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Nanyang Technological University

In research, Nanyang Technological University stands highest in Computer Science (#4 of 4,667 worldwide), Artificial Intelligence (#2 of 1,884 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#21 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Hardware and Architecture and Signal Processing — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27
of 28,054 · #68 all time
Rank in Singapore
#2
of 84
Research works
96k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2M
33.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Nanyang Technological University 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
Computer ScienceField #4 of 4,667 35.5%3,162 #30
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #2 of 1,884 36.3%1,186 #10
Physical SciencesDomain #21 of 12,888 31.7%11,204 #50
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #2 of 941 35.7%799 #8
EngineeringField #16 of 6,636 30.8%5,164 #7
Social SciencesDomain #51 of 10,521 36.2%3,088 #131
Information SystemsSubfield #8 of 1,291 41.0%245 #16
Social SciencesField #43 of 6,365 38.2%1,496 #94
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #16 of 2,318 25.6%1,611 #5
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #12 of 1,568 30.1%650 #7

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#30 #4
  2. Artificial Intelligence#10 #2
  3. Physical Sciences#50 #21
  4. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#8 #2
  5. Engineering#7 #16
  6. Social Sciences#131 #51
  7. Information Systems#16 #8
  8. Social Sciences#94 #43
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#5 #16
  10. Biomedical Engineering#7 #12
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Nanyang Technological University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 798.7 works3.8×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 66.7 works3.6×
  3. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 171.0 works3.4×
  4. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 273.6 works3.1×
  5. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 1,186.0 works3.0×
  6. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 1,610.9 works2.7×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 170 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 561 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 65 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 290 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 71 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 303 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.46× its world share, 3,162 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 202 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 259 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 5,164 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 533 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 910 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 125 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 476 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 154 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 941 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 282 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 278 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 200 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 221 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 611 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1,496 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nanyang Technological University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chen Change Loy, Xiong Wen Lou and Erik Cambria lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanyang Technological University.

  1. 1 Chen Change Loy Singapore · #75 worldwide 7.7k citations · 173 works
  2. 2 Xiong Wen Lou Singapore · #2,326 worldwide 4.2k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Erik Cambria Singapore · #2,691 worldwide 2.9k citations · 189 works
  4. 4 Josep Pou Singapore · #4,502 worldwide 1.8k citations · 137 works
  5. 5 Guang-Bin Huang Singapore · #5,224 worldwide 1.9k citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam Suganthan Singapore · #7,495 worldwide 3k citations · 166 works
  7. 7 Ching Sing Chai Singapore · #10,567 worldwide 946 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Y. D. Chong Singapore · #12,396 worldwide 1.1k citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Stephan C. Schuster Singapore · #13,995 worldwide 1.7k citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Hua Zhang Singapore · #14,291 worldwide 5.9k citations · 408 works
All ranked researchers at Nanyang Technological University

Which keywords describe research at Nanyang Technological University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Unsupervised Learning, Representation Learning, Power Electronics and Security.

▲ 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 Learning1,684▲ 3.0×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning970▲ 1.79×90 topics
  3. Neural Networks869▲ 3.4×38 topics
  4. Globalization321◆ 0.99×87 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks320▲ 2.6×14 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications314▲ 1.60×35 topics
  7. Nanomaterials292▲ 1.67×20 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties287▲ 1.79×38 topics
  9. Renewable Energy282▲ 1.19×40 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency280▲ 1.80×40 topics
  11. Nanoparticles265▲ 1.27×44 topics
  12. Security254▲ 2.4×24 topics
  13. Energy Storage251▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Graphene212▲ 1.87×12 topics
  15. Nanocomposites205▲ 1.54×22 topics
  16. Power Electronics204▲ 3.7×8 topics
  17. Renewable Energy Integration199▲ 3.6×5 topics
  18. Microstructure190▲ 2.2×19 topics
  19. Additive Manufacturing189▲ 3.7×8 topics
  20. Biosensors180▲ 2.1×12 topics
  21. Unsupervised Learning168▲ 7.2×3 topics
  22. Cathode Materials162▲ 2.5×3 topics
  23. Smart Grid161▲ 2.6×10 topics
  24. Collision Avoidance160▲ 5.3×4 topics
  25. Representation Learning156▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Autonomous Vehicles155▲ 4.5×5 topics
  27. Convolutional Networks140▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Multi-Agent Systems140▲ 4.5×6 topics
  29. Wireless Communications122▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Semi-Supervised Learning120▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. Energy Harvesting117▲ 3.9×3 topics
  32. Reinforcement Learning105▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Neuromorphic Computing103▲ 5.3×2 topics
  34. Authoritarianism101▲ 6.8×4 topics
  35. Education Policy95▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Citizenship Education94▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Ethnic Diversity90▲ 8.7×6 topics
  38. Social Cohesion87▲ 9.5×5 topics
  39. State Intervention86▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Singapore83▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Nanyang Technological University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Topic Modeling, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Socioeconomic Development in Asia and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Topic Modeling89Topic Modeling: 89 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…87Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 87 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in Asia: 83 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…81Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 81 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network …80Advanced Neural Network Applications: 80 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 77 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 75 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…73Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 73 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 72 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 70 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceBiomedical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 89 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 87 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 83 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 81 works
  5. 5 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 80 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 77 works
  7. 7 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 75 works
  8. 8 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 73 works
  9. 9 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 72 works
  10. 10 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 70 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.1%domestic only64.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nanyang Technological University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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