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The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 11th in Malaysia, 2254th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 106 research topics. The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,633 academic publications and 145,714 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2254 of 14,131 In the World
#690 of 5,830 In Asia
#11 of 45 In Malaysia
#556 of 1,009 For UX/UI Desgin
#650 of 1,009 For Information Technology
#661 of 1,089 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#6992 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3021 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 103 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 1558th in the World with 6,402 publications made and 83,725 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 37 In Malaysia
#534 of 2,838 In Asia
#1558 of 6,876 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 5
1994 3 0
1995 5 3
1996 3 8
1997 11 7
1998 10 16
1999 18 25
2000 20 46
2001 20 71
2002 21 85
2003 29 181
2004 22 184
2005 34 253
2006 42 280
2007 42 364
2008 61 447
2009 84 538
2010 126 774
2011 163 1052
2012 146 1260
2013 198 1597
2014 262 1941
2015 260 2343
2016 338 2535
2017 416 3148
2018 457 4016
2019 422 5285
2020 586 7516
2021 670 9644
2022 717 11233
2023 686 12829
2024 474 12770

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

Environmental Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 9 287 763
Forestry 10 255 904
Environmental Engineering 16 386 1021
Environmental Management 15 390 1078
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 411 1285
Ecology 14 417 1298
Urban and Regional planning 10 429 1472
Geography and Cartography 14 455 1481
Geotechnical Engineering 14 611 1533
Oceanography 15 578 1613
Paleontology 13 607 1660
Agricultural Science 16 660 1661
Geology 15 633 1719
Environmental Chemistry 15 810 1834
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 667 1841
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 21 822 1969
Earth science and Geophysics 17 818 2031

Biology rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 13th for Biology in Malaysia and 1727th in the World with 6,217 publications made and 94,498 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 37 In Malaysia
#682 of 2,834 In Asia
#1727 of 6,833 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 4
1994 2 1
1995 5 2
1996 3 7
1997 12 7
1998 13 16
1999 19 32
2000 25 64
2001 30 103
2002 22 148
2003 38 268
2004 26 294
2005 26 386
2006 46 395
2007 43 533
2008 72 685
2009 114 941
2010 133 1211
2011 157 1590
2012 146 1940
2013 185 2259
2014 257 2845
2015 242 3001
2016 332 3175
2017 422 3947
2018 456 4756
2019 413 5820
2020 562 8404
2021 626 10331
2022 678 11555
2023 639 12968
2024 408 12491

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

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Virology 5 196 721
Zoology 5 180 834
Forestry 10 255 904
Toxicology 9 386 1088
Immunology 6 433 1209
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 411 1285
Horticulture 10 536 1339
Botany 10 481 1345
Microbiology 9 529 1370
Nutrition and Food Science 16 626 1483
Evolutionary Biology 7 465 1507
Paleontology 13 607 1660
Agricultural Science 16 660 1661
Neuroscience 14 623 1844
Genetics 11 791 1910
Nanotechnology 21 980 1993
Biotechnology 18 871 2007
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 846 2036
Biochemistry 15 909 2054
Oncology and Cancer research 14 903 2112
Animal Science 13 767 2112
Molecular Biology 13 962 2285
Pharmacology 19 1282 2775

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 1672nd in the World with 6,208 publications made and 68,629 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 37 In Malaysia
#433 of 2,864 In Asia
#1672 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 2
1993 1 4
1994 1 0
1995 2 3
1996 5 6
1997 6 4
1998 6 11
1999 14 25
2000 21 32
2001 19 60
2002 18 76
2003 18 145
2004 29 146
2005 36 199
2006 45 211
2007 47 316
2008 75 358
2009 128 569
2010 123 689
2011 156 955
2012 169 1154
2013 214 1462
2014 227 1763
2015 259 2050
2016 297 2097
2017 341 2462
2018 441 3214
2019 453 4456
2020 553 6363
2021 652 8199
2022 692 9733
2023 695 11494
2024 428 9738

