Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia: Rankings

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The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 22nd in Malaysia, 3306th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 119 research topics. The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,993 academic publications and 173,417 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3306 of 14,131 In the World
#1080 of 5,830 In Asia
#22 of 45 In Malaysia
#94 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#201 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#350 of 1,743 For Architectural Engineering
#3747 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 116 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 10th for Engineering in Malaysia and 1038th in the World with 15,159 publications made and 134,600 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 37 In Malaysia
#361 of 2,835 In Asia
#1038 of 6,782 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2001 1 1
2002 3 0
2003 5 5
2004 4 2
2005 12 7
2006 36 11
2007 66 32
2008 89 70
2009 159 148
2010 239 259
2011 347 507
2012 390 986
2013 689 1593
2014 659 2118
2015 898 2902
2016 854 3243
2017 1457 4701
2018 1362 6292
2019 1281 9536
2020 1565 12790
2021 1754 17439
2022 1256 20090
2023 1175 23768
2024 834 22003

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 3 22 94
Engineering Management 5 25 201
Architectural Engineering 7 107 350
Automotive Engineering 10 138 375
Agricultural Engineering 8 173 424
Product and Industrial Design 7 103 443
Transportation Engineering 7 124 444
Technical Drawing 6 145 463
Environmental Engineering 8 159 473
Marine Engineering 6 146 488
Civil Engineering 7 156 547
Computer Engineering 8 178 552
Firefighting and Fire Science 13 229 590
Robotics 8 225 632
Industrial Engineering 10 188 665
Renewable Energy Engineering 11 247 666
Mechanical Engineering 8 193 679
Geotechnical Engineering 8 246 714
Structural Engineering 7 222 731
Systems Engineering 9 181 758
Aviation 10 191 772
Aerospace Engineering 8 211 786
Automation and Control engineering 11 303 794
Mining Engineering 8 286 795
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 263 802
Telecommunications 10 270 814
Biomedical Engineering 10 285 857
Electrical Engineering 12 316 869
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 288 871
Metallurgical Engineering 10 331 874
Electronic Engineering 11 324 877
Operations Research 11 297 889
Petroleum Engineering 9 288 916
Human-Computer Interaction 15 237 930
Computer Networking 11 322 962
Architecture 10 267 976
Biochemical Engineering 14 334 1003
Materials Science 10 388 1019
Nuclear Engineering 14 410 1022
Chemical Engineering 10 487 1086
Nanotechnology 10 495 1104
Remote Sensing 10 360 1107
Acoustical Engineering 10 384 1136
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 507 1258
Optical Engineering 11 494 1282
Biotechnology 16 746 1789

Physics rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 10th for Physics in Malaysia and 1212th in the World with 12,391 publications made and 111,285 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 37 In Malaysia
#439 of 2,817 In Asia
#1212 of 6,713 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2001 1 1
2002 3 0
2003 3 3
2004 2 2
2005 10 4
2006 33 10
2007 49 21
2008 71 51
2009 132 119
2010 209 206
2011 287 434
2012 344 839
2013 608 1410
2014 553 1826
2015 790 2490
2016 708 2755
2017 1223 4016
2018 1140 5326
2019 1073 8311
2020 1237 10878
2021 1386 14332
2022 965 16278
2023 929 19051
2024 619 17474

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Materials Science 10 388 1019
Nanotechnology 10 495 1104
Acoustical Engineering 10 384 1136
Applied/Engineering Physics 12 507 1258
Optical Engineering 11 494 1282
Quantum and Particle physics 11 494 1325
Nuclear Physics 10 668 1666
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 616 1769
Biophysics 7 748 1843
Condensed Matter Physics 13 895 1932
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 959 2241

Environmental Science rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 11th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 1227th in the World with 11,270 publications made and 102,281 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#11 of 37 In Malaysia
#385 of 2,838 In Asia
#1227 of 6,876 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2001 1 1
2002 1 0
2003 2 1
2004 3 2
2005 7 5
2006 21 13
2007 37 19
2008 46 32
2009 96 94
2010 160 169
2011 190 327
2012 263 650
2013 461 990
2014 454 1318
2015 647 1922
2016 614 2250
2017 1013 3295
2018 1092 4532
2019 940 6976
2020 1146 9358
2021 1427 13189
2022 1029 15363
2023 980 18477
2024 625 16832

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

Environmental Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 8 159 473
Environmental Management 9 173 573
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 219 606
Geotechnical Engineering 8 246 714
Mining Engineering 8 286 795
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 287 915
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 286 982
Forestry 13 289 995
Oceanography 10 333 1063
Geography and Cartography 10 303 1117
Ecology 11 336 1118
Earth science and Geophysics 8 390 1140
Agricultural Science 10 461 1217
Environmental Chemistry 11 512 1277
Geology 11 436 1321
Paleontology 12 600 1651
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 610 1747

