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Republic Polytechnic

In research, Republic Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,208 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,432
of 22,385 · #3,806 all time
Rank in Singapore
#27
of 61
Research works
551
▲ 138% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.9k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Republic Polytechnic

What is Republic Polytechnic known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,208 of 10,670 6.3%66 #2046

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Republic 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 Republic Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Republic Polytechnic is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (18%), Computer Science (15%).

Physical Sciences: 91 fractional works · 45.6% of its workEngineering: 40 fractional works · 20.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 30 fractional works · 15.2% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 31.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRepublicPolytechnic199fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering4020.1%
    2. Computer Science3015.2%
    3. Environmental Science125.9%
    4. Materials Science31.7%
    5. Energy20.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences3517.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting94.5%
    3. Psychology94.5%
    4. Decision Sciences41.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities31.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.0%
    1. Medicine168.0%
    2. Health Professions63.0%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences157.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.5%
    3. Neuroscience20.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 1.57× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.95× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science1.95×30 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.87×4 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.68×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.57×15 works
  5. Psychology1.47×9 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.40×9 works
  7. Social Sciences1.39×35 works
  8. Engineering1.34×40 works
  9. Environmental Science1.20×12 works
  10. Health Professions1.16×6 works
  11. Energy1.00×2 works
  12. Nursing0.85×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.69×1 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.58×3 works
  16. Neuroscience0.50×2 works
  17. Materials Science0.49×3 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×5 works
  20. Medicine0.42×16 works
  21. Chemistry0.33×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×1 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.16×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Republic Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, Shubha Vij, Elaine H. J. Yew and David Kwok lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Republic Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Shubha Vij Singapore · #244,949 worldwide 2.9k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Elaine H. J. Yew Singapore · #467,197 worldwide 2.4k citations · 17 works
  3. 3 David Kwok Singapore · #1,693,906 worldwide 347 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Anthony Chee Siong Leow Singapore · #1,952,168 worldwide 111 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Dennis H. Bacon Singapore · #2,124,916 worldwide 194 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Wei Liang Lai Singapore · #2,319,745 worldwide 238 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Yihua Wang Singapore · #2,696,178 worldwide 717 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Glen O’Grady Singapore · #3,078,363 worldwide 233 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Michael Koh Singapore · #3,412,051 worldwide 664 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Hamid Saeedipour Singapore · #3,662,620 worldwide 186 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Republic Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Republic Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Republic Polytechnic is "Structure–radical scavenging activity relationships of phenolic compounds from traditional Chinese medicinal plants" (Yi‐Zhong Cai, Mei Sun, Jie Xing et al., 2005), with 874 citations. Next come "Problem-Based Learning: An Overview of its Process and Impact on Learning" (852) and "The process of problem‐based learning: what works and why" (852).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Structure–radical scavenging activity relationships of phenolic compounds from traditional Chinese medicinal plants Yi‐Zhong Cai, Mei Sun, Jie Xing et al. · Life Sciences 3 Dec 2005 874
2 Problem-Based Learning: An Overview of its Process and Impact on Learning Elaine H. J. Yew, Karen P. L. Goh · Health Professions Education Open access 4 May 2016 852
3 The process of problem‐based learning: what works and why Henk G. Schmidt, Jerome I. Rotgans, Elaine H. J. Yew · Medical Education 14 Jul 2011 852
4 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
5 Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties Yusuke Onoda et al. · Ecology Letters Open access 25 Jan 2011 572
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Republic Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, IoT, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Wireless Sensor Networks, Higher Education, Sustainability and Environmental Monitoring.

▲ 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 Learning17▲ 2.5×29 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 1.98×30 topics
  3. Sustainability10▲ 2.1×23 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 3.3×18 topics
  5. IoT9▲ 12×13 topics
  6. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.2×20 topics
  7. Healthcare6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  8. Higher Education6▲ 5.9×10 topics
  9. Internet of Things6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  10. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 6.9×12 topics
  11. Education6▲ 1.66×17 topics
  12. Renewable Energy6▲ 1.97×13 topics
  13. Big Data5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Educational Technology5▲ 2.2×10 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  16. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 6.3×7 topics
  17. Biodiversity5▲ 3.0×15 topics
  18. Aquaculture4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  19. Smart Cities4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  20. Knowledge Management4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  21. Informal Learning4▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Motivation4▲ 4.6×3 topics
  23. Electric Vehicles4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  24. Lifelong Learning3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  25. Waste Management3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  26. Real-Time Monitoring3▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Teacher Education3▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Computer Vision3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  29. RFID Technology3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  30. Big Data Analytics3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Student Perceptions3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  32. Work Motivation3▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Accident Detection3▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Image Classification3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  35. Smart Vehicle Safety3▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Engineering Education2▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Leadership Style2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Tacit Knowledge2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Employment Patterns2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Soft Skills2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Republic Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Higher Education and Employability and Innovative Education and Learning Practices.

IoT and GPS-based Vehicl…3IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 2 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and…1Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringHealth InformaticsEducationHuman Factors and Ergonomics5 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  3. 3 Higher Education and Employability Education 2 works
  4. 4 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  8. 8 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Republic Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 138% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Republic Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Republic Polytechnic0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Republic 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Republic Polytechnic8.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.0% in 2023.

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