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National University of Singapore

In research, National University of Singapore stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#14 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#32 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Catalysis and Software — Hardware and Architecture is 2.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18
of 28,054 · #55 all time
Rank in Singapore
#1
of 84
Research works
125k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2M
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is National University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #15 of 12,888 29.5%10,711 #48
Computer ScienceField #14 of 4,667 28.0%2,501 #36
Social SciencesDomain #32 of 10,521 30.7%4,216 #111
EngineeringField #26 of 6,636 31.0%4,140 #21
Health SciencesDomain #49 of 11,982 29.0%2,930 #146
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #8 of 1,884 29.2%1,035 #25
MedicineField #69 of 10,443 28.1%2,431 #177
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #11 of 1,568 30.1%662 #12
PsychologyField #16 of 2,181 32.7%588 —
Environmental ScienceField #27 of 3,551 32.2%1,021 #42

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

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. Physical Sciences#48 #15
  2. Computer Science#36 #14
  3. Social Sciences#111 #32
  4. Engineering#21 #26
  5. Health Sciences#146 #49
  6. Artificial Intelligence#25 #8
  7. Medicine#177 #69
  8. Biomedical Engineering#12 #11
  9. Environmental Science#42 #27
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 of Singapore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 2.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 62.3 works2.8×
  2. CatalysisSubfield · 81.4 works2.8×
  3. SoftwareSubfield · 35.5 works2.8×
  4. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 149.6 works2.4×
  5. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 192.7 works2.3×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 407 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1,044 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 148 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 322 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 58 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.93× its world share, 134 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 398 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 2,501 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 184 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 298 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 4,140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 1,021 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 1,086 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 289 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 660 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 58 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 359 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 2,431 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 77 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 287 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 500 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 247 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 507 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 588 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2,088 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Singapore?

Ranked on the composite score, E Shyong Tai, Rui Zhang and A.Y.C. Nee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Singapore.

  1. 1 E Shyong Tai Singapore · #1,760 worldwide 2.3k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Rui Zhang Singapore · #2,460 worldwide 6k citations · 374 works
  3. 3 A.Y.C. Nee Singapore · #3,925 worldwide 1.8k citations · 137 works
  4. 4 Xueling Sim Singapore · #5,932 worldwide 1.2k citations · 61 works
  5. 5 James D. Sidaway Singapore · #8,089 worldwide 626 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 De Yun Wang Singapore · #8,811 worldwide 891 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Kian Ping Loh Singapore · #8,952 worldwide 2.7k citations · 123 works
  8. 8 Mark Chen Singapore · #9,113 worldwide 837 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Jiashi Feng Singapore · #10,605 worldwide 3.1k citations · 197 works
  10. 10 Shuicheng Yan Singapore · #10,671 worldwide 4.6k citations · 295 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Singapore

Which keywords describe research at National University of Singapore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications, Catalysis, Globalization, Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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 Learning1,166▲ 1.72×84 topics
  2. Machine Learning792▲ 1.22×92 topics
  3. Neural Networks670▲ 2.2×38 topics
  4. Epidemiology507▼ 0.65×131 topics
  5. Globalization462▲ 1.19×99 topics
  6. Climate Change429▼ 0.80×104 topics
  7. Sustainability417▼ 0.86×95 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications393▲ 1.67×35 topics
  9. Nanoparticles346▲ 1.39×44 topics
  10. Environmental Impact325◆ 0.96×59 topics
  11. Inflammation324▼ 0.79×82 topics
  12. Nanomaterials315▲ 1.50×19 topics
  13. Catalysis306▲ 2.3×29 topics
  14. Energy Storage259▲ 2.0×13 topics
  15. Graphene249▲ 1.83×11 topics
  16. Nanocomposites249▲ 1.56×21 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency235▲ 1.26×38 topics
  18. Economic Development227▲ 1.40×34 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering226▲ 1.86×13 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks210▲ 1.45×14 topics
  21. Cathode Materials201▲ 2.6×3 topics
  22. Metal-Organic Frameworks200▲ 2.4×6 topics
  23. Drug Delivery189▲ 1.76×16 topics
  24. Biosensors178▲ 1.75×12 topics
  25. Electrocatalysis152▲ 2.7×5 topics
  26. Entanglement135▲ 4.6×4 topics
  27. Authoritarianism128▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. Energy Harvesting124▲ 3.5×3 topics
  29. Representation Learning120▲ 4.3×3 topics
  30. Unsupervised Learning113▲ 4.0×3 topics
  31. Neuromorphic Computing113▲ 4.9×2 topics
  32. Thermal Comfort110▲ 4.2×2 topics
  33. Semi-Supervised Learning108▲ 4.9×3 topics
  34. State Intervention101▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Ethnic Diversity99▲ 7.9×5 topics
  36. Social Cohesion99▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Education Policy96▲ 7.4×5 topics
  38. Citizenship Education94▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Singapore89▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Democratization88▲ 6.8×4 topics

Which research topics does National University of Singapore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Socioeconomic Development in Asia, Topic Modeling and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…101Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 101 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…89Socioeconomic Development in Asia: 89 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 88 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 75 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 69 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 68 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 66 fractional worksAsian Studies and History65Asian Studies and History: 65 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 65 fractional worksMultimodal Machine Learning Applications: 62 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 101 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 89 works
  3. 3 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 88 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 75 works
  5. 5 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 69 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 68 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 66 works
  8. 8 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 65 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 65 works
  10. 10 Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 62 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of Singapore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.