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The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 4th in Malaysia, 688th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 213 research topics. The University of Science, Malaysia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 63,598 academic publications and 1,184,441 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#688 of 14,131 In the World
#126 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 45 In Malaysia
#12 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#51 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#62 of 2,968 For Environmental Engineering
#1817 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1457 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 210 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 3rd for Biology in Malaysia and 423rd in the World with 38,232 publications made and 820,860 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#94 of 2,834 In Asia
#423 of 6,833 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 38 169
1993 56 168
1994 73 218
1995 106 294
1996 90 285
1997 91 364
1998 95 439
1999 125 559
2000 151 688
2001 155 851
2002 187 1025
2003 211 1314
2004 247 1593
2005 306 2085
2006 400 2628
2007 439 3073
2008 626 4387
2009 846 5887
2010 1313 8890
2011 1585 12537
2012 1854 16490
2013 1752 21419
2014 1767 26568
2015 1667 29719
2016 1832 32549
2017 1977 38084
2018 2165 44179
2019 2360 53742
2020 2842 69292
2021 3282 87242
2022 3558 98933
2023 3231 109854
2024 2333 106480

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

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 18 78
Toxicology 2 24 124
Forestry 2 15 133
Botany 3 45 245
Agricultural Science 3 63 249
Nanotechnology 3 102 250
Horticulture 2 71 256
Biotechnology 2 54 295
Microbiology 3 68 337
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 61 347
Pharmacology 1 96 377
Zoology 2 50 410
Paleontology 3 84 432
Animal Science 2 106 452
Biochemistry 3 120 460
Virology 3 112 477
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 107 488
Entomology 3 123 587
Oncology and Cancer research 2 197 601
Immunology 3 185 619
Genetics 3 175 622
Evolutionary Biology 2 137 668
Molecular Biology 3 220 691
Neuroscience 2 162 701
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 104 781
Astrobiology 4 219 837
Biophysics 1 329 1043

Chemistry rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Malaysia and 378th in the World with 35,181 publications made and 795,146 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 36 In Malaysia
#94 of 2,781 In Asia
#378 of 6,545 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 29 160
1993 48 162
1994 67 219
1995 102 281
1996 90 271
1997 88 307
1998 89 398
1999 146 554
2000 207 661
2001 225 845
2002 236 1079
2003 241 1374
2004 289 1678
2005 341 2201
2006 466 2778
2007 507 3191
2008 678 4656
2009 898 6117
2010 1381 9435
2011 1627 13178
2012 1870 17350
2013 1612 22058
2014 1631 26961
2015 1552 30804
2016 1677 33243
2017 1806 38714
2018 1926 44570
2019 2176 53803
2020 2437 67252
2021 2706 83426
2022 2946 93642
2023 2704 102960
2024 1973 104106

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

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 11 12
Biochemical Engineering 2 13 75
Nutrition and Food Science 2 18 78
Chemical Engineering 1 69 137
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 34 164
Physical chemistry 1 75 181
Pharmacy 1 61 235
Nanotechnology 3 102 250
Organic Chemistry 1 75 267
Environmental Chemistry 3 80 274
Materials Science 2 95 291
Inorganic Chemistry 2 144 404
Biochemistry 3 120 460
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 112 481
Computational Chemistry 2 260 855

Engineering rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 3rd for Engineering in Malaysia and 344th in the World with 34,546 publications made and 761,641 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#101 of 2,835 In Asia
#344 of 6,782 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 16 114
1993 33 104
1994 56 154
1995 92 195
1996 69 183
1997 81 229
1998 81 268
1999 130 403
2000 164 553
2001 180 695
2002 193 875
2003 185 1143
2004 274 1421
2005 294 1845
2006 392 2397
2007 412 2850
2008 607 4062
2009 754 5229
2010 1181 8043
2011 1377 11543
2012 1660 15443
2013 1576 20163
2014 1596 24708
2015 1511 28346
2016 1710 30961
2017 1881 35973
2018 2036 41866
2019 2333 51157
2020 2449 64287
2021 2758 80459
2022 3087 92318
2023 2870 104222
2024 2138 103851

