539
Marine Engineering 7 173 571
Acoustical Engineering 3 150 576
Biotechnology 4 167 592
Industrial Engineering 8 158 596
Automation and Control engineering 9 214 602
Robotics 12 287 790
Landscape Architecture 8 392 1052

Biology rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 4th for Biology in Malaysia and 621st in the World with 27,996 publications made and 374,660 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 37 In Malaysia
#169 of 2,814 In Asia
#621 of 6,770 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 54 104
1992 60 115
1993 86 131
1994 79 120
1995 80 118
1996 84 149
1997 74 191
1998 80 229
1999 88 257
2000 102 381
2001 100 384
2002 152 463
2003 132 593
2004 261 822
2005 230 918
2006 300 1257
2007 326 1519
2008 581 2090
2009 560 2576
2010 817 3442
2011 1175 5108
2012 1344 6742
2013 1528 8747
2014 1598 11164
2015 1372 13483
2016 1468 15325
2017 1717 17985
2018 1749 22317
2019 1783 28639
2020 1980 38007
2021 2626 50755
2022 2544 60218
2023 2408 67116

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 4 31 204
Nutrition and Food Science 4 68 248
Toxicology 4 75 338
Nanotechnology 4 139 357
Horticulture 4 106 389
Agricultural Science 5 114 416
Botany 4 100 470
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 114 555
Entomology 2 108 562
Zoology 4 102 569
Biotechnology 4 167 592
Paleontology 4 139 612
Microbiology 4 168 629
Pharmacology 4 211 659
Biochemistry 4 216 707
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 180 719
Genetics 4 225 751
Immunology 4 243 776
Astrobiology 3 202 797
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 110 819
Animal Science 5 218 828
Neuroscience 3 204 833
Virology 5 246 837
Oncology and Cancer research 4 304 856
Molecular Biology 4 291 881
Evolutionary Biology 5 218 916
Biophysics 4 522 1450

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 444th in the World with 25,742 publications made and 327,644 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#94 of 2,811 In Asia
#444 of 6,798 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 41 53
1992 40 58
1993 43 75
1994 49 69
1995 55 76
1996 57 90
1997 62 115
1998 63 147
1999 71 174
2000 84 267
2001 99 246
2002 133 303
2003 106 395
2004 195 517
2005 165 574
2006 233 859
2007 304 1099
2008 450 1544
2009 571 2025
2010 792 3048
2011 1138 4406
2012 1207 5840
2013 1450 7809
2014 1442 9718
2015 1360 11755
2016 1373 13485
2017 1758 15593
2018 1653 18900
2019 1644 24417
2020 1812 32806
2021 2364 44931
2022 2342 53260
2023 2200 59214

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Environmental Science.

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 5th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 566th in the World with 25,678 publications made and 379,273 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 36 In Malaysia
#162 of 2,750 In Asia
#566 of 6,447 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 37 75
1992 46 94
1993 65 101
1994 66 98
1995 64 103
1996 58 116
1997 51 146
1998 64 170
1999 72 200
2000 100 306
2001 83 307
2002 167 409
2003 114 501
2004 282 733
2005 219 838
2006 296 1142
2007 315 1346
2008 500 1908
2009 576 2407
2010 789 3354
2011 1112 4989
2012 1216 6697
2013 1542 8948
2014 1591 11092
2015 1435 13649
2016 1502 15952
2017 1525 18751
2018 1576 23244
2019 1537 29413
2020 1759 38899
2021 2247 51288
2022 2236 60413
2023 2065 67169

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 5 68 110
Nutrition and Food Science 4 68 248
Biochemical Engineering 5 54 255
Chemical Engineering 5 130 293
Environmental Chemistry 4 106 357
Nanotechnology 4 139 357
Materials Science 5 146 453
Physical chemistry 5 169 458
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 134 502
Organic Chemistry 5 170 551
Inorganic Chemistry 5 214 588
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 165 650
Biochemistry 4 216 707
Pharmacy 3 271 777
Computational Chemistry 5 361 1071

Physics rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 5th for Physics in Malaysia and 524th in the World with 24,732 publications made and 343,685 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#141 of 2,786 In Asia
#524 of 6,603 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 20 19
1992 35 49
1993 38 37
1994 44 45
1995 45 62
1996 41 68
1997 40 91
1998 49 114
1999 53 129
2000 91 181
2001 67 190
2002 159 256
2003 104 317
2004 256 432
2005 178 535
2006 292 801
2007 338 1042
2008 541 1667
2009 645 2307
2010 842 3218
2011 1276 4848
2012 1252 6520
2013 1579 8519
2014 1536 10335
2015 1407 12879
2016 1382 14776
2017 1451 17273
2018 1451 21359
2019 1491 27162
2020 1634 35513
2021 2124 46873
2022 2077 55161
2023 1884 60720

