The World University Index

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Universiti Malaya

Ranked in the world

34

Universiti Malaya is ranked 34th in the world for Petroleum Engineering.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Petroleum Engineering, 2026

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Full ranking profile

Universiti Malaya's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Petroleum EngineeringQuacquarelli Symonds34
NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & EngineeringNational Taiwan University34
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Theology, Divinity & Religious StudiesQuacquarelli Symonds40
NTU 2025in the world for Chemical EngineeringNational Taiwan University47
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds58
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency119
SCImago 2026in the world for DentistrySCImago Research Group127
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency135
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group148
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group155
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University168
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency169
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group184
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency188
THE 2026Times Higher Education201
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education201
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group222
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University243
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney255
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group275
NTU 2025National Taiwan University278
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University297
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)301
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University304
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University308
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University333
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University333
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University334
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC343
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group344
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University351
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency368
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group372
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group380
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University401
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University423
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group456
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group496
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University556
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University655
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University949
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University1019
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University1095

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.