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National Dental Centre of Singapore

In research, National Dental Centre of Singapore stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,664 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 82.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,467
of 28,054 · #20,779 all time
Rank in Singapore
#51
of 84
Research works
371
▲ 155% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is National Dental Centre 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,664 of 11,982 21.4%97 #5200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Dental Centre 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 National Dental Centre of Singapore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 82.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 49.1 works82×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 82.29× its world share, 49 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.14× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 82.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Dental Centre of Singapore?

Ranked on the composite score, Na Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Dental Centre of Singapore.

  1. 1 Na Yu Singapore · #907,065 worldwide 54 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at National Dental Centre of Singapore

Which keywords describe research at National Dental Centre of Singapore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Dental Caries, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Prevention, Fluoride, Global Burden and Social Determinants.

▲ 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. Quality of Life24▲ 13×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology24▲ 4.8×30 topics
  3. Dental Caries19▲ 159×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors12▲ 8.7×8 topics
  5. Prevention12▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Fluoride11▲ 163×2 topics
  7. Global Burden10▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Social Determinants10▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Oral Health10▲ 145×1 topic
  10. Remineralization10▲ 203×1 topic
  11. Diabetes Mellitus9▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Oral Microbiome9▲ 128×1 topic
  13. Periodontal Diseases9▲ 128×1 topic
  14. Psychological Factors8▲ 29×5 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.6×4 topics
  16. Virtual Reality6▲ 9.8×2 topics
  17. COVID-196▲ 3.2×10 topics
  18. Periodontal Disease6▲ 75×2 topics
  19. Orthodontic Tooth Movement5▲ 116×1 topic
  20. Orthognathic Surgery5▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Bone Regeneration5▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Infection Control5▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Cone-Beam CT4▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Dental Imaging4▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Dental Practice4▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Transmission Routes4▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Clinical Trials4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  29. Dental Implants4▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Peri-implant Diseases4▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Bruxism4▲ 116×1 topic
  32. Temporomandibular Disorders4▲ 116×1 topic
  33. Management4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  34. Behavioral Interventions4▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Dental Materials4▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Restorative Dentistry4▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Dental Anxiety3▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Local Anesthetics3▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Treatment Outcomes3▲ 34×3 topics
  40. Biomaterials3▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does National Dental Centre of Singapore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Health and Care Utilization, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and Dental Research and COVID-19.

Dental Health and Care Utilization: 10 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 9 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 5 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 4 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 4 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint …4Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 4 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 4 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 3 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 2 fractional works
PeriodonticsOrthodonticsGeneral DentistryOral Surgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 10 works
  2. 2 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 9 works
  3. 3 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 5 works
  4. 4 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 4 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 4 works
  8. 8 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 4 works
  9. 9 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Dental Centre of Singapore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 155% higher 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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