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The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 11th in Malaysia, 2306th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,138 academic publications and 300,250 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2306 of 14,131 In the World
#650 of 5,830 In Asia
#11 of 45 In Malaysia
#159 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#218 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#255 of 1,223 For Construction Management
#7560 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3570 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 8th for Engineering in Malaysia and 887th in the World with 14,602 publications made and 248,686 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 37 In Malaysia
#295 of 2,841 In Asia
#887 of 6,795 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 2 6
2005 4 2
2006 5 12
2007 24 19
2008 76 39
2009 128 78
2010 248 280
2011 297 580
2012 324 1008
2013 461 1631
2014 601 2610
2015 691 3727
2016 805 5004
2017 1029 7423
2018 1297 10652
2019 1443 15315
2020 1437 22049
2021 1535 28987
2022 1390 32851
2023 1376 37510
2024 1016 39801
2025 491 36142

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automotive Engineering 4 54 159
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 76 218
Construction Management 9 74 255
Biochemical Engineering 6 82 324
Product and Industrial Design 6 84 386
Industrial Engineering 2 111 405
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 121 429
Nuclear Engineering 5 158 437
Environmental Engineering 7 154 445
Agricultural Engineering 9 209 491
Architectural Engineering 9 149 492
Technical Drawing 7 164 503
Automation and Control engineering 7 192 523
Firefighting and Fire Science 12 205 538
Chemical Engineering 8 232 542
Systems Engineering 8 131 568
Robotics 5 200 568
Operations Research 7 184 577
Petroleum Engineering 8 187 577
Aviation 8 141 602
Mechanical Engineering 7 172 628
Reliability and Quality Engineering 9 207 646
Aerospace Engineering 6 169 647
Engineering Management 11 136 654
Biomedical Engineering 5 218 681
Nanotechnology 7 287 702
Marine Engineering 12 237 709
Transportation Engineering 9 215 731
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 256 748
Structural Engineering 9 238 764
Metallurgical Engineering 9 293 780
Mining Engineering 7 293 808
Materials Science 8 298 816
Electrical Engineering 12 308 846
Civil Engineering 10 275 865
Human-Computer Interaction 14 230 892
Computer Engineering 14 373 971
Geotechnical Engineering 9 365 993
Biotechnology 8 385 1059
Telecommunications 14 431 1137
Electronic Engineering 14 497 1199
Architecture 13 378 1213
Computer Networking 14 451 1225
Optical Engineering 10 474 1226
Acoustical Engineering 13 488 1342
Remote Sensing 17 711 1780

Physics rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 8th for Physics in Malaysia and 1023rd in the World with 12,184 publications made and 210,912 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 37 In Malaysia
#350 of 2,822 In Asia
#1023 of 6,729 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 2 6
2005 2 1
2006 3 12
2007 23 20
2008 62 36
2009 111 65
2010 210 220
2011 253 515
2012 267 850
2013 399 1444
2014 533 2294
2015 558 3245
2016 691 4421
2017 864 6485
2018 1087 9361
2019 1224 13154
2020 1221 18802
2021 1227 24255
2022 1166 27962
2023 1133 31526
2024 832 33761
2025 374 30751

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 287 702
Applied/Engineering Physics 6 256 748
Materials Science 8 298 816
Quantum and Particle physics 8 364 1047
Optical Engineering 10 474 1226
Acoustical Engineering 13 488 1342
Nuclear Physics 8 604 1528
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 618 1755
Condensed Matter Physics 10 817 1769

Chemistry rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 8th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 1128th in the World with 11,485 publications made and 218,030 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 36 In Malaysia
#423 of 2,785 In Asia
#1128 of 6,561 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 4
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 2 5
2005 2 1
2006 0 10
2007 15 18
2008 49 39
2009 92 67
2010 144 157
2011 198 432
2012 236 731
2013 363 1342
2014 522 2197
2015 530 3165
2016 634 4426
2017 832 6603
2018 997 9472
2019 1162 13248
2020 1190 19051
2021 1192 25240
2022 1095 29177
2023 1086 33012
2024 825 35963
2025 379 33427

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 6 82 324
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 121 429
Chemical Engineering 8 232 542
Radiochemistry 8 355 689
Nanotechnology 7 287 702
Nutrition and Food Science 8 288 767
Physical chemistry 8 311 795
Materials Science 8 298 816
Organic Chemistry 8 384 1006
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 364 1147
Environmental Chemistry 9 475 1203
Inorganic Chemistry 8 553 1245
Biochemistry 8 580 1424
Computational Chemistry 13 951 2114
Pharmacy 15 1086 2342

