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Medicine research in Singapore

National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#69 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University and Duke-NUS Medical School.

Singapore's world rank
#29
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
14k
Top-10% rate
20.4%
Ranked institutions
33

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 #6954.228.1%2,431
2Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore #32837.427.7%941
3Duke-NUS Medical SchoolSingapore #37236.025.1%863
4National University HospitalSingapore #45533.916.8%998
5National University Health SystemSingapore #48233.225.6%772
6Singapore General HospitalSingapore #62130.513.3%1,279
7Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore #1,04624.931.5%350
8National Cancer Centre SingaporeSingapore #1,41021.616.3%333
9SingHealthSingapore #1,63620.020.5%280
10Tan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore #1,65719.911.5%710
11National Heart Centre SingaporeSingapore #2,26816.518.7%242
12Singapore Eye Research InstituteSingapore #2,29516.429.9%212
13Singapore National Eye CenterSingapore #2,40215.928.5%211
14KK Women's and Children's HospitalSingapore #2,40415.99.9%514
15SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical CentreSingapore #2,51615.421.1%158
16National University Cancer Institute, SingaporeSingapore #2,60515.020.9%180
17National University Heart Centre SingaporeSingapore #2,69014.722.2%208
18Sengkang General HospitalSingapore #3,10613.17.6%340
19Alexandra HospitalSingapore #3,50011.812.0%128
20Ng Teng Fong General HospitalSingapore #3,52411.716.5%177
21SingHealth PolyclinicsSingapore #3,69911.219.0%80
22Changi General HospitalSingapore #3,88610.78.0%455
23National Neuroscience InstituteSingapore #4,05110.214.0%174
24Institute of Molecular and Cell BiologySingapore #4,2729.739.4%75
25Khoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore #4,3519.510.1%244
26National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore #4,9078.223.1%75
27Singapore Institute of TechnologySingapore #5,5456.817.1%124
28National Skin CentreSingapore #5,6366.713.9%104
29Ministry of HealthSingapore #6,0895.816.0%102
30AstraZeneca (Singapore)Singapore #6,7634.721.9%71
31Woodlands Health CampusSingapore #8,2412.610.9%106
32Institute of Mental HealthSingapore #8,3182.518.4%75
33Gleneagles HospitalSingapore #8,7561.97.9%73

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Singapore?

Ching‐Yu Cheng, Tien Yin Wong and Carolyn S.P. Lam rank highest among researchers based in Singapore.

  1. 1Ching‐Yu Cheng#1,904 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 117 works
  2. 2Tien Yin Wong#3,630 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 462 works
  3. 3Carolyn S.P. Lam#5,994 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 133 works
  4. 4Tin Aung#7,031 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 227 works
  5. 5Seang‐Mei Saw#15,647 worldwide overall918 citations · 139 works
  6. 6Jianjun Liu#127,510 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 186 works
  7. 7Mark Y. Chan#312,796 worldwide overall290 citations · 115 works
  8. 8Ecosse L. Lamoureux#595,990 worldwide overall310 citations · 174 works
  9. 9Ross A. Soo#660,688 worldwide overall175 citations · 133 works
  10. 10Vijay K. Sharma#808,375 worldwide overall138 citations · 135 works

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