Tunku Abdul Rahman University: Rankings

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Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 12th in Malaysia, 2381st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,084 academic publications and 174,529 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2381 of 14,131 In the World
#743 of 5,830 In Asia
#12 of 45 In Malaysia
#1 of 2 In Kajang
#433 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#507 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#509 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#5178 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3748 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 16th for Engineering in Malaysia and 1782nd in the World with 5,849 publications made and 104,650 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#733 of 2,835 In Asia
#1782 of 6,782 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 2 1
2004 5 3
2005 6 11
2006 12 18
2007 17 20
2008 53 80
2009 103 194
2010 165 336
2011 163 610
2012 192 902
2013 179 1322
2014 200 1699
2015 264 2107
2016 291 3125
2017 385 3963
2018 422 5027
2019 511 6811
2020 461 8971
2021 642 12421
2022 639 15391
2023 668 17667
2024 446 17737

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 8 166 433
Construction Management 10 130 509
Renewable Energy Engineering 12 259 699
Engineering Management 15 197 848
Environmental Engineering 11 311 861
Marine Engineering 16 327 908
Architectural Engineering 13 315 952
Biochemical Engineering 13 328 988
Transportation Engineering 12 324 1007
Human-Computer Interaction 18 277 1037
Operations Research 15 406 1120
Automotive Engineering 16 442 1125
Telecommunications 15 474 1223
Reliability and Quality Engineering 16 474 1251
Electronic Engineering 15 532 1288
Computer Engineering 16 551 1334
Chemical Engineering 14 660 1397
Systems Engineering 17 447 1398
Electrical Engineering 15 596 1448
Computer Networking 17 606 1518
Civil Engineering 15 587 1557
Nanotechnology 14 769 1611
Geotechnical Engineering 16 663 1632
Remote Sensing 16 697 1765
Optical Engineering 14 755 1767
Materials Science 15 805 1803
Structural Engineering 18 779 1861
Biotechnology 17 811 1893
Acoustical Engineering 17 764 1907
Metallurgical Engineering 18 859 1908
Mechanical Engineering 19 813 2000
Aerospace Engineering 19 888 2154

Computer Science rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 16th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 1636th in the World with 4,992 publications made and 86,832 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#605 of 2,840 In Asia
#1636 of 6,845 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
2003 3 1
2004 4 1
2005 4 13
2006 11 19
2007 7 15
2008 35 47
2009 87 100
2010 134 216
2011 137 355
2012 143 582
2013 138 901
2014 176 1157
2015 186 1503
2016 250 2282
2017 307 2931
2018 350 3564
2019 387 4760
2020 388 6330
2021 587 9582
2022 574 11968
2023 638 14408
2024 429 12899

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Information Technology 12 106 507
UX/UI Desgin 16 205 810
Management Information Systems 14 159 812
Human-Computer Interaction 18 277 1037
Multimedia 20 324 1155
Computer Graphics 12 393 1221
Telecommunications 15 474 1223
Data Science 15 340 1251
Machine Learning 16 487 1285
Cyber Security 17 461 1290
Computer Engineering 16 551 1334
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 575 1391
Computer Vision 14 569 1407
Cognitive Science 16 516 1425
Computational Linguistics 16 569 1450
Computer Networking 17 606 1518
Software Engineering 18 480 1569
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 655 1653
Neuroscience 15 702 2023
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 1016 2365
Library and Information science 21 690 2450

Physics rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 16th for Physics in Malaysia and 1897th in the World with 4,795 publications made and 86,452 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#793 of 2,817 In Asia
#1897 of 6,713 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 2 1
2004 3 1
2005 6 14
2006 13 16
2007 17 21
2008 52 86
2009 96 192
2010 138 302
2011 144 586
2012 161 839
2013 143 1157
2014 164 1447
2015 215 1847
2016 236 2559
2017 338 3291
2018 366 4226
2019 404 5652
2020 377 7358
2021 538 9735
2022 503 12137
2023 533 13795
2024 327 13866

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 14 769 1611
Optical Engineering 14 755 1767
Materials Science 15 805 1803
Astrophysics and Astronomy 14 639 1807
Acoustical Engineering 17 764 1907
Quantum and Particle physics 15 826 1957
Condensed Matter Physics 14 981 2077
Theoretical Physics 11 821 2120
Nuclear Physics 17 1048 2380

Environmental Science rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 18th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 1878th in the World with 4,794 publications made and 93,298 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#18 of 37 In Malaysia
#695 of 2,838 In Asia
#1878 of 6,876 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 2
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 3 1
2004 2 1
2005 5 3
2006 18 12
2007 14 16
2008 34 54
2009 65 121
2010 109 201
2011 112 415
2012 141 635
2013 131 1048
2014 166 1375
2015 184 1691
2016 228 2551
2017 317 3348
2018 335 4125
2019 417 5696
2020 441 7858
2021 557 10832
2022 533 13417
2023 602 15792
2024 361 15076