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

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 21 51
Environmental Engineering 2 25 62
Biochemical Engineering 2 13 75
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 30 87
Chemical Engineering 1 69 137
Construction Management 5 34 149
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 34 164
Architectural Engineering 5 57 194
Metallurgical Engineering 1 82 230
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 75 237
Nanotechnology 3 102 250
Geotechnical Engineering 3 89 260
Mining Engineering 2 99 268
Automotive Engineering 6 100 277
Marine Engineering 4 92 289
Materials Science 2 95 291
Biotechnology 2 54 295
Agricultural Engineering 6 119 324
Systems Engineering 4 74 344
Landscape Architecture 5 84 362
Civil Engineering 5 102 374
Electrical Engineering 4 132 392
Structural Engineering 4 122 392
Transportation Engineering 6 112 407
Biomedical Engineering 4 121 428
Engineering Management 7 75 431
Industrial Engineering 3 116 439
Optical Engineering 3 120 442
Operations Research 5 130 444
Electronic Engineering 4 147 454
Product and Industrial Design 8 108 457
Human-Computer Interaction 6 95 462
Remote Sensing 4 114 467
Mechanical Engineering 5 125 471
Telecommunications 5 146 475
Petroleum Engineering 6 155 477
Computer Networking 5 145 500
Technical Drawing 8 166 514
Aviation 7 118 523
Aerospace Engineering 5 131 537
Robotics 4 185 542
Nuclear Engineering 7 206 566
Architecture 6 122 585
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 189 594
Computer Engineering 9 190 596
Acoustical Engineering 5 166 615
Automation and Control engineering 10 282 744

Physics rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 3rd for Physics in Malaysia and 400th in the World with 31,324 publications made and 659,415 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#109 of 2,817 In Asia
#400 of 6,713 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 19 113
1993 37 117
1994 53 169
1995 83 193
1996 71 186
1997 68 206
1998 83 265
1999 133 391
2000 181 527
2001 213 682
2002 215 845
2003 212 1093
2004 260 1404
2005 302 1794
2006 423 2306
2007 455 2677
2008 617 3956
2009 781 4893
2010 1224 7647
2011 1425 10762
2012 1679 14055
2013 1407 18100
2014 1414 22097
2015 1352 25296
2016 1496 27447
2017 1664 31842
2018 1776 36945
2019 2045 44478
2020 2191 55868
2021 2343 68168
2022 2582 77789
2023 2453 87598
2024 1714 86793

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

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 102 250
Materials Science 2 95 291
Quantum and Particle physics 3 123 435
Optical Engineering 3 120 442
Medical Physics 2 111 547
Condensed Matter Physics 3 195 589
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 189 594
Acoustical Engineering 5 166 615
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 174 736
Nuclear Physics 5 237 804
Astrobiology 4 219 837
Biophysics 1 329 1043
Theoretical Physics 2 310 1068
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 417 1227

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 346th in the World with 30,519 publications made and 657,892 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 37 In Malaysia
#74 of 2,838 In Asia
#346 of 6,876 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 27 114
1993 39 129
1994 41 156
1995 68 182
1996 61 189
1997 74 237
1998 63 257
1999 79 328
2000 76 417
2001 78 557
2002 110 651
2003 112 811
2004 189 953
2005 206 1314
2006 258 1651
2007 269 2026
2008 398 2815
2009 537 3857
2010 877 6160
2011 1127 9235
2012 1381 12240
2013 1388 16142
2014 1378 20105
2015 1335 22631
2016 1475 25024
2017 1730 29694
2018 1888 34936
2019 2104 42846
2020 2375 55644
2021 2709 71406
2022 2884 82117
2023 2817 94182
2024 2005 89484

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 3rd for Medicine in Malaysia and 544th in the World with 24,747 publications made and 386,243 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#133 of 2,809 In Asia
#544 of 6,775 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 31 95
1993 37 93
1994 54 134
1995 79 164
1996 63 184
1997 55 211
1998 61 266
1999 76 322
2000 108 406
2001 103 482
2002 129 611
2003 147 722
2004 156 910
2005 182 1031
2006 255 1291
2007 272 1492
2008 335 2054
2009 491 2759
2010 795 3947
2011 909 5273
2012 1061 6589
2013 982 8583
2014 1078 10884
2015 1026 12193
2016 1140 13887
2017 1219 16110
2018 1427 19357
2019 1524 23894
2020 1947 32905
2021 2281 44700
2022 2458 52660
2023 2325 58928
2024 1657 53932

