Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Singapore has 968 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Singapore 23rd in the world by number of listed scientists. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (334), followed by Nanyang Technological University (99).

Single Year

968

First year listed

Career Data

757

First year listed

World rank by count

#23

First year listed

Institutes

101

First year listed

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

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	89	HB Halliwell, Barry	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4
2	172	HG Huang, Guang Bin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 16
3	323	LX Lou, Xiong Wen	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 18
4	336	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 9
5	370	WD Wardle, David A.	Asian School of the Environment	Ecology	Rank 10
6	480	CN Castro Neto, A. H.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 22
7	592	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 4
8	634	ZR Zhang, Rui	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4
9	931	SS Suresh, Subra	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Materials	Rank 23
10	985	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 3
11	1,269	CT Chung, Tai Shung	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 7
12	1,403	CE Cambria, Erik	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 69
13	1,437	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore	Tropical Medicine	Rank 3
14	1,682	GG George, Gerard	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 43
15	1,773	XL Xie, Lihua	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 16
16	1,807	LY Liu, Yu	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Biotechnology	Rank 5
17	1,873	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 69
18	2,172	SP Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 93
19	2,343	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 82
20	2,373	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Biomedical Research Council	Developmental Biology	Rank 96
21	2,422	GP Gluckman, Peter D.	A-Star, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 44
22	2,531	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 27
23	2,545	FH Flemming, Hans Curt	Nanyang Technological University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 11
24	2,683	GH Greve, Henrich R.	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 64
25	3,156	TJ Thiery, Jean Paul	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 108
26	3,181	PS Pennycook, Stephen J.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 83
27	3,212	AU Acharya, U. Rajendra	Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 20
28	3,256	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 105
29	3,312	FA Fane, Anthony G.	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Chemical Engineering	Rank 21
30	3,461	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 112
31	3,504	LB Liu, Bin	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 113
32	4,182	PK Pu, Kanyi	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 124
33	4,550	AS Au, Siu Kui	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Civil Engineering	Rank 14
34	4,689	YS Yan, Shuicheng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 162
35	4,850	GF Ginhoux, Florent	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 119
36	5,104	LX Liu, Xiaogang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 157
37	5,184	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Polymers	Rank 42
38	5,505	FH Fan, Hong Jin	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 169
39	5,553	VD van Dam, Rob M.	National University of Singapore	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 36
40	5,561	LD Lane, David P.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 193
41	5,704	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	National University of Singapore	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 45
42	5,950	YL Yu, Le	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 180
43	6,246	ZH Zeng, Hua Chun	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 109
44	6,849	XJ Xu, Jian Xin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 77
45	6,909	HT Hayashi, Tamio	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 115
46	7,175	PS Pan, Sinno Jialin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 240
47	7,492	WC Wen, Changyun	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 84
48	7,696	EG Eda, Goki	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 220
49	7,802	AJ Ang, James	Nanyang Technological University	Economics	Rank 136
50	7,888	BS Biswas, Subhra K.	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 196
51	8,411	SS Saw, Seang Mei	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 22
52	8,540	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 113
53	8,960	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 22
54	9,045	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 89
55	9,489	GA Goh, A. T.C.	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 76
56	9,707	LZ Liu, Zheng	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 279
57	9,731	DC De Cremer, David	National University of Singapore	Social Psychology	Rank 182
58	9,733	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 115
59	9,932	SD Srinivasan, Dipti	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 321
60	9,976	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 257
61	10,043	WM Wenk, Markus R.	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 198
62	10,449	XJ Xie, Jianping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 298
63	10,464	SG Szulanski, Gabriel	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 272
64	10,765	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 45
65	10,845	YN Yoshikai, Naohiko	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 180
66	11,586	ND Niyato, Dusit	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 120
67	11,688	FS Feng, Si Shen	National University of Singapore	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 56
68	11,723	HJ Henderson, Joan C.	Nanyang Business School	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 35
69	12,047	AS Adams, S.	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 229
70	12,080	PA Phan, Anh T.	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 432
71	12,227	LC Lim, Chwee Teck	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 350
72	12,305	TT Teo, Thompson S.H.	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 36
73	12,875	CJ Chen, J. Paul	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 77
74	13,601	CK Chua, Kian Jon	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 253
75	13,853	LB Liddle, Brantley	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 259
76	14,025	SC Shu, C.	National University of Singapore	Applied Mathematics	Rank 43
77	14,173	Zeng, Yong	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 151
78	14,502	CT Chua, Tat Seng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 445
79	14,685	SJ Shaw, Jason D.	Nanyang Business School	Business & Management	Rank 370
80	14,688	SS Schuster, Stephan C.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 293
81	14,822	TN Thakor, Nitish V.	National University of Singapore	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 76
82	14,966	HD Huang, Dejian	National University of Singapore	Food Science	Rank 72
83	15,161	HG Hu, Guoqiang	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 186
84	15,313	GB Guan, Bu Yuan	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 421
85	15,495	CD Chan, David	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 393
86	15,534	TE Tandoc, Edson C.	Nanyang Technological University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 42
87	15,699	WJ Wirtz, Jochen	National University of Singapore	Marketing	Rank 82
88	15,713	CN Coe, Neil M.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 69
89	15,746	RD Rosen, David W.	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Design Practice & Management	Rank 9
90	15,935	KQ Kemao, Qian	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Optics	Rank 88
91	16,153	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 71
92	16,212	CX Chen, Xiaodong	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 450
93	16,290	CD Campana, Dario	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 381
94	16,309	YJ Ying, Jackie Y.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 258
95	16,438	WJ Wang, John	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 296
96	16,548	KH Koeffler, H. Phillip	Cancer Science Institute of Singapore	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 590
97	16,585	PD Price, David B.	Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute	Respiratory System	Rank 99
98	16,923	RS Rozen, Steven G.	Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 584
99	17,058	LH Lee, Heow Pueh	National University of Singapore	Acoustics	Rank 33
100	17,079	SN Sodhi, Navjot S.	National University of Singapore	Ecology	Rank 415
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Singapore are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

968 scientists affiliated with Singapore are on the 2020 single-year list, and 757 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 334. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 99.

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.