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The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 26th in Malaysia, 4186th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 72 research topics. The University of Kuala Lumpur ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,217 academic publications and 88,698 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4186 of 14,131 In the World
#1441 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 45 In Malaysia
#4 of 9 In Kuala Lumpur
#340 of 1,052 For Aviation
#455 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#587 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#4624 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 69 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 19th for Engineering in Malaysia and 1989th in the World with 5,484 publications made and 64,067 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 37 In Malaysia
#854 of 2,835 In Asia
#1989 of 6,782 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 4
1993 1 4
1994 2 2
1995 1 5
1996 1 3
1997 3 10
1998 3 9
1999 1 3
2000 0 8
2001 0 7
2002 7 15
2003 6 20
2004 25 37
2005 10 21
2006 17 36
2007 8 46
2008 27 32
2009 43 69
2010 51 109
2011 58 180
2012 119 264
2013 191 396
2014 226 803
2015 211 1155
2016 318 1321
2017 381 1940
2018 453 2895
2019 663 4440
2020 577 6657
2021 543 8318
2022 590 9944
2023 593 11254
2024 334 10956

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

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aviation 3 68 340
Firefighting and Fire Science 9 171 455
Agricultural Engineering 11 252 587
Marine Engineering 11 221 679
Engineering Management 14 186 819
Industrial Engineering 13 322 975
Construction Management 18 308 977
Automotive Engineering 15 369 978
Product and Industrial Design 15 365 1001
Technical Drawing 13 409 1012
Renewable Energy Engineering 19 390 1021
Computer Engineering 15 401 1025
Reliability and Quality Engineering 15 425 1158
Human-Computer Interaction 21 386 1268
Petroleum Engineering 16 522 1327
Automation and Control engineering 16 578 1346
Transportation Engineering 16 502 1369
Environmental Engineering 17 560 1377
Robotics 16 574 1384
Architectural Engineering 17 540 1399
Aerospace Engineering 15 552 1490
Mechanical Engineering 15 573 1531
Computer Networking 18 626 1557
Telecommunications 18 652 1558
Electrical Engineering 16 680 1603
Electronic Engineering 16 724 1634
Structural Engineering 15 707 1698
Chemical Engineering 18 841 1738
Systems Engineering 20 613 1744
Biomedical Engineering 15 753 1759
Operations Research 21 808 1868
Metallurgical Engineering 17 857 1906
Nanotechnology 19 952 1941
Civil Engineering 19 797 1966
Materials Science 19 925 2041
Geotechnical Engineering 20 997 2314
Remote Sensing 23 995 2349
Optical Engineering 20 1076 2383
Biotechnology 22 1082 2408
Acoustical Engineering 20 1061 2484

Physics rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 19th for Physics in Malaysia and 2246th in the World with 4,359 publications made and 54,511 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 37 In Malaysia
#971 of 2,817 In Asia
#2246 of 6,713 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 4
1993 1 4
1994 2 3
1995 2 6
1996 0 3
1997 2 8
1998 2 8
1999 2 2
2000 0 9
2001 0 4
2002 7 12
2003 6 19
2004 23 37
2005 9 21
2006 13 35
2007 3 37
2008 20 23
2009 30 61
2010 46 82
2011 48 139
2012 98 203
2013 142 302
2014 186 646
2015 185 903
2016 249 1088
2017 300 1615
2018 353 2398
2019 543 3808
2020 473 5690
2021 427 6889
2022 450 8328
2023 455 9392
2024 260 8906

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

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 19 952 1941
Materials Science 19 925 2041
Quantum and Particle physics 20 969 2223
Optical Engineering 20 1076 2383
Acoustical Engineering 20 1061 2484
Nuclear Physics 22 1301 2855
Astrophysics and Astronomy 21 1170 2890
Condensed Matter Physics 23 1477 3023

Computer Science rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 19th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 1965th in the World with 4,255 publications made and 44,944 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#19 of 37 In Malaysia
#777 of 2,840 In Asia
#1965 of 6,845 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 2 3
1995 1 5
1996 1 1
1997 3 3
1998 2 5
1999 1 3
2000 1 2
2001 1 3
2002 7 12
2003 4 14
2004 13 33
2005 8 17
2006 17 23
2007 9 40
2008 26 26
2009 36 53
2010 47 97
2011 52 131
2012 112 202
2013 150 285
2014 170 556
2015 177 803
2016 233 861
2017 271 1243
2018 341 1806
2019 507 2846
2020 408 3811
2021 445 5235
2022 450 6273
2023 476 7769
2024 271 7055

