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National University Cancer Institute, Singapore

In research, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore stands highest in Medicine (#2,605 of 10,443 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,334 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,595 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Molecular Biology — Oncology is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,478
of 28,054 · #5,288 all time
Rank in Singapore
#17
of 84
Research works
1.3k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
39.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is National University Cancer Institute, 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
MedicineField #2,605 of 10,443 20.9%180 #2470
Life SciencesDomain #2,334 of 7,800 25.4%106 #2562
Health SciencesDomain #3,595 of 11,982 21.0%186 #3166
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,005 of 3,579 25.4%88 #2336

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University Cancer Institute, 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).

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. Medicine#2,470 #2,605
  2. Life Sciences#2,562 #2,334
  3. Health Sciences#3,166 #3,595
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,336 #2,005
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 National University Cancer Institute, Singapore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 45.4 works12×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 57.0 works5.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.95× its world share, 88 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.96× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.83× its world share, 180 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 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, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University Cancer Institute, Singapore?

Ranked on the composite score, Wee Joo Chng, Cheng Ean Chee and Soo Chin Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University Cancer Institute, Singapore.

  1. 1 Wee Joo Chng Singapore · #21,085 worldwide 814 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Cheng Ean Chee Singapore · #234,529 worldwide 162 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Soo Chin Lee Singapore · #341,386 worldwide 126 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Balamurugan Vellayappan Singapore · #499,570 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Ross A. Soo Singapore · #660,688 worldwide 175 citations · 99 works
  6. 6 David S.P. Tan Singapore · #667,402 worldwide 67 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Ying Li Singapore · #708,980 worldwide 85 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Lingzhi Wang Singapore · #741,262 worldwide 51 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Takaomi Sanda Singapore · #773,503 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Joline S.J. Lim Singapore · #811,949 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National University Cancer Institute, Singapore

Which keywords describe research at National University Cancer Institute, Singapore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Radiotherapy, Targeted Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Therapy.

▲ 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. Chemotherapy30▲ 13×22 topics
  2. Cancer28▲ 6.2×45 topics
  3. Immunotherapy21▲ 8.9×15 topics
  4. Prognostic Factors20▲ 14×13 topics
  5. Radiotherapy18▲ 14×12 topics
  6. Targeted Therapy18▲ 24×4 topics
  7. Inflammation18▲ 2.6×56 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment17▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Cancer Therapy15▲ 7.9×14 topics
  10. Clinical Trials15▲ 6.7×9 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 7.9×12 topics
  12. Biomarkers13▲ 5.7×14 topics
  13. Gene Expression12▲ 5.7×14 topics
  14. Metastasis12▲ 10×11 topics
  15. Genomic Instability10▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Breast Cancer10▲ 12×10 topics
  17. Lymphoma10▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Survival Analysis10▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Precision Medicine9▲ 5.9×7 topics
  20. PET Imaging9▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Immune Checkpoint Blockade8▲ 22×1 topic
  23. PD-1 and PD-L18▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Transcriptional Regulation8▲ 15×8 topics
  25. Cancer Progression8▲ 13×8 topics
  26. Cell-Free DNA8▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Somatic Mutations8▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Cancer Genomics8▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Epigenetic Regulation8▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Mutational Signatures8▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Genomic Profiling8▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Immunity7▲ 5.5×9 topics
  33. Cancer Immunotherapy7▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Minimal Residual Disease7▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Proteasome Inhibitors7▲ 29×2 topics
  36. ALK Inhibitors6▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Cell Death6▲ 8.1×6 topics
  38. EGFR Mutations6▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Treatment Guidelines6▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Molecular Subtypes6▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does National University Cancer Institute, Singapore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and RNA modifications and cancer.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…8Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 8 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…8Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…6Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 6 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…5RNA modifications and cancer: 5 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 5 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 5 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…4CAR-T cell therapy research: 4 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…4Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…4Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 4 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…3Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 3 fractional works
OncologyCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 8 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 8 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 5 works
  6. 6 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 5 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 4 works
  8. 8 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 4 works
  10. 10 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 3 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.7%domestic only53.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University Cancer Institute, Singapore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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