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

Medicine subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 24 124
Veterinary 3 36 195
Forensic Science 3 45 221
Pharmacy 1 61 235
Cosmetology 1 60 251
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 32 313
Health Science 4 43 338
Family medicine 2 52 340
Pharmacology 1 96 377
Dentistry 2 100 393
Nursing 2 41 394
Biomedical Engineering 4 121 428
Social Work 1 23 435
Public Health 4 69 460
Epidemiology 2 92 475
Virology 3 112 477
Optometry 3 109 486
Pathology 3 125 506
Critical Care Nursing 2 92 509
Neurosurgery 2 180 514
Clinical Psychology 2 54 516
Orthodontics 2 141 541
Pediatrics 3 130 544
Medical Physics 2 111 547
Ophthalmology 3 159 555
Dermatology 2 166 559
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 87 572
Oncology and Cancer research 2 197 601
Anesthesiology 2 187 612
Immunology 3 185 619
Surgery 2 190 625
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 191 626
Radiation Therapy 2 213 627
Psychiatry 2 143 630
Plastic Surgery 1 185 634
Physical Therapy 4 116 644
Sports / Exercise science 5 98 665
Respiratory Therapy 4 192 689
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 254 692
Audiology 3 157 720
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 252 724
Anatomy and Physiology 2 215 740
Urology 4 256 745
Gerontology 5 111 772
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 104 781
Occupational Therapy 5 175 791
Cardiology 3 264 848
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 227 880
Sports Medicine 5 177 882

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 565th in the World with 24,528 publications made and 408,040 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#78 of 2,864 In Asia
#565 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 14 30
1993 21 49
1994 37 60
1995 39 76
1996 42 97
1997 36 127
1998 48 147
1999 46 171
2000 39 218
2001 41 283
2002 74 313
2003 75 358
2004 101 414
2005 106 508
2006 145 759
2007 151 951
2008 234 1382
2009 345 1894
2010 586 2693
2011 743 3998
2012 926 5588
2013 954 7469
2014 1065 9857
2015 1067 11367
2016 1130 12758
2017 1331 15324
2018 1481 18976
2019 1708 24651
2020 2023 33894
2021 2382 46450
2022 2607 57125
2023 2722 69722
2024 1946 62717

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 4th for Computer Science in Malaysia and 483rd in the World with 23,619 publications made and 385,118 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 37 In Malaysia
#102 of 2,840 In Asia
#483 of 6,845 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 6 25
1993 11 35
1994 16 33
1995 27 65
1996 25 84
1997 40 89
1998 31 114
1999 45 169
2000 52 178
2001 55 238
2002 103 296
2003 102 347
2004 127 456
2005 161 570
2006 210 795
2007 238 1002
2008 410 1585
2009 568 2088
2010 800 3062
2011 932 4292
2012 1055 5694
2013 931 7319
2014 965 9260
2015 1049 10906
2016 1096 12256
2017 1215 14277
2018 1340 17772
2019 1490 23098
2020 1731 31098
2021 2061 41526
2022 2417 51737
2023 2336 63104
2024 1768 57570

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

Mathematics rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 5th for Mathematics in Malaysia and 399th in the World with 14,071 publications made and 259,155 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#82 of 2,718 In Asia
#399 of 6,418 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 21
1993 9 17
1994 8 32
1995 9 26
1996 20 36
1997 19 43
1998 16 65
1999 18 66
2000 27 84
2001 26 113
2002 37 120
2003 54 169
2004 74 217
2005 88 275
2006 109 396
2007 118 487
2008 210 772
2009 270 967
2010 405 1679
2011 465 2358
2012 579 3201
2013 595 4436
2014 626 5839
2015 628 6854
2016 685 7610
2017 701 8986
2018 793 10909
2019 956 15155
2020 1154 20023
2021 1352 26965
2022 1536 32887
2023 1486 38661
2024 888 27360

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

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 5 38 217
Statistics 3 87 410
Operations Research 5 130 444
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 86 465
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 150 483
Actuarial Science 6 85 531
Applied Mathematics 3 190 673

