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UCSI University ranked 29th in Malaysia, 4450th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 64 research topics. UCSI University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,262 academic publications and 107,081 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4450 of 14,131 In the World
#1557 of 5,830 In Asia
#29 of 45 In Malaysia
#5 of 9 In Kuala Lumpur
#779 of 1,035 For Cosmetology
#785 of 1,017 For Game Design and Development
#883 of 1,013 For Organizational / Business / IO Psychology
#5326 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 61 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

UCSI University ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 2002nd in the World with 3,771 publications made and 59,446 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#547 of 2,864 In Asia
#2002 of 7,081 In the World

UCSI University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 2 1
1996 4 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 1 4
2002 0 0
2003 0 2
2004 3 4
2005 3 1
2006 10 4
2007 5 5
2008 15 15
2009 24 29
2010 16 41
2011 33 86
2012 49 142
2013 53 222
2014 95 311
2015 89 547
2016 157 734
2017 201 1188
2018 208 1797
2019 280 2636
2020 374 4261
2021 402 6360
2022 599 8711
2023 658 13780
2024 449 14056

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 16 265 1015
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 272 1303
Philosophy 12 370 1546
Education Majors 19 423 1605
Communications and Public Relations 25 405 1683
Anthropology 22 482 1880
Political Science 22 564 2109
Law 25 679 2202
Sociology 21 627 2208
Demography 19 799 2306
Aesthetics 25 863 2525
Archaeology 26 984 2568
Linguistics 24 1037 2613
History 25 937 2637
Library and Information science 27 895 2979

Biology rankings

UCSI University ranked 21st for Biology in Malaysia and 2767th in the World with 3,464 publications made and 54,324 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nutrition and Food Science.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 37 In Malaysia
#1221 of 2,834 In Asia
#2767 of 6,833 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 2
2002 2 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 6
2005 3 3
2006 6 6
2007 1 5
2008 6 12
2009 18 28
2010 16 49
2011 40 119
2012 47 185
2013 69 237
2014 87 392
2015 111 711
2016 147 1062
2017 148 1525
2018 182 2062
2019 215 3031
2020 314 4630
2021 437 6795
2022 609 9272
2023 544 12850
2024 436 13169

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

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 13 518 1282
Pharmacology 10 700 1641
Horticulture 14 693 1665
Biotechnology 15 741 1779
Botany 17 899 2190
Microbiology 18 958 2192
Forestry 23 794 2222
Virology 17 861 2232
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 971 2282
Oncology and Cancer research 17 995 2289
Molecular Biology 16 1030 2407
Biochemistry 18 1143 2492
Agricultural Science 23 1056 2501
Nanotechnology 23 1252 2514
Paleontology 22 1117 2694
Immunology 17 1113 2702
Neuroscience 24 1006 2709
Genetics 18 1226 2801
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 1228 3084
Evolutionary Biology 22 1336 3197

Engineering rankings

UCSI University ranked 22nd for Engineering in Malaysia and 2664th in the World with 3,134 publications made and 55,022 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#22 of 37 In Malaysia
#1197 of 2,835 In Asia
#2664 of 6,782 In the World

UCSI University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 2 0
1996 1 1
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 2 1
2003 0 2
2004 1 3
2005 4 3
2006 5 5
2007 3 4
2008 5 7
2009 16 25
2010 19 27
2011 25 61
2012 36 100
2013 50 142
2014 59 266
2015 79 455
2016 106 737
2017 125 1140
2018 155 1635
2019 202 2407
2020 332 3544
2021 398 5719
2022 552 8332
2023 532 11959
2024 402 13221

