Malaysia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Malaysia has 320 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 16.8% from 274 in 2022. That places Malaysia 40th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists (63), followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (35).

Single Year

716

+94 (+15.1%) vs 2022

Career Data

320

+46 (+16.8%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#40

No change vs 2022

Institutes

+3 (+4.8%) vs 2022

Scientists in Malaysia on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 96% 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	1,344	CY Chisti, Yusuf	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Biotechnology	Rank 3
2	3,445	SR Saidur, R.	Sunway University	Energy	Rank 38
3	6,854	TE Tiekink, Edward R.T.	Sunway University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 35
4	17,902	DP Deurenberg, Paul	Nutrition Consultant	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 138
5	19,818	IA Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 76
6	20,510	IA Ishak, Anuar	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 122
7	21,763	FK Foo, K. Y.	River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre	Chemical Engineering	Rank 85
8	25,642	GK Goh, Khean Lee	University of Malaya Medical Centre	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 401
9	29,922	OW Ong, Wee Jun	Xiamen University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 331
10	33,073	SS Sapuan, Salit Mohd	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Materials	Rank 406
11	36,558	IH Ismail, Hanafi	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 326
12	37,502	BJ Benzie, John A.H.	WorldFish	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 278
13	37,699	GJ Gosling, J. T.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 549
14	37,756	NS Ng, Seik Weng	UCSI University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 220
15	41,913	Shahid, Shamsuddin	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 614
16	42,434	Ramayah, T.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 414
17	45,136	Tan, Chin Ping	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 180
18	45,217	PS Poppema, Sibrandes	Sunway University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,985
19	48,526	WL Wong, Li Ping	Universiti Malaya	Public Health	Rank 455
20	48,755	HI Hashim, Ishak	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 296
21	50,647	TC Tang, Chor Foon	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 425
22	50,969	LA Leong, A. S.Y.	Monash University Malaysia	Pathology	Rank 164
23	51,625	WK Wong, Kuan Yew	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,000
24	51,695	MA Mohammad, Abdul Wahab	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 192
25	51,726	AA Ahmad, Abdul Latif	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 194
26	55,625	AL Abualigah, Laith Mohammad Qasim	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,078
27	56,638	TD Tilley, D. R.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Applied Physics	Rank 1,487
28	56,891	DW Daud, Wan Ramli Wan	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 674
29	57,759	OK Ooi, Keng Boon	UCSI University	Business & Management	Rank 584
30	59,331	GS Gopinath, Subash C.B.	Universiti Malaysia Perlis	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 398
31	62,226	LM Liong, Min Tze	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 277
32	62,262	FD Foo, Dominic C.Y.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Chemical Engineering	Rank 245
33	64,354	EL Ellis, Lee	Universiti Malaya	Social Psychology	Rank 551
34	64,900	AA Arof, A. K.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 789
35	66,101	NM Nasef, M. M.	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur	Polymers	Rank 604
36	67,100	HD Hall, Deborah A.	Heriot-Watt University Malaysia	Otorhinolaryngology	Rank 145
37	67,625	SK Sopian, K.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	Energy	Rank 823
38	68,444	SN Suki, Norazah Mohd	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business	Education	Rank 326
39	71,086	AP Ahmed, Pervaiz	Monash University Malaysia	Business & Management	Rank 724
40	72,588	JM Jawaid, Mohammad	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 663
41	74,845	MA Mohamed, Abdul Rahman	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Energy	Rank 927
42	75,775	CK Chu, Khim Hoong	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 312
43	76,496	MH Masjuki, Haji Hassan	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 950
44	76,946	NW Ng, Wing Keong	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Fisheries	Rank 166
45	78,184	SS Solarin, Sakiru Adebola	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Energy	Rank 985
46	79,201	HM Hannan, M. A.	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 212
47	79,412	AM Asadullah, M.	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Energy	Rank 1,000
48	79,952	HM Hawlader, Mohammed Nurul Amin	International Islamic University Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,014
49	84,832	TK Teo, Kok Lay	Sunway University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 613
