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The University of Malaya ranked 1st in Malaysia, 464th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 230 research topics. The University of Malaya ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 71,797 academic publications and 1,253,605 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 89 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#464 of 14,131 In the World
#69 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 45 In Malaysia
#1 of 9 In Kuala Lumpur
#11 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#45 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#75 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#476 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1019 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 227 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Biology in Malaysia and 374th in the World with 41,276 publications made and 849,345 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#75 of 2,814 In Asia
#374 of 6,770 In the World

University of Malaya
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 152 629
1992 137 647
1993 156 626
1994 177 722
1995 158 856
1996 177 902
1997 178 899
1998 179 963
1999 160 1157
2000 199 1334
2001 203 1466
2002 226 1598
2003 229 2112
2004 329 2263
2005 374 2552
2006 422 3055
2007 467 3631
2008 633 4790
2009 901 5951
2010 1212 7346
2011 1645 10131
2012 1761 13798
2013 2101 18953
2014 2748 26257
2015 2800 34332
2016 2798 43059
2017 2579 51038
2018 2346 60113
2019 2422 73706
2020 2781 89907
2021 2987 110487
2022 2882 119326
2023 2857 120293

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

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Forestry 2 11 130
Nutrition and Food Science 3 47 182
Virology 1 33 214
Agricultural Science 2 54 234
Nanotechnology 1 95 234
Toxicology 3 46 235
Botany 2 46 267
Zoology 1 22 270
Microbiology 1 45 271
Biotechnology 2 57 312
Horticulture 3 78 317
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 18 338
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 57 353
Paleontology 1 66 361
Immunology 1 109 427
Pharmacology 2 112 427
Biochemistry 1 101 434
Oncology and Cancer research 1 143 478
Entomology 1 84 490
Genetics 1 132 500
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 119 535
Evolutionary Biology 1 97 566
Molecular Biology 1 190 612
Neuroscience 1 122 616
Astrobiology 2 156 677
Animal Science 3 175 728
Biophysics 3 365 1111

Chemistry rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Chemistry in Malaysia and 354th in the World with 37,287 publications made and 806,065 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 36 In Malaysia
#86 of 2,750 In Asia
#354 of 6,447 In the World

University of Malaya
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 102 489
1992 115 540
1993 130 540
1994 127 596
1995 129 719
1996 136 752
1997 153 772
1998 144 729
1999 130 917
2000 182 1107
2001 183 1117
2002 222 1302
2003 226 1549
2004 374 1898
2005 419 2142
2006 419 2590
2007 463 3110
2008 564 4072
2009 940 5188
2010 1208 6592
2011 1708 9332
2012 1767 12652
2013 2013 17628
2014 2549 24399
2015 2702 32875
2016 2652 41783
2017 2370 50051
2018 2023 59106
2019 2083 71538
2020 2369 86976
2021 2472 105526
2022 2349 113868
2023 2373 115508

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

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 4 54 75
Biochemical Engineering 3 24 133
Chemical Engineering 2 74 156
Nutrition and Food Science 3 47 182
Physical chemistry 2 78 201
Nanotechnology 1 95 234
Environmental Chemistry 1 68 236
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 59 257
Materials Science 1 90 287
Organic Chemistry 2 79 288
Inorganic Chemistry 1 103 294
Pharmacy 2 95 359
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 94 422
Biochemistry 1 101 434
Computational Chemistry 1 235 823

Engineering rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Engineering in Malaysia and 301st in the World with 36,951 publications made and 785,937 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#90 of 2,809 In Asia
#301 of 6,684 In the World

University of Malaya
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 74 289
1992 85 337
1993 97 339
1994 86 396
1995 92 387
1996 113 381
1997 107 405
1998 113 401
1999 113 486
2000 144 694
2001 147 702
2002 236 829
2003 208 999
2004 328 1260
2005 342 1483
2006 357 1746
2007 414 2163
2008 556 2853
2009 875 3819
2010 1104 5088
2011 1577 7730
2012 1712 10675
2013 2033 15358
2014 2686 22392
2015 2705 30700
2016 2691 40617
2017 2413 48782
2018 2120 58732
2019 2205 72728
2020 2395 88051
2021 2649 107382
2022 2568 114688
2023 2481 115294

