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Science in Singapore

Singapore ranks #13 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#11 all time), with 70k research works and 16.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#13
of 189 · #11 all time
Works, 2022-now
70k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
11.2M
30.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.42×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
2
6 in the top 1,000
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Singapore

What is Singapore strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Singapore ranks highest in Engineering (#6 of 131), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#4 of 86) and Materials Science (#5 of 87). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Informatics, Hardware and Architecture and Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #6 of 131 19.3%14,069 #8 Institutions
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #4 of 86 17.7%4,199 #5 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #5 of 87 19.0%3,019 #10 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #9 of 128 18.4%9,088 #13 Institutions
EnergyField #5 of 71 19.7%797 #7 Institutions
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #5 of 66 20.2%1,971 #5 Institutions
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #6 of 74 20.3%1,467 #9 Institutions
Materials ChemistrySubfield #6 of 71 19.3%1,749 #7 Institutions
Automotive EngineeringSubfield #5 of 56 20.7%689 #5 Institutions
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield #6 of 66 19.9%705 #6 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #8 of 87 18.0%3,590 - Institutions
Building and ConstructionSubfield #7 of 71 21.7%552 #9 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Health InformaticsSubfield · 240.2 works · #28 of 205 active here2.5×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 214.2 works · #20 of 169 active here2.4×
  3. Acoustics and UltrasonicsSubfield · 20.8 works · #20 of 108 active here2.3×
  4. OphthalmologySubfield · 472.6 works · #26 of 207 active here2.2×
  5. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 2,226.5 works · #21 of 204 active here2.2×
  6. SoftwareSubfield · 112.6 works · #25 of 160 active here2.2×
  7. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 186.0 works · #30 of 202 active here2.2×
  8. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 4,162.6 works · #23 of 219 active here2.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1,343 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 4,230 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 726 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 1,333 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 191 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 362 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 1,212 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.69× its world share, 10k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 702 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 909 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 16k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 2,665 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 3,416 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 671 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 1,918 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 253 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 1,689 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 16k worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 276 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 36 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1,030 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 1,712 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 835 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 1,372 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 2,538 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 6,908 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science1.69×10k works
  2. Engineering1.32×16k works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.31×362 works
  4. Energy1.25×909 works
  5. Materials Science1.24×3,416 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.10×835 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.09×1,918 works
  8. Medicine1.09×16k works
  9. Psychology1.06×2,538 works
  10. Neuroscience1.04×1,333 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×4,230 works
  12. Chemistry0.98×1,212 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×726 works
  14. Health Professions0.81×1,689 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×1,372 works
  16. Mathematics0.72×671 works
  17. Nursing0.71×276 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×191 works
  19. Social Sciences0.69×6,908 works
  20. Environmental Science0.68×2,665 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×1,712 works
  22. Dentistry0.66×253 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×702 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.45×1,030 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×1,343 works
  26. Veterinary0.34×36 works

Which fields of science does Singapore work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Singapore is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Engineering (20%), Computer Science (13%).

