Malaysia's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Malaysia has 549 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 41.9% from 387 in 2020. That places Malaysia 37th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists (100), followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (64).

Single Year

549

+162 (+41.9%) vs 2020

Career Data

234

+71 (+43.6%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#37

No change vs 2020

Institutes

+19 (+35.2%) vs 2020

Scientists in Malaysia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 42% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+41.9%

2022+13.3%

2023+15.1%

2024+7.4%

2025+14.3%

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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%

Top 10 institutes in Malaysia

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2021

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1Universiti Malaya100
2Universiti Putra Malaysia64
3Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia46
4Universiti Sains Malaysia45
5Universiti Teknologi Malaysia41
6Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS21
7Monash University Malaysia17
8Universiti Malaysia Pahang12
9Universiti Teknologi MARA12
10The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus11

All 549 scientists

Single-year list2021

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Rank in Malaysia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	747	Saidur, R.	Sunway University	Energy	Rank 19
2	2,964	AU Al-mulali, Usama	Multimedia University	Energy	Rank 57
3	3,038	OW Ong, Wee Jun	Xiamen University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 91
4	3,988	FK Foo, K. Y.	River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre	Chemical Engineering	Rank 25
5	4,518	IA Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 28
6	6,389	MS Mekhilef, S.	Universiti Malaya	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 18
7	6,475	TM Tahir, Muhammad	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Energy	Rank 128
8	7,047	TC Tang, Chor Foon	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 125
9	8,057	SS Solarin, Sakiru Adebola	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Energy	Rank 159
10	8,558	Shahid, Shamsuddin	Faculty of Engineering	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 160
11	9,381	IA Ishak, A.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 94
12	11,325	Ramayah, T.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 280
13	11,601	OK Ooi, Keng Boon	UCSI University	Business & Management	Rank 286
14	12,335	Sengupta, Pallav	MAHSA University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 53
15	12,606	JM Jawaid, M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 90
16	12,643	TE Tiekink, Edward R.T.	Sunway University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 47
17	13,148	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 71
18	13,231	AA Ahmad, Abdul Latif	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 72
19	13,513	Mohd Suki, Norazah	Universiti Utara Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 325
20	14,049	SS Sapuan, S. M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Materials	Rank 245
21	14,176	Sopian, Kamaruzzaman	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 281
22	16,294	WL Wong, Li Ping	Universiti Malaya	Public Health	Rank 161
23	17,057	LS Law, Siong Hook	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Economics	Rank 278
24	17,922	DW Daud, Wan Ramli Wan	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 360
25	18,637	HM Hannan, M. A.	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 57
26	20,135	WK Wong, Kuan Yew	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 462
27	20,658	SS Sagadevan, Suresh	Universiti Malaya	Applied Physics	Rank 430
28	21,060	AK Abdul Khalil, H. P.S.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 174
29	22,071	MH Masjuki, H. H.	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 458
30	22,373	RN Rahim, Nasrudin Abd	Universiti Malaya	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 67
31	22,715	HI Hashim, Ishak	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 227
32	24,133	CE Chan, Eng Seng	Monash University Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 141
33	24,438	MA Mohamed, Abdul Rahman	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 513
34	25,406	Parasuraman, Subramani	Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 129
35	25,433	LW Lau, W. J.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 156
36	26,225	CK Chin, Kok Yong	Faculty of Medicine, UKM	Toxicology	Rank 102
37	26,373	Tan, Chin Ping	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 163
38	27,312	IH Ismail, Hanafi	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 243
39	27,539	MJ Merkin, J. H.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Applied Mathematics	Rank 86
40	27,781	GS Gopinath, Subash C.B.	Universiti Malaysia Perlis	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 140
41	28,473	AA Arof, A. K.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 593
42	29,686	AM Asadullah, M.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Energy	Rank 623
43	30,625	Lam, Su Shiung	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Energy	Rank 641
44	30,764	LM Liong, Min Tze	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 204
45	32,557	RS Ramesh, S.	Universiti Malaya	Materials	Rank 594
46	32,594	Tabatabaei, Meisam	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Energy	Rank 687
47	32,779	Jawad, Ali H.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Chemical Engineering	Rank 206