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

Computer Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Database Administration 12 196 697
UX/UI Desgin 13 166 709
Information Technology 20 248 863
Animation 14 360 950
Multimedia 17 250 989
Computer Engineering 15 401 1025
Management Information Systems 21 293 1218
Human-Computer Interaction 21 386 1268
Cyber Security 18 487 1353
Robotics 16 574 1384
Data Science 18 412 1393
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 592 1424
Software Engineering 16 437 1487
Computer Networking 18 626 1557
Telecommunications 18 652 1558
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 19 735 1813
Computer Graphics 17 734 1831
Computer Vision 18 851 1952
Computational Linguistics 22 874 2017
Machine Learning 24 875 2025
Cognitive Science 20 885 2143
Neuroscience 23 923 2531
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 1101 2543
Library and Information science 25 797 2721

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 21st for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 2497th in the World with 3,868 publications made and 46,245 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#21 of 37 In Malaysia
#1007 of 2,838 In Asia
#2497 of 6,876 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 7
1993 0 5
1994 1 3
1995 1 12
1996 0 10
1997 2 7
1998 1 6
1999 2 3
2000 0 9
2001 0 8
2002 2 10
2003 2 15
2004 8 11
2005 5 13
2006 9 17
2007 6 20
2008 11 18
2009 25 32
2010 33 61
2011 39 122
2012 78 172
2013 105 293
2014 157 563
2015 144 818
2016 181 971
2017 270 1404
2018 343 2089
2019 480 3222
2020 431 4899
2021 418 6390
2022 417 7603
2023 446 8993
2024 237 8291

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

Environmental Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 17 560 1377
Environmental Management 17 612 1550
Forestry 17 529 1627
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 785 1903
Agricultural Science 18 856 2078
Oceanography 20 833 2119
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 843 2178
Ecology 22 897 2284
Geotechnical Engineering 20 997 2314
Geography and Cartography 24 916 2455
Environmental Chemistry 17 1163 2523
Earth science and Geophysics 19 1068 2572
Geology 21 1082 2622
Paleontology 24 1179 2827
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 1237 3098

Chemistry rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 20th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 2441st in the World with 3,786 publications made and 55,075 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 36 In Malaysia
#1114 of 2,781 In Asia
#2441 of 6,545 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 12
1993 1 10
1994 2 7
1995 2 21
1996 0 8
1997 0 12
1998 2 7
1999 2 6
2000 0 13
2001 0 11
2002 5 14
2003 3 23
2004 22 38
2005 4 21
2006 8 36
2007 3 38
2008 16 23
2009 20 55
2010 29 75
2011 37 132
2012 63 183
2013 118 281
2014 146 545
2015 154 829
2016 189 1074
2017 256 1605
2018 303 2356
2019 439 3627
2020 439 5662
2021 407 6965
2022 418 8549
2023 422 9808
2024 262 10041

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

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 16 817 1579
Chemical Engineering 18 841 1738
Nutrition and Food Science 20 809 1855
Nanotechnology 19 952 1941
Physical chemistry 19 937 2005
Materials Science 19 925 2041
Petrology and Geochemistry 20 843 2178
Organic Chemistry 19 1101 2351
Environmental Chemistry 17 1163 2523
Inorganic Chemistry 18 1263 2609
Biochemistry 21 1308 2827

Biology rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 23rd for Biology in Malaysia and 2803rd in the World with 3,773 publications made and 51,441 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#23 of 37 In Malaysia
#1232 of 2,834 In Asia
#2803 of 6,833 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 10
1993 0 9
1994 0 7
1995 3 17
1996 0 7
1997 0 6
1998 2 8
1999 2 5
2000 1 11
2001 1 10
2002 2 13
2003 1 10
2004 7 10
2005 4 14
2006 7 21
2007 5 33
2008 16 15
2009 23 42
2010 31 70
2011 28 115
2012 79 172
2013 90 256
2014 142 467
2015 150 656
2016 189 898
2017 260 1326
2018 285 2042
2019 408 3055
2020 446 5050
2021 437 6558
2022 426 8090
2023 434 9593
2024 283 9649

