Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Singapore has 1,259 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.0% from 1,222 in 2023. That places Singapore 27th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (503), followed by Nanyang Technological University (339).

Single Year

1,259

+37 (+3.0%) vs 2023

Career Data

1,023

+67 (+7.0%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#27

down 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

-32 (-26.2%) vs 2023

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 30% 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	74	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 5
2	156	HB Halliwell, Barry	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4
3	443	CE Cambria, Erik	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 32
4	475	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 13
5	516	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore National Eye Centre	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1
6	835	ZR Zhang, Rui	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 7
7	837	HG Huang, Guang Bin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 53
8	842	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 24
9	996	CX Chen, Xiaoyuan	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 30
10	1,255	GH Gao, Huajian	Nanyang Technological University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 14
11	1,431	ES Epskamp, Sacha	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 9
12	1,453	CN Castro Neto, A. H.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 41
13	1,507	GH Greve, Henrich	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 54
14	2,043	ZY Zhao, Yanli	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 67
15	2,136	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 71
16	2,210	XL Xie, Lihua	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 24
17	2,391	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 13
18	2,452	CX Chen, Xiaodong	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 85
19	2,607	MM Meaney, M. J.	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 139
20	2,610	LC Lam, Carolyn Su Ping	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 64
21	2,701	RA Rush, A. John	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 67
22	2,729	PK Pu, Kanyi	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 98
23	2,730	JD Jiang, Donglin	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 39
24	2,844	XZ Xu, Zhichuan J.	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 103
25	2,893	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 3
26	3,087	CT Chua, Tat Seng	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 159
27	3,199	TE Tandoc, Edson C.	Nanyang Technological University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 10
28	3,769	ZN Zheludev, Nikolay I.	Nanyang Technological University	Optics	Rank 20
29	3,978	LX Loh, Xian Jun	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 137
30	4,129	ND Niyato, Dusit	Nanyang Technological University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 42
31	4,197	EA Ekert, Artur	National University of Singapore	General Physics	Rank 32
32	4,370	SJ Sung, Joseph J.Y.	Nanyang Technological University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 59
33	4,410	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 37
34	4,520	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	National University of Singapore	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 87
35	4,593	LY Liu, Yu	Nanyang Technological University	Biotechnology	Rank 12
36	4,656	BN Barker, Nick	National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 133
37	4,666	AS Au, Siu Kui	Nanyang Technological University	Civil Engineering	Rank 14
38	4,701	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 134
39	4,800	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 59
40	5,074	SJ Savulescu, Julian	National University of Singapore	Applied Ethics	Rank 3
41	5,115	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 169
42	5,232	YN Yan, Ning	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 74
43	5,399	EJ Eriksson, Johan Gunnar	National University of Singapore	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 91
44	5,498	WJ Wirtz, Jochen	National University of Singapore	Marketing	Rank 37
45	5,727	FH Fan, Hong Jin	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 180
46	6,014	DZ Dong, Zhao Yang	Nanyang Technological University	Energy	Rank 144
47	6,107	LZ Liu, Zheng	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 195
48	6,245	LI Lee, Icy	Nanyang Technological University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 29
49	6,388	LZ Liu, Ziwei	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 299
50	6,481	VD van Dam, Rob M.	National University of Singapore	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 39
51	6,773	LC Loy, Chen Change	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 320
52	6,929	SS Saw, Seang Mei	National University of Singapore	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 21
53	7,015	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 30
54	7,089	ZK Zhou, Kun	Nanyang Technological University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 72
55	7,179	YS Yan, Shuicheng	Skywork AI	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 345
56	7,579	WC Wen, Changyun	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 82
57	7,637	BS Biswas, Subhra K.	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Immunology	Rank 178
58	8,074	PS Poria, Soujanya	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 378
59	8,304	QC Qiu, Cheng Wei	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 265
60	8,309	HD Hausenloy, Derek J.	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 261
61	8,343	TR Tan, Robby T.	National University of Singapore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 389
62	8,447	HS Hoi, Steven C.H.	Singapore Management University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 391
63	8,449	HR Ho, Roger	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 198
64	8,464	KD Koh, David S.Q.	National University of Singapore	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 156
65	8,721	SJ Shaw, Jason D.	Nanyang Technological University	Business & Management	Rank 264
66	8,754	CS Chang, Sea Jin	National University of Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 267
67	9,206	LS Leong Sing, Swee	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 155
68	9,349	SS Snyder, Shane A.	Nanyang Technological University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 177
69	9,717	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 45
70	9,950	VK Vijayaraghavan, Kuppusamy	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 49
71	9,953	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 100
72	9,980	GA Goh, Anthony Teck Chee	Nanyang Technological University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 92
73	10,034	HC Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 65
74	10,041	WJ Wang, John	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 316
75	10,402	LC Lee, Chengkuo	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 324
76	10,545	ZD Zhao, Dan	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 128
77	10,564	DC De Cremer, David	National University of Singapore	Social Psychology	Rank 222
78	10,725	CJ Chu, Jian	Nanyang Technological University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 106
79	10,853	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 107
80	10,960	SP Sharma, Pooja	National University of Singapore	Environmental Sciences	Rank 204
81	11,087	AJ Ang, James B.	Nanyang Technological University	Economics	Rank 200
82	11,237	YQ Yan, Qingyu	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 348
83	11,375	SZ Seh, Zhi Wei	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 357
84	11,394	NA Nee, A. Y.C.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 120
85	11,537	LC Lim, Chwee Teck	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 361
86	11,619	KJ Kim, Jin Soo	National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 321
87	11,664	TB Tang, Bor Luen	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 207
88	11,801	XJ Xie, Jianping	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 366
89	11,857	YB Yeo, B. T.Thomas	National University of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 620
90	11,881	CC Cheng, Ching Yu	Singapore National Eye Centre	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 36
91	12,147	XJ Xu, Jianxin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 129
92	12,274	LJ Lee, Jong Min	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 375
93	12,328	TT Teo, Thompson S.H.	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 52
94	12,502	WM Wenk, Markus R.	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 221
95	12,643	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 381
96	12,670	PP Puranam, Phanish	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 382
97	12,772	RA Rose, A. K.	NUS Business School	Economics	Rank 232
98	12,779	LX Liu, Xiang Yang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 390
99	12,814	LZ Lin, Zhiqun	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 391
100	12,907	HJ Henderson, Joan C.	Nanyang Technological University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 54
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Singapore are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,259 scientists affiliated with Singapore are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,023 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 503. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 339.

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 1,259 in 2024, a change of +30.1%.

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.