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

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 15 411 1159
Petroleum Engineering 14 463 1231
Human-Computer Interaction 22 420 1336
Transportation Engineering 19 581 1520
Automation and Control engineering 17 679 1535
Robotics 17 660 1547
Renewable Energy Engineering 22 722 1669
Architectural Engineering 22 713 1675
Biotechnology 15 741 1779
Automotive Engineering 21 851 1926
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 897 2050
Operations Research 22 914 2066
Computer Engineering 22 978 2069
Environmental Engineering 21 919 2069
Chemical Engineering 21 1052 2124
Computer Networking 22 1004 2275
Telecommunications 23 1038 2298
Aerospace Engineering 22 1034 2430
Systems Engineering 24 980 2493
Electrical Engineering 23 1144 2497
Nanotechnology 23 1252 2514
Electronic Engineering 23 1210 2576
Mechanical Engineering 22 1110 2604
Metallurgical Engineering 22 1282 2706
Civil Engineering 24 1176 2752
Materials Science 22 1306 2758
Geotechnical Engineering 22 1243 2786
Structural Engineering 22 1262 2839
Acoustical Engineering 24 1304 3000
Optical Engineering 25 1529 3315

Computer Science rankings

UCSI University ranked 25th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 2451st in the World with 2,962 publications made and 46,766 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#25 of 37 In Malaysia
#1032 of 2,840 In Asia
#2451 of 6,845 In the World

UCSI University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 3
2002 0 0
2003 0 2
2004 2 2
2005 1 0
2006 5 2
2007 3 2
2008 8 5
2009 20 17
2010 15 22
2011 25 72
2012 47 112
2013 43 174
2014 49 238
2015 59 364
2016 84 488
2017 104 839
2018 137 1231
2019 180 2000
2020 254 3104
2021 319 5173
2022 534 7266
2023 612 11658
2024 438 11861

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

Computer Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 12 187 785
Multimedia 22 349 1216
Human-Computer Interaction 22 420 1336
Management Information Systems 24 349 1340
Robotics 17 660 1547
Data Science 21 557 1713
Machine Learning 21 825 1932
Computer Engineering 22 978 2069
Cyber Security 24 882 2133
Software Engineering 24 821 2246
Computer Networking 22 1004 2275
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 971 2282
Telecommunications 23 1038 2298
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 25 1026 2351
Cognitive Science 21 1022 2417
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 1191 2460
Computer Vision 24 1160 2528
Computational Linguistics 26 1219 2644
Neuroscience 24 1006 2709
Library and Information science 27 895 2979

Environmental Science rankings

UCSI University ranked 26th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 2779th in the World with 2,961 publications made and 50,614 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#26 of 37 In Malaysia
#1146 of 2,838 In Asia
#2779 of 6,876 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 2 1
1996 1 1
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 1 3
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 1 1
2005 2 1
2006 4 4
2007 0 2
2008 7 10
2009 12 23
2010 12 31
2011 31 71
2012 36 116
2013 34 152
2014 64 260
2015 86 447
2016 115 730
2017 124 1060
2018 122 1496
2019 183 2220
2020 314 3472
2021 365 5436
2022 526 7733
2023 515 12014
2024 372 12328

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

Environmental Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 21 919 2069
Environmental Management 23 910 2128
Forestry 23 794 2222
Agricultural Science 23 1056 2501
Ecology 25 1072 2634
Paleontology 22 1117 2694
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 1162 2775
Geotechnical Engineering 22 1243 2786
Geology 23 1167 2797
Geography and Cartography 26 1107 2864
Oceanography 24 1240 2959
Environmental Chemistry 26 1408 3014
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 1228 3084
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 27 1445 3250
Earth science and Geophysics 24 1457 3379

Chemistry rankings

UCSI University ranked 22nd for Chemistry in Malaysia and 2695th in the World with 2,855 publications made and 46,168 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#22 of 36 In Malaysia
#1250 of 2,781 In Asia
#2695 of 6,545 In the World

UCSI University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 2 1
2003 0 0
2004 1 6
2005 3 3
2006 5 7
2007 3 5
2008 6 16
2009 13 21
2010 22 31
2011 37 92
2012 35 126
2013 59 174
2014 81 329
2015 109 600
2016 119 919
2017 129 1277
2018 144 1731
2019 165 2464
2020 283 3634
2021 364 5401
2022 490 7588
2023 416 9990
2024 352 11393

