University of Technology Malaysia: Rankings

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The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 5th in Malaysia, 748th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 17 research topics. The University of Technology Malaysia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 55,140 academic publications and 678,681 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#748 of 14,131 In the World
#143 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 45 In Malaysia
#37 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#37 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#42 of 1,039 For Information Technology
#2972 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1464 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 14 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 2nd for Engineering in Malaysia and 307th in the World with 42,556 publications made and 569,808 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 37 In Malaysia
#91 of 2,809 In Asia
#307 of 6,684 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 4 2
1992 3 7
1993 4 2
1994 23 9
1995 17 10
1996 31 16
1997 49 24
1998 29 24
1999 43 35
2000 67 77
2001 47 74
2002 185 135
2003 137 178
2004 190 328
2005 247 444
2006 337 752
2007 384 917
2008 665 1345
2009 709 1875
2010 1020 2787
2011 1519 4318
2012 2104 6556
2013 2658 10117
2014 3485 15335
2015 3613 20909
2016 2906 25103
2017 3074 30721
2018 2850 38626
2019 2927 50109
2020 3017 63673
2021 3484 80228
2022 3311 92995
2023 3082 96911

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

Engineering subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 16 37
Mining Engineering 1 21 37
Construction Management 1 12 50
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 22 52
Engineering Management 1 7 61
Environmental Engineering 1 25 67
Automotive Engineering 2 32 74
Agricultural Engineering 2 21 84
Biochemical Engineering 1 13 84
Architectural Engineering 1 23 92
Automation and Control engineering 1 38 96
Operations Research 1 34 115
Petroleum Engineering 2 43 117
Industrial Engineering 1 35 133
Marine Engineering 1 46 156
Chemical Engineering 3 75 158
Systems Engineering 1 33 164
Remote Sensing 1 43 176
Transportation Engineering 1 50 192
Geotechnical Engineering 1 64 199
Nuclear Engineering 3 73 199
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 65 200
Electronic Engineering 1 76 201
Electrical Engineering 1 76 203
Telecommunications 1 79 237
Civil Engineering 1 73 240
Architecture 1 46 245
Mechanical Engineering 1 76 245
Landscape Architecture 3 51 250
Computer Networking 1 77 261
Product and Industrial Design 1 54 266
Nanotechnology 3 106 266
Structural Engineering 1 81 271
Human-Computer Interaction 1 51 274
Computer Engineering 1 85 276
Biomedical Engineering 1 81 309
Technical Drawing 1 95 311
Robotics 1 109 315
Materials Science 3 101 318
Aerospace Engineering 1 84 326
Metallurgical Engineering 3 112 332
Acoustical Engineering 1 96 376
Optical Engineering 2 108 407
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 110 410
Aviation 4 93 455
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 177 559
Biotechnology 5 202 681

Physics rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 2nd for Physics in Malaysia and 392nd in the World with 35,271 publications made and 471,973 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 37 In Malaysia
#106 of 2,786 In Asia
#392 of 6,603 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 5 2
1992 5 5
1993 2 1
1994 16 10
1995 17 10
1996 25 20
1997 39 30
1998 27 28
1999 35 32
2000 53 72
2001 41 77
2002 148 126
2003 111 158
2004 156 304
2005 208 403
2006 276 659
2007 307 826
2008 538 1225
2009 555 1630
2010 857 2383
2011 1262 3742
2012 1743 5687
2013 2192 8750
2014 2919 13213
2015 3001 18085
2016 2484 21724
2017 2550 26379
2018 2306 33311
2019 2440 42167
2020 2530 53529
2021 2917 66917
2022 2693 77413
2023 2541 80701

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

Physics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 106 266
Materials Science 3 101 318
Acoustical Engineering 1 96 376
Optical Engineering 2 108 407
Quantum and Particle physics 2 115 416
Medical Physics 2 99 526
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 177 559
Nuclear Physics 2 139 565
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 129 625
Condensed Matter Physics 3 205 635
Astrobiology 6 277 1001
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 318 1035
Theoretical Physics 3 388 1266
Biophysics 5 639 1676

