Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Singapore has 1,461 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 7.2% from 1,363 in 2025. That places Singapore 27th in the world by number of listed scientists. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (463), followed by Nanyang Technological University (205).

Single Year

1,461

+98 (+7.2%) vs 2025

Career Data

1,155

+65 (+6.0%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#27

No change vs 2025

Institutes

147

+4 (+2.8%) vs 2025

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 51% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+16.8%

2022+5.0%

2023+2.9%

2024+3.1%

2025+8.2%

2026+7.2%

Show the numbers

Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	968		757
2021	1,131	+16.8%	876	+15.7%
2022	1,188	+5.0%	934	+6.6%
2023	1,222	+2.9%	956	+2.4%
2024	1,260	+3.1%	1,023	+7.0%
2025	1,363	+8.2%	1,090	+6.5%
2026	1,461	+7.2%	1,155	+6.0%

Top 10 institutes in Singapore

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2026

Show the list

All 1,461 scientists

Single-year list2026

Showing the 2026 single-year list. Looking for career rankings? See the career-long list

The first 100 are free to browse.

Export CSV

Rank in Singapore	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	104	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 5
2	178	HB HALLIWELL, Barry B.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4
3	474	WT Wong, Tienyin	National University of Singapore	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 2
4	630	CE Cambria, Erik	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 44
5	719	ES Epskamp, Sacha	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 7
6	1,154	ZY Zhang, Yang	National University of Singapore	Bioinformatics	Rank 9
7	1,409	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 42
8	1,546	LZ Liu, Ziwei	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 95
9	1,588	LC Lam, Carolyn Su Ping	National University of Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 45
10	2,062	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 48
11	2,073	XL Xie, Lihua Hua	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 16
12	2,118	NA Neto, Antonio H.Castro	Centre for Advanced 2D Materials	Applied Physics	Rank 55
13	2,210	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 13
14	2,261	ND Niyato, Dusit (Tao)	Nanyang Technological University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 23
15	2,268	WJ Wirtz, Jochen	National University of Singapore	Marketing	Rank 20
16	2,623	PD Paterson, David L.	National University of Singapore	Microbiology	Rank 38
17	2,685	TE Tandoc, Edson C.	Nanyang Technological University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 12
18	2,741	CT Chua, Tat Seng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 155
19	2,816	CX Chen, Xiaodong	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 98
20	2,873	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 99
21	2,880	RA Rush, Augustus John	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 67
22	2,891	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 100
23	3,046	LX Liu, Xiao Gang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 106
24	3,513	PS Pennycook, Stephen John	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 81
25	3,670	XZ Xu, Zhichuan (Jason)	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 129
26	3,682	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 36
27	3,731	JD Jiang, Donglin Ling	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 48
28	3,745	GF Ginhoux, Florent	Duke-NUS Medical School	Immunology	Rank 71
29	3,823	GS Ge, S. Shuzhi	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 46
30	3,829	SJ Savulescu, Julian	National University of Singapore	Applied Ethics	Rank 3
31	3,845	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 4
32	3,954	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 81
33	4,016	LC Loy, Chen Change	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 218
34	4,041	Lou, Chen	Nanyang Technological University	Marketing	Rank 36
35	4,097	ZK Zhou, Kun	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Materials	Rank 74
36	4,313	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 148
37	4,414	LI Lee, Icy	National Institute of Education	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 34
38	4,647	PK Pu, Kanyi	School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 158
39	4,673	WJ Walther, Joseph B.	Nanyang Technological University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 21
40	4,700	HS Hoi, Steven C.H.	Singapore Management University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 255
41	4,953	BS Brenner, Seymour M.	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 122
42	4,963	QC Qiu, Chengwei	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 171
43	5,247	YN Yan, Ning	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 65
44	5,348	AS Au, Siu Kui	Nanyang Technological University	Civil Engineering	Rank 21
45	5,521	Pang, Guansong	Singapore Management University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 299
46	5,843	WC Wen, Changyun	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 68
47	5,931	FH Fan, Hong Jin	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 206
48	6,008	EJ Eriksson, Johan Gunnar	A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 99
49	6,121	BN Barker, Nick	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Developmental Biology	Rank 144
50	6,327	TD Ting, Daniel Shu Wei	Duke-NUS Medical School	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 16
51	6,500	PS Poria, Soujanya	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 353
52	6,789	TC Tang, Chuyang Y.	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 29