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 7 116 661
Broadcast Journalism 8 144 741
Social Work 3 82 870
Communications and Public Relations 13 147 891
Forensic Science 11 298 943
Anthropology 13 203 1101
Education Majors 15 270 1158
Aesthetics 11 318 1282
Demography 10 360 1299
Classics and Ancient History 9 261 1304
Journalism and Digital Media 22 413 1328
Media Studies 12 187 1337
Sociology 12 307 1378
Public Policy / Administration 9 243 1379
Linguistics 10 435 1388
Archaeology 14 429 1402
Law 13 354 1430
Urban and Regional planning 10 429 1472
History 13 425 1496
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 358 1521
Gender Studies 10 231 1533
Political Science 13 373 1627
Library and Information science 13 411 1706
Philosophy 13 440 1744
Art History 10 307 1847

Engineering rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 18th for Engineering in Malaysia and 1831st in the World with 5,481 publications made and 68,843 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#18 of 37 In Malaysia
#763 of 2,835 In Asia
#1831 of 6,782 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 5
1994 1 1
1995 2 2
1996 6 4
1997 5 3
1998 7 11
1999 9 20
2000 19 27
2001 10 28
2002 21 51
2003 22 110
2004 16 98
2005 32 123
2006 52 129
2007 37 183
2008 74 234
2009 95 339
2010 123 449
2011 140 656
2012 159 907
2013 179 1111
2014 228 1453
2015 238 1726
2016 319 1951
2017 394 2682
2018 369 3349
2019 336 4368
2020 451 6140
2021 586 8190
2022 627 10008
2023 558 11444
2024 334 11243

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 17th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 1654th in the World with 4,657 publications made and 52,287 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 37 In Malaysia
#614 of 2,840 In Asia
#1654 of 6,845 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 2
1994 1 0
1995 2 2
1996 4 3
1997 2 5
1998 4 10
1999 10 22
2000 12 32
2001 11 43
2002 19 66
2003 15 129
2004 20 112
2005 30 122
2006 56 162
2007 37 193
2008 80 238
2009 112 424
2010 111 514
2011 143 680
2012 135 846
2013 182 1052
2014 163 1328
2015 212 1395
2016 225 1458
2017 326 1838
2018 310 2318
2019 322 3409
2020 365 4532
2021 441 6255
2022 501 7675
2023 489 9211
2024 298 7760

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

Computer Science subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 11 118 556
Information Technology 15 152 650
Game Design and Development 10 143 673
Human-Computer Interaction 12 211 845
Multimedia 14 197 847
Management Information Systems 15 168 860
Animation 13 359 949
Cyber Security 16 436 1232
Cognitive Science 14 469 1337
Computer Engineering 17 571 1379
Machine Learning 18 562 1401
Telecommunications 16 595 1455
Computational Linguistics 17 575 1464
Computer Networking 16 599 1511
Data Science 19 464 1520
Software Engineering 17 461 1528
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 17 627 1607
Library and Information science 13 411 1706
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 778 1763
Neuroscience 14 623 1844
Computer Graphics 21 808 1948
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 846 2036
Computer Vision 20 910 2057

Chemistry rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 16th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 2048th in the World with 4,514 publications made and 70,599 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#16 of 36 In Malaysia
#902 of 2,781 In Asia
#2048 of 6,545 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 4
1994 1 1
1995 2 2
1996 5 2
1997 5 5
1998 5 7
1999 10 18
2000 9 34
2001 13 63
2002 18 73
2003 19 165
2004 11 187
2005 24 250
2006 31 244
2007 31 324
2008 39 386
2009 69 530
2010 91 731
2011 105 924
2012 124 1201
2013 138 1455
2014 200 1809
2015 176 2053
2016 254 2228
2017 345 3059
2018 324 3689
2019 297 4462
2020 394 6486
2021 474 8003
2022 521 9260
2023 435 10386
2024 292 10850

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

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 321 924
Nutrition and Food Science 16 626 1483
Radiochemistry 15 776 1508
Chemical Engineering 17 772 1601
Pharmacy 10 706 1672
Environmental Chemistry 15 810 1834
Petrology and Geochemistry 17 667 1841
Physical chemistry 18 886 1911
Nanotechnology 21 980 1993
Materials Science 18 918 2025
Biochemistry 15 909 2054
Organic Chemistry 16 941 2057
Inorganic Chemistry 15 1052 2193

