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SingHealth Polyclinics

In research, SingHealth Polyclinics stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,104 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,699 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,652
of 28,054 · #28,088 all time
Rank in Singapore
#56
of 84
Research works
358
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is SingHealth Polyclinics 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,104 of 11,982 23.2%107 #9288
MedicineField #3,699 of 10,443 19.0%80 #8135

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 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.01× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.22× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SingHealth Polyclinics?

Ranked on the composite score, Ngiap Chuan Tan, Xiaoli Zhu and Johnson Boey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SingHealth Polyclinics.

  1. 1 Ngiap Chuan Tan Singapore · #988,316 worldwide 39 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Xiaoli Zhu Singapore · #1,299,463 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Johnson Boey Singapore · #1,622,223 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at SingHealth Polyclinics

Which keywords describe research at SingHealth Polyclinics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Chronic Disease Management, Epidemiology, Glycemic Control, Quality of Life and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 3.3×53 topics
  2. Primary Care17▲ 34×9 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 11×25 topics
  4. Diabetes16▲ 25×11 topics
  5. Chronic Disease Management14▲ 55×5 topics
  6. Quality of Life12▲ 6.2×24 topics
  7. Glycemic Control11▲ 54×4 topics
  8. Inflammation11▲ 3.9×28 topics
  9. Quality Improvement10▲ 42×5 topics
  10. Depression9▲ 7.8×11 topics
  11. Self-Management7▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Risk Factors7▲ 4.7×18 topics
  13. Global Burden7▲ 9.5×9 topics
  14. Chronic Disease6▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Health Education6▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Patient Activation6▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Psychosocial Support6▲ 148×1 topic
  18. Patient Engagement6▲ 37×4 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  20. Obesity6▲ 5.6×13 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 5.1×14 topics
  22. Behavior Change5▲ 28×4 topics
  23. Chronic Conditions5▲ 58×2 topics
  24. Health Services5▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Healthcare Utilization5▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Multimorbidity5▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Adherence4▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Insulin Therapy4▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Mobile Health4▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Prevention4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  32. Digital Divide4▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Health Apps4▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Hypertension4▲ 11×8 topics
  35. mHealth4▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Health Outcomes4▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  40. Wound Healing4▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does SingHealth Polyclinics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Management and Education, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Diabetes Management and Education: 6 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 5 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…4Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 4 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …3Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 3 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …3Diabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 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 6 works
  2. 2 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 5 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 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 3 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  8. 8 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 2 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SingHealth Polyclinics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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