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 1066th in the World with 10,591 publications made and 187,615 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Management, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 37 In Malaysia
#317 of 2,841 In Asia
#1066 of 6,888 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 1 2
2005 5 0
2006 3 7
2007 16 14
2008 39 26
2009 62 51
2010 150 185
2011 192 388
2012 209 638
2013 303 1069
2014 407 1832
2015 462 2547
2016 551 3541
2017 754 5354
2018 979 7683
2019 1047 11275
2020 1091 16697
2021 1169 21997
2022 1076 25151
2023 1045 29097
2024 766 28930
2025 312 25489

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Management 8 120 391
Environmental Engineering 7 154 445
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 199 691
Forestry 9 197 738
Mining Engineering 7 293 808
Ecology 8 269 938
Oceanography 9 301 979
Geotechnical Engineering 9 365 993
Agricultural Science 9 361 998
Geography and Cartography 9 290 1087
Petrology and Geochemistry 9 364 1147
Earth science and Geophysics 9 402 1157
Environmental Chemistry 9 475 1203
Geology 9 406 1246
Paleontology 10 509 1472
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 656 1842

Biology rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 10th for Biology in Malaysia and 1404th in the World with 9,921 publications made and 189,991 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 37 In Malaysia
#538 of 2,838 In Asia
#1404 of 6,841 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 3
2005 3 1
2006 0 9
2007 14 13
2008 40 27
2009 69 46
2010 120 151
2011 156 384
2012 185 634
2013 288 997
2014 397 1744
2015 456 2571
2016 515 3684
2017 713 5451
2018 902 8037
2019 972 11527
2020 1084 16971
2021 1083 22251
2022 934 25887
2023 999 29172
2024 716 29545
2025 325 26771

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 287 702
Forestry 9 197 738
Nutrition and Food Science 8 288 767
Agricultural Science 9 361 998
Biotechnology 8 385 1059
Botany 8 391 1141
Horticulture 8 470 1188
Biochemistry 8 580 1424
Paleontology 10 509 1472
Zoology 10 519 1632
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 641 1652
Evolutionary Biology 10 598 1770
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 13 656 1842
Genetics 10 777 1869
Microbiology 15 821 1914
Pharmacology 11 859 1949
Neuroscience 16 729 2075
Oncology and Cancer research 17 999 2280
Virology 23 1016 2564
Molecular Biology 18 1145 2574
Immunology 21 1304 3080

Computer Science rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 10th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 1098th in the World with 8,344 publications made and 105,789 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#10 of 37 In Malaysia
#341 of 2,842 In Asia
#1098 of 6,855 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 2
2005 3 2
2006 5 5
2007 18 6
2008 47 15
2009 79 34
2010 167 183
2011 235 364
2012 213 622
2013 232 738
2014 286 1068
2015 371 1448
2016 399 1923
2017 540 2572
2018 802 4194
2019 795 6248
2020 855 9112
2021 863 12728
2022 792 13947
2023 820 16870
2024 565 15506
2025 306 12731

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 5 200 568
Database Administration 9 151 591
Management Information Systems 11 115 651
Web Design and Development 10 188 663
Information Technology 17 201 772
UX/UI Desgin 16 203 794
Machine Learning 10 265 811
Cyber Security 10 246 816
Multimedia 13 193 820
Human-Computer Interaction 14 230 892
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 274 892
Software Engineering 10 196 892
Computer Engineering 14 373 971
Computer Vision 12 378 1055
Data Science 10 270 1057
Computational Linguistics 13 399 1091
Library and Information science 8 201 1115
Computer Graphics 10 357 1120
Telecommunications 14 431 1137
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 476 1189
Computer Networking 14 451 1225
Cognitive Science 13 424 1244
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 641 1652
Neuroscience 16 729 2075

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 1691st in the World with 6,532 publications made and 87,764 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 37 In Malaysia
#447 of 2,867 In Asia
#1691 of 7,088 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2006 2 1
2007 14 1
2008 25 6
2009 59 28
2010 101 95
2011 160 215
2012 132 389
2013 136 535
2014 208 769
2015 234 1081
2016 303 1349
2017 390 1924
2018 604 3170
2019 629 5124
2020 638 7613
2021 817 11081
2022 715 12942
2023 735 15995
2024 468 14428
2025 194 11950

