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UNIVERSITI MALAYA
Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences


Scopus & SciVal Performance Report (as of 19 Aug 2026)

Publication Trends & Performance

359
Scholarly Outputs
1.32
FWCI Impact
4,689
Total Citations
13.1
Citations / Pub
75.8%
Int'l Co-Authors
32.5%
Top 10% Journals
Annual Analytics

Scholarly Output & Citation Trajectory

Tracking 359 publications produced by 22 core IOES researchers from 2021 to 2026, generating 4,689 citations worldwide with 46.5% Open Access share.

Scholarly Output per Year (2021 – 2026)

Scopus Indexed

Citations Received by Year

Total: 4,689

Citations Per Publication

Avg: 13.1

ASJC Domain Profiling

Publication Share by Subject Area

Multidisciplinary research spectrum spanning agricultural, marine, environmental, biological, and engineering domains.

Subject Area Share (%)

ASJC Classification

Top Primary Subject Fields

% Share
Agricultural & Biological Sciences 48.8%

Environmental Science 38.7%

Earth & Planetary Sciences 18.9%

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology 14.2%

Engineering & Chemistry 9.8% / 8.4%

Scopus All Science Journal Classification (ASJC). Note: Publications may be indexed under multiple subject areas.
Quality Benchmarks

High-Impact Citation & Journal Percentiles

32.5% of IOES publications are placed in Top 10% journals by CiteScore (112 outputs), and 10.9% are ranked among the Top 10% most cited papers worldwide (39 outputs).

Publications in Top 10% Journals

112 Outputs (32.5%)

Outputs in Top 10% Most Cited Worldwide

39 Outputs (10.9%)

Network Footprint

Geographical Collaboration Matrix

International co-authorship represents 75.8% of total scholarly output (272 papers), delivering an elevated Field-Weighted Citation Impact of 1.49.

Collaboration TypeScholarly OutputCitationsCitations/PubFWCI
International Collaboration
Global co-author network
75.8% (272)3,47912.81.49
Only National Collaboration
Malaysian institutions
15.0% (54)5089.40.69
Only Institutional Collaboration
Universiti Malaya internal
8.9% (32)70121.90.95
Single Authorship
No collaboration
0.3% (1)11.00.65

Collaboration Share (%)

2021 – 2026

SciVal Prominence Cluster

Top Key Research Topics

Key research topics by scholarly output, Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI), and global Prominence Percentile worldwide.

T.15943 FWCI: 1.35

Kappaphycus Alvarezii Cultivation and Applications

T.9931 FWCI: 1.17

Ecological Dynamics of Dinoflagellate Toxins

T.56 FWCI: 10.89

Microbial Fuel Cells for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

T.356 FWCI: 0.78

Biohydrogen Production from Waste

T.1434 FWCI: 0.80

Coral Reef Resilience Amid Climate Change Challenges

T.12249 FWCI: 1.71

Domoic Acid and Its Ecological Impacts

T.196 FWCI: 2.49

Mangrove Ecosystems & Carbon Sequestration Potential

T.8 FWCI: 2.20

Microplastics as Environmental Pollutants & Risks

T.30 FWCI: 1.76

Geopolymers: Sustainable Materials for Enhanced Strength

“Empowering Discovery. Protecting Our Oceans. Sustaining Our Earth”

Last Update: 21/08/2026