48	32,896	NW Ng, Wing Keong	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Fisheries	Rank 64
49	33,244	KA Karim, Alias A.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 216
50	34,268	TY Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Energy	Rank 731
51	35,019	GK Goh, Khean Lee	Universiti Malaya	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 391
52	35,519	LH Lean, Hooi Hooi	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 497
53	35,984	HM Hashim, Mohd Ali	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 224
54	36,555	SN Sidik, Nor Azwadi Bin Che	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 357
55	37,102	WR Wong, R. S.Y.	SEGi University	Psychiatry	Rank 724
56	37,499	IM Ibrahim, Mansor H.	International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance	Economics	Rank 523
57	37,502	CL Chua, Lee Suan	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 256
58	37,519	DP Deurenberg, Paul	Nutrition Consultant	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 280
59	37,816	SC Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.	International Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 467
60	37,856	Chan, Kok Gan	Institute of Biological Sciences	Microbiology	Rank 849
61	38,012	BS Bagheri, Samira	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 794
62	38,792	SP Show, Pau Loke	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Biotechnology	Rank 127
63	39,032	LN Loayza, Norman V.	The World Bank, USA	Economics	Rank 541
64	39,574	AM Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine	Sunway University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 247
65	40,285	KM Kalam, M. A.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 836
66	41,175	SN Saba, N.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 363
67	44,373	SZ Salam, Z.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 120
68	45,106	DW Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 281
69	45,275	HC Hutchison, Charles S.	Universiti Malaya	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 858
70	46,322	AE Ahmed, Ejaz	Universiti Malaya	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 356
71	46,530	Amin, Muslim	Taylor's University Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 965
72	46,561	GP Goh, Pei Sean	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 295
73	46,610	AN Amin, Nor Aishah Saidina	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Energy	Rank 972
74	47,322	LK Lee, Keat Teong	USM Engineering Campus	Energy	Rank 990
75	48,186	OW Oh, Wen Da	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 308
76	48,248	Lim, Weng Marc	Monash University Malaysia	Marketing	Rank 265
77	48,494	NW Ngah, Wan Saime Wan	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 309
78	48,600	EA El-Shafie, A.	Universiti Malaya	Environmental Engineering	Rank 300
79	48,687	AP Ahmed, Pervaiz Khalid	Monash University Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 1,008
80	49,939	Jose, Rajan	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	Materials	Rank 911
81	51,067	CS Chai, Siang Piao	Monash University Malaysia	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,335
82	51,824	YZ Yaakob, Zahira	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,082
83	53,663	CM Chong, Meng Nan	Monash University Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 343
84	53,849	Praveena, Sarva Mangala	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Environmental Sciences	Rank 655
85	54,764	Lam, Man Kee	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS	Energy	Rank 1,149
86	55,071	RM Rafatullah, Mohd	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 357
87	55,841	KS Kazi, S. N.	Universiti Malaya	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 543
88	55,950	KS Kamarudin, Siti Kartom	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,178
89	56,445	KA Karami, Ali	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Environmental Sciences	Rank 693
90	56,655	LS Loh, Soh Kheang	Malaysian Palm Oil Board	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 838
91	57,083	HM Hawlader, Mohammed Nurul Amin	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,202
92	57,171	Rashid, Umer	UCSI University	Energy	Rank 1,204
93	57,638	Amin, Hanudin	Labuan Faculty of International Finance, Universiti Malaysia Sabah	Business & Management	Rank 1,159
94	58,558	JM Jumaat, Mohd Zamin	Universiti Malaya	Building & Construction	Rank 303
95	58,762	AE Allison, Edward H.	WorldFish	Fisheries	Rank 134
96	59,203	BJ Benzie, John A.H.	WorldFish	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 403
97	59,620	SJ Sunarso, Jaka	Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus	Energy	Rank 1,263
98	59,986	SK Siow, Kim Shyong	Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN)	Applied Physics	Rank 1,214
99	60,126	WT Wong, Tin Wui	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 375
100	60,576	Ismail, M.	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Energy	Rank 1,278
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Malaysia are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

549 scientists affiliated with Malaysia are on the 2021 single-year list, and 234 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists from Malaysia, with 100. It is followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia with 64.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Malaysia changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Malaysia went from 387 scientists in 2020 to 549 in 2021, a change of +41.9%.

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.