Physics rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 18th for Physics in Malaysia and 2034th in the World with 4,437 publications made and 55,986 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#18 of 37 In Malaysia
#857 of 2,817 In Asia
#2034 of 6,713 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 3
1994 1 1
1995 3 1
1996 4 3
1997 3 3
1998 4 10
1999 8 13
2000 10 22
2001 6 17
2002 14 31
2003 17 71
2004 8 67
2005 24 108
2006 41 94
2007 26 148
2008 53 173
2009 84 278
2010 113 354
2011 110 479
2012 133 764
2013 152 988
2014 188 1227
2015 177 1424
2016 267 1644
2017 341 2303
2018 307 2844
2019 289 3741
2020 376 5177
2021 442 6574
2022 492 8053
2023 440 9241
2024 274 8986

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

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 15 804 1882
Acoustical Engineering 16 750 1886
Nanotechnology 21 980 1993
Materials Science 18 918 2025
Quantum and Particle physics 21 971 2229
Astrophysics and Astronomy 19 889 2304
Condensed Matter Physics 21 1355 2807
Nuclear Physics 23 1383 3022

Medicine rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 9th for Medicine in Malaysia and 1665th in the World with 3,997 publications made and 54,286 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#9 of 37 In Malaysia
#587 of 2,809 In Asia
#1665 of 6,775 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 2
1994 0 1
1995 2 1
1996 1 0
1997 2 1
1998 6 4
1999 7 18
2000 18 34
2001 20 54
2002 13 99
2003 23 151
2004 20 178
2005 18 238
2006 37 246
2007 32 346
2008 49 492
2009 74 711
2010 87 954
2011 77 1151
2012 105 1475
2013 112 1601
2014 131 2010
2015 147 2038
2016 174 1991
2017 237 2277
2018 278 2678
2019 279 3247
2020 396 4982
2021 431 6227
2022 454 7160
2023 463 7803
2024 271 6658

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Sarawak in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Virology 5 196 721
Veterinary 6 252 751
Epidemiology 5 221 820
Social Work 3 82 870
Forensic Science 11 298 943
Toxicology 9 386 1088
Pediatrics 8 357 1149
Immunology 6 433 1209
Ophthalmology 10 451 1303
Public Health 9 363 1311
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 9 349 1335
Clinical Psychology 10 324 1346
Health Science 15 353 1379
Pathology 9 514 1421
Radiation Therapy 7 601 1443
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 369 1457
Nursing 9 385 1515
Family medicine 9 451 1535
Gerontology 9 370 1613
Pharmacy 10 706 1672
Dermatology 11 709 1769
Critical Care Nursing 14 585 1806
Surgery 9 647 1813
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 14 680 1850
Cardiology 11 708 1922
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 819 1970
Sports Medicine 19 660 2012
Psychiatry 13 697 2018
Physical Therapy 15 687 2022
Anatomy and Physiology 9 765 2039
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 621 2056
Oncology and Cancer research 14 903 2112
Dentistry 16 951 2394
Anesthesiology 16 1003 2573
Pharmacology 19 1282 2775

Business rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 15th for Business in Malaysia and 1212th in the World with 3,045 publications made and 34,303 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#15 of 38 In Malaysia
#328 of 2,646 In Asia
#1212 of 6,339 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 2 1
1997 4 2
1998 1 7
1999 5 9
2000 8 12
2001 5 16
2002 7 27
2003 8 53
2004 12 51
2005 18 57
2006 25 74
2007 23 79
2008 48 114
2009 75 181
2010 67 221
2011 84 335
2012 84 424
2013 87 582
2014 102 727
2015 125 834
2016 150 843
2017 206 1094
2018 219 1304
2019 229 2036
2020 306 2920
2021 312 3838
2022 328 4558
2023 323 5487
2024 174 4419

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

Business subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 11 106 438
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 188 736
Entrepreneurship 17 124 755
Management Information Systems 15 168 860
Tax Law 12 196 866
Entertainment Industry Business 11 181 899
Construction Management 17 278 908
Engineering Management 17 223 910
Marketing 15 226 932
Accounting 15 213 942
Advertising 14 209 966
Human Resource Management 16 231 1031
International Business 12 218 1109
Finance 10 287 1130
Project Management 18 261 1180
International Trade 14 293 1315
Management 16 421 1351
Public Policy / Administration 9 243 1379
Operations Research 20 772 1802

