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Singularity University

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World rank, all time
#23,029
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,778
of 7,310
Research works
159
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Singularity University

Which fields of science does Singularity University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Singularity University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 38.0% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 16.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 9.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 31.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 12.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSingularityUniversity61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences32%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1016.4%
    2. Engineering710.7%
    3. Environmental Science34.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.4%
    5. Materials Science11.7%
    6. Mathematics00.8%
    7. Energy00.6%
    8. Chemistry00.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    1. Social Sciences914.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities46.5%
    3. Psychology46.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences11.2%
    1. Medicine812.6%
    2. Health Professions35.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.8%
    2. Neuroscience23.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
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: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.26×4 works
  2. Computer Science2.11×10 works
  3. Psychology2.08×4 works
  4. Neuroscience2.00×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.91×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.61×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.50×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.24×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.16×9 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.07×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×3 works
  12. Environmental Science0.88×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×1 works
  14. Engineering0.71×6 works
  15. Mathematics0.70×0 works
  16. Medicine0.66×8 works
  17. Energy0.65×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.50×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.29×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Singularity University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ana S. Trbovich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Singularity University.

  1. 1 Ana S. Trbovich United States · #4,386,985 worldwide 135 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Singularity University

What are the most cited papers from Singularity University?

The most cited paper from Singularity University is "Combating COVID-19—The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases" (Guang‐Zhong Yang, Bradley J. Nelson, Robin Roberson Murphy et al., 2020), with 574 citations. Next come "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Surgical Robotics" (208) and "Towards Inclusive Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities" (145).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Combating COVID-19—The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases Guang‐Zhong Yang, Bradley J. Nelson, Robin Roberson Murphy et al. · Science Robotics Open access 25 Mar 2020 574
2 Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Surgical Robotics Sandip S. Panesar, Yvonne D. Cagle, Divya Chander et al. · Annals of Surgery 28 Mar 2019 208
3 Towards Inclusive Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives, Challenges, and Opportunities Phaedra S. Mohammed, Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson · Perspectives on rethinking and reforming education Book chapter 2019 145
4 Frontal Brain Asymmetry and Willingness to Pay Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy, Martin Skov, Maiken K. Christensen et al. · Frontiers in Neuroscience Open access 13 Mar 2018 128
5 Place branding: Aligning multiple stakeholder perception of visual and auditory communication elements Filareti Kotsi, Melodena Stephens Balakrishnan, Ian Michael et al. · Journal of Destination Marketing & Management 30 Sep 2016 80
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Which keywords describe research at Singularity University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Smart Grid, Healthcare, Feminism, Demand Response and Energy Management.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 3.4×12 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 1.75×20 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 1.59×20 topics
  4. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  5. Education2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 1.57×15 topics
  7. Healthcare2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Neural Networks2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  10. Public Health2▲ 2.2×4 topics
  11. Treatment2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  12. Social Media2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  13. Smart Grid2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  14. Human Rights2▲ 2.5×3 topics
  15. Identity2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  16. Mental Health2▲ 1.79×6 topics
  17. Philosophy2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  18. Teacher Training2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  19. Big Data Analytics1▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Demand Response1▲ 26×1 topic
  21. Energy Management1▲ 14×1 topic
  22. Feminism1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  23. Gender1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  24. Internet of Things1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  25. Cloud Computing1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  26. Health1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  27. Prevalence1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Social Justice1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  29. Well-being1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Adolescents1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  31. Discourse Analysis1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Higher Education1▲ 3.3×2 topics
  33. CLIL1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Content and Language Integrated Learning1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Gandhi1▲ 93×1 topic
  36. Multi-Agent Systems1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Nationalism1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  38. Nonviolence1▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Queer Theory1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Sexuality1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Singularity University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Grid Energy Management, Gender, Sexuality, and Education, Second Language Learning and Teaching and Indian History and Philosophy.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…1Smart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksGender, Sexuality, and E…1Gender, Sexuality, and Education: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…1Second Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…1Indian History and Philosophy: 1 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 1 fractional worksReinforcement Learning in Robotics: 1 fractional worksSocial Policies and Heal…1Social Policies and Healthcare Reform: 1 fractional worksAI-based Problem Solving and Planning: 1 fractional worksHistorical Psychiatry and Medical Practices: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and men…1Psychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGender StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Gender, Sexuality, and Education Gender Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 1 works
  6. 6 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 AI-based Problem Solving and Planning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 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 available63.6%not open36.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.2%domestic only58.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Singularity University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Singularity University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Singularity University0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Singularity University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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