Sunway University currently has 10 scientists on the list of the world's top 2% scientists

Sunway University has more researchers on Stanford's top 2% list of world's top scientists than other private institutions in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 11 September 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Malaysia's growing reputation for research has further cemented its position as a forward-looking problem-solving nation, with a large number of talented scientists, and the number of research papers published by Malaysian researchers and the number of publications included in the highly cited list have grown significantly over the past few years

The first row (from left to right) are: Professor Chia, Professor Teo, Professor Poppema, Professor Agamutu, Professor Adarsh; The second row (from left to right) is: Professor Edward, Professor Pervaiz, Professor Kheireddine, Professor Saidur and Professor Yau

A total of 10 sunway university scientists are on Stanford University's top 2% list of most cited scientists and scholars in different fields around the world

With the latest addition of Professor agamutu Pariatamby, Professor Chia Yook Chin, Professor Pervaiz K Ahmed and Professor Teo Kok Lay, Sunway University has more researchers on Stanford University's "Top 2% Global Scientists" list than other private institutions in Malaysia

Professor Siblandes Poppema, President of Sunway University, said: "With more research pioneers joining us, Sunway University wants to create a positive research impact in various fields such as engineering and technology, medicine and health sciences, computing and information systems, business and management"

"This list at Stanford University includes the top 2 percent of the world's top scientists, and these successful researchers, based on the number of citations their papers in their specific research fields in their entire careers or in recent years, set an example for young scientists."

One of the key reasons Sunway University continues to reach new heights in Malaysian studies is its international collaboration with colleagues from some of the leading internationally leading universities such as Cambridge, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Professor Pariatamby joined Sunway University's Jeffrey Cheah Institute Special Research Department Professor Chia Yook Chin is currently The Deputy Dean of the Sunway University School of Medical Sciences Professor Teo Kok Lay is currently Associate Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences (Research and Postgraduate Study), while Professor Pervaiz K Ahmed recently served as Director of the Institute for Global Strategy and Competitiveness and Professor of Management

Other researchers at Sunway University on Stanford's "Top 2 Global Scientists" list include: Professor Sibrandes Poppema, President of Sunway University, Edward Tiekink, Director of the Crystalline Materials Research Center, Saidur Rahman, Director of the Nanomaterials and Energy Technology Research Center ( Distinguished Research Professor ), Associate Dean (Research Direction) and Director of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization Mohamed Kheireddine (Professor), Associate Dean (Education) and Director of Computing and Information Systems, Yau Kok Lim (Professor), and Dr. Adarsh Kumar Pandey (Associate Professor)