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

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 5 11
Automotive Engineering 1 22 45
Architectural Engineering 3 30 108
Construction Management 3 26 119
Environmental Engineering 3 47 124
Biochemical Engineering 3 24 133
Nuclear Engineering 2 55 147
Chemical Engineering 2 74 156
Agricultural Engineering 4 51 162
Systems Engineering 2 42 191
Engineering Management 3 27 197
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 62 201
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 68 212
Electrical Engineering 2 82 220
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 75 229
Nanotechnology 1 95 234
Marine Engineering 2 73 239
Automation and Control engineering 2 93 247
Mechanical Engineering 2 81 254
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 59 257
Architecture 2 51 261
Metallurgical Engineering 2 90 263
Civil Engineering 2 76 269
Electronic Engineering 2 97 275
Telecommunications 2 89 276
Materials Science 1 90 287
Product and Industrial Design 2 57 288
Petroleum Engineering 4 111 311
Biotechnology 2 57 312
Biomedical Engineering 2 83 319
Operations Research 2 97 323
Transportation Engineering 3 86 346
Optical Engineering 1 95 349
Technical Drawing 2 110 355
Structural Engineering 3 109 364
Aerospace Engineering 2 95 369
Human-Computer Interaction 3 73 385
Computer Networking 2 116 400
Geotechnical Engineering 5 134 429
Mining Engineering 5 158 441
Computer Engineering 5 147 468
Aviation 5 100 480
Acoustical Engineering 2 123 491
Industrial Engineering 7 153 587
Robotics 6 225 648
Landscape Architecture 7 208 712
Remote Sensing 6 224 804

Physics rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Physics in Malaysia and 343rd in the World with 34,023 publications made and 675,608 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#94 of 2,786 In Asia
#343 of 6,603 In the World

University of Malaya
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 80 297
1992 77 342
1993 96 361
1994 94 381
1995 107 447
1996 101 397
1997 111 418
1998 117 428
1999 113 529
2000 158 706
2001 152 725
2002 215 812
2003 205 963
2004 333 1195
2005 352 1448
2006 363 1708
2007 404 2083
2008 530 2779
2009 890 3582
2010 1146 4812
2011 1556 7006
2012 1647 9685
2013 1861 13770
2014 2335 19707
2015 2417 27295
2016 2343 35970
2017 2151 42903
2018 1906 51395
2019 1980 63100
2020 2135 76087
2021 2387 91587
2022 2262 97551
2023 2200 99372

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

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 19 214
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 75 229
Nanotechnology 1 95 234
Materials Science 1 90 287
Quantum and Particle physics 1 95 338
Optical Engineering 1 95 349
Condensed Matter Physics 1 138 460
Acoustical Engineering 2 123 491
Nuclear Physics 1 123 517
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 149 643
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 136 644
Astrobiology 2 156 677
Theoretical Physics 1 244 902
Biophysics 3 365 1111

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 256th in the World with 33,134 publications made and 674,296 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#48 of 2,811 In Asia
#256 of 6,798 In the World

University of Malaya
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 92 345
1992 93 396
1993 99 358
1994 111 450
1995 106 456
1996 147 530
1997 115 484
1998 108 535
1999 105 694
2000 119 746
2001 133 764
2002 177 894
2003 165 1238
2004 195 1167
2005 282 1442
2006 268 1642
2007 325 2007
2008 459 2752
2009 684 3523
2010 909 4492
2011 1237 6766
2012 1423 9459
2013 1744 13671
2014 2217 19408
2015 2287 25475
2016 2263 32819
2017 2143 39260
2018 2040 47537
2019 1981 59154
2020 2349 73353
2021 2612 90379
2022 2475 97077
2023 2251 96236

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Medicine in Malaysia and 408th in the World with 29,693 publications made and 489,388 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#76 of 2,781 In Asia
#408 of 6,680 In the World

University of Malaya
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 120 423
1992 112 457
1993 138 409
1994 153 520
1995 124 598
1996 117 638
1997 137 621
1998 166 696
1999 145 715
2000 165 975
2001 182 1071
2002 202 1159
2003 192 1447
2004 268 1614
2005 303 1817
2006 332 2202
2007 407 2619
2008 506 3332
2009 713 4171
2010 923 5222
2011 1182 6822
2012 1226 8863
2013 1442 11885
2014 1688 15925
2015 1697 19524
2016 1789 23222
2017 1710 27129
2018 1610 31720
2019 1683 39193
2020 2039 50039
2021 2272 63195
2022 2321 69804
2023 2235 71032

