Singapore's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Singapore has 1,023 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.0% from 956 in 2023. That places Singapore 29th in the world by number of listed scientists. National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists (436), followed by Nanyang Technological University (291).

Single Year

1,259

+37 (+3.0%) vs 2023

Career Data

1,023

+67 (+7.0%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#29

No change vs 2023

Institutes

100

-23 (-18.7%) vs 2023

Scientists in Singapore on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 35% 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	13	HB Halliwell, Barry	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1
2	126	NK Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 5
3	496	MM Meaney, M. J.	Université McGill	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 46
4	577	RS Ramakrishna, Seeram	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 22
5	966	WT Wong, Tien Yin	Singapore National Eye Centre	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 5
6	1,053	RA Rush, A. John	National University of Singapore	Psychiatry	Rank 35
7	1,074	GH Gao, Huajian	Nanyang Technological University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 8
8	1,179	GD Gubler, Duane J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Tropical Medicine	Rank 2
9	1,224	BS Brenner, Sydney	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 81
10	1,238	CN Castro Neto, A. H.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 48
11	1,391	ZR Zhang, Rui	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 9
12	1,705	CX Chen, Xiaoyuan	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 47
13	1,782	SJ Sung, Joseph J.Y.	Nanyang Technological University	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 24
14	2,194	HG Huang, Guang Bin	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 58
15	2,217	XL Xie, Lihua	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 7
16	2,749	EJ Eriksson, Johan Gunnar	National University of Singapore	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 95
17	2,978	AB Ang, Beng Wah	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 37
18	4,188	ZN Zheludev, Nikolay I.	Nanyang Technological University	Optics	Rank 23
19	4,504	GS Ge, Shuzhi Sam	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 26
20	5,026	KR Krishnan, Ranga	Duke-NUS Medical School	Psychiatry	Rank 146
21	5,233	BG Bazan, Guillermo C.	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 90
22	5,580	CE Cambria, Erik	Nanyang Technological University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 128
23	5,623	IP Ingham, Philip W.	Nanyang Technological University	Developmental Biology	Rank 276
24	5,900	EA Ekert, Artur	National University of Singapore	General Physics	Rank 39
25	6,296	ZH Zeng, Hua Chun	National University of Singapore	Materials	Rank 77
26	6,363	KS Kaye, S.	National University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 286
27	6,364	LY Liu, Yu	Nanyang Technological University	Biotechnology	Rank 14
28	6,512	VD van Dam, Rob M.	National University of Singapore	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 56
29	7,484	HD Hausenloy, Derek J.	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 364
30	8,119	RA Rose, A. K.	NUS Business School	Economics	Rank 73
31	8,153	SJ Savulescu, Julian	National University of Singapore	Applied Ethics	Rank 2
32	8,367	Yeung, Henry Wai chung	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 20
33	8,399	BN Barker, Nick	National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 405
34	8,489	GH Greve, Henrich	INSEAD, Singapore	Business & Management	Rank 67
35	8,827	SS Saw, Seang Mei	National University of Singapore	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 35
36	9,130	OJ Ouyang, Jianyong	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 130
37	9,451	LB Liu, Bin	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 134
38	9,492	TJ Tam, James P.	Nanyang Technological University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 456
39	9,724	CD Campana, Dario	National University of Singapore	Immunology	Rank 376
40	9,725	ZY Zhao, Yanli	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 141
41	11,263	CY Chan, Yiong Huak	National University of Singapore	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 178
42	11,315	CN Chua, Nam Hai	Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 105
43	11,639	XJ Xu, Jianxin	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 86
44	11,793	WM Wenk, Markus R.	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 548
45	12,020	ND Niyato, Dusit	Nanyang Technological University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 91
46	12,293	CZ Chen, Zhi Ning	National University of Singapore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 95
47	12,799	CR Calne, Roy Y.	National University of Singapore	Surgery	Rank 83
48	13,095	HW Hong, Wanjin	A-Star, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology	Developmental Biology	Rank 584
49	13,116	MP Matsudaira, Paul	National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 585
50	13,373	VA Venkitaraman, Ashok R.	Cancer Science Institute of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 595