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 139 357
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 125 433
Materials Science 5 146 453
Quantum and Particle physics 4 148 522
Optical Engineering 5 150 539
Acoustical Engineering 3 150 576
Medical Physics 4 136 628
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 174 740
Nuclear Physics 3 207 741
Condensed Matter Physics 4 256 742
Astrobiology 3 202 797
Biophysics 4 522 1450
Theoretical Physics 7 488 1476
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 543 1485

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 523rd in the World with 24,074 publications made and 187,253 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

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

National University of Malaysia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 35 41
1992 39 48
1993 38 51
1994 53 47
1995 60 53
1996 60 80
1997 36 90
1998 53 91
1999 87 137
2000 79 188
2001 87 187
2002 95 203
2003 92 284
2004 122 323
2005 125 387
2006 176 519
2007 222 724
2008 427 1058
2009 442 1359
2010 713 1824
2011 1085 2814
2012 1153 3823
2013 1180 5010
2014 1111 6362
2015 1139 7429
2016 1151 7679
2017 1804 8459
2018 1598 10518
2019 1678 13749
2020 1846 18583
2021 2429 26193
2022 2258 31318
2023 2264 36179

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

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Malaysia and 540th in the World with 20,530 publications made and 205,202 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#118 of 2,809 In Asia
#540 of 6,752 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 20 31
1992 22 33
1993 16 34
1994 16 31
1995 23 37
1996 29 36
1997 27 47
1998 33 55
1999 40 97
2000 40 94
2001 36 109
2002 94 145
2003 79 181
2004 131 225
2005 129 279
2006 220 412
2007 260 548
2008 451 898
2009 596 1361
2010 730 1869
2011 1103 2921
2012 1012 4090
2013 1216 5335
2014 1180 6669
2015 1134 7899
2016 1024 8382
2017 1189 9354
2018 1216 11955
2019 1305 15411
2020 1350 20178
2021 1926 28664
2022 1840 35322
2023 1804 40060

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Computer Science.

Medicine rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 4th for Medicine in Malaysia and 715th in the World with 17,673 publications made and 185,175 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 37 In Malaysia
#192 of 2,781 In Asia
#715 of 6,680 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 48 75
1992 55 97
1993 80 94
1994 68 95
1995 67 79
1996 73 104
1997 50 138
1998 70 161
1999 76 185
2000 74 244
2001 65 250
2002 106 305
2003 91 379
2004 166 523
2005 171 630
2006 194 764
2007 203 903
2008 377 1233
2009 325 1445
2010 480 1793
2011 685 2589
2012 878 3388
2013 852 4397
2014 868 5658
2015 750 6366
2016 804 7099
2017 928 8060
2018 1049 9891
2019 1113 12819
2020 1327 17627
2021 1806 24715
2022 1751 30319
2023 1734 33899

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Optometry 1 35 234
Forensic Science 2 37 252
Toxicology 4 75 338
Health Science 2 46 377
Veterinary 4 117 450
Biomedical Engineering 3 129 455
Cosmetology 5 138 480
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 54 496
Occupational Therapy 2 75 504
Sports / Exercise science 2 53 518
Public Health 3 79 521
Gerontology 3 59 535
Ophthalmology 2 151 554
Dentistry 3 148 561
Epidemiology 2 118 564
Sports Medicine 3 86 587
Audiology 1 108 594
Pediatrics 3 149 598
Orthodontics 3 162 615
Medical Physics 4 136 628
Nursing 4 88 640
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 97 650
Clinical Psychology 3 83 655
Physical Therapy 2 119 658
Pharmacology 4 211 659
Critical Care Nursing 3 141 662
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 218 667
Pathology 4 191 680
Urology 1 227 688
Respiratory Therapy 4 181 699
Family medicine 3 143 705
Surgery 3 221 708
Dermatology 4 231 716
Radiation Therapy 4 267 749
Psychiatry 3 182 753
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 239 763
Immunology 4 243 776
Pharmacy 3 271 777
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 284 779
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 110 819
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 188 826
Anatomy and Physiology 3 244 836
Virology 5 246 837
Cardiology 3 265 853
Oncology and Cancer research 4 304 856
Anesthesiology 3 279 872
Neurosurgery 4 341 941
Plastic Surgery 4 325 964
Social Work 5 129 989

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 5th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 488th in the World with 12,412 publications made and 124,491 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#109 of 2,673 In Asia
#488 of 6,305 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 12 10
1992 11 14
1993 10 11
1994 13 13
1995 24 27
1996 17 28
1997 14 32
1998 18 42
1999 16 64
2000 24 76
2001 28 83
2002 39 89
2003 42 117
2004 64 183
2005 72 197
2006 101 285
2007 159 402
2008 250 687
2009 284 939
2010 441 1229
2011 591 1776
2012 649 2551
2013 661 3191
2014 669 3969
2015 610 4749
2016 565 4991
2017 705 5353
2018 727 7108
2019 825 9212
2020 966 12237
2021 1312 17239
2022 1240 20328
2023 1124 22943