Physical Sciences: 38k fractional works · 48.0% of its workEngineering: 16k fractional works · 19.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4,623 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2,447 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,642 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,167 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,107 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 927 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 747 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 608 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 529 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 513 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 429 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 399 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 276 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 180 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10k fractional works · 13.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4,163 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2,227 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1,087 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,053 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 491 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 452 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 263 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 238 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 214 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 196 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3,416 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,979 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 525 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 367 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 351 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 194 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,665 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 483 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 401 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 396 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 329 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 277 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 223 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 189 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 169 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 198 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,918 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,030 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 359 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 193 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 336 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1,212 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 672 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 216 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 325 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 909 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 805 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 702 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 168 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 158 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 377 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 671 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 213 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 458 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 362 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 213 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 149 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 19k fractional works · 23.8% of its workMedicine: 16k fractional works · 20.9% of its workSurgery: 2,101 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,220 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1,196 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,122 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 985 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 966 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 963 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 807 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 615 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 478 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 475 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 473 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 454 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 414 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 369 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 349 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 275 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 242 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 240 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 229 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 228 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 227 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 199 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 188 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 188 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 186 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 171 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 167 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 965 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1,689 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 868 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 164 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 657 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 276 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 226 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 253 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 36 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14k fractional works · 18.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,908 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,275 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1,459 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 718 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 333 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 292 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 251 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 235 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 194 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 182 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 176 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 791 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 2,538 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 714 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 706 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 518 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 357 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 189 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,712 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 468 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 319 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 248 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 245 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 244 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 189 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,372 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 929 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 298 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 145 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,030 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 245 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 178 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 607 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 835 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 486 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 170 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 180 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7,824 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4,230 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,503 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 527 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 314 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 256 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 630 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,343 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 426 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 300 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 191 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 426 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1,333 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 720 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 238 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 197 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 178 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 726 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 534 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 192 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 191 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSingapore79kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering16k19.8%
    2. Computer Science10k13.2%
    3. Materials Science3,4164.3%
    4. Environmental Science2,6653.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,9182.4%
    6. Chemistry1,2121.5%
    7. Energy9091.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences7020.9%
    9. Mathematics6710.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering3620.5%
    1. Medicine16k20.9%
    2. Health Professions1,6892.1%
    3. Nursing2760.3%
    4. Dentistry2530.3%
    5. Veterinary360.0%
    1. Social Sciences6,9088.8%
    2. Psychology2,5383.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1,7122.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,3721.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities1,0301.3%
    6. Decision Sciences8351.1%
  4. Life Sciences7,8249.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4,2305.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,3431.7%
    3. Neuroscience1,3331.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology7260.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1910.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Singapore?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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 Learning5,202▲ 1.91×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning3,492▲ 1.33×97 topics
  3. Epidemiology3,267◆ 1.04×137 topics
  4. Neural Networks2,630▲ 2.2×40 topics
  5. Inflammation1,732◆ 1.03×83 topics
  6. Sustainability1,359▼ 0.71×122 topics
  7. Globalization1,296▼ 0.84×141 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications1,179▲ 1.26×36 topics
  9. Nanoparticles1,138◆ 1.15×44 topics
  10. Quality of Life1,134◆ 1.00×58 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence1,038◆ 0.92×65 topics
  12. Healthcare988◆ 1.10×40 topics
  13. Public Health972▼ 0.85×72 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks965▲ 1.68×14 topics
  15. Nanomaterials954▲ 1.16×21 topics
  16. Treatment951◆ 0.99×52 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease949◆ 1.06×39 topics
  18. Mechanical Properties890◆ 1.15×39 topics
  19. Security859▲ 1.63×28 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency849▲ 1.17×46 topics
  21. Risk Factors845◆ 0.97×37 topics
  22. Big Data843◆ 1.12×35 topics
  23. Energy Storage803▲ 1.57×13 topics
  24. Catalysis791▲ 1.51×29 topics
  25. Nanocomposites746▲ 1.20×22 topics
  26. Graphene733▲ 1.38×12 topics
  27. Tissue Engineering674▲ 1.41×13 topics
  28. Biosensors673▲ 1.74×12 topics
  29. Aging661▲ 1.54×19 topics
  30. Medical Imaging624▲ 1.50×9 topics
  31. Precision Medicine603▲ 1.54×8 topics
  32. Cathode Materials596▲ 1.95×3 topics
  33. Additive Manufacturing565▲ 2.3×8 topics
  34. Representation Learning507▲ 4.1×3 topics
  35. Unsupervised Learning478▲ 4.0×3 topics
  36. Semi-Supervised Learning415▲ 4.3×3 topics
  37. Authoritarianism333▲ 4.8×5 topics
  38. Social Cohesion283▲ 6.0×6 topics
  39. State Intervention282▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Singapore254▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Singapore publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Topic Modeling, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Socioeconomic Development in Asia.

Topic Modeling342Topic Modeling: 342 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 288 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…254Socioeconomic Development in Asia: 254 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 240 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learning Applications: 238 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …237Advanced Neural Network Applications: 237 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 226 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 222 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…221Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 221 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 220 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 220 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…205Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 205 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceBiomedical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceHealth Informatics4 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 342 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 288 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 254 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 240 works
  5. 5 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 238 works
  6. 6 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 237 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 226 works
  8. 8 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 222 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 221 works
  10. 10 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 220 works
  11. 11 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 220 works
  12. 12 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 205 works

How many world-class institutions does Singapore hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #13 of 189 #11 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #15 of 204 #18 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

in the world top 502101st to 500th1501st to 1,000th3

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 6 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Singapore lead research?

