Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Singapore has 1,188 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 5.1% from 1,130 in 2021. That places Singapore 26th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (383), followed by Nanyang Technological University (80).

Single Year

1,188

+58 (+5.1%) vs 2021

Career Data

934

+58 (+6.6%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#26

down 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

123

+10 (+8.8%) vs 2021

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 23% 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	54	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 4
2	118	HB Halliwell, Barry	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3
3	434	HG Huang, Guang Bin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 25
4	454	CE Cambria, Erik	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 27
5	496	WD Wardle, David A.	Asian School of the Environment	Ecology	Rank 13
6	544	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 23
7	607	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 3
8	771	ZR Zhang, Rui	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4
9	839	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 19
10	939	LX Lou, Xiong Wen	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 30
11	1,072	CA Castro-Neto, Antonio Helio	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 34
12	1,161	CX Chen, Xiaoyuan	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 40
13	1,198	GH Gao, Huajian	Nanyang Technological University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 15
14	1,239	LY Liu, Yu	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Biotechnology	Rank 3
15	1,548	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 3
16	1,614	SS Suresh, Subra	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Materials	Rank 31
17	1,763	MM Meaney, Michael J.	A-Star, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 118
18	1,848	AU Acharya, U. Rajendra	Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 10
19	2,216	SJ Sung, Joseph J.Y.	Nanyang Technological University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 32
20	2,255	HT Ho, Tin Kam	IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 95
21	2,389	PS Pennycook, Stephen J.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 73
22	2,490	PK Pu, Kanyi	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 83
23	2,496	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 91
24	2,766	ZN Zheludev, Nikolay	Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies	Optics	Rank 14
25	2,866	BN Barker, Nick	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 109
26	2,896	SP Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 110
27	2,982	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 100
28	2,984	RA Rush, A. John	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 78
29	3,137	LB Liu, Bin	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 106
30	3,158	XL Xie, Lihua	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 27
31	3,361	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 114
32	3,455	GF Ginhoux, Florent	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 93
33	3,695	EJ Eriksson, Johan G.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 77
34	4,101	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 74
35	4,225	XZ Xu, Zhichuan J.	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 136
36	4,322	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 40
37	5,166	LC Lam, Carolyn S.P.	National Heart Centre, Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 170
38	5,192	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 159
39	5,345	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 165
40	5,516	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 46
41	5,761	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 173
42	5,825	HD Hausenloy, D. J.	National Heart Centre, Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 194
43	5,874	TE Tandoc, Edson C.	Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 18
44	5,951	CT Chua, Tat Seng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 202
45	6,000	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 20
46	6,026	PS Pan, Sinno Jialin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 205
47	6,183	AS Au, Siu Kui	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Civil Engineering	Rank 19
48	6,225	VD van Dam, Rob M.	National University of Singapore	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 43
49	6,238	CX Chen, Xiao Dong	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 185
50	6,525	LZ Liu, Zheng	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 191
51	6,530	BS Biswas, Subhra K.	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 201
52	6,641	KD Koh, David	National University of Singapore	Environmental & Occupational Health	Rank 1
53	6,805	HS Hui, S. Y.Ron	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 20
54	6,919	YS Yan, Shuicheng	Sea AI Lab	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 227
55	7,194	GA Goh, Anthony Teck Chee	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 60
56	7,284	LD Lane, David P.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 272
57	7,920	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 81
58	7,966	FH Fan, Hong Jin	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 228
59	8,585	HJ Henderson, Joan C.	Nanyang Business School	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 33
60	8,648	HR Ho, Roger C.M.	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 200
61	8,719	WJ Wang, John	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 124
62	9,130	SS Saw, Seang Mei	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 32
63	9,550	XJ Xu, Jianxin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 93
64	9,556	VK Vijayaraghavan, Kuppusamy	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 41
65	10,071	EG Eda, Goki	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 283
66	10,183	ND Niyato, Dusit	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 80
67	10,188	WM Wenk, Markus R.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 240
68	10,198	SS Snyder, Shane Allen	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 108
69	10,487	WC Wen, Changyun	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 101
70	10,514	KL Koh, Lian Pin	National University of Singapore	Ecology	Rank 265
71	10,647	NA Nee, A. Y.C.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 102
72	10,708	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 47
73	10,710	XJ Xie, Jianping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 297
74	10,729	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 242
75	10,809	LX Liu, X.	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 298
76	11,061	AJ Ang, James B.	Nanyang Technological University	Economics	Rank 171
77	11,136	LB Liddle, Brantley	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 218
78	11,668	TR Tan, Robby T.	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 381
79	12,160	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 59
80	12,284	HW Hong, Wanjin	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 425
81	13,442	ZH Zeng, Hua Chun	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 205
82	13,475	SZ Seh, Zhi Wei	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 375
83	13,627	Sethi, Gautam	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 508
84	13,748	TB Tang, Bor Luen	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 346
85	13,869	RD Rosen, David William	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Design Practice & Management	Rank 8
86	13,957	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 112
87	14,637	DC De Cremer, David	NUS Business School	Social Psychology	Rank 273
88	14,650	LC Loy, Chen Change	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 469
89	14,670	HC Ho, Cyrus S.H.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Toxicology	Rank 68
90	14,745	TT Teo, Thompson	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 41
91	14,776	PS Poria, Soujanya	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 472
92	14,791	BA Bertoletti, Antonio	Duke-NUS Medical School	Immunology	Rank 416
93	14,846	YB Yeo, B. T.Thomas	National University of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 886
94	14,877	SS Schuster, Stephan C.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 345
95	15,469	CD Campana, Dario	National University of Singapore	Immunology	Rank 433
96	15,496	LJ Lee, Jong Min	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 416
97	15,514	SC Shu, C.	National University of Singapore	Applied Mathematics	Rank 41
98	15,546	YB Yeo, Boon Siang	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 216
99	15,601	SJ Shaw, Jason D.	Nanyang Technological University	Business & Management	Rank 356
100	15,608	WJ Wirtz, Jochen	National University of Singapore	Marketing	Rank 79
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Singapore are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,188 scientists affiliated with Singapore are on the 2022 single-year list, and 934 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 383. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 80.

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 1,188 in 2022, a change of +22.7%.

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.