Malaysia's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Malaysia has 716 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 15.1% from 622 in 2022. That places Malaysia 37th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists (113), followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (80).

Single Year

716

+94 (+15.1%) vs 2022

Career Data

320

+46 (+16.8%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#37

No change vs 2022

Institutes

+5 (+6.8%) vs 2022

Scientists in Malaysia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 85% 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 list2023

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1Universiti Malaya113
2Universiti Putra Malaysia80
3Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia60
4Universiti Sains Malaysia58
5Universiti Teknologi Malaysia47
6Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS30
7Monash University Malaysia28
8Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah22
9Sunway University15
10Universiti Teknologi MARA12

All 716 scientists

Single-year list2023

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Rank in Malaysia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	754	Saidur, R.	Sunway University	Energy	Rank 19
2	1,310	AL Abualigah, Laith Mohammad Qasim	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 69
3	1,352	CY Chisti, Yusuf	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Biotechnology	Rank 5
4	2,813	OW Ong, Wee Jun	Xiamen University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 99
5	2,836	SP Show, Pau Loke	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Biotechnology	Rank 8
6	3,245	Lim, Weng Marc	Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus	Marketing	Rank 22
7	3,276	SS Solarin, Sakiru Adebola	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Energy	Rank 71
8	4,140	IA Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 20
9	5,199	JM Jawaid, Mohammad	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 23
10	5,483	Shahid, Shamsuddin	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 104
11	5,968	SS Sapuan, Salit Mohd	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Materials	Rank 93
12	6,004	RH Ramkissoon, Haywantee	Taylor's University Malaysia	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 28
13	6,215	FK Foo, K. Y.	River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre	Chemical Engineering	Rank 30
14	6,222	IA Ishak, Anuar	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 59
15	6,911	TC Tang, Chor Foon	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 122
16	7,530	OK Ooi, Keng Boon	UCSI University	Business & Management	Rank 194
17	7,741	WL Wong, Li Ping	Universiti Malaya	Public Health	Rank 92
18	8,480	Jawad, Ali H.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Polymers	Rank 51
19	8,484	Ramayah, T.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 223
20	8,652	Mohd Suki, Norazah	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business	Education	Rank 77
21	9,916	HM Hannan, M. A.	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 32
22	9,944	Lam, Su Shiung	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Energy	Rank 213
23	12,085	Sopian, Kamaruzzaman	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 263
24	14,740	AA Ahmad, Abdul Latif	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 80
25	14,796	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 82
26	15,253	AY Al-Douri, Yarub	Universiti Malaya	Applied Physics	Rank 308
27	15,370	AK Abdul Khalil, H. P.S.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 116
28	17,428	Yusoff, Muhamad Saiful Bahri	School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia	Psychiatry	Rank 363
29	17,707	GS Gopinath, Subash C.B.	Universiti Malaysia Perlis	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 77
30	18,362	DW Daud, Wan Ramli Wan	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 404
31	18,423	LS Law, Siong Hook	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Economics	Rank 278
32	18,541	TY Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Energy	Rank 407
33	18,895	TE Tiekink, Edward R.T.	Sunway University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 55
34	19,136	SS Sagadevan, Suresh	Universiti Malaya	Applied Physics	Rank 396
35	19,682	CK Chin, Kok Yong	Faculty of Medicine, UKM	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 357
36	21,505	KZ Khan, Zeeshan	Curtin University, Malaysia	Environmental Sciences	Rank 338
37	21,629	LM Liong, Min Tze	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 177
38	22,466	MA Mohamed, Abdul Rahman	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 502
39	23,212	NM Nilashi, Mehrbakhsh	UCSI University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 796
40	23,936	Tan, Chin Ping	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 203
41	24,618	Parasuraman, Subramani	Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 125
42	24,876	LW Lau, Woei Jye	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 161
43	25,700	HM Haque, Mainul	National Defense University of Malaysia	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 132
44	25,867	RN Rahim, N. A.	Universiti Malaya	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 80
45	26,169	IM Ibrahim, Mansor H.	INCEIF University	Economics	Rank 373
46	26,570	SN Saba, Naheed	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 201
47	26,638	MH Masjuki, Haji Hassan	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 602
