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Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology

In research, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology stands highest in Engineering (#2,163 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,165 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 17.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,840
of 28,054 · #4,100 all time
Rank in Singapore
#40
of 84
Research works
2.9k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology 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
EngineeringField #2,163 of 6,636 25.3%143 #1244
Physical SciencesDomain #5,165 of 12,888 23.8%211 #2537

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology 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).

What does Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 17.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 20.2 works17×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 45.0 works11×
  3. EngineeringField · 142.9 works4.1×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.12× its world share, 143 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.66× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Jun Wei, G.C. Lim and Mui Ling Sharon Nai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology.

  1. 1 Jun Wei Singapore · #62,053 worldwide 750 citations · 101 works
  2. 2 G.C. Lim Singapore · #127,600 worldwide 135 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Mui Ling Sharon Nai Singapore · #135,248 worldwide 382 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Puay Siew Tan Singapore · #171,655 worldwide 138 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Allan N. Zhang Singapore · #245,458 worldwide 163 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Kui Liu Singapore · #251,990 worldwide 247 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Guijun Bi Singapore · #306,755 worldwide 245 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Ming Luo Singapore · #317,099 worldwide 117 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Xuechuan Shan Singapore · #363,882 worldwide 82 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Xiaoying Qi Singapore · #370,147 worldwide 171 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology

Which keywords describe research at Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Process Parameters, Sustainability, 3D Printing, Polymer Composites and Materials.

▲ 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. Additive Manufacturing35▲ 49×7 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties33▲ 15×23 topics
  3. Microstructure27▲ 22×13 topics
  4. Sustainability23▲ 4.1×14 topics
  5. Process Parameters19▲ 74×3 topics
  6. 3D Printing16▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Polymer Composites16▲ 27×6 topics
  8. Materials16▲ 29×5 topics
  9. Material Characterization16▲ 57×3 topics
  10. Metallic Components16▲ 99×1 topic
  11. Selective Laser Melting16▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Applications15▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Biomedical Engineering15▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Ceramics15▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Challenges15▲ 54×1 topic
  16. Fused Deposition Modeling15▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Deep Learning14▲ 1.76×33 topics
  18. Neural Networks9▲ 2.6×25 topics
  19. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.1×18 topics
  20. Flexible Electronics8▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Energy Harvesting7▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Health Monitoring7▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Assembly Planning7▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Design for Manufacture7▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Nanogenerators7▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Wearable7▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Nanocomposites6▲ 3.5×20 topics
  28. Waste Management6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Heat Transfer6▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. High-Entropy Alloys6▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Multi-Component Alloys6▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Recycling5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Evolutionary Algorithms5▲ 20×4 topics
  34. Genetic Algorithm5▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Corrosion Resistance5▲ 32×4 topics
  36. Numerical Simulation5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Process Optimization4▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Tool Wear4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Composite Materials4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  40. Residual Stress4▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Additive Manufacturing M…16Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 16 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…15Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 15 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 6 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…4Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksScheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  10. 10 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 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 available19.5%not open80.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.

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