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Malaysia
Malaysia ranks between 10th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
10thof 56
1stCN40.8%8thDE2.1%9thTW1.7%10thMY1.6%11thHK1.3%12thAU1.0%
Universiti Sains Malaysia0.8% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
10–11tied, of 68
1stCN50.8%9thES1.1%10–11DE1.0%10–11MY0.9%12–14FR0.9%12–14CA0.9%
Universiti Teknologi Petronas0.2% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
13thof 103
1stCN20.6%11–12PK2.1%11–12HK2.0%13thMY2.0%14–15DE1.4%14–15ES1.4%
National University of Malaysia0.3% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
14–15tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%12thTR1.2%13thAE0.9%14–15MY0.8%14–15JP0.8%16thHK0.7%
University of Malaya0.2% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
14thof 104
1stCN14.8%11–12JO2.2%13thEG2.0%14thMY1.9%15thAE1.6%16thIR1.5%
University of Technology Malaysia0.3% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
14–16tied, of 68
1stCN44.5%11–12DE1.6%13thTR1.4%14–16MY1.3%14–16IT1.3%14–16DK1.3%
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu0.5% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
15–21tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%11–13ES0.5%14thFR0.4%15–21MY0.3%15–21TW0.3%15–21IT0.3%
University of Malaya0.1% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
16–18tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%14–15AE1.1%14–15TW1.1%16–18MY0.9%16–18FR0.9%16–18GR0.8%
National University of Malaysia0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
13–20tied, of 391.8 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%13–20SG0.6%13–20GB0.5%13–20MY0.5%13–20FR0.4%13–20IT0.4%
MIMOS (Malaysia)0.3% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
20–21tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%17–19HK0.9%17–19SA0.9%20–21MY0.8%20–21NL0.8%22–24CH0.7%
Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
21stof 80
1stCN39.9%18–19FI1.2%20thTR0.9%21stMY0.8%22–25LU0.7%22–25ES0.7%
National University of Malaysia0.1% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
15–23tied, of 371.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%15–23DK0.3%15–23TR0.3%15–23MY0.3%15–23ES0.3%24–31IL0.2%
Universiti Teknologi Petronas0.3% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
21–23tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%21–23ES0.6%21–23DK0.6%21–23MY0.6%24–25AE0.5%24–25MA0.5%
Universiti Tenaga Nasional0.1% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
21–24tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%21–24EG0.4%21–24ES0.4%21–24MY0.4%21–24TW0.4%25–29RU0.3%
National University of Malaysia0.3% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
21–26tied, of 582.5 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%21–26SE0.6%21–26BR0.6%21–26MY0.5%21–26PK0.5%21–26NO0.4%
Universiti Putra Malaysia0.4% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
18–26tied, of 592.7 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%18–26PK0.9%18–26PL0.8%18–26MY0.8%18–26CH0.8%18–26PT0.7%
National University of Malaysia0.3% of the top 10%
Gene editing
22–29tied, of 774.8 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%22–29IL0.4%22–29RU0.4%22–29MY0.4%22–29SG0.4%22–29BR0.4%
University of Malaya0.2% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
24–28tied, of 82
1stCN30.3%22–23JP0.8%22–23RU0.8%24–28MY0.7%24–28PT0.6%24–28FR0.6%
National University of Malaysia0.1% of the top 10%
Hypersonic flight
25–26tied, of 280.2 papers of credit
1stCN65.9%18–24SE0.1%18–24NA0.1%18–24ES0.1%25–26MY0.1%25–26IE0.1%
Lincoln University College0.1% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
24–28tied, of 76
1stCN53.9%24–28FR0.3%24–28IQ0.3%24–28MY0.3%24–28TR0.3%24–28DZ0.3%
National University of Malaysia0.1% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
23–33tied, of 582.5 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%23–33AT0.6%23–33NO0.6%23–33MY0.6%23–33CZ0.5%23–33CL0.4%
Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah0.2% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
26–31tied, of 642.4 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%18–25CH0.4%18–25MA0.4%26–31MY0.3%26–31NO0.3%26–31KZ0.3%
National University of Malaysia0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
23–30tied, of 501.0 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%23–30AU0.1%23–30IR0.1%23–30MY0.1%23–30RO0.1%23–30HK0.1%
Universiti Teknologi Petronas0.1% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 440.9 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%21–31AE0.3%21–31MO0.3%21–31MY0.2%21–31PT0.2%32–38PK0.2%
University of Technology Malaysia0.2% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
27–36tied, of 541.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%27–36IS0.1%27–36AT0.1%27–36MY0.1%27–36PA0.1%27–36GR0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universiti of Malaysia Sabah0.1% of the top 10%
AI chips
29–34tied, of 460.4 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%29–34PK0.1%29–34MX0.1%29–34TN0.1%29–34UZ0.1%29–34MY0.1%
Outside the top 30
Universiti Teknologi Petronas0.0% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39TW0.3%28–39BD0.3%28–39MY0.3%28–39JO0.3%28–39DK0.3%
Outside the top 30
Universiti Sains Malaysia0.1% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
30–38tied, of 400.2 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%30–38VN0.1%30–38KZ0.1%30–38MY0.1%30–38MX0.1%30–38JO0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Malaya0.1% of the top 10%
Small satellites
24–39tied, of 470.5 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%24–39EG0.6%24–39BO0.5%24–39MY0.4%24–39IS0.4%24–39AT0.3%
Outside the top 30
National University of Malaysia0.2% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
31–40tied, of 550.9 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%31–40KZ0.2%31–40GR0.2%31–40MY0.1%31–40BG0.1%31–40VN0.1%
Outside the top 30
University of Cyberjaya0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method