Universities by Research i10-index in Malaysia
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Malaya106,978 works
106,027
2Universiti Putra Malaysia82,230 works
88,297
3Universiti Sains Malaysia94,965 works
77,478
4National University of Malaysia93,186 works
71,694
5University of Technology Malaysia80,888 works
69,033
6Universiti Teknologi MARA90,978 works
34,585
7Universiti Teknologi MARA System63,359 works
25,838
8Universiti Teknologi Petronas25,065 works
25,595
9Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah23,668 works
17,130
10International Islamic University Malaysia35,229 works
15,267
11Universiti Malaysia Perlis22,314 works
14,686
12Monash University Malaysia15,856 works
14,475
13Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia30,189 works
13,412
14Universiti Malaysia Terengganu16,990 works
10,784
15Universiti of Malaysia Sabah22,048 works
10,200
16Universiti Tenaga Nasional12,514 works
9,097
17Multimedia University16,677 works
8,979
18Universiti Utara Malaysia23,372 works
8,757
19Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman13,500 works
8,688
20University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus9,715 works
8,518
21Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka15,560 works
7,406
22Universiti Malaysia Sarawak15,513 works
7,293
23Sunway University12,533 works
6,770
24IMU University7,503 works
5,989
25Taylor's University10,816 works
5,600
26UCSI University9,463 works
5,371
27Sultan Idris Education University16,663 works
4,810
28Sultan Zainal Abidin University12,957 works
4,615
29University of Kuala Lumpur10,425 works
3,958
30Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Sungai Long Campus4,846 works
3,204
31Universiti Malaysia Kelantan8,462 works
3,200
32Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia11,396 works
3,069
33Curtin University Sarawak3,432 works
2,829
34National Defence University of Malaysia6,055 works
2,565
35Xiamen University Malaysia4,318 works
2,348
36Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus3,391 works
2,216
37INTI International University9,314 works
2,055
38Management and Science University5,547 works
1,883
39AIMST University2,805 works
1,667
40Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology3,670 works
1,306
41Mahsa University2,754 works
1,274
42SEGi University3,392 works
988
43Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation3,704 works
954
44Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre748 works
918
45Lincoln University College5,452 works
792
46Institut Oseanografi dan Sekitaran1,353 works
780
47Institut Nanosains dan Nanoteknologi963 works
695
48Manipal University College Malaysia1,689 works
680
49Heriot-Watt University Malaysia1,411 works
663
50University of Selangor2,245 works
619
Highlights
Within Malaysia, University of Malaya ranks first in 2026 with 106,027, followed by Universiti Putra Malaysia (88,297) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (77,478).
Across 50 entries, values run from 106,027 (University of Malaya) to 619 (University of Selangor), with a median of 5,486.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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