Research in Singapore
Science Explorer records 227 research institutions in Singapore, Singapore. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Agency for Science, Technology and Research.
- Research institutions
- 227 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 374k ▲ 8% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 26.6% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Singapore?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National University of SingaporeUniversity | 125,091 | #18 | |
| 2 | Nanyang Technological UniversityUniversity | 96,343 | #27 | |
| 3 | Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchGovernment institution | 11,394 | #311 | |
| 4 | Singapore General HospitalHospital / health system | 10,078 | #2,999 | |
| 5 | Singapore Management UniversityUniversity | 8,865 | #1,972 | |
| 6 | National University HospitalHospital / health system | 7,185 | #2,388 | |
| 7 | Institute for Infocomm ResearchResearch facility | 5,731 | #7,143 | |
| 8 | Singapore University of Technology and DesignUniversity | 5,698 | #956 | |
| 9 | Tan Tock Seng HospitalHospital / health system | 5,182 | #5,260 | |
| 10 | Duke-NUS Medical SchoolUniversity | 4,929 | #1,633 | |
| 11 | National University Health SystemUniversity | 4,712 | #1,585 | |
| 12 | Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringResearch facility | 3,637 | #1,182 | |
| 13 | KK Women's and Children's HospitalHospital / health system | 3,608 | #7,959 | |
| 14 | Institute of High Performance ComputingResearch facility | 2,907 | #1,994 | |
| 15 | Singapore Institute of Manufacturing TechnologyResearch facility | 2,884 | #8,840 | |
| 16 | Institute of MicroelectronicsResearch facility | 2,633 | #5,168 | |
| 17 | Changi General HospitalHospital / health system | 2,460 | #11,279 | |
| 18 | National Cancer Centre SingaporeHospital / health system | 2,235 | #4,619 | |
| 19 | Chemical Synthesis LabResearch facility | 2,074 | #3,275 | |
| 20 | Data Storage InstituteResearch facility | 1,956 | #5,096 all time | |
| 21 | Institute of Molecular and Cell BiologyResearch facility | 1,935 | #2,786 | |
| 22 | Singapore Maritime InstituteResearch facility | 1,917 | #16,345 | |
| 23 | Singapore Institute of TechnologyUniversity | 1,876 | #4,382 | |
| 24 | Singapore University of Social SciencesUniversity | 1,860 | #5,601 | |
| 25 | Singapore National Eye CenterHospital / health system | 1,621 | #9,160 | |
| 26 | University of Wales Institute CardiffUniversity | 1,600 | #15,973 | |
| 27 | Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and TechnologyUniversity | 1,516 | #7,580 | |
| 28 | Singapore Eye Research InstituteResearch facility | 1,514 | #8,052 | |
| 29 | National Neuroscience InstituteHospital / health system | 1,427 | #8,307 | |
| 30 | National Heart Centre SingaporeHospital / health system | 1,331 | #7,222 | |
| 31 | SingHealthHospital / health system | 1,324 | #4,800 | |
| 32 | National University Cancer Institute, SingaporeUniversity | 1,308 | #4,478 | |
| 33 | Khoo Teck Puat HospitalHospital / health system | 1,300 | #7,668 | |
| 34 | Alexandra HospitalHospital / health system | 1,276 | #9,235 | |
| 35 | Institute of Mental HealthHospital / health system | 1,058 | #16,671 | |
| 36 | National Skin CentreHospital / health system | 1,054 | #11,337 | |
| 37 | DSO National LaboratoriesNonprofit | 1,025 | #7,887 all time | |
| 38 | Institute of Bioengineering and NanotechnologyResearch facility | 1,025 | #3,337 all time | |
| 39 | Singapore Science ParkArchive | 1,008 | #5,978 all time | |
| 40 | Singapore PolytechnicUniversity | 980 | #21,597 | |
| 41 | Genome Institute of SingaporeResearch facility | 959 | #6,512 | |
| 42 | Institute of Chemical and Engineering SciencesResearch facility | 924 | #3,750 all time | |
| 43 | Centre for Quantum TechnologiesResearch facility | 867 | #2,361 | |
| 44 | Sengkang General HospitalHospital / health system | 852 | #12,048 | |
| 45 | Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryResearch facility | 783 | #9,104 | |
| 46 | Institute of Technical EducationUniversity | 783 | #17,237 | |
| 47 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution | 779 | #12,509 | |
| 48 | GlobalFoundries (Singapore)Company | 766 | #11,505 | |
| 49 | James Cook University SingaporeUniversity | 759 | #7,962 | |
| 50 | Ngee Ann PolytechnicUniversity | 747 | #11,769 all time | |
| 51 | National University Heart Centre SingaporeHospital / health system | 746 | #9,036 | |
| 52 | National Parks BoardGovernment institution | 703 | #18,881 | |
| 53 | Bioinformatics InstituteResearch facility | 671 | #10,697 | |
| 54 | Nanyang PolytechnicUniversity | 608 | #16,100 | |
| 55 | AstraZeneca (Singapore)Company | 554 | #7,492 | |
| 56 | Republic PolytechnicUniversity | 551 | #16,726 | |
| 57 | Institute of Medical BiologyResearch facility | 549 | #8,200 all time | |
| 58 | Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences EngineeringResearch facility | 538 | #6,234 | |
| 59 | Earth Observatory of SingaporeResearch facility | 524 | #6,269 | |
| 60 | Singapore Immunology NetworkResearch facility | 507 | #3,783 |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Singapore strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Singapore is most concentrated in Hardware and Architecture, Software and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (2.4× the world share in Hardware and Architecture).
