Universities by Research Publications in Malaysia

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Malaya6,251,995 citations

106,978

Universiti Sains Malaysia4,128,081 citations

94,965

National University of Malaysia3,576,819 citations

93,186

Universiti Teknologi MARA1,522,391 citations

90,978

Universiti Putra Malaysia4,610,882 citations

82,230

University of Technology Malaysia3,655,761 citations

80,888

Universiti Teknologi MARA System1,136,676 citations

63,359

International Islamic University Malaysia699,185 citations

35,229

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia566,936 citations

30,189

Universiti Teknologi Petronas1,237,245 citations

25,065

Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah887,838 citations

23,668

Universiti Utara Malaysia412,907 citations

23,372

Universiti Malaysia Perlis639,155 citations

22,314

Universiti of Malaysia Sabah527,914 citations

22,048

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu526,134 citations

16,990

Multimedia University431,453 citations

16,677

Sultan Idris Education University233,619 citations

16,663

Monash University Malaysia924,382 citations

15,856

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka306,318 citations

15,560

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak390,910 citations

15,513

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman478,455 citations

13,500

Sultan Zainal Abidin University200,494 citations

12,957

Sunway University353,241 citations

12,533

Universiti Tenaga Nasional520,080 citations

12,514

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia140,366 citations

11,396

Taylor's University309,294 citations

10,816

University of Kuala Lumpur181,574 citations

10,425

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus518,490 citations

9,715

UCSI University292,653 citations

9,463

INTI International University84,302 citations

9,314

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan150,519 citations

8,462

IMU University333,604 citations

7,503

National Defence University of Malaysia136,323 citations

6,055

Management and Science University79,752 citations

5,547

Lincoln University College37,002 citations

5,452

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Sungai Long Campus169,749 citations

4,846

Xiamen University Malaysia169,089 citations

4,318

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation41,271 citations

3,704

Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology63,364 citations

3,670

Curtin University Sarawak183,939 citations

3,432

SEGi University38,656 citations

3,392

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus163,925 citations

3,391

AIMST University102,780 citations

2,805

Mahsa University63,903 citations

2,754

City University Malaysia8,140 citations

2,245

University of Selangor25,883 citations

2,245

Selangor Islamic University6,093 citations

2,180

Manipal University College Malaysia35,925 citations

1,689

University of Cyberjaya24,145 citations

1,539

Open University Malaysia8,959 citations

1,457

Highlights

Within Malaysia, University of Malaya ranks first in 2026 with 106,978, followed by Universiti Sains Malaysia (94,965) and National University of Malaysia (93,186).

Across 50 entries, values run from 106,978 (University of Malaya) to 1,457 (Open University Malaysia), with a median of 11,106.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Malaysia, University of Malaya ranks first in 2026 with 106,978, followed by Universiti Sains Malaysia (94,965) and National University of Malaysia (93,186).

Across 50 entries, values run from 106,978 (University of Malaya) to 1,457 (Open University Malaysia), with a median of 11,106.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.