Chemistry rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 11th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 1486th in the World with 10,055 publications made and 98,951 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 36 In Malaysia
#608 of 2,781 In Asia
#1486 of 6,545 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2001 1 0
2002 2 0
2003 1 2
2004 2 1
2005 4 1
2006 19 5
2007 37 16
2008 53 33
2009 97 77
2010 163 179
2011 210 335
2012 259 662
2013 511 1136
2014 446 1490
2015 668 2110
2016 593 2337
2017 1006 3493
2018 923 4750
2019 829 7259
2020 1009 9666
2021 1092 12725
2022 814 14711
2023 772 17420
2024 528 16930

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 288 871
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 286 982
Biochemical Engineering 14 334 1003
Materials Science 10 388 1019
Chemical Engineering 10 487 1086
Nanotechnology 10 495 1104
Environmental Chemistry 11 512 1277
Physical chemistry 11 572 1304
Radiochemistry 13 708 1391
Nutrition and Food Science 15 615 1459
Organic Chemistry 11 624 1485
Inorganic Chemistry 14 1030 2154
Biochemistry 16 1002 2224

Computer Science rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 11th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 1116th in the World with 9,761 publications made and 82,026 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 37 In Malaysia
#343 of 2,840 In Asia
#1116 of 6,845 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2001 1 2
2002 2 2
2003 6 5
2004 1 6
2005 9 6
2006 28 16
2007 52 31
2008 70 63
2009 96 127
2010 174 174
2011 240 388
2012 255 704
2013 363 969
2014 401 1346
2015 453 1612
2016 481 1845
2017 815 2563
2018 889 3420
2019 895 5311
2020 1019 7471
2021 1211 11051
2022 877 12708
2023 879 15681
2024 530 12459

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

Computer Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 8 178 552
Information Technology 13 124 566
Management Information Systems 10 96 584
Database Administration 11 166 624
Robotics 8 225 632
UX/UI Desgin 12 153 652
Multimedia 12 169 740
Web Design and Development 12 235 766
Telecommunications 10 270 814
Machine Learning 12 279 866
Cyber Security 11 276 896
Software Engineering 13 207 929
Human-Computer Interaction 15 237 930
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 291 943
Computer Networking 11 322 962
Game Design and Development 17 280 974
Computational Linguistics 12 385 1082
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 425 1092
Computer Vision 13 400 1111
Cognitive Science 12 404 1218
Computer Graphics 14 447 1329
Data Science 17 393 1361
Library and Information science 15 489 1923
Neuroscience 18 769 2179
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 1398 3105

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 1570th in the World with 8,554 publications made and 74,046 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 37 In Malaysia
#388 of 2,864 In Asia
#1570 of 7,081 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1998 1 1
1999 0 4
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 2 1
2004 3 3
2005 5 6
2006 12 14
2007 25 13
2008 35 27
2009 59 79
2010 114 131
2011 154 263
2012 197 496
2013 279 656
2014 278 903
2015 377 1173
2016 429 1500
2017 728 2208
2018 843 3045
2019 775 4419
2020 841 6328
2021 1206 10274
2022 807 11915
2023 843 14743
2024 528 12136

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 8 118 678
Communications and Public Relations 11 126 814
Education Majors 10 160 830
Law Enforcement 9 127 884
Publishing 12 171 970
Archaeology 9 266 1018
History 9 284 1151
Journalism and Digital Media 17 343 1189
Law 10 306 1296
Anthropology 15 267 1328
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 328 1435
Sociology 13 340 1461
Linguistics 14 481 1480
Public Policy / Administration 11 283 1488
Political Science 11 332 1497
Classics and Ancient History 11 463 1824
Philosophy 15 483 1845
Library and Information science 15 489 1923
Aesthetics 19 624 2029
Demography 16 695 2072

Biology rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 14th for Biology in Malaysia and 1858th in the World with 8,417 publications made and 85,830 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Botany, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 37 In Malaysia
#748 of 2,834 In Asia
#1858 of 6,833 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 4 2
2004 2 2
2005 5 2
2006 14 6
2007 24 9
2008 37 27
2009 75 64
2010 125 164
2011 168 300
2012 186 499
2013 356 876
2014 321 1148
2015 492 1607
2016 440 1945
2017 757 2738
2018 792 3851
2019 736 6025
2020 885 8012
2021 1027 11078
2022 757 12992
2023 742 15325
2024 458 13991

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 13 289 995
Nanotechnology 10 495 1104
Agricultural Science 10 461 1217
Nutrition and Food Science 15 615 1459
Botany 14 555 1485
Horticulture 13 664 1618
Paleontology 12 600 1651
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 610 1747
Biotechnology 16 746 1789
Biophysics 7 748 1843
Evolutionary Biology 12 650 1881
Zoology 14 617 1883
Neuroscience 18 769 2179
Biochemistry 16 1002 2224
Microbiology 21 1111 2510
Genetics 17 1128 2586
Virology 26 1053 2647
Oncology and Cancer research 23 1238 2797
Immunology 21 1300 3088
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 1398 3105
Pharmacology 23 1485 3201

