Social Sciences research in Singapore
National University of Singapore ranks first in Singapore for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#24 worldwide), followed by Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University.
- Singapore's world rank
- #16 of 148 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 6.2k
- Top-10% rate
- 15.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 9
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Social Sciences in Singapore?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | #24 | 63.5 | 16.7% | 2,217 |
| 2 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | #29 | 61.3 | 18.2% | 1,496 |
| 3 | Singapore Management UniversitySingapore | #709 | 24.5 | 17.0% | 440 |
| 4 | Singapore University of Technology and DesignSingapore | #1,297 | 17.6 | 14.0% | 106 |
| 5 | Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchSingapore | #1,320 | 17.4 | 17.0% | 109 |
| 6 | Singapore University of Social SciencesSingapore | #1,522 | 15.8 | 12.9% | 224 |
| 7 | Singapore Maritime InstituteSingapore | #1,762 | 14.1 | 8.2% | 572 |
| 8 | Singapore Institute of TechnologySingapore | #2,683 | 9.2 | 16.7% | 84 |
| 9 | Yale-NUS CollegeSingapore | #3,326 | 6.8 | 13.6% | 62 |
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, Edson C. Tandoc and Wei‐Jun Jean Yeung rank highest among researchers based in Singapore, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Brenda S. A. Yeoh#11,012 worldwide overall118.4 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Edson C. Tandoc#19,680 worldwide overall64.4 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Wei‐Jun Jean Yeung#31,370 worldwide overall43.0 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Shirley S. Ho#26,378 worldwide overall42.8 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
- 5James D. Sidaway#74,553 worldwide overall46.0 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Lily Kong#55,407 worldwide overall41.1 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Charlene Tan#105,145 worldwide overall41.1 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Henry Wai‐chung Yeung#28,995 worldwide overall35.3 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Orlando Woods#44,712 worldwide overall33.1 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Elaine Lynn‐Ee Ho#66,794 worldwide overall32.8 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Qiang Meng#15,047 worldwide overall32.5 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Chi‐yue Chiu#154,111 worldwide overall33.5 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Saifuddin Ahmed#48,259 worldwide overall29.9 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Tim Bunnell#83,441 worldwide overall30.3 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
- 15M. Ramesh#55,681 worldwide overall26.4 of 49 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