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Malaysia and 378th in the World with 30,184 publications made and 428,580 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 37 In Malaysia
#78 of 2,811 In Asia
#378 of 6,798 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 4 4
1992 4 5
1993 5 2
1994 23 7
1995 17 7
1996 22 14
1997 41 19
1998 23 17
1999 28 24
2000 38 43
2001 37 40
2002 96 70
2003 77 129
2004 93 177
2005 130 242
2006 195 436
2007 220 550
2008 346 811
2009 390 1072
2010 577 1645
2011 844 2643
2012 1318 3866
2013 1812 6367
2014 2409 10105
2015 2481 14099
2016 2117 17672
2017 2221 21748
2018 2061 28186
2019 2200 37044
2020 2316 49025
2021 2696 63054
2022 2629 72700
2023 2455 76276

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 4th for Chemistry in Malaysia and 507th in the World with 30,038 publications made and 451,617 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 36 In Malaysia
#139 of 2,750 In Asia
#507 of 6,447 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 3 2
1992 2 6
1993 4 3
1994 16 9
1995 14 13
1996 21 18
1997 38 26
1998 25 29
1999 26 31
2000 40 76
2001 30 66
2002 99 99
2003 75 138
2004 111 254
2005 150 355
2006 211 538
2007 244 681
2008 392 1075
2009 396 1427
2010 631 2036
2011 970 3285
2012 1415 4848
2013 1809 7527
2014 2387 11473
2015 2506 15951
2016 2072 19513
2017 2163 24051
2018 1973 30283
2019 2096 38264
2020 2313 49388
2021 2648 63257
2022 2514 75455
2023 2379 79973

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

Chemistry subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 46 60
Biochemical Engineering 1 13 84
Chemical Engineering 3 75 158
Nanotechnology 3 106 266
Physical chemistry 3 120 316
Materials Science 3 101 318
Nutrition and Food Science 5 115 375
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 85 389
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 110 410
Environmental Chemistry 5 121 415
Organic Chemistry 4 129 446
Inorganic Chemistry 4 188 539
Biochemistry 5 220 712
Computational Chemistry 3 292 945
Pharmacy 6 640 1577

Computer Science rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Malaysia and 395th in the World with 27,996 publications made and 282,925 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 37 In Malaysia
#79 of 2,809 In Asia
#395 of 6,752 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 3 0
1992 4 1
1993 2 0
1994 14 5
1995 8 4
1996 14 8
1997 26 10
1998 14 15
1999 27 18
2000 32 32
2001 25 34
2002 154 85
2003 99 85
2004 145 141
2005 193 215
2006 246 400
2007 277 504
2008 521 749
2009 611 1092
2010 778 1597
2011 1169 2560
2012 1493 4007
2013 1796 5788
2014 2321 8553
2015 2369 10968
2016 1798 12527
2017 2007 14832
2018 1815 18796
2019 1940 25673
2020 1848 32421
2021 2116 41734
2022 2095 45942
2023 1893 47507

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

Biology rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 5th for Biology in Malaysia and 652nd in the World with 26,361 publications made and 391,488 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#179 of 2,814 In Asia
#652 of 6,770 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 3 0
1992 3 4
1993 1 3
1994 18 5
1995 7 7
1996 18 13
1997 26 20
1998 20 17
1999 23 27
2000 33 65
2001 22 59
2002 68 105
2003 55 124
2004 98 217
2005 120 311
2006 175 493
2007 193 587
2008 286 890
2009 338 1176
2010 514 1732
2011 754 2708
2012 1172 3948
2013 1479 6149
2014 1935 9321
2015 2164 13463
2016 1772 16608
2017 1954 20615
2018 1717 25760
2019 1852 33532
2020 2146 44796
2021 2516 57273
2022 2393 68528
2023 2244 72245

