Malaysia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Malaysia has 274 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 17.1% from 234 in 2021. That places Malaysia 40th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists (51), followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (26).

Single Year

622

+73 (+13.3%) vs 2021

Career Data

274

+40 (+17.1%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#40

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+4 (+6.9%) vs 2021

Scientists in Malaysia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 68% 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	4,337	Saidur, R.	Sunway University	Energy	Rank 42
2	6,412	TE Tiekink, Edward R.T.	Sunway University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 36
3	16,821	DP Deurenberg, Paul	Nutrition Consultant	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 129
4	23,269	IA Ishak, Anuar	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 131
5	23,885	IA Ismail, A. F.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 88
6	24,119	FK Foo, Keng Yuen	River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre	Chemical Engineering	Rank 91
7	29,356	GK Goh, Khean Lee	Universiti Malaya	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 460
8	34,845	NS Ng, Seik Weng	UCSI University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 213
9	35,494	BJ Benzie, John A.H.	WorldFish	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 259
10	37,623	GJ Gosling, J. T.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 534
11	38,580	IH Ismail, Hanafi	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 349
12	40,547	OW Ong, Wee Jun	Xiamen University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 395
13	41,570	PS Poppema, Sibrandes	Sunway University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,852
14	43,466	SS Sapuan, S. M.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Materials	Rank 528
15	50,231	LA Leong, A. S.Y.	Monash University Malaysia	Pathology	Rank 160
16	52,182	HI Hashim, Ishak	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 319
17	52,936	Tan, Chin Ping	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 203
18	53,690	WK Wong, Kuan Yew	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 514
19	54,076	AA Ahmad, Abdul Latif	USM Engineering Campus	Chemical Engineering	Rank 193
20	54,298	RT Ramayah, Thurasamy	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 520
21	60,417	TC Tang, Chor Foon	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 492
22	60,662	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 233
23	61,729	FD Foo, Dominic C.Y.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Chemical Engineering	Rank 237
24	61,761	Shahid, Shamsuddin	Faculty of Engineering	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 903
25	64,097	DW Daud, W. R.W.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 725
26	64,961	WL Wong, Li Ping	Universiti Malaya	Public Health	Rank 572
27	68,775	AA Arof, A. K.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 789
28	69,458	LM Liong, Min Tze	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 287
29	69,559	NM Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur	Polymers	Rank 642
30	69,758	OK Ooi, Keng Boon	UCSI University	Business & Management	Rank 670
31	70,001	GS Gopinath, Subash C.B.	Universiti Malaysia Perlis	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 481
32	70,755	HD Hall, Deborah A.	Heriot-Watt University Malaysia	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 161
33	73,623	AP Ahmed, Pervaiz Khalid	Sunway University	Business & Management	Rank 714
34	74,961	SK Sopian, K.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 878
35	76,457	MA Mohamed, Abdul Rahman	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 893
36	76,622	HM Hawlader, Mohammed Nurul Amin	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 896
37	79,047	MH Masjuki, H. H.	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 933
38	79,754	AM Asadullah, M.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Energy	Rank 943
39	79,974	NW Ng, Wing Keong	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Fisheries	Rank 171
40	84,207	OC Ong, Chin K.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Forestry	Rank 77
41	85,252	KG Kendall, Graham	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,508
42	85,510	TK Teo, Kok Lay	Sunway University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 617
43	89,098	Mohd Suki, Norazah	Universiti Utara Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,580
44	94,907	OC Ong, C. K.	Xiamen University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,633
45	95,907	LM Loke, Meng Heng	Geotomo Software SDN BHD	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,704
46	97,862	SZ Salam, Zainal	School of Electrical Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 277
47	99,076	HM Helander, Martin G.	Damai Sciences	Human Factors	Rank 168
48	99,099	HM Hannan, M. A.	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 282
49	100,138	Sengupta, Pallav	MAHSA University	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 971
50	101,257	AE Allison, Edward H.	WorldFish	Fisheries	Rank 239
51	101,291	AK Abdul Khalil, H. P.S.	School of Industrial Technology	Polymers	Rank 918