48	26,973	GK Goh, Khean Lee	University of Malaya Medical Centre	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 316
49	27,043	Ilyas, R. A.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 207
50	27,277	Lam, Man Kee	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS	Energy	Rank 619
51	28,952	SC Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T.	International Medical University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 427
52	30,547	IH Ismail, Hanafi	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 248
53	30,903	AA Ahmed, Ali Najah	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,039
54	30,923	OW Oh, Wen Da	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 197
55	31,328	GP Goh, Pei Sean	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 201
56	31,505	CE Chan, Eng Seng	Monash University Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 269
57	31,554	HM Hashim, Mohd Ali	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 202
58	31,982	RS Ramesh, S.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 732
59	32,985	CL Chua, Lee Suan	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 283
60	34,314	WK Wong, Kuan Yew	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,127
61	34,568	KA Karim, Alias A.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 304
62	35,057	EA El-Shafie, Ahmed	Universiti Malaya	Environmental Engineering	Rank 189
63	35,423	MB Mohammed, Bashar S.	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS	Building & Construction	Rank 218
64	36,060	Rasoolimanesh, S. Mostafa	Taylor's University Malaysia	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 156
65	36,210	RM Rafatullah, Mohd	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 234
66	36,861	BR Bailey, Richard	UCSI University	Sport Sciences	Rank 150
67	36,917	Teh, Jiashen	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 850
68	37,661	LN Loayza, Norman	The World Bank, USA	Economics	Rank 503
69	38,000	SN Sidik, Nor Azwadi Che	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 353
70	38,386	Sudhakar, K.	Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah	Energy	Rank 890
71	38,944	LH Lean, Hooi Hooi	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 530
72	39,261	LS Lee, Shaun Wen Huey	Monash University Malaysia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 578
73	39,616	NW Ng, Wing Keong	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Fisheries	Rank 66
74	39,647	SZ Salam, Zainal	School of Electrical Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 121
75	39,901	AM Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine	Sunway University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 269
76	40,297	BV Balakrishnan, Vimala	Universiti Malaya	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,318
77	40,578	Ismail, M.	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Energy	Rank 939
78	41,145	Zainuddin, Zamzami	Universiti Malaya	Education	Rank 394
79	41,472	MK Mo, Kim Hung	Universiti Malaya	Building & Construction	Rank 270
80	41,660	AN Amin, Nor Aishah Saidina	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Energy	Rank 972
81	42,494	AP Agamuthu, Pariatamby	Sunway University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 663
82	42,813	SK Sudesh, Kumar	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Biotechnology	Rank 151
83	43,180	NH Nur Hanani, Z. A.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 398
84	43,388	WR Wong, Rebecca Shin Yee	SEGi University	Pathology	Rank 72
85	43,426	CS Chai, Siang Piao	Monash University Malaysia	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,417
86	43,514	Jhanjhi, N. Z.	Taylor's University Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,422
87	43,526	DY Daniel, Yahaya Shagaiya	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 414
88	44,171	IM Islam, Mohammad Tariqul	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 401
89	44,740	Danish, Mohammed	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Materials	Rank 787
90	44,748	HI Hashim, Ishak	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 428
91	44,941	AM Asadullah, M.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Energy	Rank 1,074
92	45,978	Praveena, Sarva Mangala	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Environmental Sciences	Rank 712
93	46,056	ZS Zailani, Suhaiza	Universiti Malaya	Business & Management	Rank 1,018
94	46,444	RK Ramesh, Katta	Sunway University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 447
95	46,478	AA Arof, A. K.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 1,114
96	47,218	KS Kazi, Salim Newaz	Universiti Malaya	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 453
97	47,222	AA Al-Amiery, Ahmed A.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,133
98	48,169	KS Kamarudin, S. K.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,153
99	48,302	DW Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 334
100	48,591	EK Ehigiamusoe, Kizito Uyi	University of Southampton	Economics	Rank 640
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Malaysia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

716 scientists affiliated with Malaysia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 320 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists from Malaysia, with 113. It is followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia with 80.

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 716 in 2023, a change of +85.0%.

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.