Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Singapore has 1,222 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 2.9% from 1,188 in 2022. That places Singapore 26th in the world by number of listed scientists. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (372), followed by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (72).

Single Year

1,222

+34 (+2.9%) vs 2022

Career Data

956

+22 (+2.4%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#26

No change vs 2022

Institutes

122

-1 (-0.8%) vs 2022

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 26% 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%

Top 10 institutes in Singapore

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Rank in Singapore	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	52	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 5
2	116	HB Halliwell, Barry	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3
3	419	CE Cambria, Erik	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 27
4	483	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 20
5	488	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1
6	608	HG Huang, Guang Bin	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 39
7	649	WD Wardle, David A.	Asian School of the Environment	Ecology	Rank 13
8	768	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 20
9	853	CX Chen, Xiaoyuan	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 30
10	1,026	CN Castro Neto, A. H.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 33
11	1,030	LX Lou, Xiong Wen	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 33
12	1,306	GH Gao, Huajian	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 12
13	2,031	SS Suresh, Subra	Nanyang Technological University	Materials	Rank 41
14	2,032	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 73
15	2,243	MM Meaney, Michael J.	A-Star, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 125
16	2,372	XL Xie, Lihua	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 21
17	2,477	PK Pu, Kanyi	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 86
18	2,542	LC Lam, Carolyn S.P.	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 83
19	2,590	GH Greve, Henrich R.	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 67
20	2,677	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 13
21	2,780	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 4
22	2,791	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 98
23	3,043	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 102
24	3,091	XZ Xu, Zhi Chuan	Campus for Research Excellence And Technological Enterprise	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 110
25	3,162	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 30
26	3,209	SJ Sung, Joseph J.	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 42
27	3,576	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 75
28	3,607	LY Liu, Yu	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Biotechnology	Rank 14
29	3,639	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 126
30	3,723	JD Jiang, Donglin	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 53
31	4,033	TE Tandoc, Edson C.	Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 11
32	4,100	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 140
33	4,217	BN Barker, Nick	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 140
34	4,771	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 42
35	5,011	EJ Eriksson, Johan	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 104
36	5,191	AS Au, Siu Kui	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Civil Engineering	Rank 17
37	5,562	TJ Thiery, Jean Paul	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 180
38	6,040	FH Fan, Hong Jin	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 184
39	6,190	LZ Liu, Zheng	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 190
40	6,353	YS Yan, Shuicheng	Sea AI Lab	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 250
41	6,478	BS Biswas, Subhra K.	A-Star, Singapore Immunology Network	Immunology	Rank 166
42	6,594	CT Chua, Tat Seng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 257
43	6,667	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 70
44	6,796	KD Koh, David	National University of Singapore	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 133
45	7,085	SS Snyder, Shane Allen	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 105
46	7,247	HR Ho, Roger	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Psychiatry	Rank 173
47	7,282	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 222
48	7,310	WC Wen, Changyun	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 75
49	7,538	ND Niyato, Dusit	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 62
50	7,586	ZK Zhou, Kun	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 73
51	7,678	VK Vijayaraghavan, Kuppusamy	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 41
52	7,882	SS Saw, Seang Mei	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 26
53	7,954	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 33
54	8,550	GA Goh, Anthony Teck Chee	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 74
55	8,794	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 229
56	8,800	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 72
57	8,938	CJ Car, Josip	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 171
58	9,007	LX Liu, Xiaogang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 273
59	9,900	HD Hausenloy, Derek J.	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 341
60	10,234	LC Loy, Chen Change	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 402
61	10,502	LC Lim, Chwee Teck	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 316
62	10,668	WJ Wirtz, Jochen	National University of Singapore	Marketing	Rank 62
63	10,998	SZ Seh, Zhi Wei	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 332
64	11,067	WJ Wang, John	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 179
65	11,139	LJ Lee, Jong Min	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 335
66	11,276	DC De Cremer, David	NUS Business School	Social Psychology	Rank 231
67	11,328	PS Poria, Soujanya	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 441
68	11,397	QC Qiu, Cheng Wei	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 341
69	11,619	TB Tang, Bor Luen	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 242
70	11,665	WM Wenk, Markus R.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 244
71	11,788	TR Tan, Robby T.	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 455
72	11,789	AJ Ang, James B.	Nanyang Technological University	Economics	Rank 194
73	11,835	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 59
74	11,945	Linga, Praveen	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 261
75	12,018	SS Sing, Swee Leong	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 198
76	12,046	EG Eda, Goki	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 357
77	12,132	LZ Lin, Zhiqun	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 360
78	12,197	LX Liu, Xiang Yang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 361
79	12,326	VN Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy	Raffles Hospital, Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 689
80	12,419	SJ Shaw, Jason D.	Nanyang Technological University	Business & Management	Rank 325
81	12,459	LH Lee, Heow Pueh	National University of Singapore	Acoustics	Rank 23
82	12,509	LZ Liu, Ziwei	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 484
83	12,662	NA Nee, A. Y.C.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 128
84	12,757	HC Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar	A-Star, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 87
85	12,788	LC Lee, Chengkuo	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 377
86	12,845	YB Yeo, B. T.Thomas	National University of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 712
87	12,938	HJ Henderson, Joan C.	Nanyang Business School	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 56
88	12,985	ZL Zhang, Lili	Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 386
89	13,541	YB Yeo, Boon Siang	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 174
90	13,711	GM Gupta, Manoj	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 232
91	13,790	Sethi, Gautam	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 503
92	14,131	SD Srinivasan, Dipti	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 312
93	14,389	TT Teo, Thompson S.H.	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 50
94	14,614	SC Shu, C.	National University of Singapore	Applied Mathematics	Rank 44
95	14,978	XJ Xu, Jianxin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 153
96	15,082	HC Ho, Cyrus S.H.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Toxicology	Rank 56
97	15,137	YS Yang, Shengyuan A.	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Applied Physics	Rank 303
98	15,292	SG Szulanski, Gabriel	Faculty of Business Administration	Business & Management	Rank 393
99	15,679	YQ Yan, Qingyu	School of Materials Science and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 466
100	16,186	CC Cheng, Ching Yu	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 51
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Singapore are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,222 scientists affiliated with Singapore are on the 2023 single-year list, and 956 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 372. It is followed by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine with 72.

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 1,222 in 2023, a change of +26.2%.

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.