Performance Indicators for the Advancement of Malaysian Research with Focus on Social Science and Humanities

Abstract

This paper explores the performance indicators for the advancement of research in terms of funding and publication with focus on social science research in Malaysia. Information for research funding is derived from the government agencies and from the universities involved. For publication output analysis, data from established online publication databases are compiled and evaluated. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is chosen as a case study to analyse the research output trend of social science and humanities research. The paper aims to prove an overall upward trend to social science and humanities research in UiTM, Malaysia.