Research performance evaluation of leading higher education institutions in Malaysia

We carried out a research performance analysis of leading higher education institutions in Malaysia using bibliometric data from the latest (2014) release of the Scimago Institutions Rankings (SIR). We tracked the complete performance chain: input–output–excellence– outcome–productivity using indicators that represent quantity, quality and productivity dimensions. The quantity dimensions are size-dependent, whereas the quality and productivity dimensions are sizeindependent. The largest active institutions, the most productive institutions and the fastest improving institutions over the period 2009–2014 were also identified.