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

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 19 151
Forensic Science 1 26 196
Medical Physics 1 19 214
Virology 1 33 214
Toxicology 3 46 235
Orthodontics 1 50 236
Dentistry 1 52 236
Family medicine 1 26 254
Epidemiology 1 38 259
Occupational Therapy 1 35 280
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 23 300
Optometry 2 51 301
Biomedical Engineering 2 83 319
Pediatrics 1 55 325
Health Science 1 35 328
Nursing 1 29 335
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 18 338
Public Health 1 35 343
Neurosurgery 1 95 347
Pharmacy 2 95 359
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 94 359
Sports Medicine 1 35 361
Physical Therapy 1 46 374
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 121 376
Pathology 1 80 384
Cosmetology 4 101 392
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 48 403
Gerontology 1 36 406
Critical Care Nursing 1 57 409
Dermatology 1 104 409
Immunology 1 109 427
Pharmacology 2 112 427
Radiation Therapy 1 134 438
Surgery 1 117 440
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 119 456
Ophthalmology 1 118 467
Sports / Exercise science 1 44 476
Oncology and Cancer research 1 143 478
Anesthesiology 1 133 485
Anatomy and Physiology 1 116 497
Respiratory Therapy 1 109 501
Psychiatry 1 93 502
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 89 519
Clinical Psychology 1 60 560
Cardiology 1 167 600
Audiology 2 138 682
Urology 2 238 713
Plastic Surgery 3 246 801
Social Work 3 68 840

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 413th in the World with 29,327 publications made and 398,934 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

University of Malaya
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 54 161
1992 60 228
1993 89 221
1994 91 242
1995 86 268
1996 100 264
1997 93 268
1998 113 314
1999 101 408
2000 138 428
2001 130 507
2002 180 598
2003 136 713
2004 189 730
2005 204 857
2006 253 1013
2007 287 1287
2008 455 1791
2009 590 2356
2010 764 2974
2011 912 4260
2012 1080 5967
2013 1420 8605
2014 1748 11517
2015 1792 15287
2016 1828 18679
2017 1864 22097
2018 1883 27317
2019 1935 34834
2020 2188 44294
2021 2524 57181
2022 2444 61843
2023 2369 63938

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Computer Science in Malaysia and 391st in the World with 26,347 publications made and 431,049 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#77 of 2,809 In Asia
#391 of 6,752 In the World

University of Malaya
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 48 173
1992 34 178
1993 48 186
1994 62 187
1995 42 172
1996 53 200
1997 53 215
1998 62 245
1999 56 290
2000 100 311
2001 85 327
2002 182 435
2003 134 526
2004 186 663
2005 172 731
2006 198 973
2007 282 1160
2008 464 1586
2009 667 2159
2010 867 3033
2011 977 4230
2012 1112 5741
2013 1356 7939
2014 1779 11603
2015 1808 15685
2016 1815 20590
2017 1699 25138
2018 1567 31804
2019 1652 40807
2020 1732 49948
2021 2129 63396
2022 2095 68504
2023 2037 68935

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Psychology in Malaysia and 442nd in the World with 15,087 publications made and 212,597 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#70 of 2,703 In Asia
#442 of 6,528 In the World

University of Malaya
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 36 114
1992 17 139
1993 39 139
1994 55 141
1995 39 145
1996 33 146
1997 30 150
1998 52 179
1999 49 197
2000 60 219
2001 59 226
2002 87 314
2003 64 378
2004 81 397
2005 95 510
2006 126 646
2007 148 689
2008 206 935
2009 252 1121
2010 384 1491
2011 463 2198
2012 533 2987
2013 733 4232
2014 891 5865
2015 880 7553
2016 909 9365
2017 1032 11511
2018 956 14072
2019 981 18651
2020 1161 24010
2021 1380 30248
2022 1433 33009
2023 1342 34131

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

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 19 204
Occupational Therapy 1 35 280
Education Majors 2 30 302
Social Psychology 1 49 424
Sexology 1 13 429
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 37 434
Cognitive Science 2 99 460
Psychiatry 1 93 502
Child Psychology 1 46 529
Clinical Psychology 1 60 560
Neuroscience 1 122 616
Special Education 2 56 662
Social Work 3 68 840