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 11 311 861
Environmental Management 16 406 1118
Ecology 18 579 1630
Geotechnical Engineering 16 663 1632
Environmental Chemistry 14 807 1830
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 678 1862
Oceanography 17 722 1879
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 17 772 1881
Forestry 20 646 1899
Geography and Cartography 18 678 1974
Agricultural Science 17 822 2009
Geology 18 800 2059
Earth science and Geophysics 18 840 2078
Paleontology 16 811 2091
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 906 2378

Biology rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 16th for Biology in Malaysia and 2173rd in the World with 4,778 publications made and 100,561 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#912 of 2,834 In Asia
#2173 of 6,833 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 3 0
2004 4 2
2005 5 5
2006 14 14
2007 16 23
2008 36 71
2009 91 158
2010 93 225
2011 111 495
2012 155 743
2013 155 1063
2014 178 1439
2015 216 2047
2016 234 3626
2017 285 4592
2018 354 5482
2019 382 6994
2020 396 9348
2021 532 12625
2022 545 15233
2023 590 17319
2024 368 16729

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 14 614 1458
Nanotechnology 14 769 1611
Biotechnology 17 811 1893
Forestry 20 646 1899
Horticulture 17 824 1920
Microbiology 17 855 2000
Biochemistry 14 880 2003
Agricultural Science 17 822 2009
Neuroscience 15 702 2023
Paleontology 16 811 2091
Oncology and Cancer research 13 898 2103
Molecular Biology 11 903 2159
Botany 16 893 2175
Genetics 14 1007 2336
Virology 19 912 2350
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 1016 2365
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 906 2378
Pharmacology 18 1211 2629
Immunology 16 1099 2679
Zoology 18 1059 2854
Evolutionary Biology 19 1163 2882

Chemistry rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 15th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 2031st in the World with 4,529 publications made and 84,954 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 36 In Malaysia
#891 of 2,781 In Asia
#2031 of 6,545 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 2 0
2004 5 2
2005 8 18
2006 14 25
2007 13 29
2008 50 80
2009 93 208
2010 126 300
2011 139 577
2012 169 842
2013 148 1176
2014 171 1461
2015 232 1973
2016 227 3057
2017 304 3964
2018 349 4976
2019 377 6253
2020 354 8309
2021 481 10685
2022 451 13122
2023 485 14635
2024 317 15334

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 13 328 988
Radiochemistry 12 647 1277
Chemical Engineering 14 660 1397
Nutrition and Food Science 14 614 1458
Physical chemistry 13 721 1597
Nanotechnology 14 769 1611
Materials Science 15 805 1803
Environmental Chemistry 14 807 1830
Petrology and Geochemistry 18 678 1862
Organic Chemistry 14 851 1890
Inorganic Chemistry 12 907 1934
Biochemistry 14 880 2003
Pharmacy 13 926 2077
Computational Chemistry 15 1131 2396

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 2135th in the World with 4,497 publications made and 89,596 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 37 In Malaysia
#608 of 2,864 In Asia
#2135 of 7,081 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
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 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 2
2000 1 5
2001 0 2
2002 0 1
2003 3 4
2004 2 6
2005 4 3
2006 12 9
2007 8 15
2008 40 38
2009 81 79
2010 109 175
2011 116 320
2012 132 552
2013 124 826
2014 148 1167
2015 175 1659
2016 194 2668
2017 263 3529
2018 307 3951
2019 337 5092
2020 374 6791
2021 551 9978
2022 521 12128
2023 634 14435
2024 351 12491

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 10 164 710
Broadcast Journalism 13 225 943
Communications and Public Relations 18 208 1097
Anthropology 14 253 1276
Media Studies 9 171 1290
Law 14 377 1485
Archaeology 20 547 1679
Political Science 15 402 1721
Education Majors 20 480 1736
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 19 477 1830
Sociology 16 483 1836
History 20 560 1838
Gender Studies 14 331 1849
Aesthetics 16 582 1940
Linguistics 21 743 2002
Demography 17 714 2111
Classics and Ancient History 16 585 2135
Philosophy 22 716 2419
Library and Information science 21 690 2450

Medicine rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 21st for Medicine in Malaysia and 2396th in the World with 2,950 publications made and 64,239 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#21 of 37 In Malaysia
#938 of 2,809 In Asia
#2396 of 6,775 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2004 4 1
2005 3 3
2006 8 6
2007 10 13
2008 26 34
2009 34 70
2010 50 127
2011 65 251
2012 79 371
2013 87 483
2014 111 728
2015 112 1307
2016 127 2995
2017 156 3842
2018 191 3985
2019 201 4615
2020 242 5823
2021 362 7852
2022 410 9220
2023 419 10160
2024 245 9100