51	13,399	CP Casey, Patrick J.	Duke-NUS Medical School	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 635
52	13,639	SC Stewart, Colin L.	A-Star, Skin Research Labs	Developmental Biology	Rank 599
53	14,104	TT Teo, Thompson S.H.	National University of Singapore	Information Systems	Rank 31
54	14,142	LX Loh, Xian Jun	Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 192
55	14,249	VJ Vittal, Jagadese J.	National University of Singapore	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 79
56	14,662	RG Rutter, G. A.	Nanyang Technological University	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 401
57	14,667	SS Snyder, Shane A.	Nanyang Technological University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 76
58	14,670	DC De Cremer, David	National University of Singapore	Social Psychology	Rank 173
59	15,021	CX Chen, Xiaodong	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 201
60	15,127	YB Yeoh, Brenda S.A.	National University of Singapore	Geography	Rank 45
61	15,223	FS Feng, Si Shen	National University of Singapore	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 66
62	15,559	FH Fan, Hong Jin	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 210
63	15,712	KR Kini, R. Manjunatha	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 737
64	16,172	SC Shu, Chang	National University of Singapore	Applied Mathematics	Rank 38
65	16,318	LF Lievens, Filip	Singapore Management University	Business & Management	Rank 148
66	16,338	TB Tang, Bor Luen	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 765
67	16,799	AG Augustine, George J.	Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,335
68	16,941	PK Phoon, Kok Kwang	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 65
69	17,230	MS McLaughlin, Stuart	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 804
70	17,406	TE Tan, Eng King	National Neuroscience Institute of Singapore	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,377
71	17,506	LZ Lin, Zhiqun	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 227
72	17,857	LC Lam, Carolyn Su Ping	National Heart Centre Singapore	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 779
73	18,001	SD Srinivasan, Dipti	National University of Singapore	Energy	Rank 197
74	18,161	SS Schuster, S. C.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 442
75	18,226	ZA Zehnder, Alexander J.B.	Nanyang Technological University	Microbiology	Rank 444
76	18,293	PK Pu, Kanyi	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 241
77	18,428	LH Lee, Heow Pueh	National University of Singapore	Acoustics	Rank 28
78	18,581	AS Au, Siu Kui	Nanyang Technological University	Civil Engineering	Rank 27
79	18,956	CC Chua, Chee Kai	Singapore University of Technology and Design	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 129
80	19,020	XZ Xu, Zhichuan J.	Nanyang Technological University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 251
81	19,029	WM Wong, Ming Wah	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 402
82	19,186	WC Wen, Changyun	Nanyang Technological University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 131
83	19,233	SC Shih, Choon Fong	National University of Singapore	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 119
84	19,363	JD Jiang, Donglin	National University of Singapore	Organic Chemistry	Rank 406
85	20,918	GA Goh, Anthony Teck Chee	Nanyang Technological University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 81
86	21,441	PS Pervaiz, Shazib	National University of Singapore	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 971
87	21,542	TD Tan, Donald T.H.	Singapore National Eye Centre	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 102
88	21,899	LX Liu, Xiang Yang	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 287
89	22,055	CG Chirikjian, Gregory S.	National University of Singapore	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 156
90	22,448	VK Vijayaraghavan, Kuppusamy	National University of Singapore	Chemical Engineering	Rank 87
91	22,559	CS Chan, Siew Hwa	Nanyang Technological University	Energy	Rank 247
92	23,075	LR Li, Rong	National University of Singapore	Developmental Biology	Rank 892
93	23,503	VG Vignale, Giovanni	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 573
94	23,598	HJ Henderson, Joan C.	Nanyang Technological University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 29
95	23,989	AA Aberle, Armin G.	National University of Singapore	Applied Physics	Rank 581
96	24,020	CM Cheung, Mike W.L.	National University of Singapore	Social Sciences Methods	Rank 31
97	24,065	YS Yan, Shuicheng	Skywork AI	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 494
98	24,347	TD Townsend, David	National University of Singapore	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 126
99	24,491	PN Phan-Thien, Nhan	National University of Singapore	Polymers	Rank 210
100	24,496	LC Lim, Chwee Teck	National University of Singapore	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 305
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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 career-long list, National University of Singapore has the most listed scientists from Singapore, with 436. It is followed by Nanyang Technological University with 291.

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 1,023 in 2024, a change of +35.1%.

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.