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Raffles Institution

In research, Raffles Institution stands highest in Medicine (#8,684 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,345 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,423
of 28,054 · #23,908 all time
Rank in Singapore
#61
of 84
Research works
337
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Raffles Institution 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
MedicineField #8,684 of 17,978 16.9%124
Health SciencesDomain #10,345 of 20,462 17.1%132

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

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: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Raffles Institution?

Ranked on the composite score, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Raffles Institution.

  1. 1 Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian Singapore · #1,961 worldwide 5.4k citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at Raffles Institution

Which keywords describe research at Raffles Institution?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroprotection, Ischemic Stroke, Deep Learning, Global Burden, Aging, Clinical Outcomes, Revascularization and Alzheimer's Disease.

▲ 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 Learning7▲ 1.85×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.41×15 topics
  3. Neuroprotection4▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  5. Neural Networks4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  6. Social Media4▲ 2.3×7 topics
  7. Aging4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  8. Global Burden4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  9. Ischemic Stroke4▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.92×17 topics
  11. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  12. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Revascularization3▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Endovascular Therapy3▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Thrombolysis3▲ 40×1 topic
  16. Neuroimaging3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  17. Biomarkers3▲ 3.5×6 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.2×17 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  20. Dementia2▲ 22×1 topic
  21. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Cardiovascular Events2▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Neuroinflammation2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  24. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  25. Nanostructured Materials2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  26. Heavy Metals2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  27. Music Education2▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Functional Recovery1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Motor Recovery1▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Neural Plasticity1▲ 7.3×1 topic
  32. Cultural Diversity1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  33. Stroke Prevention1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  34. Adaptive Learning1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Aspirin1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Authoritarianism1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Biodiesel1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Clopidogrel1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Text Classification1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  40. White Matter Lesions1▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Raffles Institution publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery and Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Ma…3Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases: 1 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…1Social Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research: 1 fractional worksMusic Education and Analysis: 1 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…1History and Theory of Mathematics: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthRehabilitationCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  3. 3 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  4. 4 Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 1 works
  9. 9 Music Education and Analysis Education 1 works
  10. 10 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Raffles Institution's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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