Mathematics rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Mathematics in Malaysia and 373rd in the World with 14,683 publications made and 256,944 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#74 of 2,673 In Asia
#373 of 6,305 In the World

University of Malaya
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 20 57
1992 16 76
1993 20 92
1994 40 88
1995 24 90
1996 18 75
1997 20 90
1998 20 100
1999 29 114
2000 27 159
2001 45 159
2002 66 185
2003 63 241
2004 57 229
2005 86 361
2006 107 366
2007 140 509
2008 229 709
2009 298 991
2010 392 1356
2011 488 2087
2012 571 2849
2013 724 4140
2014 931 6186
2015 1044 8585
2016 986 10972
2017 990 13621
2018 973 17507
2019 970 22336
2020 1119 27429
2021 1274 35234
2022 1305 38283
2023 1194 38371

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

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 2 30 229
Operations Research 2 97 323
Actuarial Science 1 34 327
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 108 370
Statistics 1 78 389
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 80 439
Applied Mathematics 3 180 659

Business rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Business in Malaysia and 292nd in the World with 12,950 publications made and 169,275 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 38 In Malaysia
#51 of 2,579 In Asia
#292 of 6,187 In the World

University of Malaya
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 34 42
1992 18 48
1993 32 42
1994 34 59
1995 23 57
1996 21 52
1997 30 52
1998 36 83
1999 35 72
2000 40 99
2001 63 127
2002 89 168
2003 56 163
2004 92 194
2005 73 238
2006 106 270
2007 137 362
2008 279 562
2009 358 819
2010 413 1115
2011 470 1696
2012 535 2436
2013 612 3614
2014 829 4927
2015 785 6309
2016 821 8165
2017 818 9405
2018 778 11998
2019 796 15609
2020 940 19352
2021 1087 24822
2022 1064 26306
2023 1011 26600

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

Economics rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Economics in Malaysia and 296th in the World with 9,459 publications made and 123,728 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Malaysia
#31 of 2,461 In Asia
#296 of 5,995 In the World

University of Malaya
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 15 38
1992 9 51
1993 14 34
1994 17 55
1995 16 42
1996 18 40
1997 17 43
1998 20 61
1999 20 55
2000 30 96
2001 47 106
2002 52 126
2003 29 117
2004 47 178
2005 57 183
2006 67 211
2007 90 253
2008 162 455
2009 218 644
2010 265 826
2011 319 1324
2012 355 1778
2013 460 2479
2014 573 3507
2015 602 4467
2016 569 5357
2017 622 6278
2018 600 8013
2019 585 10375
2020 741 13401
2021 884 17502
2022 872 19469
2023 796 19922

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Malaya ranked 1st for Art & Design in Malaysia and 376th in the World with 5,365 publications made and 64,786 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
#1 of 36 In Malaysia
#52 of 2,302 In Asia
#376 of 5,720 In the World

University of Malaya
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 25
1992 3 33
1993 13 28
1994 13 26
1995 12 31
1996 26 35
1997 11 24
1998 12 43
1999 13 35
2000 20 54
2001 11 50
2002 30 78
2003 32 65
2004 42 99
2005 56 109
2006 61 113
2007 60 155
2008 100 208
2009 126 274
2010 156 378
2011 190 722
2012 205 888
2013 270 1246
2014 355 1824
2015 332 2320
2016 339 3071
2017 357 3342
2018 328 4130
2019 354 5180
2020 351 6525
2021 405 7982
2022 435 8490
2023 434 8640

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 1 8 137
Multimedia 4 38 224
Architecture 2 51 261
Fashion Design 1 50 340
Aesthetics 1 54 381
Painting and Drawing 2 71 391
Sculpture 2 71 391
Graphic Design 6 72 393
Illustration and Concept Art 2 70 394
Performing arts 1 43 419
Computer Graphics 2 107 448
Literature 1 55 461
Creative Writing 1 24 469
Cinematography 1 29 477
Game Design and Development 6 88 503
Interior Design 6 134 506
UX/UI Desgin 7 101 516
Photography 3 88 560
Music 2 86 582
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 107 626
Animation 7 196 655
Landscape Architecture 7 208 712
Art History 2 65 846