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Singapore National Eye Center

In research, Singapore National Eye Center stands highest in Ophthalmology (#14 of 94 worldwide), Medicine (#2,402 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,942 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Medicine — Ophthalmology is 117.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,160
of 28,054 · #12,355 all time
Rank in Singapore
#43
of 84
Research works
1.6k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
37.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Singapore National Eye Center 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
OphthalmologySubfield #14 of 94 28.0%82 #30
MedicineField #2,402 of 10,443 28.5%211 #2640
Health SciencesDomain #2,942 of 11,982 28.7%216 #3457

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Singapore National Eye Center 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. Ophthalmology#30 #14
  2. Medicine#2,640 #2,402
  3. Health Sciences#3,457 #2,942
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 Singapore National Eye Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 117.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 81.7 works117×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 55.7 works24×
  3. MedicineField · 211.3 works4.2×
  4. Health SciencesDomain · 215.6 works3.6×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.22× its world share, 211 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Singapore National Eye Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Tin Aung, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung and Louis Tong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Singapore National Eye Center.

  1. 1 Tin Aung Singapore · #7,031 worldwide 1.9k citations · 217 works
  2. 2 Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung Singapore · #27,000 worldwide 448 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Louis Tong Singapore · #45,249 worldwide 310 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Marcus Ang Singapore · #72,828 worldwide 212 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Daniel Shu Wei Ting Singapore · #72,904 worldwide 213 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Shamira Perera Singapore · #182,856 worldwide 143 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Soon-Phaik Chee Singapore · #336,967 worldwide 60 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Gavin Siew Wei Tan Singapore · #404,854 worldwide 69 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Anna C. S. Tan Singapore · #527,655 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Colin S. Tan Singapore · #655,217 worldwide 45 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Singapore National Eye Center

Which keywords describe research at Singapore National Eye Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Optic Nerve, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Epidemiology and Intravitreal Injection.

▲ 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. Glaucoma49▲ 128×4 topics
  2. Macular Degeneration46▲ 144×3 topics
  3. Diabetic Retinopathy42▲ 162×2 topics
  4. Optic Nerve41▲ 161×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology41▲ 4.0×53 topics
  6. Intraocular Pressure38▲ 173×2 topics
  7. Optical Coherence Tomography33▲ 125×3 topics
  8. Intravitreal Injection29▲ 160×2 topics
  9. Inflammation28▲ 5.2×34 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress26▲ 6.0×24 topics
  11. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor26▲ 118×3 topics
  12. Deep Learning25▲ 2.8×20 topics
  13. Risk Factors24▲ 8.3×12 topics
  14. Myopia23▲ 153×2 topics
  15. Choroidal Thickness23▲ 167×1 topic
  16. Retinal Pigment Epithelium23▲ 167×1 topic
  17. Neurodegeneration23▲ 29×5 topics
  18. Retinal Ganglion Cells22▲ 79×3 topics
  19. Ocular Hypertension22▲ 165×1 topic
  20. Visual Field Progression22▲ 165×1 topic
  21. Cardiovascular Risk19▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Image Analysis19▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Ophthalmology19▲ 148×2 topics
  24. Retinal Disease19▲ 148×2 topics
  25. Vessel Segmentation19▲ 156×1 topic
  26. Global Prevalence17▲ 72×2 topics
  27. Visual Impairment16▲ 130×2 topics
  28. Childhood Myopia16▲ 164×1 topic
  29. Refractive Error16▲ 164×1 topic
  30. Corneal Biomechanics16▲ 186×1 topic
  31. Keratoconus16▲ 186×1 topic
  32. Wound Healing10▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Endophthalmitis9▲ 104×2 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor9▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Inflammatory Cytokines9▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Ocular Findings9▲ 121×1 topic
  37. Retinal Artery Occlusion9▲ 121×1 topic
  38. Dry Eye Disease9▲ 105×1 topic
  39. Ocular Surface9▲ 105×1 topic
  40. Corneal Regeneration9▲ 133×1 topic

Which research topics does Singapore National Eye Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Imaging and Analysis and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 23 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 22 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…19Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 19 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…16Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 16 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 16 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 9 fractional worksOcular Surface and Conta…9Ocular Surface and Contact Lens: 9 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 9 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 8 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 7 fractional works
OphthalmologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 23 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 22 works
  3. 3 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 19 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 16 works
  5. 5 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 16 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 9 works
  7. 7 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  8. 8 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  9. 9 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 8 works
  10. 10 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Singapore National Eye Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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