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Social Sciences research in Singapore

Nanyang Technological University ranks first in Singapore for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#43 worldwide), followed by National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University.

Singapore's world rank
#42
of 151 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.2k
Top-10% rate
29.8%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Singapore?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore #4357.138.2%1,496
2National University of SingaporeSingapore #6053.231.6%2,088
3Singapore Management UniversitySingapore #81323.532.0%440
4Singapore University of Social SciencesSingapore #86022.928.8%224
5Singapore Maritime InstituteSingapore #2,13612.58.6%572
6Singapore Institute of TechnologySingapore #2,52510.638.2%84
7James Cook University SingaporeSingapore #2,63410.148.9%82
8Singapore University of Technology and DesignSingapore #3,0348.529.8%106
9Duke-NUS Medical SchoolSingapore #3,9795.428.1%68
10Yale-NUS CollegeSingapore #4,4434.125.7%62

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Singapore?

Brenda S. A. Yeoh, Charlene Tan and Tao Li rank highest among researchers based in Singapore.

  1. 1Brenda S. A. Yeoh#46,404 worldwide overall446 citations · 105 works
  2. 2Charlene Tan#173,823 worldwide overall239 citations · 95 works
  3. 3Tao Li#1,106,644 worldwide overall42 citations · 376 works

How Singapore compares with other countries in Social Sciences