50	85,883	OC Ong, Chin K.	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Forestry	Rank 80
51	86,086	RH Ramkissoon, Haywantee	Taylor's University Malaysia	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 115
52	86,924	RN Rahim, N. A.	Universiti Malaya	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 235
53	88,430	Lim, Weng Marc	Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus	Marketing	Rank 212
54	90,271	CE Chan, Eng Seng	Monash University Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 440
55	92,117	AE Allison, Edward H.	WorldFish	Fisheries	Rank 212
56	92,203	AK Abdul Khalil, H. P.S.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Polymers	Rank 833
57	92,229	AY Al-Douri, Yarub	Universiti Malaya	Applied Physics	Rank 2,457
58	92,717	SZ Salam, Zainal	School of Electrical Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 254
59	95,059	SP Show, Pau Loke	The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus	Biotechnology	Rank 262
60	98,477	TY Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Energy	Rank 1,231
61	98,548	CW Chow, Wen Shyang	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 893
62	102,388	HM Helander, Martin G.	Damai Sciences	Human Factors	Rank 176
63	104,142	SK Sudesh, Kumar	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Biotechnology	Rank 289
64	104,267	OC Ong, C. K.	Xiamen University	Applied Physics	Rank 2,824
65	106,347	KT Kam, Toh Seok	Universiti Malaya	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,928
66	107,973	BR Bailey, Richard	UCSI University	Sport Sciences	Rank 346
67	108,471	WT Wong, Tin Wui	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,026
68	110,048	AF Ahmadun, Fakhru'l Razi	National Defense University of Malaysia	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 128
69	111,276	MS Mohamed, Suhaila	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 557
70	111,310	PR Phan, Raphael C.W.	Monash University Malaysia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,120
71	112,495	MI Mohd Ishak, Z. A.	School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering	Polymers	Rank 1,015
72	113,108	LS Lee, S.	INTI International University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,079
73	114,529	LH Lean, Hooi Hooi	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Economics	Rank 945
74	115,163	SB Singh, Balbir	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	Tropical Medicine	Rank 240
75	116,799	HM Hashim, Mohd Ali	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 532
76	117,219	KA Karim, Alias A.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 587
77	117,849	BS Bhatia, Subhash	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 539
78	118,423	RS Ramesh, S.	Universiti Malaya	Energy	Rank 1,502
79	118,607	CM Che Man, Yaakob Bin	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 597
80	119,001	SF Sufian, Fadzlan	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Economics	Rank 984
81	119,463	MC Müller, Christian P.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 7,561
82	120,332	SS Sagadevan, Suresh	Universiti Malaya	Applied Physics	Rank 3,322
83	122,286	MM Mansur, Md Abul	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Civil Engineering	Rank 224
84	122,387	LK Lee, Keat Teong	USM Engineering Campus	Energy	Rank 1,564
85	122,769	RY Rong, Yue	Curtin University, Malaysia	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,103
86	122,928	HM Hussain, Mohamed Azlan	Universiti Malaya	Chemical Engineering	Rank 562
87	124,518	PI Parhar, Ishwar S.	Monash University Malaysia	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 7,845
88	125,734	FH Fun, Hoong Kun	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 788
89	126,569	AM Aroua, Mohamed Kheireddine	Sunway University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 588
90	128,075	CL Chua, Lee Suan	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Food Science	Rank 655
91	128,604	RR Rasiah, Rajah	Universiti Malaya	Economics	Rank 1,071
92	128,753	Lam, Sai Kit	Universiti Malaya	Tropical Medicine	Rank 301
93	131,412	YC Yip, C. H.	Universiti Malaya	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,025
94	132,223	LW Lau, Woei Jye	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	Chemical Engineering	Rank 622
95	132,431	TC Tso, C. P.	Multimedia University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 925
96	133,404	Parasuraman, Subramani	Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,287
97	135,664	EA El-Shafie, Ahmed	Universiti Malaya	Environmental Engineering	Rank 653
98	135,773	AP Agamuthu, Pariatamby	Sunway University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 878
99	135,990	KM Khoo, Michael B.C.	Universiti Sains Malaysia	Operations Research	Rank 509
100	137,988	SK Siow, Kim S.	Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN)	Applied Physics	Rank 3,845
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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 career-long list, Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists from Malaysia, with 63. It is followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia with 35.

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 320 in 2023, a change of +96.3%.

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.