Malaysia's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

Malaysia has 234 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 43.6% from 163 in 2020. That places Malaysia 40th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists (41), followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (23).

Single Year

549

+162 (+41.9%) vs 2020

Career Data

234

+71 (+43.6%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#40

up 1 place vs 2020

Institutes

+17 (+41.5%) vs 2020

Scientists in Malaysia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 44% since 2020.

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%

Top 10 institutes in Malaysia

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Rank in Malaysia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	4,679	Saidur, R.	Sunway University	Energy	Rank 43
2	6,242	TE Tiekink, Edward R.T.	Sunway University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 37
3	16,318	DP Deurenberg, Paul	Nutrition Consultant	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 132
4	23,730	IA Ishak, A.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 128
5	24,527	FK Foo, K. Y.	River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre	Chemical Engineering	Rank 90
6	24,545	IA Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 91
7	26,078	MS Mekhilef, S.	Universiti Malaya	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 60
8	29,521	GK Goh, Khean Lee	Universiti Malaya	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 455
9	31,533	MJ Merkin, J. H.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Applied Mathematics	Rank 67
10	34,375	BJ Benzie, John A.H.	WorldFish	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 242
11	35,712	GJ Gosling, J. T.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 505
12	38,693	IH Ismail, Hanafi	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 361
13	41,382	PS Poppema, Sibrandes	Sunway University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,842
14	43,301	OW Ong, Wee Jun	Xiamen University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 380
15	47,963	SS Sapuan, S. M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Materials	Rank 602
16	48,314	AU Al-mulali, Usama	Multimedia University	Energy	Rank 510
17	50,368	LA Leong, A. S.Y.	Monash University Malaysia	Pathology	Rank 163
18	51,780	HI Hashim, Ishak	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 304
19	52,801	WK Wong, Kuan Yew	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 502
20	53,194	AA Ahmad, Abdul Latif	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 192
21	54,496	Tan, Chin Ping	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 208
22	56,441	NS Ng, Seik Weng	University of Malaysia	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 383
23	60,655	Ramayah, T.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 580
24	62,344	FD Foo, Dominic C.Y.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Chemical Engineering	Rank 246
25	62,708	TC Tang, Chor Foon	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 515
26	63,119	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 248
27	64,615	EL Ellis, Lee	Universiti Malaya	Social Psychology	Rank 531
28	65,800	DW Daud, Wan Ramli Wan	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 722
29	68,319	NM Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur	Polymers	Rank 640
30	68,926	AA Arof, A. K.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 771
31	69,236	Shahid, Shamsuddin	Faculty of Engineering	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,014
32	73,132	OK Ooi, Keng Boon	UCSI University	Business & Management	Rank 690
33	73,183	GS Gopinath, Subash C.B.	Universiti Malaysia Perlis	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 510
34	75,478	HM Hawlader, Mohammed Nurul Amin	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 848
35	75,759	WL Wong, Li Ping	Universiti Malaya	Public Health	Rank 678
36	76,168	MA Mohamed, Abdul Rahman	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 858
37	76,519	LM Liong, Min Tze	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 314
38	76,743	Sopian, Kamaruzzaman	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 864
39	78,861	AM Asadullah, M.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Energy	Rank 895
40	79,404	MH Masjuki, H. H.	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 903
41	79,657	NW Ng, Wing Keong	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Fisheries	Rank 185
42	85,116	PG Prathap, Gangan	UCSI University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 181
43	90,301	AP Ahmed, Pervaiz Khalid	Monash University Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 869
44	91,770	RN Rahim, Nasrudin Abd	Universiti Malaya	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 251
45	92,262	VP Vasant, Pandian	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,469
46	93,897	OC Ong, C. K.	Xiamen University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,496
47	93,901	SN Suki, Norazah Mohd	Universiti Utara Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 907
48	95,379	TM Tahir, Muhammad	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,092
49	97,067	MI Mohd Ishak, Zainal Arifin	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 892