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 10 163 814
Education Majors 12 191 930
Publishing 11 160 931
Law Enforcement 14 180 1010
Anthropology 12 195 1072
Library and Information science 8 201 1115
Communications and Public Relations 20 236 1171
Archaeology 12 368 1238
Journalism and Digital Media 19 383 1263
History 12 390 1386
Law 14 376 1468
Linguistics 14 484 1473
Political Science 14 396 1674
Sociology 14 425 1690
Philosophy 14 452 1747
Classics and Ancient History 14 515 1922
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 523 1952
Aesthetics 25 833 2453
Demography 22 882 2462

Mathematics rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 11th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 1198th in the World with 4,144 publications made and 55,970 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 37 In Malaysia
#377 of 2,725 In Asia
#1198 of 6,434 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 1
2005 1 1
2006 1 1
2007 7 7
2008 17 13
2009 35 23
2010 80 85
2011 118 192
2012 113 308
2013 105 381
2014 133 536
2015 185 720
2016 221 1047
2017 307 1359
2018 400 2358
2019 434 3715
2020 413 5057
2021 450 7316
2022 406 7676
2023 393 8771
2024 251 6586
2025 88 4900

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 7 184 577
Math Teachers 12 154 746
Blockchain and Cryptography 12 476 1189
Statistics 11 386 1225
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 449 1438
Applied Mathematics 15 969 2219

Business rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 11th for Business in Malaysia and 1074th in the World with 4,009 publications made and 48,720 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#11 of 38 In Malaysia
#280 of 2,654 In Asia
#1074 of 6,366 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 2
2006 1 0
2007 9 2
2008 21 6
2009 53 21
2010 82 88
2011 103 175
2012 96 283
2013 104 333
2014 145 476
2015 165 683
2016 200 829
2017 254 1154
2018 383 1862
2019 416 3027
2020 361 4299
2021 422 5887
2022 414 6774
2023 405 8182
2024 272 7030
2025 122 5710

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 9 74 255
Supply Chain Management 8 141 387
Project Management 9 71 486
Operations Research 7 184 577
Management Information Systems 11 115 651
Engineering Management 11 136 654
Risk Management 11 167 785
Occupational Safety and Health 10 163 814
Marketing 14 212 880
Human Resource Management 14 205 910
Management 12 256 944
Accounting 18 269 1104
Finance 18 459 1524
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 573 1625
International Business 19 534 1888
Advertising 28 598 1892

Economics rankings

The University of Malaysia, Pahang ranked 17th for Economics in Malaysia and 1429th in the World with 1,984 publications made and 26,631 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#17 of 37 In Malaysia
#391 of 2,559 In Asia
#1429 of 6,188 In the World

University of Malaysia, Pahang
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2006 1 0
2007 2 1
2008 9 2
2009 12 9
2010 30 27
2011 32 51
2012 36 117
2013 46 165
2014 81 228
2015 69 311
2016 93 410
2017 132 597
2018 166 1004
2019 215 1656
2020 209 2531
2021 234 3604
2022 220 3958
2023 205 4878
2024 145 4050
2025 56 3023

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Pahang in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 8 110 375
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 449 1438
Development Studies 17 421 1492
Finance 18 459 1524
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 573 1625

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Malaysia, Pahang

Speciality Malaysia Asia World Rank
Graphic Design 10 115 524
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 23 314 939
Fashion Design 10 309 1175
Sports Medicine 10 371 1377
Child Psychology 12 336 1416
Health Science 16 385 1454
Art & Design 15 436 1537
Psychology 14 545 1624
Clinical Psychology 15 462 1648
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 14 498 1743
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 646 1769
Social Psychology 22 533 1794
Physical Therapy 12 593 1818
Nursing 15 559 1925
Public Health 17 681 1992
Healthcare Management (MHA) 25 626 2000
Surgery 10 750 2043
Medicine 11 768 2046
Pathology 12 809 2065
Veterinary 17 909 2072
Psychiatry 17 761 2141
Critical Care Nursing 20 792 2230
Orthodontics 15 873 2253
Anatomy and Physiology 12 890 2272
Dentistry 16 937 2371
Literature 19 794 2433
Cardiology 17 953 2440
Anesthesiology 14 961 2487