Malaysia's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Malaysia has 163 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Malaysia 41st in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Malaya has the most listed scientists (31), followed by Universiti Sains Malaysia (26).

Single Year

387

First year listed

Career Data

163

First year listed

World rank by count

#41

First year listed

Institutes

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Scientists in Malaysia on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+43.6%

2022+17.1%

2023+16.8%

2024+15.0%

2025+25.0%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	387		163
2021	549	+41.9%	234	+43.6%
2022	622	+13.3%	274	+17.1%
2023	716	+15.1%	320	+16.8%
2024	769	+7.4%	368	+15.0%
2025	879	+14.3%	460	+25.0%

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Rank in Malaysia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	5,906	TE Tiekink, Edward R.T.	Sunway University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 34
2	6,569	Saidur, R.	Sunway University	Energy	Rank 49
3	17,524	DP Deurenberg, Paul	Nutrition Consultant	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 152
4	27,099	IA Ishak, Anuar	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 128
5	30,268	IA Ismail, A. F.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 103
6	30,382	FK Foo, K. Y.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 104
7	30,415	GK Goh, Khean Lee	University of Malaya	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 480
8	33,219	MS Mekhilef, Saad	University of Malaya	Energy	Rank 293
9	41,157	IH Ismail, Hanafi	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 375
10	48,924	LA Leong, A. S.Y.	Monash University Malaysia	Pathology	Rank 168
11	50,231	PR Paterson, R. Russell M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Microbiology	Rank 1,246
12	59,741	AA Ahmad, A. L.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 214
13	59,960	WK Wong, Kuan Yew	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 554
14	60,246	HI Hashim, Ishak	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 320
15	60,679	SS Sapuan, S. M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Materials	Rank 749
16	61,863	Tan, Chin Ping	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 233
17	62,482	NS Ng, Seik Weng	University of Malaya	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 415
18	63,184	EL Ellis, Lee	University of Malaya	Social Psychology	Rank 466
19	63,867	BS Bhatia, Subhash	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 233
20	65,440	OW Ong, Wee Jun	Xiamen University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 553
21	67,148	FD Foo, Dominic C.Y.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Chemical Engineering	Rank 245
22	68,785	AU Al-Mulali, Usama	Multimedia University	Energy	Rank 723
23	69,232	NM Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud Elsayed	Universiti Teknologi Petronas	Polymers	Rank 636
24	72,821	AM Asadullah, M.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Energy	Rank 767
25	75,290	EJ Ekanayake, Janaka	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Energy	Rank 797
26	77,062	BR Bilous, Rudy	New Castle University Medicine Malaysia(NUMed)	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,767
27	77,208	DW Daud, W. R.W.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 817
28	77,724	HM Hawlader, Mohammed Nurul Amin	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 827
29	78,100	TC Tang, Chor Foon	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 615
30	78,222	AA Arof, A. K.	University of Malaya	Energy	Rank 833
31	80,773	MA Mohamed, Abdul Rahman	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 867
32	80,776	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 308
33	81,598	RT Ramayah, Thurasamy	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 758
34	82,578	GP Gregory, Peter J.	Crops for the Future	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 353
35	89,408	Sopian, Kamaruzzaman	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 951
36	89,628	NW Ng, Wing Keong	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Fisheries	Rank 225
37	90,161	LM Liong, Min Tze	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 359
38	91,539	AP Ahmed, Pervaiz Khalid	Monash University Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 862
39	93,508	GS Gopinath, Subash C.B.	Universiti Malaysia Perlis	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 709
40	93,560	VP Vasant, Pandian	Universiti Teknologi Petronas	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,517
41	94,794	HM Helander, Martin G.	Damai Sciences	Human Factors	Rank 164
42	95,862	MH Masjuki, H. H.	University of Malaya	Energy	Rank 1,020
43	97,909	OK Ooi, Keng Boon	UCSI University	Business & Management	Rank 919
44	98,939	OC Ong, Chin K.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Forestry	Rank 92
45	101,076	RN Rahim, N. A.	University of Malaya	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 270
46	103,320	KG Kendall, Graham	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,675
47	108,782	Lam, Sai Kit	University of Malaya	Virology	Rank 1,059
48	109,052	FH Fun, Hoong Kun	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 744
49	111,175	LS Lee, Sing	INTI International University	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 1,084
