Malaysia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Malaysia has 368 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 15.0% from 320 in 2023. That places Malaysia 40th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists (68), followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (46).
Scientists in Malaysia on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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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
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- 1Universiti Malaya68
- 2Universiti Putra Malaysia46
- 3Universiti Sains Malaysia45
- 4Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia32
- 5Universiti Teknologi Malaysia23
- 6Monash University Malaysia15
- 7Sunway University15
- 8Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah11
- 9Universiti Teknologi MARA8
- 10Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS8
All 368 scientists
| Rank in Malaysia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,336 | Universiti Malaysia Terengganu | Biotechnology | Rank 3 | |
| 2 | 2,899 |
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Sunway University | Energy | Rank 35 |
| 3 | 16,248 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 59 | |
| 4 | 17,140 |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 119 |
| 5 | 18,328 |
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 114 |
| 6 | 18,677 | Nutrition Consultant | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 145 | |
| 7 | 22,405 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 294 | |
| 8 | 25,692 | University of Malaya Medical Centre | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 399 | |
| 9 | 25,733 | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Materials | Rank 312 | |
| 10 | 29,931 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 434 | |
| 11 | 32,594 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Business & Management | Rank 328 | |
| 12 | 34,800 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Polymers | Rank 312 | |
| 13 | 38,404 | UCSI University | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 224 | |
| 14 | 38,446 | Universiti Malaya | Public Health | Rank 368 | |
| 15 | 39,526 | WorldFish | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 282 | |
| 16 | 40,977 | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Food Science | Rank 164 | |
| 17 | 44,648 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Economics | Rank 378 | |
| 18 | 45,055 | UCSI University | Business & Management | Rank 464 | |
| 19 | 47,034 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 304 | |
| 20 | 48,066 | Sunway University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,076 | |
| 21 | 48,929 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,000 | |
| 22 | 50,269 | Universiti Malaysia Perlis | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 327 | |
| 23 | 50,631 | Universiti Malaya | Energy | Rank 637 | |
| 24 | 50,924 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 196 | |
| 25 | 51,383 | Universiti Utara Malaysia | Education | Rank 244 | |
| 26 | 52,732 | Multimedia University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 322 | |
| 27 | 56,509 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Food Science | Rank 263 | |
| 28 | 61,215 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Applied Physics | Rank 1,573 | |
| 29 | 61,395 | The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus | Chemical Engineering | Rank 250 | |
| 30 | 61,712 | Sunway University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 161 | |
| 31 | 61,918 | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS | Energy | Rank 782 | |
| 32 | 63,707 |
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Universiti Malaya | Energy | Rank 805 |
| 33 | 64,520 | Heriot-Watt University Malaysia | Otorhinolaryngology | Rank 125 | |
| 34 | 65,057 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur | Polymers | Rank 586 | |
| 35 | 65,188 |
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Universiti Malaya | Social Psychology | Rank 563 |
| 36 | 67,457 | Sunway University | Business & Management | Rank 725 | |
| 37 | 67,721 | Universiti Malaya | Chemical Engineering | Rank 283 | |
| 38 | 68,654 |
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Universiti Malaya | Applied Physics | Rank 1,744 |
| 39 | 72,419 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Energy | Rank 924 | |
| 40 | 73,712 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,440 | |
| 41 | 73,820 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Fisheries | Rank 158 | |
| 42 | 74,366 |
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Universiti Malaya | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 197 |
| 43 | 75,263 | International Islamic University Malaysia | Energy | Rank 982 | |
| 44 | 76,621 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 440 | |
| 45 | 78,124 | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Energy | Rank 1,028 | |
| 46 | 81,300 | Monash University Malaysia | Food Science | Rank 409 | |
| 47 | 82,564 | International Islamic University Malaysia | Energy | Rank 1,086 | |
| 48 | 83,310 | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Energy | Rank 1,097 | |
| 49 | 84,167 |
