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Singapore University of Technology and Design

In research, Singapore University of Technology and Design stands highest in Engineering (#283 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#566 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#247 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition — Computer Networks and Communications is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#956
of 28,054 · #1,515 all time
Rank in Singapore
#4
of 84
Research works
5.7k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Singapore University of Technology and Design 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 #283 of 6,636 29.5%694 #604
Physical SciencesDomain #566 of 12,888 30.8%1,544 #1070
Computer ScienceField #247 of 4,667 34.0%562 #456
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #66 of 705 32.7%115 #202
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #231 of 1,884 34.8%208 #272
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #309 of 2,318 29.1%229 #432
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #167 of 941 35.6%106 #375
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #149 of 795 51.3%84 #728
Social SciencesDomain #2,730 of 10,521 28.9%238 #3084
Physics and AstronomyField #438 of 1,646 29.9%80 #939

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Singapore University of Technology and Design 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. Engineering#604 #283
  2. Physical Sciences#1,070 #566
  3. Computer Science#456 #247
  4. Computer Networks and Communications#202 #66
  5. Artificial Intelligence#272 #231
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#432 #309
  7. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#375 #167
  8. Aerospace Engineering#728 #149
  9. Social Sciences#3,084 #2,730
  10. Physics and Astronomy#939 #438
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 University of Technology and Design specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 115.1 works6.8×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 207.8 works4.5×
  3. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 106.4 works4.4×
  4. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 25.2 works4.3×
  5. Computer ScienceField · 562.5 works3.8×
  6. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 84.4 works3.8×
← 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, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.78× its world share, 562 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.42× its world share, 694 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 110 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 80 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design?

Ranked on the composite score, Howard H. Yang, Soujanya Poria and Wei Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Singapore University of Technology and Design.

  1. 1 Howard H. Yang Singapore · #8,589 worldwide 1.3k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Soujanya Poria Singapore · #17,300 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Wei Lu Singapore · #19,493 worldwide 954 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Zehui Xiong Singapore · #28,602 worldwide 1.4k citations · 212 works
  5. 5 Jun Liu Singapore · #45,468 worldwide 1.5k citations · 152 works
  6. 6 Kristin L. Wood Singapore · #47,184 worldwide 603 citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Wayes Tushar Singapore · #58,507 worldwide 442 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Wenchao Jiang Singapore · #71,210 worldwide 553 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Lingjie Duan Singapore · #81,911 worldwide 542 citations · 70 works
  10. 10 David K. Y. Yau Singapore · #134,622 worldwide 440 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design

Which keywords describe research at Singapore University of Technology and Design?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Security, Security and Privacy, Energy Efficiency, Wireless Communications and Multi-Agent Systems.

▲ 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 Learning231▲ 3.5×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning145▲ 2.3×73 topics
  3. Neural Networks116▲ 4.0×33 topics
  4. Security63▲ 5.1×17 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency60▲ 3.4×20 topics
  6. Internet of Things54▲ 3.2×15 topics
  7. Healthcare47▲ 2.2×15 topics
  8. Energy Storage42▲ 3.4×9 topics
  9. Security and Privacy41▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Wireless Communications40▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Data Mining38▲ 2.7×8 topics
  12. Multi-Agent Systems38▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Mobile Edge Computing38▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Privacy38▲ 6.7×6 topics
  15. IoT Security37▲ 6.0×3 topics
  16. Cathode Materials36▲ 4.8×3 topics
  17. Wireless Sensor Networks36▲ 4.2×14 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials35▲ 7.9×4 topics
  19. 5G Networks34▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Channel Estimation32▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Wireless Networks32▲ 11×9 topics
  22. Collision Avoidance30▲ 8.5×4 topics
  23. Wireless Communication29▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Path Planning29▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Self-Assembly28▲ 4.6×10 topics
  26. Autonomous Vehicles28▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Robotics27▲ 5.8×5 topics
  28. Creativity26▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Information Retrieval25▲ 6.1×3 topics
  30. MIMO Systems25▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Text Classification24▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Topic Modeling24▲ 8.6×3 topics
  33. Mobile Robots23▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Differential Privacy23▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Federated Learning23▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Optimal Motion Planning23▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Sampling-Based Algorithms23▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Distributed Control23▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Semantic Similarity22▲ 9.4×1 topic
  40. Word Representation22▲ 9.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Singapore University of Technology and Design publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Topic Modeling and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

Privacy-Preserving Techn…23Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 23 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…23Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 23 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 22 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm…22Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…21Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 21 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 20 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 20 fractional worksUAV Applications and Opt…19UAV Applications and Optimization: 19 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 19 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 18 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 23 works
  2. 2 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 23 works
  3. 3 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  4. 4 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  6. 6 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 20 works
  8. 8 UAV Applications and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 19 works
  9. 9 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 19 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 18 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.1%domestic only49.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Singapore University of Technology and Design's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.