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

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 17 529 1627
Nutrition and Food Science 20 809 1855
Nanotechnology 19 952 1941
Agricultural Science 18 856 2078
Pharmacology 15 972 2200
Horticulture 20 1011 2295
Botany 21 974 2323
Biotechnology 22 1082 2408
Microbiology 20 1086 2450
Neuroscience 23 923 2531
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 18 1101 2543
Virology 25 1039 2615
Oncology and Cancer research 22 1181 2679
Biochemistry 21 1308 2827
Paleontology 24 1179 2827
Immunology 19 1229 2941
Zoology 19 1110 2961
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 1237 3098
Evolutionary Biology 25 1390 3281
Genetics 22 1472 3334

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 25th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 2874th in the World with 3,441 publications made and 36,364 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#25 of 37 In Malaysia
#936 of 2,864 In Asia
#2874 of 7,081 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 2
1994 1 7
1995 1 1
1996 0 7
1997 4 2
1998 2 5
1999 1 3
2000 1 4
2001 1 6
2002 4 9
2003 3 8
2004 5 6
2005 8 8
2006 12 10
2007 8 30
2008 10 19
2009 21 32
2010 34 64
2011 34 80
2012 86 143
2013 113 214
2014 121 425
2015 141 617
2016 167 672
2017 202 921
2018 293 1342
2019 412 2079
2020 351 2874
2021 381 4426
2022 409 5215
2023 396 6640
2024 208 5853

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Journalism and Digital Media 25 469 1454
Communications and Public Relations 27 442 1784
Law 23 611 2051
Anthropology 26 572 2099
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 26 624 2219
Archaeology 24 863 2325
Education Majors 28 733 2335
Political Science 24 650 2349
History 24 899 2550
Classics and Ancient History 23 837 2650
Library and Information science 25 797 2721
Linguistics 25 1117 2786
Sociology 29 895 2807
Aesthetics 26 1004 2813
Philosophy 26 1013 3051
Demography 29 1221 3206

Medicine rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 24th for Medicine in Malaysia and 2955th in the World with 2,299 publications made and 24,629 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#24 of 37 In Malaysia
#1178 of 2,809 In Asia
#2955 of 6,775 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 0
1994 0 2
1995 3 0
1996 0 2
1997 0 3
1998 1 2
1999 2 2
2000 0 8
2001 0 3
2002 0 7
2003 2 3
2004 7 3
2005 5 6
2006 3 9
2007 4 21
2008 8 9
2009 9 29
2010 21 42
2011 19 66
2012 45 81
2013 47 151
2014 80 215
2015 81 293
2016 92 370
2017 129 519
2018 164 822
2019 244 1266
2020 277 1866
2021 299 3077
2022 298 3922
2023 288 5092
2024 164 4818

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

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Health Science 17 445 1641
Biomedical Engineering 15 753 1759
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 558 1881
Family medicine 14 597 1915
Sports Medicine 18 647 1986
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 17 595 1987
Critical Care Nursing 17 707 2062
Orthodontics 13 800 2136
Pharmacology 15 972 2200
Cardiology 14 831 2212
Dentistry 15 922 2349
Anesthesiology 15 997 2564
Physical Therapy 21 952 2575
Virology 25 1039 2615
Clinical Psychology 27 903 2673
Oncology and Cancer research 22 1181 2679
Psychiatry 23 1004 2714
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 20 1084 2742
Surgery 20 1042 2771
Pathology 25 1161 2783
Public Health 29 1065 2865
Immunology 19 1229 2941
Anatomy and Physiology 19 1195 2962
Nursing 28 1069 3061

Business rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 25th for Business in Malaysia and 1818th in the World with 2,248 publications made and 20,160 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#25 of 38 In Malaysia
#605 of 2,646 In Asia
#1818 of 6,339 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 3
1994 0 0
1995 1 2
1996 0 1
1997 2 3
1998 1 4
1999 0 2
2000 1 3
2001 1 3
2002 0 3
2003 2 2
2004 3 5
2005 2 6
2006 5 4
2007 4 12
2008 8 11
2009 25 25
2010 22 47
2011 17 43
2012 55 103
2013 67 115
2014 83 234
2015 89 309
2016 116 328
2017 145 503
2018 194 739
2019 291 1278
2020 244 1834
2021 221 2694
2022 256 3123
2023 249 3853
2024 135 3136