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

Biology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 106 266
Forestry 5 42 278
Agricultural Science 4 68 285
Nutrition and Food Science 5 115 375
Botany 5 155 610
Paleontology 5 155 656
Biotechnology 5 202 681
Biochemistry 5 220 712
Horticulture 5 230 725
Genetics 5 276 874
Evolutionary Biology 4 213 902
Toxicology 6 320 992
Astrobiology 6 277 1001
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 318 1010
Neuroscience 6 295 1082
Microbiology 6 392 1137
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 349 1187
Pharmacology 8 526 1291
Molecular Biology 5 498 1319
Zoology 9 381 1339
Oncology and Cancer research 7 587 1462
Animal Science 8 528 1603
Immunology 8 627 1665
Biophysics 5 639 1676
Virology 11 649 1791

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Malaysia and 621st in the World with 21,211 publications made and 226,003 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 37 In Malaysia
#81 of 2,845 In Asia
#621 of 7,020 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 3 3
1992 3 6
1993 3 2
1994 9 3
1995 4 2
1996 4 8
1997 17 4
1998 9 8
1999 16 14
2000 29 18
2001 19 25
2002 69 53
2003 76 63
2004 73 81
2005 105 130
2006 132 221
2007 157 279
2008 268 433
2009 334 655
2010 460 1001
2011 689 1586
2012 1095 2412
2013 1319 3580
2014 1644 5571
2015 1739 7725
2016 1405 8772
2017 1586 10648
2018 1469 14392
2019 1501 19563
2020 1494 25834
2021 1801 34677
2022 1868 39499
2023 1677 41823

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

Mathematics rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Malaysia and 401st in the World with 14,396 publications made and 172,652 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 37 In Malaysia
#81 of 2,673 In Asia
#401 of 6,305 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 0
1992 4 4
1993 1 0
1994 9 6
1995 2 0
1996 6 7
1997 9 8
1998 7 9
1999 16 9
2000 8 19
2001 9 27
2002 57 46
2003 46 45
2004 58 68
2005 71 108
2006 99 164
2007 124 242
2008 206 346
2009 258 509
2010 330 770
2011 519 1138
2012 738 1744
2013 921 2630
2014 1193 4241
2015 1195 5618
2016 979 6851
2017 1125 8151
2018 970 10919
2019 1044 15242
2020 958 19409
2021 1181 24730
2022 1141 26712
2023 1023 27046

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

Mathematics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 34 115
Math Teachers 3 33 267
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 92 317
Statistics 2 90 429
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 92 485
Actuarial Science 8 123 721
Applied Mathematics 5 274 917

Business rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 2nd for Business in Malaysia and 316th in the World with 13,110 publications made and 135,255 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 38 In Malaysia
#56 of 2,579 In Asia
#316 of 6,187 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 2
1992 3 2
1993 2 0
1994 9 1
1995 3 4
1996 10 1
1997 13 7
1998 9 5
1999 15 7
2000 15 14
2001 11 17
2002 58 42
2003 39 39
2004 48 72
2005 65 91
2006 119 204
2007 98 254
2008 193 346
2009 191 550
2010 247 722
2011 468 1148
2012 678 1707
2013 874 2600
2014 1149 3989
2015 1173 5147
2016 921 5942
2017 1017 7120
2018 844 9084
2019 929 11955
2020 838 15045
2021 1059 19870
2022 1052 21547
2023 886 22535

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 5th for Psychology in Malaysia and 764th in the World with 9,041 publications made and 78,348 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 37 In Malaysia
#169 of 2,703 In Asia
#764 of 6,528 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 1
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 3
1997 3 4
1998 3 2
1999 4 3
2000 3 4
2001 4 6
2002 23 11
2003 30 10
2004 45 30
2005 48 41
2006 56 99
2007 70 124
2008 96 158
2009 133 262
2010 182 374
2011 259 562
2012 480 893
2013 495 1226
2014 669 1906
2015 715 2719
2016 565 2992
2017 771 3731
2018 627 4895
2019 629 6830
2020 638 8771
2021 791 11893
2022 870 13513
2023 772 14779

