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PROF. MADYA DR. NIK AHMAD SUFIAN BIN BURHAN @ JAOHARI
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
nikahmadsufian@upm.edu.my
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PROFESSIONAL

NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) NIK AHMAD SUFIAN BIN BURHAN @ JAOHARI
MANAGERIAL POSITION :
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
ENTITY :

PERMANENT POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

FIELD OF SUPERVISION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT / ECONOMICS / HUMAN DEVELOPMENT / SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION
PHD
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN, PENGKALAN CHEPA, KELANTAN
Graduated : 2016
MASTER EKONOMI
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2011
BACELOR SAINS (BIOLOGI)
UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN IDRIS, TANJUNG MALIM, PERAK
Graduated : 2009
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
1. The higher intelligence of the ‘creative minority’ provides the infrastructure for entrepreneurial innovation
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
2. A Conceptual Framework on Climate Change Sensitivity and Technology Adoption Among Farmers
    Journal type: MYCITE
3. Social Classes of Intelligence, Economic Growth and Technological Achievement: Robust Regression and Outlier Detection
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
4. Intellectual giftedness for leadership: How robust is the crime reducing effect of intellectual class?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
5. Populations with Higher Average Intelligence Are Healthier, but Do They Smoke Fewer Cigarettes?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
6. Does good governance strengthen the intelligence-happiness nexus?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
7. Financial Prudence and Time Mastery: Lived Experiences of Urban Low-Income Working Mothers in Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
8. B40 Health Micro Takaful’s Working Framework in Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
9. Assessing the Effects of Oil Spill on Clean-up Workers and Communities’ Participation in Imo State Nigeria
    Journal type: MYCITE
10. IQ and Governance Contribute to Entrepreneurship, but in Different Ways
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
11. The economic impact of oil spill on communities in Imo State and the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
    Journal type: MYCITE
12. The Moderating Effect of Risk-Taking Propensity on the Relationship between Perception towards Insurable Risks and General Takaful Demand Among SMEs
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
13. Does Happiness Boost the Impact of Intelligence on Economic Growth?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
14. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) on Community-Oriented Policing in Malaysian Neighbourhoods
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
15. The impact of low, average, and high IQ on economic growth and technological progress: Do all individuals contribute equally?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
16. Manifestation of Cocoa Commodity Issues: A Pragmatic Analysis of a Comparison of Newspaper Headlines between Malaysia and Indonesia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
17. National intelligence, basic human needs, and their effect on economic growth
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
18. Crimes and the Bell curve: the role of people with high, average, and low intelligence
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
19. Has globalization triggered collective impact of national intelligence on economic growth?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
20. National intelligence and private health expenditure: do high IQ societies spend more on health insurance?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
21. Why are cognitive abilities of children so different across countries? the link between major socioeconomic factors and PISA test scores
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
22. Hurdles NGO Face When Fostering Education Among Indigenous Communities in Chittagong Hill Tracts
    Journal type: MYCITE
23. Materialism and Big-Five Personality Traits Shaping Low-Income University Students’ Compulsive Online-Buying Behavior
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
24. Gender Inequalities in Reproductive Rights Among Rohingya Women: A Matter of Health, Education, and Income
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
25. Resiliency and Sustainability after Oil Spill in Imo State and the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
    Journal type: MYCITE
26. Cognitive ability and economic growth: how much happiness is optimal?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
