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).
Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 23% since 2020.
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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% |
Top 10 institutes in Singapore
By number of listed scientists
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- 1National University of Singapore320
- 2Nanyang Technological University73
- 3NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine45
- 4School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering40
- 5School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering33
- 6School of Materials Science and Engineering25
- 7Duke-NUS Medical School22
- 8Singapore University of Technology and Design22
- 9School of Civil and Environmental Engineering21
- 10School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences21
All 934 scientists
| Rank in Singapore | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1 | |
| 2 | 151 | National University of Singapore | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 7 | |
| 3 | 436 | A-Star, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 44 | |
| 4 | 617 | Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 23 | |
| 5 | 655 | Asian School of the Environment | Ecology | Rank 15 | |
| 6 | 733 | National University of Singapore | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 24 | |
| 7 | 1,025 | School of Materials Science and Engineering | Materials | Rank 12 | |
| 8 | 1,033 | National University of Singapore | Psychiatry | Rank 31 | |
| 9 | 1,067 | Duke-NUS Medical School | Tropical Medicine | Rank 2 | |
| 10 | 1,119 | A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology | Developmental Biology | Rank 78 | |
| 11 | 1,186 |
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Nanyang Technological University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 9 |
| 12 | 1,213 | National University of Singapore | Applied Physics | Rank 50 | |
| 13 | 1,433 | Singapore Eye Research Institute | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 7 | |
| 14 | 1,917 | Nanyang Technological University | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 32 | |
| 15 | 2,086 |
ZR
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National University of Singapore | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 15 |
| 16 | 2,315 | Nanyang Technological University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 58 | |
| 17 | 2,348 |
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NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 52 |
| 18 | 2,683 |
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School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 11 |
| 19 | 2,864 | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 101 | |
| 20 | 3,458 | National University of Singapore | Energy | Rank 36 | |
| 21 | 3,789 | School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 67 | |
| 22 | 4,100 | National University of Singapore | Applied Physics | Rank 127 | |
| 23 | 4,540 | Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies | Optics | Rank 22 | |
| 24 | 4,689 | National University of Singapore | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 77 | |
| 25 | 4,740 |
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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Biotechnology | Rank 11 |
| 26 | 4,826 | National University of Singapore | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 27 | |
| 27 | 4,853 | Nanyang Technological University | Developmental Biology | Rank 259 | |
| 28 | 5,671 | National University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 252 | |
| 29 | 5,844 | National University of Singapore | Materials | Rank 68 | |
| 30 | 6,187 | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 120 | |
| 31 | 6,907 | A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering | Materials | Rank 80 | |
| 32 | 7,183 | Duke-NUS Medical School | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 378 | |
| 33 | 7,320 | National University of Singapore | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 55 | |
| 34 | 8,177 | National Heart Centre, Singapore | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 405 | |
| 35 | 8,646 | National University of Singapore | Geography | Rank 16 | |
| 36 | 8,667 | School of Biological Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 454 | |
| 37 | 8,772 |
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A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology | Developmental Biology | Rank 446 |
| 38 | 9,073 | National University of Singapore | Immunology | Rank 359 | |
| 39 | 10,151 | National University of Singapore | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 88 | |
| 40 | 10,212 | Singapore Eye Research Institute | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 41 | |
| 41 | 10,890 |
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National University of Singapore | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 137 |
| 42 | 10,991 | Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore | Developmental Biology | Rank 523 | |
| 43 | 11,006 | National University of Singapore | Surgery | Rank 70 | |
| 44 | 11,170 | Duke-NUS Medical School | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 581 | |
| 45 | 11,535 |
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National University of Singapore | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 82 |
| 46 | 11,776 | School of Computer Science and Engineering | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 217 | |
| 47 | 11,812 | National University of Singapore | Developmental Biology | Rank 553 | |
| 48 | 11,940 | Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Immunology | Rank 452 | |
| 49 | 12,186 | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 636 | |
| 50 | 12,541 | Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore | Developmental Biology | Rank 581 | |
| 51 | 12,597 | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 32 | |
| 52 | 12,864 | National University of Singapore | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 152 | |
| 53 | 12,920 | National University of Singapore | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 81 | |
| 54 | 13,086 |
HW
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A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology | Developmental Biology | Rank 604 |
| 55 | 13,420 | Singapore University of Technology and Design | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 84 | |
| 56 | 13,630 |
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IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 252 |
| 57 | 13,966 | National University of Singapore | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 157 | |
| 58 | 14,398 | National University of Singapore | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 107 | |
| 59 | 14,456 | National University of Singapore | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 62 | |
| 60 | 14,538 | National University of Singapore | Information Systems | Rank 28 | |
| 61 | 14,738 | Nanyang Technological University | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,235 | |
| 62 | 14,750 | Nanyang Technological University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 754 | |
| 63 | 14,976 | National University of Singapore | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 769 | |
| 64 | 15,671 | Nanyang Technological University | Microbiology | Rank 365 | |
| 65 | 15,855 |
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School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 174 |
| 66 | 16,062 | School of Computer Science and Engineering | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 134 | |
| 67 | 16,163 | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 238 | |
| 68 | 16,994 | NUS Business School | Social Psychology | Rank 188 | |
| 69 | 17,008 | Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute | Environmental Sciences | Rank 74 | |
| 70 | 17,670 |
SC
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National University of Singapore | Applied Mathematics | Rank 37 |
| 71 | 18,079 | National University of Singapore | Organic Chemistry | Rank 397 | |
| 72 | 18,177 | Nanyang Technological University | Microbiology | Rank 445 | |
| 73 | 18,187 | National University of Singapore | Geography | Rank 45 | |
| 74 | 19,039 | Singapore Management University | Business & Management | Rank 148 | |
| 75 | 19,062 |
LB
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School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 203 |
| 76 | 19,095 | A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 206 | |
| 77 | 19,517 |
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National University of Singapore | Oceanography | Rank 16 |
| 78 | 19,603 | National University of Singapore | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 989 | |
| 79 | 19,699 | National Neuroscience Institute of Singapore | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,587 | |
| 80 | 19,734 | National University of Singapore | Acoustics | Rank 26 | |
| 81 | 20,335 | National University of Singapore | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 117 | |
| 82 | 20,443 |
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National University of Singapore | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 220 |
| 83 | 20,782 | Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 532 | |
| 84 | 20,936 | National University of Singapore | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 383 | |
| 85 | 21,338 | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,062 | |
| 86 | 21,425 | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 111 | |
| 87 | 22,263 | National University of Singapore | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 147 | |
| 88 | 22,422 | School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 238 | |
| 89 | 22,972 |
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Singapore National Eye Centre | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 113 |
| 90 | 23,460 | National University of Singapore | Polymers | Rank 204 | |
| 91 | 23,636 | Cancer Science Institute of Singapore | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,084 | |
| 92 | 23,660 | Singapore University of Technology and Design | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 168 | |
| 93 | 23,744 | National University of Singapore | Applied Physics | Rank 612 | |
| 94 | 23,760 | School of Materials Science and Engineering | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 254 | |
| 95 | 23,944 | National University of Singapore | Polymers | Rank 212 | |
| 96 | 23,995 | Energy Research Institute @NTU | Energy | Rank 230 | |
| 97 | 24,129 |
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National University of Singapore | Geography | Rank 63 |
| 98 | 24,391 | National University of Singapore | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,938 | |
| 99 | 24,467 | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 177 | |
| 100 | 24,997 |
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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.