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Genome Institute of Singapore

In research, Genome Institute of Singapore stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,005 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,512
of 28,054 · #5,094 all time
Rank in Singapore
#27
of 84
Research works
959
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
64.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Genome Institute of Singapore known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #3,005 of 7,800 32.4%65 #1964

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Genome Institute of Singapore sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Genome Institute of Singapore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 35.8 works9.9×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 56.6 works8.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.86× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.13× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.96× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Genome Institute of Singapore?

Ranked on the composite score, Chiea Chuen Khor, Niranjan Nagarajan and Yijun Ruan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Genome Institute of Singapore.

  1. 1 Chiea Chuen Khor Singapore · #11,092 worldwide 810 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Niranjan Nagarajan Singapore · #42,447 worldwide 500 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Yijun Ruan Singapore · #77,460 worldwide 992 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Edison T. Liu Singapore · #102,083 worldwide 425 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Jianjun Liu Singapore · #127,510 worldwide 1.6k citations · 423 works
  6. 6 Bing Lim Singapore · #150,050 worldwide 215 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Huck‐Hui Ng Singapore · #161,731 worldwide 359 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Mark Seielstad Singapore · #189,101 worldwide 697 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Qiang Yu Singapore · #232,183 worldwide 187 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Wai Leong Tam Singapore · #346,325 worldwide 96 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Genome Institute of Singapore

Which keywords describe research at Genome Institute of Singapore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Targeted Therapy, Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment, Inflammation, Genomic Instability, RNA-Seq and Cell-Free DNA.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Gene Expression8▲ 11×17 topics
  2. Cancer8▲ 4.8×30 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 1.63×54 topics
  4. Inflammation7▲ 2.8×49 topics
  5. Targeted Therapy6▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.6×25 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  8. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.0×19 topics
  9. Genomic Instability4▲ 31×2 topics
  10. RNA-Seq4▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.1×18 topics
  12. Cell-Free DNA4▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Cancer Genomics4▲ 44×1 topic
  14. Mutational Signatures4▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Precision Medicine4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  16. Somatic Mutations4▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Cancer Progression4▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  19. Gene Expression Regulation3▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Gene Regulation3▲ 28×4 topics
  21. RNA methylation3▲ 28×1 topic
  22. m6A-seq3▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 5.8×11 topics
  24. Data Analysis3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  25. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 10.0×6 topics
  26. Epigenetic Reprogramming2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Innate Immunity2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  28. DNA Methylation2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Data Integration2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Cancer Epigenetics2▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Histone Modification2▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Mutation2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  33. Single-Cell2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Transcriptomics2▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Breast Cancer2▲ 7.7×9 topics
  36. Gene Therapy2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  37. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  38. Normalization2▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Resistance Mechanisms2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Translation2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Genome Institute of Singapore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, RNA modifications and cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…4Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…3RNA modifications and cancer: 3 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…2Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…2Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineDermatology

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 4 works
  2. 2 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 2 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.4%domestic only50.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Genome Institute of Singapore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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