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Singapore Polytechnic

In research, Singapore Polytechnic stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,309 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#4,535 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,467 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,597
of 28,054 · #8,677 all time
Rank in Singapore
#73
of 84
Research works
980
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Singapore 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,309 of 21,541 20.7%702
EngineeringField #4,535 of 11,412 20.5%353
Social SciencesDomain #14,467 of 16,945 22.9%122
Computer ScienceField #6,188 of 7,020 12.1%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Singapore 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 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: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.69× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.16× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Singapore Polytechnic?

Ranked on the composite score, Changjiu Zhou, Xi Yin and Dennis Sale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Singapore Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Changjiu Zhou Singapore · #374,110 worldwide 61 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Xi Yin Singapore · #488,311 worldwide 141 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Dennis Sale Singapore · #1,284,735 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Sin Moh Cheah Singapore · #1,405,246 worldwide 1 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Carlos Calderón Singapore · #1,464,685 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 M. Fi̇kret Ercan Singapore · #1,605,096 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Singapore Polytechnic

Which keywords describe research at Singapore Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Language Policy, Multilingualism, Deep Learning, Human Factors, Student Perceptions, Convolutional Neural Networks and Maritime Transportation.

▲ 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▲ 2.4×29 topics
  2. Higher Education6▲ 11×6 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.50×19 topics
  4. Language Policy4▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Multilingualism4▲ 29×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology4◆ 1.14×16 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 2.3×5 topics
  8. Human Factors4▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 5.8×9 topics
  10. Student Perceptions4▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Maritime Transportation3▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Teacher Training3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  13. CLIL3▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Content and Language Integrated Learning3▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Risk Assessment3▲ 4.9×2 topics
  16. Collision Avoidance3▲ 17×1 topic
  17. Unmanned Surface Vehicles3▲ 101×1 topic
  18. Education3▲ 1.76×7 topics
  19. Renewable Energy3▲ 1.99×11 topics
  20. Virtual Reality2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  21. Language Teaching2▲ 10×1 topic
  22. Nanocomposites2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  23. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Visual Impairment2▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Myopia2▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Refractive Error2▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Engineering Education2▲ 24×3 topics
  28. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  29. Student Engagement2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  30. Curriculum2▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Automation2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Creativity2▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Detection2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  34. Power System1▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Student Performance1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy1▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Driver Distraction1▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Mental Workload1▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Rheological Properties1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Translanguaging1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Singapore Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Second Language Learning and Teaching, Maritime Navigation and Safety, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Second Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…2EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksMarine and Coastal Resea…1Marine and Coastal Research: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Health Research: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryOcean EngineeringLanguage and LinguisticsEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 1 works
  6. 6 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and Coastal Research Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  9. 9 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research Ophthalmology 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Singapore Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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