Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Malaysia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1UOW Malaysia College8 works
36.80
2Sunway College Johor Bahru38 works
24.00
3Innovative School of Management2 works
17.00
4FTMS College61 works
14.50
5Curtin University Sarawak3,432 works
13.26
6Universiti Tenaga Nasional12,514 works
8.53
7YPC International College8 works
8.30
8Stradford International College54 works
7.33
9Sunway University12,533 works
7.30
10Monash University Malaysia15,856 works
7.27
11Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus3,391 works
7.02
12DISTED College29 works
6.67
13Reliance College9 works
6.60
14University of Wollongong Malaysia523 works
6.52
15National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage90 works
6.47
16Universiti Teknologi Petronas25,065 works
6.30
17Xiamen University Malaysia4,318 works
6.02
18Mantissa College10 works
6.00
19Kolej Komuniti Tawau8 works
5.86
20Innovative University College10 works
5.75
21Saito University College82 works
5.70
22University of Southampton Malaysia851 works
5.38
23Institut Nanosains dan Nanoteknologi963 works
5.00
24Kolej Komuniti Shah Alam5 works
5.00
25Kolej Vokasional Datuk Seri Mohd Zin1 works
5.00
26Mahsa University2,754 works
4.96
27Institut Teknikal Jepun Malaysia9 works
4.50
28Quest International University Perak831 works
4.50
29Heriot-Watt University Malaysia1,411 works
4.38
30University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus9,715 works
4.34
31UCSI University9,463 works
4.26
32AIMST University2,805 works
4.22
33IMU University7,503 works
3.81
34Taylor's University10,816 works
3.79
35University of Reading Malaysia361 works
3.71
36Universiti Antarabangsa MAIWP358 works
3.70
37INTI International University9,314 works
3.68
38University of Malaya106,978 works
3.64
39Peninsula College Georgetown10 works
3.50
40Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Sungai Long Campus4,846 works
3.44
41Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah23,668 works
3.44
42Multimedia University16,677 works
3.41
43National University of Malaysia93,186 works
3.29
44Universiti Sains Malaysia94,965 works
3.29
45Universiti Malaysia Terengganu16,990 works
3.24
46University of Technology Malaysia80,888 works
3.16
47Universiti Putra Malaysia82,230 works
3.14
48Putra Business School1,103 works
3.12
49Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman13,500 works
3.08
50Perdana University1,031 works
3.08
Highlights
Within Malaysia, UOW Malaysia College ranks first in 2026 with 36.80, followed by Sunway College Johor Bahru (24.00) and Innovative School of Management (17.00).
UOW Malaysia College is 1.5 times higher than Sunway College Johor Bahru, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 36.80 (UOW Malaysia College) to 3.08 (Perdana University), with a median of 4.98.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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