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Top researchers in Malaysia on the Top 2% Scientists list 2026

Live Directory analytics: Lim, Weng Marc (Sunway University, global rank 62) leads the Malaysia single-year 2026 top_researchers panel among 939 listed Malaysian scholars.

By ABS Nexora

Who are the top researchers in Malaysia on the Top 2% Scientists list?

Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Malaysia top_researchers panel (single-year 2026), the national list opens with Lim, Weng Marc of Sunway University (Economics & Business / Marketing; global rank 62; 11,454 citations), then Hollebeek, Linda D. (Sunway University; rank 552) and Show, Pau Loke (UCSI University; rank 590). These are Directory ranks (rank_all) for the single-year listing, not a popularity poll.

The Malaysia cohort is 939 listed scholars — about 0.38% of the single-year country-analytics total (247,376), rank 38 of 170 countries by count. Average citations in the Malaysia snapshot are about 1,303. For the country-level story see the Malaysia directory hub.

total_citations_all for selected researchers from the Malaysia top_researchers panel (single-year 2026). Rank order is not the same as citation order. Source: ABS Nexora Directory analytics (Malaysia country profile, single-year cohort, selected year 2026).

Top 10 Malaysia researchers (single-year 2026)

Country order follows the live Malaysia country page. # in Malaysia is order on that panel; Global rank is rank_all.

# in Malaysia	Researcher	Institution	Field	Global rank	Citations (all)
1	Lim, Weng Marc	Sunway University	Economics & Business	62	11,454
2	Hollebeek, Linda D.	Sunway University	Economics & Business	552	3,709
3	Show, Pau Loke	UCSI University	Enabling & Strategic Technologies	590	13,304
4	Saidur, Rahman Md	Sunway University	Enabling & Strategic Technologies	750	8,362
5	Ooi, Keng Boon	UCSI University	Economics & Business	2,568	4,891
6	Chisti, M. Y	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Enabling & Strategic Technologies	2,948	2,153
7	Kumar, Satish	Sunway University	Economics & Business	2,998	10,902
8	Danish, Danish	Taylor's University Malaysia	Earth & Environmental Sciences	3,110	2,212
9	Rauschnabel, Philipp A.	Nottingham University Business School Malaysia	Economics & Business	3,659	3,154
10	Hannan, M. A.	Sunway University	Engineering	3,804	5,536

Every name links to /scholar/{slug}?year=2026&listing=single_year. Example: Lim, Weng Marc at Sunway University — useful if you are searching “Ioannidis list Malaysia” or “most cited Malaysian scientists 2026.”

What fields do the leading Malaysian names come from?

The highest-ranked Malaysia names are not a Universiti Malaya sweep, even though UM is the country’s largest campus cohort (Malaysia top universities). The top of rank_all in this pull is heavy on Economics & Business (Lim; Hollebeek; Ooi; Kumar; Rauschnabel) plus Enabling & Strategic Technologies (Show; Saidur; Chisti), Earth & Environmental Sciences (Danish), and Engineering (Hannan).

Citation volume is a different sort. Show, Pau Loke holds 13,304 citations at rank 590 — more than Lim’s 11,454. Kumar, Satish has 10,902 citations at rank 2,998. The country citation max on this profile is 31,599. High citations ≠ best composite rank.

Single-year leaders vs career leaders

The career Malaysia listing is a smaller file, not a larger one: 515 scholars (~0.21% of that listing’s global country-analytics total of 243,613) across 91 institutions. Chisti, M. Y leads the career panel at career rank 1,454 with 36,742 citations. Lim is the single-year #1, not the career #1.

Listing	Malaysia scholars	Example #1	Global rank
Single-year 2026	939	Lim, Weng Marc	62
Career 2026	515	Chisti, M. Y	1,454

Career #2–#4 in this pull are Saidur, Rahman Md (Sunway University; career rank 2,314), Lim, Weng Marc (career rank 5,551), and Frese, Michael J. (Asia School of Business; career rank 7,410). Always state which listing you are citing. The how-to is here: find, verify, and cite a Malaysia Top 2% scientist.

Sunway, UCSI, UMT, and other names in the top slice

Sunway University: Lim (rank 62), Hollebeek (552), Saidur (750), Kumar (2,998), Hannan (3,804) — see Malaysia top universities for why Sunway is not a volume leader.
UCSI University: Show (590; 13,304 citations); Ooi (2,568).
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu: Chisti (2,948) — career #1 in this pull.
Taylor's University Malaysia: Danish (3,110).
Nottingham University Business School Malaysia: Rauschnabel (3,659).
Universiti Malaya does not occupy this single-year top-10 rank_all panel. Its volume story lives on the universities post.

How to read “most cited Malaysian scientists 2026”

Global rank (rank_all) is the Directory’s default sort for this table.
Citations (all) is total_citations_all in the same payload — useful, not identical to rank.
Profiles also expose ranks and citations with self-citations excluded (the Directory ns fields) — see Malaysia self-cited scientists.
A certificate is an overlay on the same profile: /certificate/{slug}.

Malaysia cluster and related Directory pages

FAQ

Who is the top Malaysia researcher on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list? Lim, Weng Marc, Sunway University, global rank 62.

Who are other highly ranked Malaysian scientists in this snapshot? Hollebeek (rank 552), Show (590), Saidur (750), Ooi (2,568). Full table above.

Does “most cited” mean the same as “best rank”? No. Show’s 13,304 citations outrank Lim’s 11,454 in raw citations, but Lim has the better composite rank_all. The country citation max is 31,599.

How do I open a profile? Use /scholar/{slug}?year=2026&listing=single_year, Directory search, or the Malaysia country page.

Should I cite the career list instead? Cite the listing you used. Career Malaysia is 515 scholars; Chisti is #1 (career rank 1,454).

Where do university counts live? Top Malaysian universities for Top 2% scientists and live institution pages such as Universiti Malaya.