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 20 171
Operations Research 4 121 429
Applied Mathematics 2 122 458
Actuarial Science 4 74 511
Statistics 5 136 563
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 186 605
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 147 692

Psychology rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 3rd for Psychology in Malaysia and 627th in the World with 11,172 publications made and 94,256 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#119 of 2,703 In Asia
#627 of 6,528 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 12 33
1992 23 25
1993 21 27
1994 28 35
1995 23 23
1996 23 33
1997 18 49
1998 31 62
1999 26 75
2000 41 74
2001 24 86
2002 39 107
2003 41 126
2004 58 169
2005 63 210
2006 104 263
2007 113 326
2008 177 478
2009 232 548
2010 357 823
2011 455 1200
2012 562 1744
2013 499 2224
2014 498 2975
2015 484 3382
2016 469 3537
2017 659 4002
2018 686 5016
2019 836 6901
2020 871 9165
2021 1207 12430
2022 1174 15552
2023 1160 17565

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 1 22 252
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 7 32 254
Special Education 1 17 380
Occupational Therapy 2 75 504
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 59 581
Cognitive Science 5 135 597
Child Psychology 2 59 600
Social Psychology 6 81 614
Sexology 2 38 644
Clinical Psychology 3 83 655
Psychiatry 3 182 753
Neuroscience 3 204 833
Social Work 5 129 989

Business rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 4th for Business in Malaysia and 451st in the World with 10,055 publications made and 89,950 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 38 In Malaysia
#86 of 2,579 In Asia
#451 of 6,187 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 14 7
1992 19 12
1993 12 4
1994 8 11
1995 21 15
1996 20 17
1997 18 18
1998 21 30
1999 25 33
2000 30 42
2001 31 45
2002 37 70
2003 27 78
2004 52 92
2005 48 122
2006 60 152
2007 108 210
2008 176 394
2009 212 665
2010 387 876
2011 538 1350
2012 516 1945
2013 541 2548
2014 495 2961
2015 512 3632
2016 489 3572
2017 647 3911
2018 638 5124
2019 668 6578
2020 767 8374
2021 942 11664
2022 928 13788
2023 923 16117

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 5th for Economics in Malaysia and 476th in the World with 7,081 publications made and 65,050 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#72 of 2,461 In Asia
#476 of 5,995 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 8 7
1992 8 5
1993 8 7
1994 4 4
1995 13 11
1996 13 13
1997 8 16
1998 12 27
1999 22 29
2000 27 49
2001 22 30
2002 33 69
2003 20 70
2004 32 67
2005 32 93
2006 34 118
2007 66 194
2008 118 325
2009 140 450
2010 223 566
2011 318 906
2012 363 1281
2013 341 1776
2014 339 2066
2015 340 2373
2016 320 2456
2017 445 2643
2018 447 3426
2019 470 4696
2020 553 6221
2021 715 8962
2022 756 10707
2023 735 12887

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Malaysia in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 37 157
Agricultural Economics 2 38 207
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 63 352
Development Studies 4 53 402
International Trade 3 47 458
International Economics 3 46 473
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 57 494
Actuarial Science 4 74 511
Finance 6 100 545
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 147 692
Political Economy 3 67 765

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Malaysia ranked 4th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 518th in the World with 4,082 publications made and 31,270 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

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
#4 of 36 In Malaysia
#81 of 2,302 In Asia
#518 of 5,720 In the World

National University of Malaysia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 7 3
1992 10 5
1993 3 1
1994 4 4
1995 10 8
1996 9 12
1997 5 3
1998 12 7
1999 22 15
2000 11 21
2001 12 20
2002 21 13
2003 17 32
2004 23 32
2005 26 43
2006 32 45
2007 40 81
2008 71 128
2009 81 228
2010 152 294
2011 252 464
2012 237 662
2013 262 843
2014 181 1021
2015 248 1274
2016 196 1338
2017 258 1494
2018 250 1860
2019 277 2224
2020 267 3140
2021 370 3875
2022 357 4400
2023 325 4944

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 2 34 202
UX/UI Desgin 3 35 225
Graphic Design 4 45 283
Entertainment Industry Business 2 22 288
Game Design and Development 2 59 338
Architecture 4 88 438
Performing arts 2 48 446
Creative Writing 2 28 482
Literature 2 69 528
Fashion Design 5 94 535
Animation 6 162 574
Painting and Drawing 4 117 584
Sculpture 4 117 584
Illustration and Concept Art 4 128 594
Aesthetics 4 99 610
Computer Graphics 4 161 646
Cinematography 3 62 685
Music 5 155 827
Interior Design 10 377 949
Landscape Architecture 8 392 1052
Art History 4 112 1111
Photography 12 293 1155