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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of SingaporeUniversity 125,091 #18
2Nanyang Technological UniversityUniversity 96,343 #27
3Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchGovernment institution 11,394 #311
4Singapore General HospitalHospital / health system 10,078 #2,999
5Singapore Management UniversityUniversity 8,865 #1,972
6National University HospitalHospital / health system 7,185 #2,388
7Institute for Infocomm ResearchResearch facility 5,731 #7,143
8Singapore University of Technology and DesignUniversity 5,698 #956
9Tan Tock Seng HospitalHospital / health system 5,182 #5,260
10Duke-NUS Medical SchoolUniversity 4,929 #1,633
11National University Health SystemUniversity 4,712 #1,585
12Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringResearch facility 3,637 #1,182
13KK Women's and Children's HospitalHospital / health system 3,608 #7,959
14Institute of High Performance ComputingResearch facility 2,907 #1,994
15Singapore Institute of Manufacturing TechnologyResearch facility 2,884 #8,840
16Institute of MicroelectronicsResearch facility 2,633 #5,168
17Changi General HospitalHospital / health system 2,460 #11,279
18National Cancer Centre SingaporeHospital / health system 2,235 #4,619
19Chemical Synthesis LabResearch facility 2,074 #3,275
20Data Storage InstituteResearch facility 1,956 #5,096 all time
21Institute of Molecular and Cell BiologyResearch facility 1,935 #2,786
22Singapore Maritime InstituteResearch facility 1,917 #16,345
23Singapore Institute of TechnologyUniversity 1,876 #4,382
24Singapore University of Social SciencesUniversity 1,860 #5,601
25Singapore National Eye CenterHospital / health system 1,621 #9,160
26University of Wales Institute CardiffUniversity 1,600 #15,973
27Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and TechnologyUniversity 1,516 #7,580
28Singapore Eye Research InstituteResearch facility 1,514 #8,052
29National Neuroscience InstituteHospital / health system 1,427 #8,307
30National Heart Centre SingaporeHospital / health system 1,331 #7,222
31SingHealthHospital / health system 1,324 #4,800
32National University Cancer Institute, SingaporeUniversity 1,308 #4,478
33Khoo Teck Puat HospitalHospital / health system 1,300 #7,668
34Alexandra HospitalHospital / health system 1,276 #9,235
35Institute of Mental HealthHospital / health system 1,058 #16,671
36National Skin CentreHospital / health system 1,054 #11,337
37DSO National LaboratoriesNonprofit 1,025 #7,887 all time
38Institute of Bioengineering and NanotechnologyResearch facility 1,025 #3,337 all time
39Singapore Science ParkArchive 1,008 #5,978 all time
40Singapore PolytechnicUniversity 980 #21,597
41Genome Institute of SingaporeResearch facility 959 #6,512
42Institute of Chemical and Engineering SciencesResearch facility 924 #3,750 all time
43Centre for Quantum TechnologiesResearch facility 867 #2,361
44Sengkang General HospitalHospital / health system 852 #12,048
45Temasek Life Sciences LaboratoryResearch facility 783 #9,104
46Institute of Technical EducationUniversity 783 #17,237
47Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 779 #12,509
48GlobalFoundries (Singapore)Company 766 #11,505
49James Cook University SingaporeUniversity 759 #7,962
50Ngee Ann PolytechnicUniversity 747 #11,769 all time
51National University Heart Centre SingaporeHospital / health system 746 #9,036
52National Parks BoardGovernment institution 703 #18,881
53Bioinformatics InstituteResearch facility 671 #10,697
54Nanyang PolytechnicUniversity 608 #16,100
55AstraZeneca (Singapore)Company 554 #7,492
56Republic PolytechnicUniversity 551 #16,726
57Institute of Medical BiologyResearch facility 549 #8,200 all time
58Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences EngineeringResearch facility 538 #6,234
59Earth Observatory of SingaporeResearch facility 524 #6,269
60Singapore 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.

National University of Singapore: 35.6%Nanyang Technological University: 27.4%Agency for Science, Technology and Research: 3.2%Singapore General Hospital: 2.9%56 others listed: 30.9%36%largest
National University of Singapore125k · 35.6%Nanyang Technological University96k · 27.4%Agency for Science, Technology and Research11k · 3.2%Singapore General Hospital10k · 2.9%56 others listed109k · 30.9%

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).

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 183.7 works2.4×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 101.8 works2.3×
  3. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 1,968.1 works2.2×
  4. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 166.2 works2.2×
  5. Health InformaticsSubfield · 180.9 works2.2×
  6. OphthalmologySubfield · 403.2 works2.2×
  7. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 3,586.3 works2.1×
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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.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

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
  1. Deep Learning4,551▲ 1.91×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning3,014▲ 1.33×97 topics
  3. Epidemiology2,835◆ 1.03×137 topics
  4. Neural Networks2,296▲ 2.1×40 topics
  5. Inflammation1,506◆ 1.04×83 topics
  6. Sustainability1,203▼ 0.71×117 topics
  7. Globalization1,150▼ 0.84×136 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications1,059▲ 1.29×36 topics
  9. Nanoparticles1,016▲ 1.16×44 topics
  10. Quality of Life992◆ 0.99×56 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks866▲ 1.70×14 topics
  12. Nanomaterials860▲ 1.17×20 topics
  13. Healthcare852◆ 1.09×39 topics
  14. Public Health847▼ 0.84×71 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence844◆ 0.89×65 topics
  16. Treatment840◆ 1.00×51 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease812◆ 1.05×39 topics
  18. Mechanical Properties781▲ 1.16×39 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency751◆ 1.15×46 topics
  20. Security744▲ 1.64×27 topics
  21. Risk Factors741◆ 0.97×37 topics
  22. Energy Storage720▲ 1.59×13 topics
  23. Catalysis689▲ 1.49×29 topics
  24. Nanocomposites685▲ 1.22×22 topics
  25. Graphene668▲ 1.40×12 topics
  26. Biosensors625▲ 1.75×12 topics
  27. Tissue Engineering609▲ 1.43×13 topics
  28. Aging581▲ 1.56×19 topics
  29. Cathode Materials532▲ 1.95×3 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing508▲ 2.4×8 topics
  31. Representation Learning412▲ 4.3×3 topics
  32. Unsupervised Learning405▲ 4.1×3 topics
  33. Semi-Supervised Learning350▲ 4.5×3 topics
  34. Neuromorphic Computing314▲ 3.9×2 topics
  35. Authoritarianism301▲ 4.9×5 topics
  36. Education Policy261▲ 5.7×6 topics
  37. Ethnic Diversity260▲ 6.0×6 topics
  38. State Intervention257▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Social Cohesion254▲ 6.6×6 topics
  40. Singapore231▲ 36×1 topic

What research is done in Singapore?

  1. 1 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 295 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 264 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in AsiaSociology and Political Science 231 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 215 works
  5. 5 Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrical and Electronic Engineering 206 works
  6. 6 Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 202 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 196 works
  8. 8 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot LearningArtificial Intelligence 192 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 191 works
  10. 10 Multimodal Machine Learning ApplicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 189 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.