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Sunway University | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 620 |
| 50 | 86,009 | Universiti Malaya | Applied Physics | Rank 2,216 | |
| 51 | 86,869 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Polymers | Rank 782 | |
| 52 | 89,085 | School of Electrical Engineering | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 247 | |
| 53 | 89,763 |
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The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus | Forestry | Rank 89 |
| 54 | 93,680 | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Polymers | Rank 843 | |
| 55 | 93,874 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Biotechnology | Rank 255 | |
| 56 | 97,750 | UCSI University | Sport Sciences | Rank 314 | |
| 57 | 98,216 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Polymers | Rank 879 | |
| 58 | 99,739 | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Economics | Rank 848 | |
| 59 | 101,315 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Economics | Rank 861 | |
| 60 | 101,342 | INCEIF University | Economics | Rank 862 | |
| 61 | 101,620 | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 930 | |
| 62 | 102,521 |
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Universiti Malaya | Energy | Rank 1,380 |
| 63 | 103,726 | Universiti Malaya | Organic Chemistry | Rank 1,850 | |
| 64 | 106,773 | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Food Science | Rank 561 | |
| 65 | 107,121 | Monash University Malaysia | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,118 | |
| 66 | 107,783 | Damai Sciences | Human Factors | Rank 189 | |
| 67 | 108,969 | Universiti Malaya | Environmental Engineering | Rank 506 | |
| 68 | 110,050 | Sunway University | Energy | Rank 1,479 | |
| 69 | 110,988 | Universiti Malaya | Microbiology | Rank 2,764 | |
| 70 | 111,726 | National Defense University of Malaysia | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 131 | |
| 71 | 112,843 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Polymers | Rank 1,011 | |
| 72 | 113,100 | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak | Tropical Medicine | Rank 236 | |
| 73 | 113,773 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Food Science | Rank 596 | |
| 74 | 114,017 | Universiti Malaysia Terengganu | Environmental Sciences | Rank 798 | |
| 75 | 114,021 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 791 | |
| 76 | 114,168 | Universiti Teknologi MARA | Economics | Rank 976 | |
| 77 | 115,712 | Universiti Malaya | Chemical Engineering | Rank 544 | |
| 78 | 116,901 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 550 | |
| 79 | 117,664 | UCSI University | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 985 | |
| 80 | 118,110 | Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,098 | |
| 81 | 118,784 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Food Science | Rank 626 | |
| 82 | 119,072 | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Food Science | Rank 627 | |
| 83 | 119,882 | Universiti Malaya | Chemical Engineering | Rank 566 | |
| 84 | 120,193 | Sunway University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 849 | |
| 85 | 121,395 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Energy | Rank 1,647 | |
| 86 | 122,399 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Chemical Engineering | Rank 580 | |
| 87 | 122,707 | Monash University Malaysia | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 7,615 | |
| 88 | 123,156 | School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,561 | |
| 89 | 125,250 | Sunway University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 590 | |
| 90 | 125,318 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Operations Research | Rank 470 | |
| 91 | 125,403 | Universiti Malaya | Economics | Rank 1,074 | |
| 92 | 126,081 | Universiti Malaysia Terengganu | Energy | Rank 1,726 | |
| 93 | 126,482 |
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INTI International University | Applied Physics | Rank 3,404 |
| 94 | 129,897 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 788 | |
| 95 | 131,593 | Subang Jaya Medical Centre | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,996 | |
| 96 | 131,985 |
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Applied Physics | Rank 3,550 |
| 97 | 133,000 | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Energy | Rank 1,838 | |
| 98 | 133,031 |
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Multimedia University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 953 |
| 99 | 133,731 | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Materials | Rank 1,836 | |
| 100 | 134,211 | Universiti Malaya | Tropical Medicine | Rank 315 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Malaysia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
769 scientists affiliated with Malaysia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 368 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Malaysia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Universiti Malaya has the most listed scientists from Malaysia, with 68. It is followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia with 46.
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 368 in 2024, a change of +125.8%.
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.