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The paper aims to examine the impact of communication, particularly team communication, on the performance of R&D team performance. A quantitative research methodology was adopted utilising a cross-sectional survey to elicit responses from respondents. One hundred seventy research leaders from Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), identified from the database of the university-s Centre of Research and Innovation Management (CRIM), participated in the survey. Regression and correlation statistical techniques were used to analyse the data. The result of the study showed that all facets of team communication practices positively influence R&D team performance. This study contributes to understanding how communication practices enhancing the understanding of communication practices among the research teams. It could also assist research leaders on communication practices that they need to practice or execute when leading research teams.