Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Singapore has 956 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 2.4% from 934 in 2022. That places Singapore 29th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (316), followed by Nanyang Technological University (60).

Single Year

1,222

+34 (+2.9%) vs 2022

Career Data

956

+22 (+2.4%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#29

down 3 places vs 2022

Institutes

123

+5 (+4.2%) vs 2022

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 26% 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	132	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 5
3	463	MM Meaney, Michael J.	A-Star, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 45
4	619	WD Wardle, David A.	Asian School of the Environment	Ecology	Rank 12
5	651	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 23
6	1,121	SS Suresh, Subra	Nanyang Technological University	Materials	Rank 16
7	1,129	GH Gao, Huajian	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 9
8	1,145	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 2
9	1,152	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 5
10	1,155	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 77
11	1,214	CN Castro Neto, A. H.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 46
12	1,830	SJ Sung, Joseph J.	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 29
13	1,863	TJ Thiery, Jean Paul	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 116
14	1,945	CX Chen, Xiaoyuan	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 49
15	2,228	HG Huang, Guang Bin	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 60
16	2,482	XL Xie, Lihua	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 9
17	2,842	EJ Eriksson, Johan	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 101
18	3,150	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 35
19	3,676	LX Lou, Xiong Wen	School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 71
20	4,620	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 24
21	4,759	KR Krishnan, Ranga	Duke-NUS Medical School	Psychiatry	Rank 140
22	4,911	BG Bazan, Guillermo C.	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 81
23	5,335	IP Ingham, Philip W.	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 271
24	6,068	CZ Chun Zeng, Hua	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 71
25	6,381	LY Liu, Yu	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Biotechnology	Rank 13
26	7,401	CE Cambria, Erik	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 158
27	7,425	YJ Ying, Jackie Y.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Materials	Rank 93
28	7,917	HD Hausenloy, Derek J.	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 393
29	8,605	BN Barker, Nick	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 426
30	8,663	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 19
31	9,052	TJ Tam, James P.	School of Biological Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 458
32	9,317	GH Greve, Henrich R.	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 72
33	9,334	SS Saw, Seang Mei	Singapore Eye Research Institute	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 36
34	9,339	CD Campana, Dario	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 363
35	10,149	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 139
36	10,853	CN Chua, Nam Hai	Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 97
37	10,954	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 148
38	11,684	XJ Xu, Jianxin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 86
39	11,749	WM Wenk, Markus R.	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 575
40	11,961	CR Calne, Roy Y.	National University of Singapore	Surgery	Rank 78
41	12,202	MP Matsudaira, Paul	Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 557
42	12,207	ZY Zhao, Yanli	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 158
43	12,222	LK Loh, Kian Ping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 159
44	12,395	CP Casey, Patrick J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 611
45	12,814	VA Venkitaraman, Ashok R.	Cancer Science Institute of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 579
46	12,824	TD Tenen, Daniel G.	Cancer Science Institute of Singapore	Immunology	Rank 471
47	12,970	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 103
48	13,008	SC Stewart, Colin L.	A-Star, Skin Research Labs	Developmental Biology	Rank 584
49	13,033	HW Hong, Wanjin	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 585
50	13,319	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 209
51	13,629	VJ Vittal, Jagadese J.	National University of Singapore	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 80
52	14,298	ND Niyato, Dusit	School of Computer Science and Engineering	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 114
53	14,373	TT Teo, Thompson S.H.	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 29
54	14,789	FS Feng, Si Shen	National University of Singapore	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 61
55	15,408	SS Snyder, Shane Allen	Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute	Environmental Sciences	Rank 76
56	15,590	KR Kini, R. Manjunatha	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 760
57	15,753	DC De Cremer, David	NUS Business School	Social Psychology	Rank 180
58	16,017	AG Augustine, George J.	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,297
59	16,631	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 44
60	16,692	LX Loh, Xian Jun	A-Star, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 203
61	16,833	SC Shu, C.	National University of Singapore	Applied Mathematics	Rank 39
62	16,900	ZA Zehnder, Alexander J.B.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 406
63	17,331	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 145
64	17,602	TB Tang, Bor Luen	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 857
65	18,330	FH Fan, Hong Jin	School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 220
66	18,393	WM Wong, Ming Wah	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 396
67	18,413	TE Tan, Eng King	National Neuroscience Institute of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,477
68	18,487	SS Schuster, Stephan C.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 451
69	18,606	SC Shih, Choon Fong	National University of Singapore	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 112
70	18,905	LZ Lin, Zhiqun	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 227
71	19,382	LH Lee, Heow Pueh	National University of Singapore	Acoustics	Rank 28
72	19,477	SD Srinivasan, Dipti	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 195
73	20,410	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 139
74	20,791	AS Au, Siu Kui	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Civil Engineering	Rank 27
75	20,999	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 76
76	21,434	LX Liu, Xiaogang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 253
77	21,865	WC Wen, Changyun	School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 149
78	22,197	CG Chirikjian, Gregory S.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 153
79	22,434	PK Pu, Kanyi	Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 265
80	22,446	PS Pervaiz, Shazib	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,054
81	22,489	GA Goh, Anthony Teck Chee	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 83
82	22,619	TD Tan, Donald	Singapore National Eye Centre	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 113
83	22,790	FE Fitzgerald, Eugene A.	Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 565
84	22,792	TD Townsend, David	National University of Singapore	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 117
85	23,305	CS Chan, Siew Hwa	Energy Research Institute @NTU	Energy	Rank 239
86	23,432	VG Vignale, Giovanni	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 585
87	23,512	KL Koh, Lian Pin	National University of Singapore	Ecology	Rank 402
88	23,814	XZ Xu, Zhi Chuan	Campus for Research Excellence And Technological Enterprise	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 272
89	23,833	LC Lam, Carolyn S.P.	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,000
90	24,167	PN Phan-Thien, Nhan	National University of Singapore	Polymers	Rank 210
91	24,259	AA Aberle, Armin G.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 611
92	24,499	LX Liu, Xiang Yang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 282
93	24,707	JD Jiang, Donglin	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 502
94	24,929	HJ Henderson, Joan C.	Nanyang Business School	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 28
95	24,949	YS Yan, Shuicheng	Sea AI Lab	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 490
96	25,251	KE Kang, En Tang	National University of Singapore	Polymers	Rank 225
97	25,270	IY Ito, Yoshiaki	Cancer Science Institute of Singapore	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,147
98	25,605	YP Yen, Paul	Duke-NUS Medical School	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 655
99	25,794	CD Chan, David	National University of Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 252
100	25,800	NT Ng, Tze Pin	NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 368
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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 career-long list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 316. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 60.

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 956 in 2023, a change of +26.3%.

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.