53	6,931	SP Sharma, Pooja	National University of Singapore	Environmental Sciences	Rank 146
54	7,056	BF Biljecki, Filip	National University of Singapore	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 67
55	7,210	FJ Feng, Jiashi	ByteDance Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 390
56	7,298	VN Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy	Raffles Hospital, Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 356
57	7,487	TA Taeihagh, Araz	Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy	Energy	Rank 194
58	7,510	LZ Liu, Zheng	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 243
59	7,547	SY Shen, Yijie	Nanyang Technological University	Optics	Rank 32
60	8,130	ZD Zhao, Dan	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 95
61	8,137	CD Cremer, David De	National University of Singapore	Social Psychology	Rank 197
62	8,195	FH Fu, Huazhu	A-Star, Institute of High Performance Computing	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 441
63	8,223	CJ Chen, Jianshe	A-Star, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation	Food Science	Rank 77
64	8,232	YS Yan, Shuicheng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 443
65	8,561	LZ Lin, Zhiqun	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 281
66	8,612	SZ Seh, Zhi Wei	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 282
67	8,844	LS Liu, Shao Quan	National University of Singapore	Food Science	Rank 86
68	8,862	Shorey, Shefaly Y.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nursing	Rank 16
69	9,003	TR Tan, Robby T.	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 478
70	9,022	LC Lee, Chengkuo	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 298
71	9,394	YB Yeo, B. T. Thomas	National University of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 469
72	9,470	LM Lanza, Mario	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 313
73	9,505	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 296
74	9,594	HD Hausenloy, Derek John	Duke-NUS Medical School	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 295
75	9,883	LD Lo, David	Singapore Management University	Software Engineering	Rank 6
76	9,929	YB Yeoh, Brenda S. A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 45
77	10,165	XY Xu, Yan	Nanyang Technological University	Energy	Rank 265
78	10,350	Linga, Praveen	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 270
79	10,397	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 336
80	10,665	SS Saw, Seang Mei	National University of Singapore	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 31
81	10,708	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 108
82	10,838	KH Kua, Harnwei	National University of Singapore	Environmental Sciences	Rank 234
83	10,870	JH Jeyakumar Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar K.	A-Star, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 63
84	10,914	WJ Wang, John Y.	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 354
85	11,388	YQ Yan, Qingyu Yu	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 369
86	11,463	LC Lv, Chen	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 122
87	11,619	CJ Chu, Jian	Nanyang Technological University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 124
88	11,679	CX Chen, Xudong	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 121
89	11,728	LC Lim, Chwee Teck	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 377
90	11,767	Sethi, Gautam	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 348
91	11,881	GA Goh, Anthony T.C.	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 130
92	11,911	YK Yuen, Kum Fai	Nanyang Technological University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 32
93	12,087	CC Cheng, Chingyu	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 35
94	12,165	CC Cheung, Chui Ming Gemmy	Singapore National Eye Centre	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 36
95	12,841	SJ Shaw, Jason D.	Nanyang Technological University	Business & Management	Rank 385
96	12,878	SV Scarani, Valerio	National University of Singapore	General Physics	Rank 102
97	12,895	GV Gan, Vincent J.L.	National University of Singapore	Building & Construction	Rank 98
98	12,926	SS Sing, Swee Leong	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 234
99	13,163	TE Tan, Eng King	Singapore General Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 628
100	13,359	LC Laschi, Cecilia	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 146
No scientists match this filter on the single-year list. Try the career-long list

Showing 1 to 100 of the first 100 Show

Paid plans

See all 1,461 scientists in Singapore

You are seeing the first 100. 1,361 more are on the 2026 single-year list.

Ranks 101 to 1,461The whole list, not only the top 100.

Every year since 2020Single Year and Career Data.

Search the full listBy name, institute or sub-field.

CSV exportDownload the list for your own work.

View Plans & Upgrade Compare plans

Cancel anytime · Secure billing

Countries with a similar count

Single-year list2026

Brazil1,510 scientists

Taiwan1,509 scientists

Austria1,502 scientists

Norway1,307 scientists

Egypt1,305 scientists

Finland1,274 scientists

Explore other countries

Single-year list2026

Malaysia941 scientists

Thailand508 scientists

Vietnam280 scientists

Indonesia272 scientists

Philippines74 scientists

Brunei39 scientists

All countries on the world map

Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Singapore are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,461 scientists affiliated with Singapore are on the 2026 single-year list, and 1,155 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 463. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 205.

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 1,461 in 2026, a change of +50.9%.

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.