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

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 15 411 1159
Nutrition and Food Science 13 518 1282
Pharmacy 12 915 2057
Chemical Engineering 21 1052 2124
Radiochemistry 23 1152 2220
Organic Chemistry 21 1152 2451
Physical chemistry 22 1188 2466
Biochemistry 18 1143 2492
Nanotechnology 23 1252 2514
Materials Science 22 1306 2758
Petrology and Geochemistry 23 1162 2775
Environmental Chemistry 26 1408 3014
Inorganic Chemistry 24 1500 3030

Medicine rankings

UCSI University ranked 22nd for Medicine in Malaysia and 2600th in the World with 2,539 publications made and 41,919 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Pharmacology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#22 of 37 In Malaysia
#1027 of 2,809 In Asia
#2600 of 6,775 In the World

UCSI University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2002 1 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 4
2005 2 2
2006 9 4
2007 6 3
2008 8 13
2009 14 33
2010 15 48
2011 24 90
2012 29 126
2013 54 178
2014 56 300
2015 80 532
2016 103 815
2017 107 1173
2018 129 1619
2019 143 2342
2020 222 3816
2021 301 5470
2022 460 6672
2023 425 9304
2024 330 9342

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

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 8 289 779
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 403 1414
Pharmacology 10 700 1641
Family medicine 11 504 1654
Healthcare Management (MHA) 19 464 1671
Pediatrics 10 562 1746
Dermatology 10 708 1768
Nursing 14 524 1869
Critical Care Nursing 15 623 1912
Clinical Psychology 18 593 2001
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 20 623 2048
Pharmacy 12 915 2057
Health Science 27 612 2084
Public Health 19 715 2094
Virology 17 861 2232
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 973 2258
Oncology and Cancer research 17 995 2289
Gerontology 16 684 2295
Pathology 18 972 2410
Psychiatry 20 932 2539
Sports Medicine 26 970 2553
Anesthesiology 18 1026 2618
Cardiology 20 1067 2674
Immunology 17 1113 2702
Surgery 19 1035 2745
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 1159 2892
Physical Therapy 26 1226 3119
Anatomy and Physiology 24 1452 3519

Physics rankings

UCSI University ranked 25th for Physics in Malaysia and 2953rd in the World with 2,523 publications made and 35,183 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#25 of 37 In Malaysia
#1329 of 2,817 In Asia
#2953 of 6,713 In the World

UCSI University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 2
2002 2 1
2003 0 1
2004 1 3
2005 4 3
2006 5 4
2007 2 2
2008 6 11
2009 16 13
2010 17 17
2011 21 57
2012 32 89
2013 39 137
2014 57 214
2015 68 427
2016 85 626
2017 102 862
2018 117 1223
2019 160 1788
2020 297 2732
2021 311 4155
2022 422 6122
2023 426 8683
2024 317 9272

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

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 23 1252 2514
Materials Science 22 1306 2758
Acoustical Engineering 24 1304 3000
Quantum and Particle physics 25 1354 3016
Optical Engineering 25 1529 3315
Astrophysics and Astronomy 25 1435 3441
Nuclear Physics 25 1619 3522

Psychology rankings

UCSI University ranked 25th for Psychology in Malaysia and 2222nd in the World with 1,960 publications made and 31,549 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#25 of 37 In Malaysia
#800 of 2,755 In Asia
#2222 of 6,645 In the World

UCSI University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 1 2
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 1 2
2005 2 0
2006 4 4
2007 4 2
2008 8 6
2009 15 16
2010 12 19
2011 19 58
2012 22 89
2013 33 139
2014 32 169
2015 40 325
2016 57 399
2017 79 668
2018 81 877
2019 114 1358
2020 177 2293
2021 199 3497
2022 358 4715
2023 385 7383
2024 297 6586