Psychology rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 13th for Psychology in Malaysia and 1584th in the World with 2,819 publications made and 31,230 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#13 of 37 In Malaysia
#516 of 2,755 In Asia
#1584 of 6,645 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1995 2 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 1 3
1999 5 2
2000 9 12
2001 7 9
2002 13 33
2003 5 64
2004 10 57
2005 11 74
2006 29 89
2007 23 127
2008 41 184
2009 65 235
2010 60 300
2011 54 387
2012 77 511
2013 97 561
2014 100 780
2015 125 761
2016 121 861
2017 180 1073
2018 193 1239
2019 211 1840
2020 251 2508
2021 293 3336
2022 322 4335
2023 328 5138
2024 179 3895

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Malaysia, Sarawak in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 12 122 509
Social Work 3 82 870
Education Majors 15 270 1158
Social Psychology 11 279 1214
Cognitive Science 14 469 1337
Clinical Psychology 10 324 1346
Child Psychology 15 363 1493
Neuroscience 14 623 1844
Psychiatry 13 697 2018

Mathematics rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 18th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 1712th in the World with 2,786 publications made and 31,851 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#18 of 37 In Malaysia
#628 of 2,718 In Asia
#1712 of 6,418 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 2 7
1999 4 7
2000 8 11
2001 4 10
2002 8 14
2003 4 45
2004 9 42
2005 15 56
2006 27 50
2007 24 88
2008 44 106
2009 65 152
2010 64 210
2011 77 287
2012 82 383
2013 96 526
2014 87 642
2015 121 748
2016 134 765
2017 198 1035
2018 191 1332
2019 215 1850
2020 250 2603
2021 312 3866
2022 302 4624
2023 282 5404
2024 153 3401

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

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 15 251 1041
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 393 1328
Statistics 18 628 1725
Blockchain and Cryptography 20 778 1763
Operations Research 20 772 1802

Economics rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 12th for Economics in Malaysia and 1272nd in the World with 2,161 publications made and 22,994 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 37 In Malaysia
#318 of 2,553 In Asia
#1272 of 6,167 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 1
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 1 1
1996 1 2
1997 1 0
1998 1 4
1999 5 4
2000 3 8
2001 2 9
2002 7 17
2003 6 24
2004 9 30
2005 12 40
2006 17 47
2007 19 65
2008 36 64
2009 51 137
2010 41 137
2011 67 222
2012 59 298
2013 71 431
2014 67 508
2015 77 576
2016 92 612
2017 119 729
2018 163 891
2019 169 1349
2020 227 2112
2021 235 2761
2022 237 3184
2023 238 3743
2024 123 2882

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

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 12 188 736
Agricultural Economics 10 361 972
International Economics 12 167 1021
Environmental Economics 18 373 1112
Finance 10 287 1130
Development Studies 12 288 1168
International Trade 14 293 1315
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 393 1328

Art & Design rankings

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak ranked 14th for Art & Design in Malaysia and 1516th in the World with 1,206 publications made and 10,129 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
#14 of 36 In Malaysia
#422 of 2,428 In Asia
#1516 of 5,966 In the World

University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 3 4
1997 1 1
1998 3 5
1999 2 5
2000 7 10
2001 3 5
2002 2 13
2003 4 34
2004 2 27
2005 5 32
2006 12 25
2007 14 40
2008 13 56
2009 23 90
2010 23 101
2011 28 123
2012 23 134
2013 50 174
2014 38 264
2015 66 252
2016 58 253
2017 62 329
2018 62 483
2019 79 715
2020 99 846
2021 123 1150
2022 151 1390
2023 159 1537
2024 84 1385

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Music 5 82 527
UX/UI Desgin 11 118 556
Graphic Design 13 154 658
Game Design and Development 10 143 673
Multimedia 14 197 847
Entertainment Industry Business 11 181 899
Animation 13 359 949
Singing and Vocal Performance 8 300 1067
Photography 11 273 1068
Aesthetics 11 318 1282
Fashion Design 16 446 1500
Creative Writing 12 324 1510
Literature 12 492 1770
Art History 10 307 1847
Computer Graphics 21 808 1948