27. The cognitive wealth of nations: A cross-country analysis of entrepreneurial abilities, innovation in STEM, and competitiveness in education
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
28. Keberkesanan program kepolisan komuniti dalam pencegahan jenayah di kawasan pentadbiran Balai Polis Taman Melawati Ampang
    Journal type: MYCITE
29. Faktor Pelanggaran Integriti Organisasi - Kajian Kes Terhadap Anggota Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) di Kontinjen Selangor
    Journal type: MYCITE
30. Is Police Force Size Related to Crime Rates?
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
31. Cultural Attitudes of Rohingya Men and Women on Reproductive Decision-Making
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
32. Why It Can Be Wise for Smart People to Listen to Their Government Sometimes: A Painful Lesson from the International Pattern of COVID-19 Death Rates
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
33. Factors Driving The Involvement of Malay Youths in The Election Process in Malaysia
    Journal type: MYCITE
34. Happiness among Low-Income Adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Is Linked to Other Social Factors, not Income Level
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
35. Kesan Kemurahan Hati dan Sokongan Sosial Terhadap Kebahagiaan Individu Berpendapatan Tinggi (T20) di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Journal type: MYCITE
36. When Income isn’t a Factor, What Makes Kuala Lumpur’s Upper-Class (T20) Households Happy? The Role of Generosity and Social Support
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
37. Mediating Effect of Technology Adoption: Agricultural Extension Services Enhances Sustainability of Smallholder Tea Farmers in Sri Lanka
    Journal type: MYCITE
38. Enhancing Farmers' Adaptive Capacity through Economic, Political, Cultural, and Institutional Sensitivities to Climate Change
    Journal type: MYCITE
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2016
Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D (UMK)
2011
Master of Economics, M.Econ (UPM)
2009
Bachelor of Education, B.Ed (Biological Science) (UPSI)
PUBLICATION
2024
When Income isn’t a Factor, What Makes Kuala Lumpur’s Upper-Class (T20) Households Happy? The Role of Generosity and Social Support
2024
Happiness among Low-Income Adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Is Linked to Other Social Factors, not Income Level
2024
Why It Can Be Wise for Smart People to Listen to Their Government Sometimes: A Painful Lesson from the International Pattern of COVID-19 Death Rates
2023
Cultural Attitudes of Rohingya Men and Women on Reproductive Decision-Making
2023
Is Police Force Size Related to Crime Rates?
2023
Cognitive ability and economic growth: how much happiness is optimal?
2022
Manifestation of Cocoa Commodity Issues: A Pragmatic Analysis of a Comparison of Newspaper Headlines between Malaysia and Indonesia
2022
Materialism and Big-Five Personality Traits Shaping Low-Income University Students’ Compulsive Online-Buying Behavior
2021
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) on Community-Oriented Policing in Malaysian Neighbourhoods
2021
Does Happiness Boost the Impact of Intelligence on Economic Growth?
2020
IQ and Governance Contribute to Entrepreneurship, but in Different Ways
2020
B40 Health Micro Takaful’s Working Framework in Malaysia
2019
Populations with Higher Average Intelligence Are Healthier, but Do They Smoke Fewer Cigarettes?
2019
Does good governance strengthen the intelligence-happiness nexus?
2018
Intellectual giftedness for leadership: How robust is the crime reducing effect of intellectual class?
2018
Social Classes of Intelligence, Economic Growth and Technological Achievement: Robust Regression and Outlier Detection
2017
The cognitive wealth of nations: A cross-country analysis of entrepreneurial abilities, innovation in STEM, and competitiveness in education
2017
Why are cognitive abilities of children so different across countries? the link between major socioeconomic factors and PISA test scores
2017
Intelligent societies smoke more cigarettes and the relationship is robust to spatial dependence
2017
The higher intelligence of the ‘creative minority’ provides the infrastructure for entrepreneurial innovation
2017
Social Classes of Intelligence, Economic Growth, and Technological Achievement: Robust Regression and Outlier Detection
2017
Intellectual Giftedness for Leadership: How Robust is the Crime Reducing Effect of Intellectual Class?
2015
National intelligence and private health expenditure: do high IQ societies spend more on health insurance?
2015
Has globalization triggered collective impact of national intelligence on economic growth?
2014
Crimes and the Bell curve: the role of people with high, average, and low intelligence
2014
The impact of low, average, and high IQ on economic growth and technological progress: Do all individuals contribute equally?
2014
National intelligence, basic human needs, and their effect on economic growth