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

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 22 277 883
Education Majors 19 423 1605
Social Psychology 21 500 1735
Child Psychology 17 538 1910
Clinical Psychology 18 593 2001
Cognitive Science 21 1022 2417
Psychiatry 20 932 2539
Neuroscience 24 1006 2709

Business rankings

UCSI University ranked 26th for Business in Malaysia and 1841st in the World with 1,827 publications made and 30,656 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Management, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#26 of 38 In Malaysia
#615 of 2,646 In Asia
#1841 of 6,339 In the World

UCSI 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 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 2 0
2006 1 2
2007 1 3
2008 7 8
2009 11 15
2010 9 9
2011 26 43
2012 28 84
2013 21 165
2014 26 207
2015 36 306
2016 47 362
2017 67 529
2018 81 823
2019 141 1262
2020 184 2020
2021 208 3413
2022 314 4889
2023 382 8136
2024 223 8738

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

Business subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 17 216 707
Supply Chain Management 11 312 842
Advertising 12 179 883
Entrepreneurship 23 227 994
Marketing 19 311 1144
Management Information Systems 24 349 1340
Human Resource Management 27 428 1442
Project Management 26 467 1691
Investment Banking and Stock trading 25 647 1769
Management 25 679 1867
Accounting 26 597 1944
Operations Research 22 914 2066
Finance 27 870 2392

Mathematics rankings

UCSI University ranked 24th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 2297th in the World with 1,791 publications made and 39,724 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#24 of 37 In Malaysia
#927 of 2,718 In Asia
#2297 of 6,418 In the World

UCSI University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 1 1
2005 1 0
2006 5 2
2007 3 2
2008 2 2
2009 8 8
2010 7 13
2011 14 43
2012 27 62
2013 27 108
2014 32 158
2015 48 293
2016 57 343
2017 79 584
2018 87 901
2019 132 1408
2020 175 2367
2021 196 3742
2022 319 5049
2023 357 7312
2024 201 5600

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

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 19 422 1517
Operations Research 22 914 2066
Statistics 22 880 2188
Blockchain and Cryptography 24 1191 2460
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 1013 2594
Applied Mathematics 23 1257 2739

Economics rankings

UCSI University ranked 26th for Economics in Malaysia and 2380th in the World with 1,082 publications made and 18,801 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#26 of 37 In Malaysia
#821 of 2,553 In Asia
#2380 of 6,167 In the World

UCSI University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2005 2 0
2006 2 4
2007 1 2
2008 4 7
2009 4 11
2010 5 14
2011 10 31
2012 18 40
2013 16 70
2014 22 83
2015 25 133
2016 31 193
2017 52 327
2018 41 475
2019 91 831
2020 107 1273
2021 120 1947
2022 185 2709
2023 216 4787
2024 122 4074

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

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 24 653 1619
Investment Banking and Stock trading 25 647 1769
Development Studies 27 738 2242
Finance 27 870 2392
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 1013 2594

Art & Design rankings

UCSI University ranked 23rd for Art & Design in Malaysia and 2261st in the World with 654 publications made and 8,806 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Game Design and Development.

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
#23 of 36 In Malaysia
#731 of 2,428 In Asia
#2261 of 5,966 In the World

UCSI University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 0 1
2001 0 3
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 1 1
2005 1 0
2006 2 1
2007 1 0
2008 1 0
2009 4 5
2010 1 5
2011 9 10
2012 6 21
2013 9 37
2014 16 48
2015 10 79
2016 16 94
2017 29 137
2018 32 268
2019 33 318
2020 68 538
2021 76 886
2022 111 1331
2023 134 2685
2024 82 3042

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 12 187 785
Multimedia 22 349 1216
Fashion Design 21 724 2124
Aesthetics 25 863 2525
Literature 20 826 2543