Top-cited scientists by field in Singapore

19 fields · 131 subfields · Singapore

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Singapore?

1,459 researchers whose current affiliation is in Singapore are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 19 fields and 131 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (343, 23.5%), followed by Information & Communication Technologies (241) and Enabling & Strategic Technologies (213); the largest subfield is Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing (150). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 343 listed authors (23.5%)
General & Internal Medicine493.4%6Chan, Yiong Huak #3,954
Ophthalmology & Optometry392.7%18Wong, Tienyin #474
Oncology & Carcinogenesis372.5%14Sethi, Gautam #11,767
Neurology & Neurosurgery261.8%8Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy #7,298
Immunology151.0%11Ginhoux, Florent #3,745
Surgery151.0%4Tan, Ker Kan #44,859
Cardiovascular System & Hematology141.0%8Lam, Carolyn Su Ping #1,588
Dentistry120.8%4Svensson, Peter #46,491
Gastroenterology & Hepatology110.8%4Huang, Daniel Qingyao Y. #16,663
Pharmacology & Pharmacy90.6%1Heng, Paul Wan Sia #69,347
Orthopedics80.5%0Pua, Yong Hao #110,235
Psychiatry80.5%6Rush, Augustus John #2,880
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine70.5%4Ong, Marcus Eng Hock #60,679
Endocrinology & Metabolism70.5%4Eriksson, Johan Gunnar #6,008
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases60.4%0Dawson Jr., Thomas L. #136,807
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging60.4%1Townsend, David William #76,369
Urology & Nephrology60.4%2Wang, Angela Yee Moon #31,684
Allergy50.3%1Wang, De Yun #78,447
Pathology50.3%1Liu, Yuxin #86,461
Geriatrics40.3%3Ng, Tze Pin #26,428
Sport Sciences40.3%1Chow, Jia Yi #68,623
Tropical Medicine40.3%1Gubler, Duane J. #3,845
Arthritis & Rheumatology30.2%1Mak, Anselm #73,037
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine30.2%0Yong, Eu Leong #169,702
Otorhinolaryngology30.2%0Pang, Kenny Peter #330,640
Anesthesiology20.1%0Tan, Hon Sen #419,894
General Clinical Medicine20.1%0Loh, Tze Ping #222,357
Pediatrics20.1%1Modi, Neena #64,694
Complementary & Alternative Medicine10.1%0Zhong, Linda L.D. #257,271
Respiratory System10.1%1Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh #70,098
Information & Communication Technologies · 241 listed authors (16.5%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing15010.3%69Cambria, Erik #630
Networking & Telecommunications573.9%20Niyato, Dusit (Tao) #2,261
Information Systems100.7%10Kankanhalli, Atreyi #16,714
Medical Informatics90.6%2Cleland, Jennifer A. #30,615
Software Engineering80.5%2Lo, David #9,883
Computer Hardware & Architecture40.3%0Chattopadhyay, Anupam #110,329
Computation Theory & Mathematics10.1%0Chang, Yi Jun #191,013
Distributed Computing10.1%0Veeravalli, Bharadwaj #733,477
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 213 listed authors (14.6%)
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology865.9%85Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich #104
Materials584.0%30Zhou, Kun #4,097
Energy402.7%21Ang, Beng Wah #2,062
Optoelectronics & Photonics191.3%2Hong, Minghui #53,468
Biotechnology90.6%3Biswal, Basanta Kumar #68,326
Bioinformatics40.3%3Zhang, Yang #1,154
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies10.1%0Pagani, M. M. #256,422
Engineering · 161 listed authors (11.0%)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering392.7%6Lee, Szesing #23,045
Industrial Engineering & Automation382.6%21Xie, Lihua Hua #2,073
Biomedical Engineering191.3%10Guan, Cuntai #31,592
Chemical Engineering171.2%10Tang, Chuyang Y. #6,789
Mechanical Engineering & Transports171.2%4Yang, Chun Chun #66,958
Civil Engineering151.0%8Au, Siu Kui #5,348
Geological & Geomatics Engineering120.8%10Phoon, Kok Kwang #3,682
Environmental Engineering90.6%5Chiew, Yeemeng #21,792
Operations Research60.4%3Goh, Mark K.h. #20,012
Aerospace & Aeronautics30.2%0Ng, Bingfeng #169,365
Chemistry · 98 listed authors (6.7%)
Organic Chemistry432.9%13Jiang, Donglin Ling #3,731
Polymers120.8%3Li, Lin #68,668
Analytical Chemistry100.7%0Ai, Ye #139,163
General Chemistry100.7%0Tao, Shanshan #186,833
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry60.4%2Ungur, L. #43,872
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry60.4%1Yap, Chun Wei #26,026
Physical Chemistry30.2%1Kawi, Sibudjing #17,909
