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Ngee Ann Polytechnic

In research, Ngee Ann Polytechnic stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,546 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#3,730 of 14,558 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,883 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,197
of 34,923
Rank in Singapore
#23
of 92
Research works
747
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
43.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.60×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Ngee Ann Polytechnic

What is Ngee Ann 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,546 of 16,688 33.3%141
MedicineField #3,730 of 14,558 34.6%128
EngineeringField #3,883 of 9,532 11.7%243
Physical SciencesDomain #8,722 of 17,446 13.9%441

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ngee Ann 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ngee Ann Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Ngee Ann Polytechnic is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 41.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 10.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 24.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNgee AnnPolytechnic57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering814.0%
    2. Computer Science610.7%
    3. Environmental Science46.2%
    4. Materials Science34.8%
    5. Energy22.6%
    6. Mathematics11.2%
    7. Chemistry00.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine1424.0%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences712.4%
    2. Psychology34.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Neuroscience36.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.71× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.88× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.71×3 works
  2. Energy2.88×2 works
  3. Nursing1.91×0 works
  4. Psychology1.44×2 works
  5. Computer Science1.38×6 works
  6. Materials Science1.36×3 works
  7. Medicine1.25×14 works
  8. Environmental Science1.24×4 works
  9. Mathematics0.99×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.98×7 works
  11. Engineering0.93×8 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.72×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.64×0 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.63×0 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.50×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×1 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.40×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.30×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.15×0 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ngee Ann Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, U. Rajendra Acharya, Shu Lih Oh and Jen Hong Tan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

  1. 1 U. Rajendra Acharya Singapore · #22,337 worldwide 92k citations · 1,133 works
  2. 2 Shu Lih Oh Singapore · #87,667 worldwide 11k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Jen Hong Tan Singapore · #129,003 worldwide 13k citations · 131 works
  4. 4 S. Vinitha Sree Singapore · #132,825 worldwide 5.1k citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Vidya K. Sudarshan Singapore · #174,326 worldwide 3.5k citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Oliver Faust Singapore · #187,724 worldwide 8.3k citations · 150 works
  7. 7 Muthu Rama Krishnan Mookiah Singapore · #209,457 worldwide 2.6k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Chua Kuang Chua Singapore · #216,804 worldwide 3.5k citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Joel E.W. Koh Singapore · #281,259 worldwide 4k citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Choo Min Lim Singapore · #317,086 worldwide 5.9k citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Ngee Ann Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Ngee Ann Polytechnic is "Heart rate variability: a review" (U. Rajendra Acharya, K. Paul Joseph, N. Kannathal et al., 2006), with 2,846 citations. Next come "A review of uncertainty quantification in deep learning: Techniques, applications and challenges" (2,702) and "Automated detection of COVID-19 cases using deep neural networks with X-ray images" (2,702).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heart rate variability: a review U. Rajendra Acharya, K. Paul Joseph, N. Kannathal et al. · Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 16 Nov 2006 2,846
2 A review of uncertainty quantification in deep learning: Techniques, applications and challenges Moloud Abdar, Farhad Pourpanah, Sadiq Hussain et al. · Information Fusion Open access 23 May 2021 2,702
3 Automated detection of COVID-19 cases using deep neural networks with X-ray images Tülin Öztürk, Muhammed Talo, Eylul Azra Yildirim et al. · Computers in Biology and Medicine Open access 28 Apr 2020 2,702
4 Deep convolutional neural network for the automated detection and diagnosis of seizure using EEG signals U. Rajendra Acharya, Shu Lih Oh, Yuki Hagiwara et al. · Computers in Biology and Medicine 28 Sep 2017 1,670
5 A deep convolutional neural network model to classify heartbeats U. Rajendra Acharya, Shu Lih Oh, Yuki Hagiwara et al. · Computers in Biology and Medicine 25 Aug 2017 1,426
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ngee Ann Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Medical Imaging, Classification, Feature Extraction, Student Perceptions and Wavelet Transform.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning7▲ 3.5×28 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 2.6×23 topics
  3. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  4. Medical Imaging2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  5. Classification2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  6. Feature Extraction2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  7. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  8. Student Perceptions2▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Wavelet Transform2▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Career Development2▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 1.84×8 topics
  12. Brain-Computer Interfaces2▲ 28×1 topic
  13. EEG Analysis2▲ 28×1 topic
  14. Employability2▲ 64×1 topic
  15. Graduate Attributes2▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Physiological Monitoring2▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Treatment2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  18. Arrhythmia Detection1▲ 58×1 topic
  19. ECG Signal1▲ 58×1 topic
  20. Healthcare1▲ 2.1×9 topics
  21. Precision Medicine1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Prevalence1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  23. Signal Processing1▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Telemedicine1▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Comorbidity1▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Neurobiology1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  27. Genetics1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  28. Lifelong Learning1▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Meta-Analysis1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  30. Nanocomposites1▲ 2.6×7 topics
  31. ADHD1▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder1▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Graphene1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  34. Atomic Layer Deposition1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Desalination1▲ 30×1 topic
  36. High-k Dielectrics1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Higher Education1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  38. Membrane Technology1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Solar Desalination1▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Water Scarcity1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Ngee Ann Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Higher Education and Employability, ECG Monitoring and Analysis and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

EEG and Brain-Computer I…2EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksHigher Education and Emp…2Higher Education and Employability: 2 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analy…1ECG Monitoring and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hypera…1Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 1 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 1 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …1Semiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksAI in cancer detection1AI in cancer detection: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceEducationCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  2. 2 Higher Education and Employability Education 2 works
  3. 3 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  7. 7 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.7%domestic only58.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ngee Ann Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ngee Ann Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Ngee Ann Polytechnic0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ngee Ann Polytechnic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

20%40%Ngee Ann Polytechnic28.2% in 2022all institutions10.0% in 2022200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 37.8% in 2021.

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