Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Singapore has 1,362 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 8.2% from 1,259 in 2024. That places Singapore 27th in the world by number of listed scientists. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (445), followed by Nanyang Technological University (144).

Single Year

1,362

+103 (+8.2%) vs 2024

Career Data

1,090

+67 (+6.5%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#27

No change vs 2024

Institutes

143

+53 (+58.9%) vs 2024

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 41% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+16.7%

2022+5.1%

2023+2.9%

2024+3.0%

2025+8.2%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	968		757
2021	1,130	+16.7%	876	+15.7%
2022	1,188	+5.1%	934	+6.6%
2023	1,222	+2.9%	956	+2.4%
2024	1,259	+3.0%	1,023	+7.0%
2025	1,362	+8.2%	1,090	+6.5%

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Rank in Singapore	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	73	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 5
2	181	HB Halliwell, Barry	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4
3	310	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 11
4	641	CE Cambria, Erik	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 43
5	740	WT Wong, Tien Yin	National University of Singapore	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 2
6	933	ZY Zhang, Yang	National University of Singapore	Bioinformatics	Rank 8
7	1,007	ES Epskamp, Sacha	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 8
8	1,232	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 34
9	1,234	HG Huang, Guang Bin	Mind PointEye	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 75
10	1,435	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 46
11	1,494	NA Neto, Antonio H.Castro	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 41
12	1,659	GH Greve, Henrich R.	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 63
13	1,726	LC Lam, Carolyn Su Ping	National University of Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 49
14	1,822	FH Flemming, Hans Curt	Nanyang Technological University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 9
15	2,094	XL Xie, Lihua Hua	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 20
16	2,167	PD Paterson, David L.	National University of Singapore	Microbiology	Rank 35
17	2,333	GF Ginhoux, Florent	Duke-NUS Medical School	Immunology	Rank 49
18	2,446	PS Pennycook, Stephen John	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 67
19	2,458	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 93
20	2,466	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 94
21	2,503	RA Rush, Augustus John	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 52
22	2,523	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 13
23	2,569	XZ Xu, Zhichuan (Jason)	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 98
24	2,646	ND Niyato, Dusit (Tao)	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 29
25	2,816	CX Chen, Xiaodong	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 109
26	2,852	WJ Wirtz, Jochen	National University of Singapore	Marketing	Rank 22
27	3,016	PK Pu, Kanyi	School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 114
28	3,025	JD Jiang, Donglin Ling	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 40
29	3,033	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 24
30	3,055	LZ Liu, Ziwei	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 167
31	3,203	GS Ge, S. Shuzhi	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 36
32	3,398	LX Liu, Xiao Gang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 132
33	3,562	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 78
34	3,863	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 4
35	3,966	MM Meaney, Michael J.	A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 204
36	4,018	CT Chua, Tat Seng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 216
37	4,431	BS Brenner, Seymour M.	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 110
38	4,477	CT Chung, Taisheng Shung Chung	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 18
39	4,580	YN Yan, Ning	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 65
40	4,640	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 172
41	4,653	LI Lee, Icy	National Institute of Education	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 30
42	5,126	LC Loy, Chen Change	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 266
43	5,131	QC Qiu, Cheng Wei	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 186
44	5,177	EJ Eriksson, Johan Gunnar	National University of Singapore	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 85
45	5,275	HS Hoi, Steven C.H.	Singapore Management University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 272
46	5,384	SJ Savulescu, Julian	National University of Singapore	Applied Ethics	Rank 4
47	5,410	WC Wen, Changyun	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 64
48	5,584	LZ Liu, Zheng	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 202
49	5,672	SP Sharma, Pooja	National University of Singapore	Environmental Sciences	Rank 116
50	5,793	ZK Zhou, Kun	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 58
51	5,819	BN Barker, Nick	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Developmental Biology	Rank 148
52	6,089	WJ Walther, Joseph B.	Nanyang Technological University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 24
53	6,183	AS Au, Siu Kui	Nanyang Technological University	Civil Engineering	Rank 23
54	6,824	LC Lee, Chengkuo	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 241
55	7,297	FH Fan, Hong Jin	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 259
56	7,324	LC Lou, Chen	Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information	Marketing	Rank 50
57	7,327	PS Poria, Soujanya	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 368
58	8,005	CJ Chen, Jianshe	A-Star, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation	Food Science	Rank 66
59	8,024	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 283
60	8,209	YS Yan, Shuicheng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 408
61	8,296	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 91
62	8,394	SZ Seh, Zhi Wei	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 293
63	8,416	HD Hausenloy, Derek John	Duke-NUS Medical School	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 243
64	8,417	TR Tan, Robby T.	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 422
65	8,488	CJ Chu, Jian	Nanyang Technological University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 80
66	8,584	LD Lane, David Philip	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 241
67	8,586	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 259
68	9,017	GJ Grgic, Jozo	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Sport Sciences	Rank 27
69	9,018	TJ Thiery, Jean Paul	Biosyngen Pte Ltd	Developmental Biology	Rank 245
70	9,056	YQ Yan, Qingyu Yu	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 318
71	9,058	GA Goh, Anthony T.C.	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 88
72	9,130	LM Lanza, Mario	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 319
73	9,316	ZD Zhao, Dan	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 113
74	9,481	VN Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy	Raffles Hospital, Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 483
75	9,519	SS Saw, Seang Mei	National University of Singapore	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 25
76	9,521	ZJ Zheng, Jianmin	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 329
77	9,695	TD Ting, Daniel Shu Wei	Duke-NUS Medical School	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 28
78	9,891	YB Yeo, B. T. Thomas	National University of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 504
79	9,937	CX Chen, Xudong	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 104
80	9,995	SS Sing, Swee Leong	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 182
81	10,116	BF Biljecki, Filip	National University of Singapore	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 103
82	10,299	NA Nee, Andrew Y.C.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 108
83	10,361	BS Biswas, Subhra Kumar	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 207
84	10,402	SY Shen, Yijie	Nanyang Technological University	Optics	Rank 51
85	10,419	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 108
86	10,436	VK Vijayaraghavan, Kuppusamy	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 46
87	10,538	CD Cremer, David De	National University of Singapore	Social Psychology	Rank 235
88	10,541	FH Fu, Huazhu	A-Star, Institute of High Performance Computing	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 517
89	10,817	Linga, Praveen	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 285
90	10,863	LB Liddle, Brantley T.	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 286
91	10,873	RA Rose, Andrew K.	NUS Business School	Economics	Rank 195
92	10,926	TT Teo, Thompson Sian Hin	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 49
93	10,944	LS Liu, Shao Quan	National University of Singapore	Food Science	Rank 97
94	11,153	HC Ho, Chun Man Roger	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 243
95	11,401	CK Chew, Kit Wayne	Nanyang Technological University	Biotechnology	Rank 35
96	11,446	XY Xu, Yan	Nanyang Technological University	Energy	Rank 301
97	11,474	SD Srinivasan, Dipti Kumar	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 302
98	11,591	WJ Wang, John Y.	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 390
99	11,681	TB Tang, Bor Luen	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 183
100	11,982	HJ Henderson, Joan Catherine	Nanyang Business School	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 62
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Singapore are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,362 scientists affiliated with Singapore are on the 2025 single-year list, and 1,090 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Singapore has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 445. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 144.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Singapore changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Singapore went from 968 scientists in 2020 to 1,362 in 2025, a change of +40.7%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.