KUALA NERUS, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) has received international recognition as 26 of its lecturers have been listed among the top two per cent of 2025 scientists based on assessments by Stanford University and leading academic publisher Elsevier from the United States.
Its vice-chancellor, Prof Dr Mohd Zamri Ibrahim said the list was published by Elsevier through a report titled 'Updated Science-Wide Author Databases of Standardised Citation Indicators' eighth edition, which evaluates researchers' impact based on standard selection indicators.
He said that a total of seven UMT lecturers were listed in the Whole Career Category, while another 19 were in the Single-Year Category for 2024.
He said the achievement proves the ability of UMT researchers to compete globally, in addition to being a great honour for the university.
“It is also proof of UMT's significant contribution of expert manpower in the production of new knowledge, high-impact research, and innovations that benefit society and the country. This success aligns with UMT's efforts to strengthen its position as a competitive university focused on marine and aquatic resources on the world stage.
"UMT is very proud of this achievement, which proves that our scientists can stand alongside the best researchers in the world," he said in a statement today.
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