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

Business subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 18 132 779
Engineering Management 14 186 819
Construction Management 18 308 977
Supply Chain Management 15 400 1004
Project Management 17 260 1178
Management Information Systems 21 293 1218
Human Resource Management 21 303 1234
Hospitality and Hotel Management 23 476 1296
Marketing 25 411 1365
Accounting 23 411 1493
Management 21 581 1677
Advertising 27 535 1760
Investment Banking and Stock trading 26 649 1772
International Business 18 513 1849
Operations Research 21 808 1868
Finance 25 761 2151

Mathematics rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 25th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 2321st in the World with 2,015 publications made and 18,667 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#25 of 37 In Malaysia
#936 of 2,718 In Asia
#2321 of 6,418 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 2 0
1998 0 4
1999 0 1
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 2 2
2003 3 0
2004 1 4
2005 5 1
2006 6 7
2007 4 16
2008 13 12
2009 17 34
2010 24 47
2011 26 61
2012 56 94
2013 73 134
2014 83 237
2015 94 348
2016 118 382
2017 133 534
2018 170 785
2019 245 1328
2020 192 1647
2021 230 2638
2022 220 3000
2023 205 3763
2024 86 2581

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

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 17 592 1424
Operations Research 21 808 1868
Math Teachers 24 551 1876
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 688 1931
Statistics 25 950 2320
Applied Mathematics 20 1233 2698

Psychology rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 26th for Psychology in Malaysia and 2530th in the World with 1,708 publications made and 18,035 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#26 of 37 In Malaysia
#946 of 2,755 In Asia
#2530 of 6,645 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 3
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 2 2
1999 0 0
2000 1 1
2001 1 0
2002 1 4
2003 2 5
2004 10 7
2005 3 7
2006 3 6
2007 4 20
2008 7 9
2009 9 18
2010 16 44
2011 17 37
2012 43 70
2013 51 86
2014 55 137
2015 73 211
2016 84 274
2017 98 384
2018 127 582
2019 200 978
2020 179 1305
2021 191 2130
2022 205 2649
2023 209 3601
2024 109 3058

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

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Child Psychology 22 604 2048
Cognitive Science 20 885 2143
Social Psychology 28 745 2275
Education Majors 28 733 2335
Neuroscience 23 923 2531
Clinical Psychology 27 903 2673
Psychiatry 23 1004 2714

Economics rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 25th for Economics in Malaysia and 2233rd in the World with 1,186 publications made and 11,687 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#25 of 37 In Malaysia
#751 of 2,553 In Asia
#2233 of 6,167 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 1 0
1998 1 2
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 1 2
2002 0 1
2003 1 0
2004 3 0
2005 0 1
2006 2 3
2007 1 5
2008 2 7
2009 11 13
2010 15 20
2011 2 11
2012 26 41
2013 29 59
2014 38 123
2015 54 170
2016 63 216
2017 67 321
2018 95 451
2019 169 768
2020 150 1036
2021 131 1657
2022 128 1812
2023 138 2313
2024 53 1810

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

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 21 437 1251
Investment Banking and Stock trading 26 649 1772
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 688 1931
Finance 25 761 2151
Development Studies 28 751 2274

Art & Design rankings

The University of Kuala Lumpur ranked 25th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 2347th in the World with 709 publications made and 5,626 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
#25 of 36 In Malaysia
#771 of 2,428 In Asia
#2347 of 5,966 In the World

University of Kuala Lumpur
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 1 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 2 1
2003 1 1
2004 3 2
2005 1 4
2006 4 5
2007 1 5
2008 5 6
2009 8 5
2010 7 15
2011 13 19
2012 23 29
2013 17 41
2014 30 84
2015 30 142
2016 42 110
2017 35 167
2018 49 230
2019 88 379
2020 61 522
2021 71 787
2022 80 934
2023 80 1205
2024 54 1021

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 13 166 709
Graphic Design 17 238 913
Animation 14 360 950
Multimedia 17 250 989
Computer Graphics 17 734 1831
Fashion Design 23 775 2236
Aesthetics 26 1004 2813
Literature 23 967 2847