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Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

In research, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory stands highest in Life Sciences (#734 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Plant Science is 11.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,637
of 22,385 · #2,623 all time
Rank in Singapore
#22
of 61
Research works
783
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
45.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

What is Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory 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
Life SciencesDomain #734 of 6,403 18.9%91 #574

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory 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 Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory is in Life Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (33%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (28%), Medicine (10%). It does 4.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 103 fractional works · 68.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 33.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 22.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 28.2% of its workPlant Science: 31 fractional works · 20.6% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 9.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTemasek LifeSciences…151fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences68%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences1%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5033.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4328.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology63.7%
    4. Neuroscience53.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering128.1%
    2. Environmental Science85.3%
    3. Materials Science42.3%
    4. Computer Science32.3%
    5. Chemistry10.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine159.6%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Psychology10.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Social Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 31.1 works12×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 33.2 works7.3×
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 49.7 works6.2×
← 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: 5.94× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.19× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.65× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.19×50 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.94×42 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.65×6 works
  4. Neuroscience2.04×5 works
  5. Environmental Science1.07×8 works
  6. Materials Science0.66×4 works
  7. Chemistry0.61×1 works
  8. Engineering0.54×12 works
  9. Medicine0.50×14 works
  10. Nursing0.38×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.33×1 works
  13. Psychology0.31×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.29×3 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Energy0.14×0 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  21. Veterinary0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, Lisha Shen, Naweed I. Naqvi and Henning Seedorf lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory.

  1. 1 Lisha Shen Singapore · #50,086 worldwide 7.7k citations · 143 works
  2. 2 Naweed I. Naqvi Singapore · #174,526 worldwide 17k citations · 122 works
  3. 3 Henning Seedorf Singapore · #255,297 worldwide 9.5k citations · 76 works
  4. 4 May Lee Singapore · #317,979 worldwide 4.1k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Bong Soo Park Singapore · #354,511 worldwide 1.9k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Gregory Jedd Singapore · #447,346 worldwide 4.6k citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Le Wang Singapore · #471,398 worldwide 3.8k citations · 148 works
  8. 8 Rajani Sarojam Singapore · #498,418 worldwide 2.7k citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Daisuke Urano Singapore · #588,640 worldwide 3k citations · 122 works
  10. 10 Eng‐Seng Gan Singapore · #778,340 worldwide 1.2k citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory?

The most cited paper from Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "MicroRNA Directs mRNA Cleavage of the Transcription Factor NAC1 to Downregulate Auxin Signals for Arabidopsis Lateral Root Development" (1,014) and "Context-Dependent Sentiment Analysis in User-Generated Videos" (914).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 MicroRNA Directs mRNA Cleavage of the Transcription Factor NAC1 to Downregulate Auxin Signals for Arabidopsis Lateral Root Development Hui‐Shan Guo, Qi Xie, Ji‐Feng Fei et al. · The Plant Cell Open access 13 Apr 2005 1,014
3 Context-Dependent Sentiment Analysis in User-Generated Videos Soujanya Poria, Erik Cambria, Devamanyu Hazarika et al. Conference paperOpen access 2017 914
4 Topological defects in epithelia govern cell death and extrusion Thuan Beng Saw, Amin Doostmohammadi, Vincent Nier et al. · Nature Open access 11 Apr 2017 858
5 DELLAs Modulate Jasmonate Signaling via Competitive Binding to JAZs Xingliang Hou, Li Yen Candy Lee, Kuaifei Xia et al. · Developmental Cell Open access Dec 2010 845
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Transcription Factors, Aquaculture, Epigenetic Regulation, MicroRNA, Development, Auxin and Plant.

▲ 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. Gene Expression16▲ 17×11 topics
  2. Transcription Factors12▲ 59×4 topics
  3. Aquaculture10▲ 27×6 topics
  4. Epigenetic Regulation10▲ 31×4 topics
  5. MicroRNA8▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Development8▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.2×20 topics
  8. Auxin8▲ 106×1 topic
  9. Plant8▲ 106×1 topic
  10. Cancer6▲ 3.1×17 topics
  11. Regulation6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  12. Signal Transduction6▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota5▲ 9.9×5 topics
  14. Cancer Progression5▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Nutrition5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  16. RNA methylation4▲ 36×1 topic
  17. m6A-seq4▲ 36×1 topic
  18. Innate Immunity4▲ 9.0×7 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 9.2×6 topics
  20. Fatty Acids4▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Fish Feed4▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Probiotics4▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Plant Development4▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Stress Response4▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  26. Alternative Splicing4▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Genetic Diversity4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. RNA-Binding Proteins4▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Cytokines4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Metabolic Pathways3▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Microbiome3▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Fish Immunology3▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Viral Diseases3▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Flavonoid Biosynthesis3▲ 72×1 topic
  35. MYB3▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Genetic Mapping3▲ 26×3 topics
  37. Plant Immunity3▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Plant Responses3▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Stem Cells3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  40. Pattern Recognition Receptors3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant Molecular Biology Research, RNA modifications and cancer, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and RNA Research and Splicing.

Plant Molecular Biology …8Plant Molecular Biology Research: 8 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…4Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing4RNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 3 fractional worksPlant Gene Expression Analysis: 3 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…2Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 2 fractional worksPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism: 2 fractional worksLight effects on plants: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceMolecular BiologyAquatic ScienceImmunology

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

  1. 1 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 8 works
  2. 2 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 4 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 3 works
  6. 6 Plant Gene Expression Analysis Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Light effects on plants Plant Science 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory0.00062% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory 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%30%Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory18.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.3% in 2014.

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