Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Singapore has 1,130 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 16.7% from 968 in 2020. That places Singapore 25th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (379), followed by Nanyang Technological University (112).

Single Year

1,130

+162 (+16.7%) vs 2020

Career Data

876

+119 (+15.7%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#25

down 2 places vs 2020

Institutes

113

+12 (+11.9%) vs 2020

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 17% 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	47	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 4
2	102	HB Halliwell, Barry	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2
3	353	HG Huang, Guang Bin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 20
4	441	WD Wardle, David A.	Asian School of the Environment	Ecology	Rank 13
5	492	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 12
6	534	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 2
7	548	CE Cambria, Erik	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 30
8	715	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 3
9	779	LX Lou, Xiong Wen	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 29
10	780	CN Castro Neto, Antonio H.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 26
11	841	ZR Zhang, Rui	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4
12	1,093	CX Chen, Xiaoyuan	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 39
13	1,130	LY Liu, Yu	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Biotechnology	Rank 3
14	1,141	GH Gao, Huajian	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 16
15	1,276	CT Chung, Tai Shung	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 8
16	1,303	SS Suresh, Subra	Nanyang Technological University	Materials	Rank 29
17	1,432	GG George, Gerard	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 35
18	1,708	FH Flemming, Hans Curt	Nanyang Technological University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 9
19	2,129	GH Greve, Henrich R.	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 46
20	2,416	AU Acharya, U. Rajendra	Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 13
21	2,644	SP Suganthan, Ponnuthurai N.	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 98
22	2,666	XL Xie, Lihua	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 25
23	2,827	GP Gluckman, Peter	A-Star, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 54
24	2,917	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 116
25	2,981	PS Pennycook, Stephen J.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 77
26	3,065	LB Liu, Bin	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 94
27	3,093	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 95
28	3,189	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 34
29	3,337	PK Pu, Kanyi	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 105
30	3,420	HT Ho, Tin Kam	IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 110
31	3,489	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 112
32	3,551	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 113
33	3,601	XZ Xu, Zhichuan J.	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 114
34	4,025	GF Ginhoux, Florent	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 105
35	4,467	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 72
36	5,158	LX Liu, Xiaogang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 147
37	5,168	LC Lam, Carolyn S.P.	Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 166
38	5,189	FH Fan, Hong Jin	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 149
39	5,307	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 152
40	5,346	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	National University of Singapore	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 46
41	5,347	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 17
42	5,540	HD Hausenloy, Derek J.	National Heart Centre, Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 180
43	5,583	AS Au, Siu Kui	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Civil Engineering	Rank 22
44	6,292	LD Lane, David P.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 229
45	6,294	PS Pan, Sinno Jialin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 175
46	6,846	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 188
47	6,865	VD van Dam, Rob M.	National University of Singapore	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 47
48	6,934	GA Goh, Anthony Teck Chee	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 57
49	7,382	AJ Ang, James B.	Nanyang Technological University	Economics	Rank 133
50	7,392	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 77
51	7,711	BS Biswas, Subhra K.	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 204
52	7,769	TE Tandoc, Edson C.	Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 21
53	7,898	SS Snyder, Shane Allen	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Environmental Engineering	Rank 44
54	7,946	WC Wen, Changyun	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 81
55	8,451	HJ Henderson, Joan C.	Nanyang Business School	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 32
56	8,834	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 208
57	8,884	XJ Xu, Jianxin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 89
58	8,961	ZH Zeng, Hua Chun	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 155
59	9,012	VK Vijayaraghavan, Kuppusamy	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 47
60	9,068	WM Wenk, Markus R.	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 200
61	9,078	LB Liddle, Brantley	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 182
62	9,736	SS Saw, Seang Mei	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 32
63	10,099	JD Jiang, Donglin	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 148
64	10,277	WJ Wang, John	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 169
65	10,798	CT Chua, Tat Seng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 298
66	11,152	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 50
67	11,249	EG Eda, Goki	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 281
68	11,645	KL Koh, Lian Pin	National University of Singapore	Ecology	Rank 293
69	11,996	HT Hayashi, Tamio	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 175
70	12,165	PD Price, David	Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute	Respiratory System	Rank 82
71	12,215	PA Phan, Anh Tuân	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 426
72	12,252	NA Nee, A. Y.C.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 124
73	12,273	SD Srinivasan, Dipti	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 330
74	12,293	HW Hong, Wanjin	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 430
75	12,437	AS Adams, Stefan	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 253
76	12,573	XJ Xie, Jianping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 312
77	12,772	DC De Cremer, David	NUS Business School	Social Psychology	Rank 230
78	13,134	SC Shu, Chang	National University of Singapore	Applied Mathematics	Rank 42
79	13,212	WJ Wirtz, Jochen	NUS Business School	Marketing	Rank 72
80	13,250	LZ Liu, Zheng	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 327
81	13,473	CJ Chen, J. Paul	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 76
82	13,510	CD Campana, Dario	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 347
83	13,631	HR Ho, Roger	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Toxicology	Rank 60
84	13,884	SG Szulanski, Gabriel	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 335
85	14,054	RD Rosen, D. W.	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Design Practice & Management	Rank 9
86	14,099	LX Liu, Xiang Yang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 353
87	14,238	Sethi, Gautam	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 523
88	14,285	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 74
89	14,304	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 100
90	14,350	CJ Chu, Jian	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 116
91	14,536	YB Yeo, Boon Siang	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 204
92	14,643	ND Niyato, Dusit	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 103
93	14,969	HQ Huy, Quy Nguyen	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 363
94	15,294	CJ Car, Josip	Nanyang Technological University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 197
95	15,323	SS Schuster, Stephan C.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 338
96	15,361	LJ Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 38
97	15,631	CK Chua, Kian Jon	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 311
98	15,658	HC Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar	Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 106
99	15,780	ZK Zhou, Kun	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 153
100	15,902	LC Lim, Chwee Teck	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 405
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Singapore are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,130 scientists affiliated with Singapore are on the 2021 single-year list, and 876 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 379. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 112.

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 1,130 in 2021, a change of +16.7%.

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.