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UCSI celebrates 12 academics named in Stanford's World's Top 2% Scientists List 2024


 

KUALA LUMPUR: 12 UCSI University academics have been named in Stanford's World's Top 2% of Scientists list for 2024, marking a 33% increase from last year's total of nine.

The distinguished academics are: Distinguished Prof Ts Dr Ooi Keng Boon, Distinguished Prof Dr Phang Siew Moi, Assoc Prof Dr Eugene Aw Cheng Xi, Prof Dr Richard Peter Bailey, Prof Dr Cham Tat Huei, Assoc Prof Dr Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, Senior Prof Dr Garry Tan Wei Han, Assoc Prof Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang, Asst Prof Dr Ahsan Anwar, Asst Prof Dr Irfan Hameed, Prof Dato' Dr Ng Seik Weng and Assoc Prof Dr Shayla Islam.

Breaking down the numbers, Prof Ooi is classified in the world's top 0.04% and Dr Nilashi in the top 0.15%, while ten UCSI academics made the top 1%. Five academics are also recognised as the top researchers in Malaysia based on their respective fields and subfields.

Prof Phang, UCSI deputy vice-chancellor (Research and postgraduate), maintains her position as Malaysia's top scientist in the subfields of marine biology and hydrobiology.

Prof Ooi, distinguished chair professor and director of UCSI’s Centre for Business Informatics and Industrial Management, continues to be ranked as Malaysia's top researcher in the fields of economics and business, business and management, and information systems.

“This achievement reflects UCSI's commitment to research excellence and global impact,” said Prof Ooi. “Our researchers' consistent recognition on the world stage demonstrates the University's growing influence in various scientific disciplines.”

UCSI continues to distinguish itself as one of Asia's leading private universities, maintaining its position in the world's top 1% in the QS World University Rankings 2025.

 

Name                                                          

Fields and subfields (listed in blue)

World classification

Malaysian rank

  

  Distinguished Prof Ts Dr Ooi Keng Boon, FASc 

Economics and business
Business and management
Information systems

Top 0.12%

Top 0.13%

Top 0.06%

1
1
1

  

  Distinguished Prof Dr Phang Siew Moi, FASc

Biology

Marine biology and hydrobiology

Biotechnology

Top 0.68%

Top 0.62%

Top 0.49%

2
1
5

    

  Assoc Prof Dr Eugene Aw Cheng Xi

Economics and business

Marketing

Sport, leisure and tourism

Top 0.70%

Top 0.68%

Top 0.48%

12
1
2

    

    Prof Dr Richard Peter Bailey

Clinical medicine

Sport sciences

Education

Top 0.37%

Top 0.49%

Top 0.69%

12
1

4

 

   Prof Dr Cham Tat Huei

Economics and business

Strategic, defence and security studies

Business and management

Top 1.85%

Top 0.66%

Top 1.67%

36
1
9

   

  Assoc Prof Dr Mehrbakhsh Nilashi

Information and communication technologies

AI and image processing

Information systems

Top 0.14%

Top 0.17%

Top 0.21%

2
3
2

   

  Senior Prof Dr Garry Tan Wei Han

Economics and business

Business and management

Information systems

Top 0.84%

Top 0.93%

Top 0.45%

16
6
3

      

  Assoc Prof Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang

Clinical medicine

Pharmacology and pharmacy

Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry

Top 0.64%

Top 0.28%

Top 0.44%

21
6
4

     

    Asst Prof Dr Ahsan Anwar

Economics and business

Environmental sciences

Energy

Top 1.50%

Top 1.32%

Top 0.67%

32

16

24

  

  Asst Prof Dr Irfan Hameed

Economics and business

Energy

Education

Top 1.99%

Top 1.80%

Top 1.72%

40

107

8

    Prof Dato' Dr Ng Seik Weng

Chemistry

Inorganic and nuclear chemistry

Organic chemistry

Top 1.44%

Top 1.13%

Top 1.43%

47

3

7

      

     Assoc Prof Dr Shayla Islam

Information and communication technologies

Networking and telecommunications

AI and image processing

Top 1.96%

Top 1.97%

Top 1.94%

60

23

33

 


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