Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Singapore has 934 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 6.6% from 876 in 2021. That places Singapore 26th in the world by number of listed scientists. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (320), followed by Nanyang Technological University (73).

Single Year

1,188

+58 (+5.1%) vs 2021

Career Data

934

+58 (+6.6%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#26

No change vs 2021

Institutes

118

+15 (+14.6%) vs 2021

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 23% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+15.7%

2022+6.6%

2023+2.4%

2024+7.0%

2025+6.5%

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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	12	HB Halliwell, Barry	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1
2	151	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 7
3	436	MM Meaney, Michael J.	A-Star, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 44
4	617	LD Lane, David P.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 23
5	655	WD Wardle, David A.	Asian School of the Environment	Ecology	Rank 15
6	733	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 24
7	1,025	SS Suresh, Subra	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Materials	Rank 12
8	1,033	RA Rush, A. John	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 31
9	1,067	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 2
10	1,119	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 78
11	1,186	GH Gao, Huajian	Nanyang Technological University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 9
12	1,213	CA Castro-Neto, Antonio Helio	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 50
13	1,433	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 7
14	1,917	SJ Sung, Joseph J.Y.	Nanyang Technological University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 32
15	2,086	ZR Zhang, Rui	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 15
16	2,315	HG Huang, Guang Bin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 58
17	2,348	CX Chen, X.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 52
18	2,683	XL Xie, Lihua	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 11
19	2,864	EJ Eriksson, Johan G.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 101
20	3,458	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 36
21	3,789	LX Lou, Xiong Wen	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 67
22	4,100	PS Pennycook, Stephen J.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 127
23	4,540	ZN Zheludev, Nikolay	Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies	Optics	Rank 22
24	4,689	BG Bazan, Guillermo C.	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 77
25	4,740	LY Liu, Yu	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Biotechnology	Rank 11
26	4,826	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 27
27	4,853	IP Ingham, Philip W.	Nanyang Technological University	Developmental Biology	Rank 259
28	5,671	KS Kaye, Stan B.	National University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 252
29	5,844	ZH Zeng, Hua Chun	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 68
30	6,187	SP Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 120
31	6,907	YJ Ying, Jackie Y.	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Materials	Rank 80
32	7,183	TK Tryggvason, Karl	Duke-NUS Medical School	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 378
33	7,320	VD van Dam, Rob M.	National University of Singapore	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 55
34	8,177	HD Hausenloy, D. J.	National Heart Centre, Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 405
35	8,646	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 16
36	8,667	TJ Tam, James P.	School of Biological Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 454
37	8,772	BN Barker, Nick	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 446
38	9,073	CD Campana, Dario	National University of Singapore	Immunology	Rank 359
39	10,151	CN Chua, Nam Hai	National University of Singapore	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 88
40	10,212	SS Saw, Seang Mei	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 41
41	10,890	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 137
42	10,991	MP Matsudaira, Paul	Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 523
43	11,006	CR Calne, Roy Y.	National University of Singapore	Surgery	Rank 70
44	11,170	CP Casey, Patrick J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 581
45	11,535	XJ Xu, Jianxin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 82
46	11,776	CE Cambria, Erik	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 217
47	11,812	SC Stewart, Colin L.	National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 553
48	11,940	TD Tenen, Daniel G.	Cancer Science Institute of Singapore	Immunology	Rank 452
49	12,186	WM Wenk, Markus R.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 636
50	12,541	VA Venkitaraman, Ashok R.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 581
51	12,597	HS Hui, S. Y.Ron	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 32
52	12,864	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 152
53	12,920	VJ Vittal, Jagadese J.	National University of Singapore	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 81
54	13,086	HW Hong, Wanjin	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 604
55	13,420	DM Dunn, Martin L.	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 84
56	13,630	HT Ho, Tin Kam	IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 252
57	13,966	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 157
58	14,398	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 107
59	14,456	FS Feng, Si Shen	National University of Singapore	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 62
60	14,538	TT Teo, Thompson	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 28
61	14,738	AG Augustine, George J.	Nanyang Technological University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,235
62	14,750	RG Rutter, Guy A.	Nanyang Technological University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 754
63	14,976	KR Kini, R. Manjunatha	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 769
64	15,671	ZA Zehnder, Alexander J.B.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 365
65	15,855	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 174
66	16,062	ND Niyato, Dusit	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 134
67	16,163	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 238
68	16,994	DC De Cremer, David	NUS Business School	Social Psychology	Rank 188
69	17,008	SS Snyder, Shane Allen	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 74
70	17,670	SC Shu, C.	National University of Singapore	Applied Mathematics	Rank 37
71	18,079	WM Wong, Mingwah	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 397
72	18,177	SS Schuster, Stephan C.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 445
73	18,187	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 45
74	19,039	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 148
75	19,062	LB Liu, Bin	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 203
76	19,095	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 206
77	19,517	LP Liu, P. L.F.	National University of Singapore	Oceanography	Rank 16
78	19,603	TB Tang, Bor Luen	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 989
79	19,699	TE Tan, Eng King	National Neuroscience Institute of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,587
80	19,734	LH Lee, Heow Pueh	National University of Singapore	Acoustics	Rank 26
81	20,335	SC Shih, Choon Fong	National University of Singapore	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 117
82	20,443	LX Liu, X.	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 220
83	20,782	FE Fitzgerald, Eugene A.	Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 532
84	20,936	SD Srinivasan, Dipti	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 383
85	21,338	PS Pervaiz, Shazib	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,062
86	21,425	TD Townsend, David	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 111
87	22,263	CG Chirikjian, Gregory S.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 147
88	22,422	FH Fan, Hong Jin	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 238
89	22,972	TD Tan, Donald	Singapore National Eye Centre	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 113
90	23,460	KE Kang, En Tang	National University of Singapore	Polymers	Rank 204
91	23,636	IY Ito, Yoshiaki	Cancer Science Institute of Singapore	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,084
92	23,660	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 168
93	23,744	AA Aberle, Armin G.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 612
94	23,760	CX Chen, Xiao Dong	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 254
95	23,944	PN Phan-Thien, Nhan	National University of Singapore	Polymers	Rank 212
96	23,995	CS Chan, Siew Hwa	Energy Research Institute @NTU	Energy	Rank 230
97	24,129	CN Coe, Neil M.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 63
98	24,391	KE Koo, Edward H.	National University of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,938
99	24,467	WC Wen, Changyun	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 177
100	24,997	AS Au, Siu Kui	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Civil Engineering	Rank 32
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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 career-long list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 320. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 73.

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

On the career-long list, Singapore went from 757 scientists in 2020 to 934 in 2022, a change of +23.4%.

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.