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 12 386 1496
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 422 1583
Sports Medicine 13 495 1648
Health Science 19 496 1777
Public Health 13 640 1917
Pediatrics 12 640 1951
Physical Therapy 16 695 2035
Critical Care Nursing 16 693 2041
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 19 621 2045
Psychiatry 15 714 2053
Pharmacy 13 926 2077
Gerontology 12 576 2095
Oncology and Cancer research 13 898 2103
Pathology 15 880 2214
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 14 951 2215
Nursing 17 687 2215
Virology 19 912 2350
Anesthesiology 12 934 2448
Family medicine 19 807 2458
Cardiology 18 1029 2606
Pharmacology 18 1211 2629
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 19 1052 2669
Immunology 16 1099 2679
Surgery 21 1068 2823
Anatomy and Physiology 17 1158 2877

Mathematics rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 16th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 1561st in the World with 2,864 publications made and 54,044 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#547 of 2,718 In Asia
#1561 of 6,418 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2003 4 0
2004 1 0
2005 2 8
2006 12 15
2007 3 14
2008 23 26
2009 43 43
2010 58 94
2011 73 176
2012 79 288
2013 88 465
2014 97 604
2015 107 865
2016 151 1432
2017 182 1920
2018 214 2364
2019 216 3081
2020 237 4091
2021 361 6063
2022 322 7300
2023 383 8623
2024 196 5722

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 10 210 978
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 293 1109
Operations Research 15 406 1120
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 575 1391
Statistics 14 501 1449
Math Teachers 25 621 2030
Applied Mathematics 19 1179 2610

Business rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 16th for Business in Malaysia and 1259th in the World with 2,857 publications made and 53,143 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#16 of 38 In Malaysia
#344 of 2,646 In Asia
#1259 of 6,339 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 1
2000 0 3
2001 0 2
2002 0 2
2003 0 2
2004 4 4
2005 6 6
2006 6 7
2007 7 15
2008 23 25
2009 59 46
2010 78 116
2011 68 229
2012 80 377
2013 74 555
2014 83 768
2015 103 996
2016 135 1203
2017 184 1600
2018 209 1939
2019 237 2649
2020 247 3657
2021 345 5768
2022 327 6954
2023 369 8649
2024 199 7415

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 10 130 509
Hospitality and Hotel Management 14 161 595
Real Estate 10 156 597
Supply Chain Management 10 296 811
Management Information Systems 14 159 812
Project Management 14 169 843
Engineering Management 15 197 848
Marketing 13 205 874
International Business 9 145 901
Advertising 13 185 910
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 262 925
Actuarial Science 10 210 978
Entrepreneurship 24 229 997
International Trade 9 176 1011
Operations Research 15 406 1120
Accounting 19 275 1131
Finance 12 301 1164
Human Resource Management 19 287 1194
Management 15 408 1317

Psychology rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 17th for Psychology in Malaysia and 1676th in the World with 2,367 publications made and 46,128 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#17 of 37 In Malaysia
#563 of 2,755 In Asia
#1676 of 6,645 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2000 1 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 4
2004 2 2
2005 0 0
2006 5 1
2007 5 5
2008 23 21
2009 47 44
2010 64 103
2011 56 180
2012 69 289
2013 61 410
2014 76 590
2015 81 824
2016 100 1490
2017 144 2071
2018 152 2241
2019 167 2827
2020 203 3603
2021 288 5209
2022 308 6458
2023 336 7988
2024 171 6556

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 237 804
Social Psychology 13 293 1247
Cognitive Science 16 516 1425
Child Psychology 14 355 1478
Clinical Psychology 12 386 1496
Education Majors 20 480 1736
Neuroscience 15 702 2023
Psychiatry 15 714 2053

Economics rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 15th for Economics in Malaysia and 1361st in the World with 1,832 publications made and 37,805 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#15 of 37 In Malaysia
#353 of 2,553 In Asia
#1361 of 6,167 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2003 2 2
2004 1 3
2005 2 2
2006 7 5
2007 6 13
2008 14 21
2009 36 27
2010 38 78
2011 30 121
2012 51 205
2013 41 304
2014 55 436
2015 75 743
2016 91 1048
2017 105 1283
2018 132 1356
2019 148 1945
2020 158 2532
2021 225 3798
2022 225 4501
2023 257 5566
2024 128 4253

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 14 252 815
International Economics 9 115 852
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 262 925
Actuarial Science 10 210 978
International Trade 9 176 1011
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 293 1109
Finance 12 301 1164
Development Studies 14 388 1436

Art & Design rankings

Tunku Abdul Rahman University ranked 19th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 1809th in the World with 901 publications made and 10,378 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, 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
#19 of 36 In Malaysia
#540 of 2,428 In Asia
#1809 of 5,966 In the World

Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2003 1 0
2004 1 2
2005 0 0
2006 3 2
2007 1 1
2008 11 11
2009 16 12
2010 23 28
2011 30 61
2012 32 115
2013 32 162
2014 34 205
2015 32 226
2016 45 338
2017 51 402
2018 61 539
2019 69 704
2020 80 916
2021 100 1468
2022 90 1682
2023 117 2108
2024 70 2048

The following table provides academic rankings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 16 205 810
Multimedia 20 324 1155
Computer Graphics 12 393 1221
Fashion Design 20 541 1703
Aesthetics 16 582 1940
Literature 18 705 2280