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 183.7 works2.4×
- SoftwareSubfield · 101.8 works2.3×
- Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,968.1 works2.2×
- Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 166.2 works2.2×
- Health InformaticsSubfield · 180.9 works2.2×
- OphthalmologySubfield · 403.2 works2.2×
- Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 3,586.3 works2.1×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Singapore?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Biomedical Applications, Convolutional Neural Networks and Nanoparticles.
- Singapore
- State Intervention
- Education Policy
- Neuromorphic Computing
- Unsupervised Learning
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aging
- Biosensors
- Nanocomposites
- Energy Storage
- Security
- Mechanical Properties
- Treatment
- Public Health
- Nanomaterials
- Quality of Life
- Biomedical Applications
- Sustainability
- Neural Networks
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Globalization
- Nanoparticles
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Healthcare
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Energy Efficiency
- Risk Factors
- Catalysis
- Graphene
- Tissue Engineering
- Cathode Materials
- Representation Learning
- Semi-Supervised Learning
- Authoritarianism
- Ethnic Diversity
- Social Cohesion
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Deep Learning4,551▲ 1.91×85 topics
- Machine Learning3,014▲ 1.33×97 topics
- Epidemiology2,835◆ 1.03×137 topics
- Neural Networks2,296▲ 2.1×40 topics
- Inflammation1,506◆ 1.04×83 topics
- Sustainability1,203▼ 0.71×117 topics
- Globalization1,150▼ 0.84×136 topics
- Biomedical Applications1,059▲ 1.29×36 topics
- Nanoparticles1,016▲ 1.16×44 topics
- Quality of Life992◆ 0.99×56 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks866▲ 1.70×14 topics
- Nanomaterials860▲ 1.17×20 topics
- Healthcare852◆ 1.09×39 topics
- Public Health847▼ 0.84×71 topics
- Artificial Intelligence844◆ 0.89×65 topics
- Treatment840◆ 1.00×51 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease812◆ 1.05×39 topics
- Mechanical Properties781▲ 1.16×39 topics
- Energy Efficiency751◆ 1.15×46 topics
- Security744▲ 1.64×27 topics
- Risk Factors741◆ 0.97×37 topics
- Energy Storage720▲ 1.59×13 topics
- Catalysis689▲ 1.49×29 topics
- Nanocomposites685▲ 1.22×22 topics
- Graphene668▲ 1.40×12 topics
- Biosensors625▲ 1.75×12 topics
- Tissue Engineering609▲ 1.43×13 topics
- Aging581▲ 1.56×19 topics
- Cathode Materials532▲ 1.95×3 topics
- Additive Manufacturing508▲ 2.4×8 topics
- Representation Learning412▲ 4.3×3 topics
- Unsupervised Learning405▲ 4.1×3 topics
- Semi-Supervised Learning350▲ 4.5×3 topics
- Neuromorphic Computing314▲ 3.9×2 topics
- Authoritarianism301▲ 4.9×5 topics
- Education Policy261▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Ethnic Diversity260▲ 6.0×6 topics
- State Intervention257▲ 11×3 topics
- Social Cohesion254▲ 6.6×6 topics
- Singapore231▲ 36×1 topic
What research is done in Singapore?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 295 works
- 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 264 works
- 3 Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSociology and Political Science 231 works
- 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 215 works
- 5 Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrical and Electronic Engineering 206 works
- 6 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 202 works
- 7 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 196 works
- 8 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot LearningArtificial Intelligence 192 works
- 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 191 works
- 10 Multimodal Machine Learning ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 189 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.