National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Agency for Science, Technology and Research rank highest in Singapore on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 15.5%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Nanyang Technologica…Singapore University…Agency for Science, …National University …
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1National University of SingaporeUniversity · Singapore · #15 worldwide17.6% top 10% · 25k works
  2. 2Nanyang Technological UniversityUniversity · Singapore · #39 worldwide20.6% top 10% · 17k works
  3. 3Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchGovernment institution · Singapore · #141 worldwide17.8% top 10% · 6.9k works
  4. 4Singapore University of Technology and DesignUniversity · Singapore · #608 worldwide18.2% top 10% · 1.9k works
  5. 5National University Health SystemUniversity · Singapore · #927 worldwide18.2% top 10% · 1.3k works
  6. 6Singapore Management UniversityUniversity · Singapore · #937 worldwide16.9% top 10% · 2.2k works
  7. 7Singapore Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Singapore · #2,229 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 943 works
  8. 8Singapore University of Social SciencesUniversity · Singapore · #2,293 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 725 works
  9. 9Singapore General HospitalHospital / health system · Singapore · #2,404 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 1.7k works
  10. 10Singapore Eye Research InstituteResearch facility · Singapore · #3,613 worldwide20.2% top 10% · 279 works
  11. 11KK Women's and Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Singapore · #3,736 worldwide6.5% top 10% · 892 works
  12. 12SingHealthHospital / health system · Singapore · #3,737 worldwide15.7% top 10% · 442 works
  13. 13Tan Tock Seng HospitalHospital / health system · Singapore · #4,029 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 945 works
  14. 14Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences EngineeringResearch facility · Singapore · #4,150 worldwide22.5% top 10% · 133 works
  15. 15National University Cancer Institute, SingaporeUniversity · Singapore · #4,622 worldwide15.8% top 10% · 332 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Singapore

Who are the top researchers in Singapore?

Xiong Wen Lou, Chen Change Loy and Florent Ginhoux rank highest among researchers based in Singapore.

  1. 1 Xiong Wen Lou #2 worldwide 155k citations · 583 works
  2. 2 Chen Change Loy #50 worldwide 86k citations · 611 works
  3. 3 Florent Ginhoux #118 worldwide 98k citations · 704 works
  4. 4 Kanyi Pu #240 worldwide 52k citations · 393 works
  5. 5 Cheng‐Wei Qiu #607 worldwide 67k citations · 973 works
  6. 6 Xiaoyuan Shawn Chen #608 worldwide 63k citations · 741 works
  7. 7 Hong Jin Fan #756 worldwide 61k citations · 492 works
  8. 8 Carolyn S.P. Lam #946 worldwide 108k citations · 1,006 works
  9. 9 Zhi Wei Seh #959 worldwide 45k citations · 199 works
  10. 10 Jiashi Feng #1,073 worldwide 57k citations · 648 works
Top researchers in Singapore

Which cities in Singapore are research hubs?

  1. 1 SingaporeSingapore 374k works

How open and international is Singapore's research?

33% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 34% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 50% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 48% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.89× the expected open access and 2.06× the expected international share, which puts it #134 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Singapore's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Singapore as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.31% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%0.60%Singapore0.32% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Singapore over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 14.5% of its 375k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%Singapore15.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2024.

Which countries have research most like Singapore's?

Taiwan is Singapore's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Singapore's, with both strong in Chemical Engineering.

  1. 1 TaiwanBoth strong in Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Energy 0.74 Compare
  2. 2 ChinaBoth strong in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science 0.56 Compare
  3. 3 North KoreaBoth strong in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Energy 0.51 Compare
  4. 4 South KoreaBoth strong in Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Energy 0.46 Compare
  5. 5 United Arab EmiratesBoth strong in Computer Science, Engineering, Energy 0.43 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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What is Singapore strongest at in research?

On research quality in 2022-now, Singapore ranks highest in Engineering (#6 of 131), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#4 of 86) and Materials Science (#5 of 87). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Informatics, Hardware and Architecture and Acoustics and Ultrasonics.

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