50	111,918	KT Kam, Toh Seok	University of Malaya	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,985
51	114,687	SB Singh, Balbir	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Tropical Medicine	Rank 256
52	115,644	MI Mohd Ishak, Z. A.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 1,043
53	116,050	PG Pallesen, Gorm	Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun	Pathology	Rank 362
54	116,618	CW Chow, Wen Shyang	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 1,050
55	116,648	SZ Salam, Zainal	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 318
56	117,769	Shahid, Shamsuddin	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,758
57	119,385	AF Ahmadun, Fakhru'l Razi	National Defense University of Malaysia	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 153
58	123,253	TC Tso, C. P.	Multimedia University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 723
59	124,985	NW Ngah, Wan Saime Wan	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 541
60	126,137	LK Lee, Keat Teong	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,383
61	126,299	MS Manickam, Sivakumar	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,214
62	126,911	MS Mohamed, Suhaila	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 540
63	126,967	KH Khalil, HPS Abdul	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 1,138
64	129,542	PR Phan, Raphaël C.W.	Monash University Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,108
65	129,938	CM Che Man, Y. B.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 550
66	131,062	SA Soh, A. K.	Monash University Malaysia	Materials	Rank 1,710
67	131,964	HM Hashim, Mohd Ali	University of Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 577
68	133,387	HM Hussain, M. A.	University of Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 584
69	134,908	SK Sudesh, Kumar	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Biotechnology	Rank 466
70	139,891	CE Chan, Eng Seng	Monash University Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 614
71	140,220	AM Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine	Sunway University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 626
72	143,127	SA Salim, A. S.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Surgery	Rank 1,326
73	143,541	CA Cheok, Adrian David	Imagineering Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,315
74	144,436	WT Wong, Tin Wui	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,376
75	147,557	MM Mansur, Md Abul	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Building & Construction	Rank 274
76	149,043	BN Boo, Nem Yun	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	Pediatrics	Rank 811
77	152,322	YK Yuen, Kah Hay	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,449
78	153,217	KM Kalam, M. A.	University of Malaya	Energy	Rank 1,765
79	153,644	KB Kim, Byung Hong	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Biotechnology	Rank 547
80	156,032	VJ Venugopal, Jayarama Reddy	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 731
81	157,343	TD Tilley, D. R.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Applied Physics	Rank 4,209
82	157,362	CA Cunningham, Anthony	Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland School of Medicine	Anesthesiology	Rank 673
83	158,270	RS Ramesh, S.	University of Malaya	Materials	Rank 2,098
84	162,321	DI Das, Indraneil	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Zoology	Rank 102
85	162,948	Sengupta, Pallav	MAHSA University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,704
86	165,394	TY Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,940
87	168,933	AN Amin, Nor Aishah Saidina	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,978
88	169,084	GS Goh, S. H.	Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 862
89	169,361	JM Jawaid, M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 1,568
90	170,389	AA Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 793
91	173,163	KK Keshavarz, K.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 544
92	176,078	Jose, Rajan	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	Materials	Rank 2,343
93	176,841	HC Haron, Che Hassan Che	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Materials	Rank 2,351
94	180,427	KA Karim, Alias A.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 811
95	181,126	DW Daud, Wan Ashri Wan	University of Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 847
96	182,328	HA Haseeb, A. S.M.A.	University of Malaya	Materials	Rank 2,435
97	187,637	GC Gold, Christopher M.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 750
98	187,755	KM Khoo, Michael B.C.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Operations Research	Rank 757
99	188,200	IA Ismail, Amin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 861
100	189,896	HM Hussein, Mohd Zobir	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,591
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Malaysia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

387 scientists affiliated with Malaysia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 163 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Malaysia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 career-long list, University of Malaya has the most listed scientists from Malaysia, with 31. It is followed by Universiti Sains Malaysia with 26.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.