Business rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 10th for Business in Malaysia and 933rd in the World with 5,086 publications made and 45,093 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 38 In Malaysia
#224 of 2,646 In Asia
#933 of 6,339 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2003 4 1
2004 1 0
2005 4 2
2006 10 5
2007 14 10
2008 19 22
2009 45 58
2010 69 68
2011 100 143
2012 135 262
2013 205 416
2014 188 657
2015 248 861
2016 238 874
2017 448 1299
2018 517 1764
2019 463 2648
2020 522 3564
2021 684 5493
2022 440 6419
2023 466 8171
2024 259 6366

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 3 22 94
Engineering Management 5 25 201
Project Management 8 52 399
Real Estate 6 89 414
Supply Chain Management 9 171 474
Human Resource Management 9 99 549
Management Information Systems 10 96 584
Marketing 10 141 668
Occupational Safety and Health 8 118 678
Entrepreneurship 16 120 746
Management 10 228 868
Operations Research 11 297 889
Risk Management 13 220 923
Accounting 17 245 1057
Hospitality and Hotel Management 21 365 1063
Finance 11 299 1159
Advertising 20 344 1310
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 477 1424
Public Policy / Administration 11 283 1488
International Business 17 377 1563

Mathematics rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 12th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 1231st in the World with 5,051 publications made and 42,893 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 37 In Malaysia
#388 of 2,718 In Asia
#1231 of 6,418 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2003 3 1
2004 1 2
2005 4 3
2006 11 5
2007 25 11
2008 24 32
2009 55 62
2010 82 85
2011 108 161
2012 102 271
2013 173 434
2014 189 589
2015 218 702
2016 252 946
2017 427 1322
2018 509 1815
2019 463 2870
2020 483 3932
2021 632 6073
2022 524 7118
2023 492 8498
2024 267 5515

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 10 139 709
Operations Research 11 297 889
Blockchain and Cryptography 10 425 1092
Statistics 13 395 1246
Applied Mathematics 9 620 1611
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 532 1625

Psychology rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 16th for Psychology in Malaysia and 1667th in the World with 3,284 publications made and 26,495 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#558 of 2,755 In Asia
#1667 of 6,645 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2002 1 1
2003 3 3
2004 1 1
2005 1 0
2006 4 4
2007 3 3
2008 12 5
2009 25 35
2010 37 35
2011 64 69
2012 78 159
2013 97 217
2014 105 301
2015 155 480
2016 125 489
2017 269 706
2018 304 987
2019 312 1659
2020 322 2287
2021 436 3859
2022 362 4483
2023 364 5786
2024 197 4207

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 82 378
Education Majors 10 160 830
Occupational Therapy 8 279 1065
Cognitive Science 12 404 1218
Child Psychology 11 313 1392
Social Psychology 15 387 1476
Clinical Psychology 23 645 2127
Neuroscience 18 769 2179
Psychiatry 21 951 2578

Economics rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 10th for Economics in Malaysia and 1159th in the World with 2,776 publications made and 24,259 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#10 of 37 In Malaysia
#278 of 2,553 In Asia
#1159 of 6,167 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 5 3
2007 5 1
2008 9 4
2009 15 14
2010 33 34
2011 46 55
2012 80 127
2013 92 203
2014 103 302
2015 114 364
2016 129 431
2017 227 658
2018 302 973
2019 245 1488
2020 298 1968
2021 379 3100
2022 267 3744
2023 276 4514
2024 149 3313

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 11 162 565
Development Studies 11 226 1006
Finance 11 299 1159
Investment Banking and Stock trading 20 477 1424
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 17 532 1625

Art & Design rankings

The Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ranked 13th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 1486th in the World with 1,660 publications made and 11,213 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Literature, 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
#13 of 36 In Malaysia
#407 of 2,428 In Asia
#1486 of 5,966 In the World

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2003 1 0
2004 2 0
2005 3 2
2006 2 3
2007 8 7
2008 9 10
2009 12 25
2010 25 20
2011 34 61
2012 49 92
2013 75 152
2014 45 201
2015 86 249
2016 59 248
2017 128 329
2018 146 530
2019 143 702
2020 179 1005
2021 223 1567
2022 162 1789
2023 152 2203
2024 109 1954

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Graphic Design 11 121 562
UX/UI Desgin 12 153 652
Multimedia 12 169 740
Photography 7 149 765
Game Design and Development 17 280 974
Architecture 10 267 976
Interior Design 11 442 1032
Fashion Design 12 321 1220
Computer Graphics 14 447 1329
Aesthetics 19 624 2029
Literature 17 620 2083

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Speciality Malaysia Asia World Rank
Health Science 12 226 1020
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 436 1561
Audiology 10 515 1572
Ophthalmology 15 624 1665
Healthcare Management (MHA) 20 469 1678
Sports Medicine 14 535 1746
Dentistry 11 638 1825
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 13 670 1832
Public Health 14 649 1936
Orthodontics 12 713 2009
Physical Therapy 14 681 2011
Cardiology 12 764 2078
Medicine 15 858 2222
Anatomy and Physiology 13 900 2323
Nursing 18 732 2328
Surgery 14 848 2342
Pathology 17 960 2387
Anesthesiology 17 1010 2588