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Physical Sciences research in Singapore

National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#10 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University and Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

Singapore's world rank
#10
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
34k
Top-10% rate
18.6%
Ranked institutions
20

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Singapore?

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Singapore?

Seeram Ramakrishna, Xiong Wen Lou and Hua Zhang rank highest among researchers based in Singapore, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Seeram Ramakrishna#2,487 worldwide overall621.4 of 1,665 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Xiong Wen Lou#2 worldwide overall413.2 of 569 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hua Zhang#32,598 worldwide overall516.2 of 1,852 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Cheng‐Wei Qiu#607 worldwide overall391.9 of 803 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Tai‐Shung Chung#1,758 worldwide overall377.3 of 838 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Dusit Tao Niyato#91,458 worldwide overall763.2 of 1,738 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Shuicheng Yan#2,993 worldwide overall330.4 of 783 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Lihua Xie#19,358 worldwide overall355.3 of 1,136 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Martin Pumera#15,188 worldwide overall342.1 of 1,043 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chau Yuen#23,848 worldwide overall383.7 of 1,097 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Qingyu Yan#1,390 worldwide overall284.3 of 587 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Qichun Zhang#6,216 worldwide overall300.4 of 750 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Bin Liu#22,620 worldwide overall323.3 of 1,012 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Zheng Liu#12,608 worldwide overall302.8 of 866 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Kian Ping Loh#8,629 worldwide overall291.8 of 764 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Singapore on their work in Physical 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 Physical Sciences