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Health Sciences Authority

In research, Health Sciences Authority stands highest in Medicine (#10,915 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,574 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,109
of 22,385 · #21,049 all time
Rank in Singapore
#55
of 61
Research works
351
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Health Sciences Authority

What is Health Sciences Authority known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #10,915 of 14,558 8.1%138
Health SciencesDomain #12,574 of 16,688 8.2%154

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Sciences Authority 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Health Sciences Authority work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Health Sciences Authority is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 43 fractional works · 43.6% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 40.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 26.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workToxicology: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 17.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHealth SciencesAuthority99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4040.6%
    2. Health Professions22.1%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1414.4%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics76.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    1. Chemistry44.2%
    2. Computer Science43.9%
    3. Engineering43.8%
    4. Environmental Science33.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences54.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities22.4%
    3. Psychology22.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.70× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 19.36× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.67× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 19.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics19.36×7 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.70×14 works
  3. Chemistry2.67×4 works
  4. Medicine2.11×40 works
  5. Nursing1.70×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.90×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×2 works
  8. Health Professions0.81×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.81×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×3 works
  11. Psychology0.69×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.65×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.57×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.50×4 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×1 works
  17. Energy0.37×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.36×4 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  20. Veterinary0.31×0 works
  21. Engineering0.25×4 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Health Sciences Authority?

Ranked on the quality score, Mickey Koh, Diana Teo and Sally Lam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Sciences Authority.

  1. 1 Mickey Koh Singapore · #1,043,322 worldwide 5.7k citations · 195 works
  2. 2 Diana Teo Singapore · #1,458,226 worldwide 512 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Sally Lam Singapore · #2,314,979 worldwide 480 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Paul Chui Singapore · #2,324,680 worldwide 1.2k citations · 30 works
  5. 5 D. Teo Singapore · #2,383,311 worldwide 962 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Hui Xing Tan Singapore · #3,072,578 worldwide 187 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Kevin Chong Singapore · #3,236,538 worldwide 340 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Min‐Yong Low Singapore · #3,371,171 worldwide 1.4k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Qinde Liu Singapore · #3,521,715 worldwide 667 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Yi Ju Yao Singapore · #3,547,314 worldwide 602 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Health Sciences Authority

What are the most cited papers from Health Sciences Authority?

The most cited paper from Health Sciences Authority is "Defining mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)‐derived small extracellular vesicles for therapeutic applications" (Kenneth Whitaker Witwer, Bas W. M. van Balkom, Stefania Bruno et al., 2019), with 693 citations. Next come "Human platelet lysate: Replacing fetal bovine serum as a gold standard for human cell propagation?" (544) and "International Society for Cellular Therapy perspective on immune functional assays for mesenchymal stromal cells as potency release criterion for advanced phase clinical trials" (534).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Defining mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)‐derived small extracellular vesicles for therapeutic applications Kenneth Whitaker Witwer, Bas W. M. van Balkom, Stefania Bruno et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access 29 Apr 2019 693
2 Human platelet lysate: Replacing fetal bovine serum as a gold standard for human cell propagation? Thierry Burnouf, Dirk Strunk, Mickey Koh et al. · Biomaterials 2 Nov 2015 544
3 International Society for Cellular Therapy perspective on immune functional assays for mesenchymal stromal cells as potency release criterion for advanced phase clinical trials Jacques Galipeau et al. · Cytotherapy Open access 23 Dec 2015 534
4 Lung pathology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): a study of 8 autopsy cases from Singapore Teri J. Franks, Pek Yoon Chong, Paul Chui et al. · Human Pathology Open access Aug 2003 434
5 Epidemic Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Caused by Human Enterovirus 71, Singapore Kwai Peng Chan, Kee Tai Goh, Chia Yin Chong et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 2003 389
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Health Sciences Authority?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Method Validation, Mass Spectrometry, Genomic Analysis, Forensic Toxicology, Toxicity Assessment, Designer Drugs, Drug Analysis and Ancient 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-now 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. Method Validation5▲ 93×3 topics
  2. Mass Spectrometry5▲ 32×4 topics
  3. Designer Drugs4▲ 227×1 topic
  4. Drug Analysis4▲ 227×1 topic
  5. Forensic Toxicology4▲ 163×2 topics
  6. Genomic Analysis4▲ 18×2 topics
  7. Toxicity Assessment4▲ 124×2 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 2.0×17 topics
  9. Ancient DNA4▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Human Evolution4▲ 185×2 topics
  11. Precision Medicine4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  12. Forensic Genetics4▲ 264×1 topic
  13. Population History4▲ 264×1 topic
  14. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.1×15 topics
  15. Data Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Diagnostic Errors3▲ 136×2 topics
  17. Computed Tomography3▲ 69×2 topics
  18. Post-mortem Imaging3▲ 244×1 topic
  19. Virtual Autopsy3▲ 244×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  21. Treatment3▲ 2.3×13 topics
  22. Biomarkers2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. Health Effects2▲ 4.0×12 topics
  25. Human Metabolome Database2▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Metabolomics2▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Surgical Management2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Immune Response2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  29. Vaccine2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  32. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  33. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  34. Patient Safety2▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Serotonin2▲ 46×2 topics
  36. SARS-CoV-22▲ 5.8×5 topics
  37. Civil Society2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Electronic Health Records2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Hypothermia2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Corruption2▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Health Sciences Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Forensic and Genetic Research, Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies.

Forensic Toxicology and …4Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 4 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Research: 4 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting: 1 fractional works
ToxicologyGeneticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 4 works
  2. 2 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 4 works
  3. 3 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  4. 4 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  8. 8 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Health Sciences Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Health Sciences Authority as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Health Sciences Authority0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Health Sciences Authority over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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