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Physical Sciences research in Singapore

National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Physical Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#15 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University and Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

Singapore's world rank
#18
of 157 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
34k
Top-10% rate
28.3%
Ranked institutions
31

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Singapore?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National University of SingaporeSingapore #1571.429.5%10,711
2Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore #2167.831.7%11,204
3Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore #25541.527.7%2,099
4Singapore University of Technology and DesignSingapore #56633.030.8%1,544
5Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringSingapore #70430.733.4%582
6Institute of High Performance ComputingSingapore #1,24024.730.1%523
7Centre for Quantum TechnologiesSingapore #1,31324.123.7%195
8Singapore Management UniversitySingapore #1,70721.430.6%966
9Chemical Synthesis LabSingapore #2,22218.620.4%213
10Institute of MicroelectronicsSingapore #2,96915.510.3%375
11The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in SingaporeSingapore #3,68113.237.9%65
12Earth Observatory of SingaporeSingapore #4,18611.935.9%137
13Institute for Infocomm ResearchSingapore #4,37811.425.5%418
14Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences EngineeringSingapore #4,85910.331.4%63
15Singapore Institute of TechnologySingapore #5,00310.014.4%518
16Singapore Institute of Manufacturing TechnologySingapore #5,1659.723.8%211
17Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and TechnologySingapore #5,7978.429.8%88
18Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and EnterpriseSingapore #6,6227.034.8%76
19GlobalFoundries (Singapore)Singapore #6,6507.04.4%136
20National University Health SystemSingapore #6,7706.827.0%102
21Duke-NUS Medical SchoolSingapore #7,3825.926.7%96
22Singapore University of Social SciencesSingapore #7,7685.321.5%190
23Newcastle University SingaporeSingapore #9,2813.518.9%110
24National University HospitalSingapore #9,3243.421.1%63
25Institute of Technical EducationSingapore #9,3533.49.4%136
26Singapore General HospitalSingapore #9,5213.219.9%65
27Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, SingaporeSingapore #11,1001.618.8%72
28National Parks BoardSingapore #11,98577.020.3%75
29KK Women's and Children's HospitalSingapore #12,05471.02.7%117
30Singapore Maritime InstituteSingapore #12,49233.04.0%208
31Republic PolytechnicSingapore #12,7888.03.6%66

Institutions in Singapore above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Singapore?

Rui Zhang, Shuicheng Yan and Hua Zhang rank highest among researchers based in Singapore.

  1. 1Rui Zhang#2,460 worldwide overall6k citations · 497 works
  2. 2Shuicheng Yan#10,671 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 402 works
  3. 3Hua Zhang#14,291 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 450 works
  4. 4Yan Xu#21,518 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 265 works
  5. 5Shuzhi Sam Ge#25,075 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 340 works
  6. 6Seeram Ramakrishna#29,730 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 451 works
  7. 7Tat‐Seng Chua#34,346 worldwide overall3k citations · 370 works
  8. 8Lihua Xie#43,468 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 463 works
  9. 9Weisi Lin#64,249 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 325 works
  10. 10Dusit Niyato#68,356 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 801 works
  11. 11Chau Yuen#68,399 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 557 works
  12. 12David Lo#84,973 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 322 works
  13. 13Robert H. Deng#88,146 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 262 works
  14. 14Xin Wang#103,847 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 311 works
  15. 15Peng Wang#114,703 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 293 works

How Singapore compares with other countries in Physical Sciences