Physics & Astronomy · 91 listed authors (6.2%)
Applied Physics523.6%15Neto, Antonio H.Castro #2,118
Optics161.1%5Shen, Yijie #7,547
General Physics141.0%8Scarani, Valerio #12,878
Chemical Physics60.4%1Jiang, Jianwen #25,159
Acoustics50.3%1Lee, Heow Pueh #13,974
Fluids & Plasmas30.2%1Khoo, Boo Cheong C. #89,589
Nuclear & Particle Physics20.1%1Chua, Alvin J.K. #68,200
Biomedical Research · 83 listed authors (5.7%)
Developmental Biology251.7%13Brenner, Seymour M. #4,953
Microbiology251.7%8Paterson, David L. #2,623
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology201.4%7HALLIWELL, Barry B. #178
Virology90.6%3Chua, Kaw Bing #37,981
Biophysics60.4%0Berezovsky, Igor N. #223,021
Nutrition & Dietetics30.2%2Jeyakumar Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar K. #10,870
Toxicology30.2%1Ho, Su Hui Cyrus #38,781
Mycology & Parasitology20.1%1Tan, Kevin Shyong Wei #46,681
Anatomy & Morphology10.1%0Mogali, Sreenivasulu Reddy #189,338
Genetics & Heredity10.1%0Teo, Yik Ying #123,831
Social Sciences · 51 listed authors (3.5%)
Education141.0%8Grover, Shuchi #26,242
Geography70.5%6Yeoh, Brenda S. A. #9,929
Cultural Studies60.4%1Liu, Hong #79,723
Law40.3%2Truby, Jon Mark #32,682
Information & Library Sciences30.2%0Lee, Chei Sian #129,429
International Relations20.1%2Callahan, William A. #17,582
Political Science & Public Administration20.1%2Cashore, Benjamin W. #43,876
Social Sciences Methods20.1%2Epskamp, Sacha #719
Social Work20.1%0Lee, Jungup #191,725
Sociology20.1%1Yeung, Wei Jun Jean #22,200
Economics & Business · 49 listed authors (3.4%)
Business & Management171.2%17Lievens, Filip #9,505
Logistics & Transportation90.6%6Yuen, Kum Fai #11,911
Economics80.5%7Rose, Andrew K. #16,015
Marketing70.5%7Wirtz, Jochen #2,268
Finance40.3%4Agarwal, Sumit #27,916
Sport, Leisure & Tourism20.1%2Henderson, Joan Catherine #22,653
Accounting10.1%1Cheng, Qiang #23,769
Public Health & Health Services · 24 listed authors (1.6%)
Nursing151.0%5Shorey, Shefaly Y. #8,862
Public Health70.5%4Jiang, Shaohai #28,414
Gerontology40.3%1Ng, Reuben #70,049
Health Policy & Services40.3%3Herdman, Michael J. #29,724
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology20.1%1Li, Haizhou #41,909
Built Environment & Design · 23 listed authors (1.6%)
Building & Construction201.4%17Gan, Vincent J.L. #12,895
Design Practice & Management20.1%1Rosen, David W. #17,191
Architecture10.1%0Chang, Jiat Hwee #995,168
Urban & Regional Planning10.1%1Tan, Puay Yok #50,718
Biology · 20 listed authors (1.4%)
Zoology70.5%2Kottelat, Maurice #40,880
Plant Biology & Botany60.4%3Shen, Lisha #40,208
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology40.3%1Todd, Peter Alan #33,970
Ecology30.2%3Koh, Lian Pin #18,062
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 19 listed authors (1.3%)
Environmental Sciences100.7%10Sharma, Pooja #6,931
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences50.3%4Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar Kumar #21,587
Geochemistry & Geophysics20.1%1Redfern, Simon A.T. #57,611
Oceanography20.1%0Chitre, Mandar Anil #146,620
Paleontology10.1%1Horton, Benjamin Peter #47,724
Communication & Textual Studies · 13 listed authors (0.9%)
Communication & Media Studies70.5%7Tandoc, Edson C. #2,685
Languages & Linguistics70.5%6Lee, Icy #4,414
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 11 listed authors (0.8%)
Food Science60.4%6Chen, Jianshe #8,223
Fisheries40.3%1Yue, Gen Hua #41,676
Forestry10.1%0Heinimann, Hans Rudolf #262,417
Mathematics & Statistics · 8 listed authors (0.5%)
Applied Mathematics30.2%3Bao, Weizhu #18,257
General Mathematics20.1%0Gan, Wee Teck #218,943
Numerical & Computational Mathematics20.1%1Shen, Zuowei #58,513
Statistics & Probability10.1%0Xia, Yingcun #101,328
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 8 listed authors (0.5%)
Clinical Psychology10.1%1Power, Michael J. #44,447
Developmental & Child Psychology10.1%1Ang, Rebecca P. #60,145
Experimental Psychology10.1%1Kozhevnikov, Maria #55,861
Human Factors10.1%1Lee, Kwan Min #17,990
Social Psychology10.1%1Cremer, David De #8,137
Philosophy & Theology · 3 listed authors (0.2%)
Applied Ethics20.1%2Savulescu, Julian #3,829
Philosophy10.1%1Li, Chenyang #68,225
Historical Studies · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
History10.1%0Peleggi, Maurizio #618,504

1,459 listed scientists in Singapore

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