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

Psychology subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 18 196
Education Majors 3 33 315
Cognitive Science 1 96 456
Social Psychology 5 77 599
Child Psychology 6 98 743
Occupational Therapy 5 179 820
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 134 869
Special Education 6 127 967
Neuroscience 6 295 1082
Clinical Psychology 7 235 1143
Psychiatry 6 364 1247

Economics rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 2nd for Economics in Malaysia and 419th in the World with 7,141 publications made and 84,352 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 37 In Malaysia
#59 of 2,461 In Asia
#419 of 5,995 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 0
1992 2 1
1993 0 0
1994 3 2
1995 2 1
1996 2 1
1997 4 2
1998 0 2
1999 5 1
2000 4 1
2001 6 1
2002 19 3
2003 15 6
2004 16 17
2005 12 25
2006 39 39
2007 37 72
2008 76 98
2009 80 187
2010 104 243
2011 181 428
2012 328 658
2013 452 1074
2014 576 1883
2015 632 2578
2016 506 3300
2017 523 3853
2018 484 5201
2019 528 7001
2020 504 9385
2021 677 12542
2022 670 13998
2023 601 14538

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

Economics subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 2 9 42
Agricultural Economics 5 74 330
Development Studies 3 52 399
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 92 485
Finance 5 84 488
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 56 493
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 130 604
International Trade 5 87 699
Actuarial Science 8 123 721
International Economics 7 100 774

Art & Design rankings

The University of Technology Malaysia ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Malaysia and 465th in the World with 4,328 publications made and 43,316 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Multimedia, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics.

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
#3 of 36 In Malaysia
#71 of 2,302 In Asia
#465 of 5,720 In the World

University of Technology Malaysia
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 3 0
1995 1 2
1996 2 1
1997 5 2
1998 2 2
1999 3 1
2000 5 11
2001 5 7
2002 20 15
2003 13 17
2004 23 20
2005 29 27
2006 40 45
2007 40 61
2008 70 88
2009 86 135
2010 99 187
2011 182 364
2012 210 524
2013 290 791
2014 375 1212
2015 376 1688
2016 268 1794
2017 293 2100
2018 274 2718
2019 294 3514
2020 280 4307
2021 319 5548
2022 368 6358
2023 328 6533

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

Art & Design subfield Malaysia ranking Asia ranking World rank
Interior Design 2 28 122
UX/UI Desgin 1 24 169
Graphic Design 3 29 196
Game Design and Development 1 40 234
Multimedia 5 40 235
Architecture 1 46 245
Landscape Architecture 3 51 250
Computer Graphics 1 75 288
Animation 1 102 384
Fashion Design 2 67 408
Aesthetics 2 76 500
Painting and Drawing 3 103 525
Sculpture 3 103 525
Illustration and Concept Art 3 108 539
Photography 5 132 720
Entertainment Industry Business 8 122 751
Literature 6 122 791
Performing arts 5 144 887
Creative Writing 8 185 1191
Art History 7 211 1521

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Technology Malaysia

Speciality Malaysia Asia World Rank
Cosmetology 2 79 333
Health Science 4 74 521
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 159 522
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 104 722
Optometry 6 226 835
Public Health 6 171 861
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 278 874
Sports Medicine 5 191 921
Medicine 6 314 1049
Physical Therapy 6 271 1064
Pathology 6 348 1095
Cardiology 6 369 1110
Ophthalmology 7 364 1135
Veterinary 8 432 1153
Audiology 7 307 1163
Anatomy and Physiology 5 377 1175
Nursing 8 241 1186
Dentistry 7 377 1194
Surgery 6 400 1218
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 295 1220
Orthodontics 7 384 1263
Dermatology 8 517 1405
Critical Care Nursing 12 517 1676
Anesthesiology 8 668 1865
Gerontology 11 501 1956
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10 850 2033
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 10 621 2102
Family medicine 18 745 2331