How does Singapore rank in Health Sciences research?

Singapore ranks #15 of 158 countries on research quality in Health Sciences (2022-now), with 16k works.

Health Sciences research in Singapore

National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#48 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University and Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

Singapore's world rank: #15
Works, 2022-now: 16k
Top-10% rate: 14.5%
Ranked institutions: 31

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This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Singapore?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	National University of SingaporeSingapore	#48	57.9	17.2%	5,305
2	Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore	#109	49.0	18.7%	1,123
3	Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore	#180	43.6	19.8%	866
4	National University Health SystemSingapore	#357	36.1	18.4%	884
5	Singapore Eye Research InstituteSingapore	#707	28.7	20.5%	217
6	Singapore National Eye CenterSingapore	#798	27.4	20.3%	216
7	Singapore General HospitalSingapore	#805	27.3	9.8%	1,385
8	SingHealthSingapore	#1,060	24.3	14.8%	334
9	National University Heart Centre SingaporeSingapore	#1,322	21.9	17.2%	215
10	Tan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore	#1,349	21.7	9.1%	767
11	National Cancer Centre SingaporeSingapore	#1,445	20.9	13.9%	348
12	National University Cancer Institute, SingaporeSingapore	#1,504	20.5	15.0%	186
13	National Heart Centre SingaporeSingapore	#1,758	18.8	13.0%	250
14	Singapore University of Technology and DesignSingapore	#1,922	17.8	17.8%	63
15	Khoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore	#2,036	17.2	8.1%	271
16	KK Women's and Children's HospitalSingapore	#2,041	17.2	6.7%	563
17	National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore	#2,092	16.9	14.4%	81
18	Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore	#2,389	15.4	15.4%	198
19	Ministry of HealthSingapore	#2,563	14.7	10.6%	121
20	Changi General HospitalSingapore	#2,772	13.8	6.4%	495
21	National Neuroscience InstituteSingapore	#3,296	12.0	9.7%	181
22	Singapore Institute of TechnologySingapore	#3,485	11.4	10.7%	168
23	Singapore Management UniversitySingapore	#3,521	11.2	17.7%	80
24	SingHealth PolyclinicsSingapore	#3,583	11.1	12.0%	107
25	National Skin CentreSingapore	#3,832	10.3	7.9%	110
26	Institute of Mental HealthSingapore	#4,109	9.6	13.0%	91
27	Woodlands Health CampusSingapore	#4,119	9.5	9.4%	117
28	Sengkang General HospitalSingapore	#4,288	9.1	5.5%	370
29	National Dental Centre of SingaporeSingapore	#4,607	8.3	15.9%	96
30	Gleneagles HospitalSingapore	#7,405	3.2	6.0%	77
31	Alexandra HospitalSingapore	#7,654	2.8	14.7%	148

Institutions in Singapore above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Singapore?

Tien Yin Wong, Carolyn S.P. Lam and Ching‐Yu Cheng rank highest among researchers based in Singapore, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1Tien Yin Wong#8,090 worldwide overall693.6 of 2,076 papers here in the top 10%
2Carolyn S.P. Lam#946 worldwide overall384.3 of 792 papers here in the top 10%
3Ching‐Yu Cheng#14,497 worldwide overall221.3 of 640 papers here in the top 10%
4Seang‐Mei Saw#16,337 worldwide overall208.2 of 583 papers here in the top 10%
5Rob M. van Dam#2,382 worldwide overall164.9 of 346 papers here in the top 10%
6Tin Aung#69,450 worldwide overall202.0 of 812 papers here in the top 10%
7U. Rajendra Acharya#22,337 worldwide overall227.6 of 462 papers here in the top 10%
8Mark Dhinesh Muthiah#7,410 worldwide overall125.0 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
9Yih Chung Tham#10,340 worldwide overall126.5 of 314 papers here in the top 10%
10Daniel Q. Huang#10,938 worldwide overall120.7 of 271 papers here in the top 10%
11Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung#43,822 worldwide overall137.6 of 448 papers here in the top 10%
12Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian#30,387 worldwide overall130.1 of 416 papers here in the top 10%
13Cheng Han Ng#6,901 worldwide overall111.6 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
14Daniel Shu Wei Ting#2,473 worldwide overall109.0 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
15Christopher Chen#111,118 worldwide overall143.1 of 572 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Singapore on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Singapore compares with other countries in Health Sciences