50	97,283	OC Ong, Chin K.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Forestry	Rank 103
51	100,494	HM Helander, Martin G.	Damai Sciences	Human Factors	Rank 174
52	102,442	AE Allison, Edward H.	WorldFish	Fisheries	Rank 258
53	102,986	CW Chow, Wen Shyang	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 945
54	103,639	SZ Salam, Z.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 286
55	104,890	AK Abdul Khalil, H. P.S.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 964
56	106,634	CE Chan, Eng Seng	Monash University Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 460
57	108,104	KT Kam, Toh Seok	Universiti Malaya	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,935
58	109,668	BS Bhatia, Subhash	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 500
59	111,519	LS Lee, Sing	INTI International University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,022
60	114,046	FH Fun, Hoong Kun	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 793
61	114,884	CM Che Man, Yaakob Bin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 508
62	114,982	FA Fakhru'L-Razi, A.	National Defense University of Malaysia	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 135
63	115,787	Sengupta, Pallav	MAHSA University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 1,145
64	116,767	SB Singh, Balbir	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Tropical Medicine	Rank 266
65	117,726	Lam, Sai Kit	Universiti Malaya	Tropical Medicine	Rank 273
66	118,432	LK Lee, Keat Teong	USM Engineering Campus	Energy	Rank 1,373
67	119,498	JM Jawaid, M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 1,099
68	119,760	PR Phan, Raphaël C.W.	Monash University Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,912
69	119,958	MS Mohamed, Suhaila	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 527
70	124,154	HM Hashim, Mohd Ali	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 573
71	125,024	KA Karim, Alias A.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 557
72	125,264	HM Hannan, M. A.	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 361
73	126,100	HM Hussain, Mohd Azlan	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 589
74	126,764	TC Tso, C. P.	Multimedia University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 831
75	127,154	SK Sudesh, Kumar	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Biotechnology	Rank 389
76	127,171	WT Wong, Tin Wui	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,243
77	129,506	NW Ngah, Wan Saime Wan	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 604
78	129,833	PG Pallesen, Gorm	Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun	Pathology	Rank 391
79	130,393	SA Soh, Ai Kah	Monash University Malaysia	Materials	Rank 1,772
80	130,962	AM Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine	Sunway University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 615
81	132,400	YC Yip, Cheng Har	Subang Jaya Medical Centre	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,071
82	133,948	RS Ramesh, S.	Universiti Malaya	Materials	Rank 1,831
83	134,646	TY Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,589
84	135,107	SS Solarin, Sakiru Adebola	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Energy	Rank 1,595
85	136,415	SS Sagadevan, Suresh	Universiti Malaya	Applied Physics	Rank 3,732
86	138,548	CA Cheok, Adrian David	Imagineering Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,232
87	138,664	KM Kalam, M. A.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 1,650
88	138,827	RR Rasiah, Rajah	Universiti Malaya	Economics	Rank 1,164
89	147,910	YK Yuen, Kah Hay	Pharmacy-Attest Research Sdn Bhd BA/BE Centre	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,476
90	149,329	DI Das, Indraneil	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Zoology	Rank 66
91	149,403	BN Boo, Nem Yun	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,616
92	152,105	AN Amin, Nor Aishah Saidina	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,859
93	153,628	KM Khoo, Michael B.C.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Operations Research	Rank 601
94	154,227	SK Siow, Kim Shyong	Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN)	Applied Physics	Rank 4,236
95	155,907	Jose, Rajan	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	Materials	Rank 2,161
96	158,793	CH Che Haron, Che Hassan	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Materials	Rank 2,210
97	159,337	KB Kim, Byung Hong	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Biotechnology	Rank 489
98	161,011	Chan, Kok Gan	Institute of Biological Sciences	Microbiology	Rank 3,891
99	163,201	AA Abdullah, Ahmad Zuhairi	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 796
100	163,489	IA Ismail, Amin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 779
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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 career-long list, Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists from Malaysia, with 41. It is followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia with 23.

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

On the career-long list, Malaysia went from 163 scientists in 2020 to 234 in 2021, a change of +43.6%.

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.