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Medicine research in Singapore

National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Medicine research in 2022-now (#47 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University and Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

Singapore's world rank
#15
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
14k
Top-10% rate
14.1%
Ranked institutions
28
Medicine
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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 Medicine in Singapore?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National University of SingaporeSingapore #4757.516.6%4,576
2Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore #12246.918.6%941
3Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore #17842.819.8%796
4National University Health SystemSingapore #34035.618.1%772
5Singapore General HospitalSingapore #74127.09.7%1,279
6Singapore Eye Research InstituteSingapore #88925.020.5%212
7Singapore National Eye CenterSingapore #96824.020.3%211
8SingHealthSingapore #1,02323.414.5%280
9Tan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore #1,21721.59.0%710
10National University Heart Centre SingaporeSingapore #1,34520.417.1%208
11National Cancer Centre SingaporeSingapore #1,45619.513.7%333
12National University Cancer Institute, SingaporeSingapore #1,49019.315.0%180
13National Heart Centre SingaporeSingapore #1,78917.313.0%242
14KK Women's and Children's HospitalSingapore #1,88016.76.6%514
15Khoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore #1,95516.37.4%244
16National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore #2,30514.515.2%75
17Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore #2,31014.415.0%177
18Ministry of HealthSingapore #2,45813.810.5%102
19Changi General HospitalSingapore #2,48513.66.4%455
20National Neuroscience InstituteSingapore #3,04111.49.3%174
21Woodlands Health CampusSingapore #3,8058.98.9%106
22Sengkang General HospitalSingapore #3,8728.75.1%340
23Singapore Institute of TechnologySingapore #3,9118.610.3%124
24SingHealth PolyclinicsSingapore #4,1308.010.0%80
25National Skin CentreSingapore #4,2827.67.9%104
26Institute of Mental HealthSingapore #5,3435.210.4%75
27Gleneagles HospitalSingapore #6,0033.96.1%73
28Alexandra HospitalSingapore #6,8252.514.3%128

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

Who are the top Medicine 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 Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Tien Yin Wong#8,090 worldwide overall682.7 of 2,035 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Carolyn S.P. Lam#946 worldwide overall382.9 of 784 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ching‐Yu Cheng#14,497 worldwide overall213.3 of 620 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Seang‐Mei Saw#16,337 worldwide overall206.2 of 563 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Tin Aung#69,450 worldwide overall200.5 of 806 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Rob M. van Dam#2,382 worldwide overall144.4 of 296 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7U. Rajendra Acharya#22,337 worldwide overall213.5 of 437 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mark Dhinesh Muthiah#7,410 worldwide overall122.3 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Daniel Q. Huang#10,938 worldwide overall120.7 of 269 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung#43,822 worldwide overall136.9 of 447 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Yih Chung Tham#10,340 worldwide overall118.3 of 303 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Cheng Han Ng#6,901 worldwide overall107.4 of 232 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Daniel Shu Wei Ting#2,473 worldwide overall103.7 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Christopher Chen#111,118 worldwide overall139.1 of 558 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Lin‐Fa Wang#18,293 worldwide overall109.9 of 291 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Singapore on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine