Six Malaysian Lecturers Ranked Among World's Top 2% Scientists

KANGAR (Perlis, Malaysia), Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Six Malaysian lecturers from local public university of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) have been featured among the world's "Top 2% Scientists" by the US-based Stanford University.

The Crown Prince of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, who is also UniMAP chancellor, said the six lecturers were  Professor Dr Subash Chandra Bose Gopinath;  Professor Ts Dr Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah; Professor Ts Dr Uda Hashim; Associate Professor Ir Ts Dr Azwan Iskandar Azmi; Associate Professor Dr Liew Yun Ming and Associate Professor Dr Voon Chun Hong.

"The World's 'Top 2% Scientists' list honours those who have successfully produced a substantial number of citations across multiple disciplines, in addition to being recognised on the 'Career-long & Single Year Citation Impact' list," Tuanku Syed Faizuddin said in a statement Tuesday.

The Crown Prince’s message was displayed on a giant screen in conjunction with the sixth session of UniMAP's 18th Convocation on Monday.

Tuanku Syed Faizuddin added that the recognition demonstrates UniMAP's exceptional performance in scientific research, which has not only enhanced the reputation of the university but also the country.

"This achievement proves that UniMAP's teaching staff and academic standards are on par with those of the world's best universities," he said.

-- BERNAMA