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Nanyang Polytechnic

In research, Nanyang Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,575 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#6,266 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,649 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,100
of 28,054 · #13,479 all time
Rank in Singapore
#59
of 84
Research works
608
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Nanyang Polytechnic 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,575 of 21,541 22.3%340
EngineeringField #6,266 of 11,412 23.4%154
Social SciencesDomain #11,649 of 16,945 28.4%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nanyang Polytechnic 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).

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: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.93× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.62× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nanyang Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Educational Technology, Student Engagement, Lifelong Learning, Virtual Reality, Online Learning, Learning Analytics and Higher Education.

▲ 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. Deep Learning8▲ 2.5×27 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.60×22 topics
  3. Educational Technology5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  4. Online Learning4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  5. Student Engagement4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  6. Virtual Reality3▲ 7.1×10 topics
  7. Lifelong Learning3▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Globalization3▲ 1.65×7 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.88×10 topics
  10. Higher Education3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  11. E-Learning3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  12. Learning Analytics3▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.0×10 topics
  14. Computer Vision2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  15. Education Policy2▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Asset Pricing2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Educational Data Mining2▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Machine Vision2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  19. Massive Open Online Courses2▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Motivation2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  21. Power Electronics2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  23. Student Satisfaction2▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Collaborative Learning2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Multiculturalism2▲ 9.0×1 topic
  26. Singapore2▲ 190×1 topic
  27. Distance Education2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  28. Market Efficiency2▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Stock Returns2▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Blended Learning1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Competency-Based Education1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Fabric Defect Detection1▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Instructional Design1▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Texture Analysis1▲ 6.4×1 topic
  35. Community of Inquiry1▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Self-Regulation1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  37. Social Presence1▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Adaptive Learning1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Fault Tolerance1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Water Quality Monitoring1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Nanyang Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online Learning and Analytics, Socioeconomic Development in Asia, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection.

Online Learning and Anal…2Online Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…2Socioeconomic Development in Asia: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…2Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methods: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …1Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 1 fractional worksHuman Motion and Animation: 1 fractional worksData Quality and Managem…1Data Quality and Management: 1 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsSociology and Political ScienceFinanceIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 2 works
  4. 4 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 1 works
  7. 7 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 Human Motion and Animation Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanyang Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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