52	102,648	CW Chow, Wen Shyang	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 937
53	103,353	CE Chan, Eng Seng	Monash University Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 453
54	105,002	KT Kam, Toh Seok	Universiti Malaya	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,949
55	108,227	JM Jawaid, Mohammad	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 981
56	109,166	MI Mohd Ishak, Zainal Arifin	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 989
57	113,133	SB Singh, Balbir	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Tropical Medicine	Rank 234
58	114,095	BS Bhatia, Subhash	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 510
59	114,459	PR Phan, Raphaël C.W.	Monash University Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,040
60	114,925	LS Lee, S.	INTI International University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,233
61	115,036	MS Mohamed, Suhaila	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 527
62	115,601	AF Ahmadun, Fakhru'l Razi	National Defense University of Malaysia	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 128
63	118,812	FH Fun, Hoong Kun	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 755
64	118,902	CM Che Man, Yaakob Bin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 548
65	119,432	AA Alias, Abd Karim	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 553
66	119,765	SK Sudesh, Kumar	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Biotechnology	Rank 343
67	119,789	Lam, Sai Kit	Universiti Malaya	Tropical Medicine	Rank 276
68	121,847	HM Hashim, Mohd Ali	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 548
69	124,047	LK Lee, Keat Teong	USM Engineering Campus	Energy	Rank 1,498
70	124,365	WT Wong, Tin Wui	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,196
71	126,236	SS Solarin, Sakiru Adebola	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Energy	Rank 1,539
72	126,353	BR Bailey, Richard P.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Sport Sciences	Rank 379
73	128,539	HM Hussain, M. A.	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 583
74	129,120	MM Mansur, Md Abul	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Civil Engineering	Rank 233
75	129,367	MC Müller, Christian P.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 8,181
76	130,475	TC Tso, C. P.	Multimedia University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 891
77	130,902	PG Pallesen, Gorm	Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun	Pathology	Rank 388
78	131,335	RS Ramesh, S.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 1,621
79	132,064	RR Rasiah, Rajah	Universiti Malaya	Economics	Rank 1,092
80	132,588	TY Taufiq-Yap, Y. H.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,637
81	132,865	YC Yip, Cheng Har	Subang Jaya Medical Centre	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,076
82	133,233	AM Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine	Sunway University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 620
83	135,598	NW Ngah, Wan Saime Wan	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 633
84	135,951	SA Soh, Ai Kah	Monash University Malaysia	Materials	Rank 1,801
85	139,680	KM Kalam, M. A.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 1,740
86	141,892	CM Cardosa, M. Jane	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Virology	Rank 1,256
87	146,154	YK Yuen, Kah Hay	School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,427
88	146,742	DI Das, Indraneil	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Zoology	Rank 62
89	149,230	KA Kamarulzaman, Adeeba	Universiti Malaya	Virology	Rank 1,315
90	149,740	Chan, Kok Gan	Institute of Biological Sciences	Microbiology	Rank 3,646
91	150,927	KM Khoo, Michael B.C.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Operations Research	Rank 572
92	152,136	AN Amin, Nor Aishah Saidina	Faculty of Engineering	Energy	Rank 1,927
93	153,801	Aziz, A. Rashid A.	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS	Energy	Rank 1,954
94	154,093	BN Boo, Nem Yun	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,979
95	155,167	CH Che Haron, Che Hassan	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Materials	Rank 2,089
96	155,618	SK Siow, Kim S.	Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN)	Applied Physics	Rank 4,479
97	157,119	IA Ismail, Amin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 770
98	158,082	Jose, Rajan	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	Materials	Rank 2,126
99	159,182	VJ Venugopal, Jayarama Reddy	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 683
100	161,078	OK Ong, Kok Seng	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	Energy	Rank 2,060
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Malaysia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

622 scientists affiliated with Malaysia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 274 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 career-long list, Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists from Malaysia, with 51. It is followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia with 26.

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 274 in 2022, a change of +68.1%.

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.