Psychology rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 3rd for Psychology in Malaysia and 528th in the World with 13,256 publications made and 211,108 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 37 In Malaysia
#95 of 2,755 In Asia
#528 of 6,645 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 6 15
1993 9 17
1994 20 22
1995 28 32
1996 20 52
1997 21 73
1998 26 80
1999 19 87
2000 21 111
2001 20 181
2002 35 184
2003 35 212
2004 65 224
2005 75 324
2006 92 463
2007 80 580
2008 152 783
2009 192 967
2010 319 1481
2011 379 1865
2012 486 2640
2013 498 3452
2014 546 4566
2015 582 5370
2016 602 5976
2017 701 7300
2018 813 9021
2019 874 11962
2020 1133 16665
2021 1318 22739
2022 1494 28022
2023 1488 34020
2024 998 28850

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

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 6 22 160
Education Majors 6 48 344
Social Work 1 23 435
Social Psychology 4 55 440
Clinical Psychology 2 54 516
Child Psychology 5 53 533
Cognitive Science 3 121 536
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 68 570
Psychiatry 2 143 630
Special Education 3 59 634
Neuroscience 2 162 701
Occupational Therapy 5 175 791
Sexology 4 72 837

Business rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 6th for Business in Malaysia and 375th in the World with 11,405 publications made and 191,885 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 38 In Malaysia
#68 of 2,646 In Asia
#375 of 6,339 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 10
1993 5 5
1994 9 17
1995 10 26
1996 15 20
1997 12 16
1998 11 38
1999 25 44
2000 19 107
2001 25 107
2002 30 117
2003 31 138
2004 51 172
2005 54 222
2006 67 277
2007 63 346
2008 102 484
2009 166 706
2010 261 1084
2011 376 1659
2012 434 2259
2013 419 3091
2014 540 4144
2015 479 4873
2016 514 5340
2017 630 6459
2018 679 8379
2019 827 11344
2020 962 15465
2021 1111 21559
2022 1281 27158
2023 1256 34394
2024 851 29791

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

Economics rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 6th for Economics in Malaysia and 387th in the World with 8,219 publications made and 141,905 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 37 In Malaysia
#57 of 2,553 In Asia
#387 of 6,167 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 5 14
1993 6 8
1994 6 17
1995 10 28
1996 14 20
1997 14 17
1998 12 31
1999 18 43
2000 12 60
2001 20 91
2002 22 78
2003 24 88
2004 23 114
2005 34 121
2006 34 158
2007 45 236
2008 76 315
2009 108 472
2010 174 703
2011 239 1188
2012 331 1597
2013 339 2313
2014 388 3211
2015 340 3745
2016 343 4203
2017 442 4973
2018 468 6138
2019 585 8396
2020 757 11598
2021 820 15643
2022 909 19592
2023 949 24396
2024 584 19415

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Science, Malaysia ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Malaysia and 416th in the World with 4,517 publications made and 68,499 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
#2 of 36 In Malaysia
#63 of 2,428 In Asia
#416 of 5,966 In the World

University of Science, Malaysia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 13
1993 3 7
1994 8 13
1995 8 24
1996 11 22
1997 9 21
1998 7 15
1999 14 26
2000 13 43
2001 16 51
2002 24 63
2003 26 78
2004 23 72
2005 23 90
2006 39 125
2007 38 189
2008 53 258
2009 80 340
2010 148 525
2011 140 680
2012 200 1039
2013 195 1255
2014 197 1647
2015 209 1938
2016 213 2089
2017 228 2224
2018 292 2893
2019 273 3647
2020 320 4836
2021 359 6612
2022 456 7778
2023 465 9474
2024 393 9460

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 5 51 173
Graphic Design 3 27 174
Multimedia 6 44 224
Art History 1 9 305
Animation 1 89 332
Landscape Architecture 5 84 362
UX/UI Desgin 9 65 386
Fashion Design 4 71 420
Entertainment Industry Business 4 66 494
Aesthetics 3 78 498
Computer Graphics 3 133 547
Creative Writing 4 49 583
Architecture 6 122 585
Literature 5 89 612
Illustration and Concept Art 7 147 637
Photography 6 115 647
Game Design and Development 9 137 657
Painting and Drawing 8 176 711
Sculpture 8 176 711
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 152 736
Performing arts 6 130 803
Cinematography 7 117 870
Music 8 204 910