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Social Sciences research in Singapore

National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#22 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University.

Singapore's world rank
#17
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
13k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
15

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Singapore?

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Singapore?

Brenda S. A. Yeoh, Kum Fai Yuen and Michael H. Frese rank highest among researchers based in Singapore, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Brenda S. A. Yeoh#11,012 worldwide overall122.1 of 289 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kum Fai Yuen#1,544 worldwide overall101.3 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael H. Frese#30,360 worldwide overall89.4 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Mark Goh#17,542 worldwide overall93.7 of 259 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gerard George#25,131 worldwide overall71.5 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Edson C. Tandoc#19,680 worldwide overall74.2 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Thompson S.H. Teo#24,333 worldwide overall73.2 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Peter C.B. Phillips#123,867 worldwide overall84.2 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Roger Ho#65,982 worldwide overall96.2 of 225 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Remus Ionuț Ilieș#4,381 worldwide overall62.2 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Erik Cambria#5,138 worldwide overall69.2 of 123 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Henrich R. Greve#7,097 worldwide overall59.0 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Henry Wai‐chung Yeung#28,995 worldwide overall60.7 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Shirley S. Ho#26,378 worldwide overall57.1 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Bin Su#20,795 worldwide overall53.1 of 86 papers here in the top 10%

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