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SingHealth Polyclinics

In research, SingHealth Polyclinics stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,583 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,130 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,193
of 22,385 · #17,958 all time
Rank in Singapore
#48
of 61
Research works
358
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
SingHealth Polyclinics

What is SingHealth Polyclinics 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,583 of 9,902 12.0%107 #4475
MedicineField #4,130 of 8,541 10.0%80 #4638

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

In 2022-now, 83% of research at SingHealth Polyclinics is in Health Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Health Professions (18%), Social Sciences (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 123 fractional works · 82.6% of its workMedicine: 94 fractional works · 62.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 17.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 11.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSingHealthPolyclinics149fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences10%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9462.9%
    2. Health Professions2717.8%
    3. Dentistry21.0%
    4. Nursing10.7%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences63.8%
    2. Psychology53.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Computer Science21.4%
    2. Engineering21.1%
    3. Environmental Science10.4%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Materials Science00.0%
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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.77× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.27× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.77×26 works
  2. Medicine3.27×94 works
  3. Dentistry2.17×2 works
  4. Nursing1.50×1 works
  5. Psychology1.17×5 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.13×2 works
  7. Veterinary0.82×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×4 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.41×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.30×6 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.18×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  17. Engineering0.07×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SingHealth Polyclinics?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrew Teck Wee Ang, Agnes Ying Leng Koong and Cia Sin Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SingHealth Polyclinics.

  1. 1 Andrew Teck Wee Ang Singapore · #623,229 worldwide 2.7k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Agnes Ying Leng Koong Singapore · #1,081,699 worldwide 901 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Cia Sin Lee Singapore · #1,140,943 worldwide 483 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Hao Sen Andrew Fang Singapore · #1,481,133 worldwide 405 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Aminath Shiwaza Moosa Singapore · #2,005,563 worldwide 120 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Prawira Oka Singapore · #2,590,413 worldwide 220 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Ngiap Chuan Tan Singapore · #2,607,361 worldwide 8.1k citations · 410 works
  8. 8 Wei Teen Wong Singapore · #2,821,648 worldwide 175 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ngiap Chuan Tan Singapore · #3,006,183 worldwide 25 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Paul Soo Chye Goh Singapore · #3,028,248 worldwide 651 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at SingHealth Polyclinics

What are the most cited papers from SingHealth Polyclinics?

The most cited paper from SingHealth Polyclinics is "Development and Validation of a Deep Learning System for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases Using Retinal Images From Multiethnic Populations With Diabetes" (Daniel Shu Wei Ting et al., 2017), with 2,445 citations. Next come "Risk Perception and Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on Work and Personal Lives of Healthcare Workers in Singapore" (476) and "Psychosocial and coping responses within the community health care setting towards a national outbreak of an infectious disease" (439).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Development and Validation of a Deep Learning System for Diabetic Retinopathy and Related Eye Diseases Using Retinal Images From Multiethnic Populations With Diabetes Daniel Shu Wei Ting et al. · JAMA Open access 12 Dec 2017 2,445
2 Risk Perception and Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on Work and Personal Lives of Healthcare Workers in Singapore David Koh, Meng Kin Lim, Sin Eng Chia et al. · Medical Care 21 Jun 2005 476
3 Psychosocial and coping responses within the community health care setting towards a national outbreak of an infectious disease Kang Sim, Yiong Huak Chan, Phui Nah Chong et al. · Journal of Psychosomatic Research Open access 18 May 2009 439
4 Genomic and Epigenomic Profiling of High-Risk Intestinal Metaplasia Reveals Molecular Determinants of Progression to Gastric Cancer Kie Kyon Huang et al. · Cancer Cell Open access 28 Dec 2017 336
5 A Pan-cancer Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Pervasive Regulation through Alternative Promoters Deniz Demircioğlu, Engin Cukuroglu, Martin Kindermans et al. · Cell Open access Sep 2019 274
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SingHealth Polyclinics?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Management, Quality of Life, Quality Improvement and Glycemic Control.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.7×58 topics
  2. Primary Care19▲ 35×9 topics
  3. Diabetes19▲ 25×11 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 10×25 topics
  5. Quality of Life15▲ 6.8×26 topics
  6. Chronic Disease Management14▲ 49×5 topics
  7. Inflammation13▲ 4.1×31 topics
  8. Quality Improvement12▲ 40×6 topics
  9. Glycemic Control11▲ 48×4 topics
  10. Depression10▲ 7.4×11 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 10×8 topics
  12. Global Burden7▲ 8.9×9 topics
  13. Self-Management7▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 4.3×19 topics
  15. Chronic Disease7▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Health Education7▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Patient Activation7▲ 132×1 topic
  18. Psychosocial Support7▲ 132×1 topic
  19. Public Health6▲ 3.0×18 topics
  20. Patient Engagement6▲ 32×4 topics
  21. Chronic Conditions6▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Health Services6▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 5.0×14 topics
  24. Healthcare Utilization6▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Multimorbidity6▲ 90×1 topic
  26. Obesity6▲ 5.0×13 topics
  27. Behavior Change6▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Prevention6▲ 8.9×7 topics
  29. Wound Healing5▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Adherence5▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Mobile Health5▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Hypertension4▲ 11×8 topics
  34. Insulin Therapy4▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Digital Divide4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Health Apps4▲ 48×1 topic
  37. mHealth4▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Infection4▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does SingHealth Polyclinics publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diabetes Management and Education, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Diabetes Management and Education: 7 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 6 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…4Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 4 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …3Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 3 fractional worksMedication Adherence and…3Medication Adherence and Compliance: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …3Diabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…3Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 3 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…2Wound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  2. 2 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 6 works
  3. 3 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 3 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  9. 9 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 3 works
  10. 10 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 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 available72.3%not open27.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SingHealth Polyclinics's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is SingHealth Polyclinics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%SingHealth Polyclinics0.00067% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of SingHealth Polyclinics 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 2025SingHealth Polyclinics7.9% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.5% in 2023.

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