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The National University of Singapore ranked 1st in Singapore, 81st in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 163 research topics. The National University of Singapore ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 231,992 academic publications and 8,035,566 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 148 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#81 of 14,131 In the World
#5 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 8 In Singapore
#1 of 8 In Singapore City
#4 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#5 of 4,419 For Chemical Engineering
#6 of 4,181 For Nanotechnology
#321 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#132 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 160 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Engineering in Singapore and 22nd in the World with 129,957 publications made and 4,784,126 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#5 of 2,835 In Asia
#22 of 6,782 In the World

National University of Singapore
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 584 1943
1993 732 2347
1994 881 2874
1995 938 3232
1996 932 3889
1997 1204 5006
1998 1282 5610
1999 1575 7301
2000 1811 9389
2001 1896 11009
2002 3305 17905
2003 3091 21479
2004 3229 26381
2005 3520 35219
2006 3610 45859
2007 3476 53786
2008 3741 66039
2009 3965 80493
2010 4180 95863
2011 4380 116951
2012 4804 136974
2013 5053 158380
2014 5169 185120
2015 5206 203229
2016 5405 226705
2017 5628 251124
2018 5988 285597
2019 6544 326839
2020 7229 391560
2021 7089 456404
2022 6890 472558
2023 7320 499303
2024 5674 484545

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Engineering.

Biology rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Biology in Singapore and 65th in the World with 129,686 publications made and 5,317,150 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#6 of 2,834 In Asia
#65 of 6,833 In the World

National University of Singapore
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 573 2430
1993 650 3080
1994 733 3699
1995 820 4566
1996 844 5400
1997 1054 6906
1998 1068 8074
1999 1346 9929
2000 1478 12604
2001 1511 14423
2002 2140 18856
2003 2298 24013
2004 2613 29314
2005 2831 37640
2006 3153 48152
2007 3160 57495
2008 3507 69875
2009 3761 85077
2010 4119 101788
2011 4445 125216
2012 4923 148989
2013 5164 174036
2014 5404 202323
2015 5453 221790
2016 5609 244843
2017 5713 272051
2018 6174 303965
2019 6858 348546
2020 7937 441628
2021 8085 514579
2022 7945 526409
2023 8063 544590
2024 6501 523317

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 3 6
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 5 35
Biochemistry 1 8 67
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 7 69
Evolutionary Biology 1 4 73
Nutrition and Food Science 1 17 76
Virology 1 10 78
Agricultural Science 1 14 81
Genetics 1 11 88
Paleontology 1 10 88
Biophysics 1 8 90
Botany 1 12 91
Zoology 1 7 98
Toxicology 1 17 105
Oncology and Cancer research 1 27 106
Pharmacology 1 17 110
Molecular Biology 1 15 114
Biotechnology 1 14 117
Microbiology 1 14 118
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 122
Immunology 1 23 133
Neuroscience 1 11 139
Horticulture 1 35 144
Astrobiology 1 21 151
Forestry 1 24 163
Entomology 1 21 217
Animal Science 1 86 388

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Chemistry in Singapore and 39th in the World with 122,630 publications made and 5,003,974 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#9 of 2,781 In Asia
#39 of 6,545 In the World

National University of Singapore
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 586 2440
1993 716 3034
1994 840 3810
1995 922 4573
1996 932 5303
1997 1173 6725
1998 1183 7881
1999 1511 9908
2000 1721 12624
2001 1796 14557
2002 2448 19163
2003 2551 24119
2004 2791 29172
2005 3069 37802
2006 3268 48516
2007 3186 57108
2008 3495 69108
2009 3661 82500
2010 3964 98967
2011 4140 122273
2012 4644 144026
2013 4847 167220
2014 5029 193735
2015 5037 211764
2016 5157 235655
2017 5293 259583
2018 5664 291329
2019 6235 332135
2020 6845 402760
2021 6925 467891
2022 6768 485744
2023 6925 504995
2024 5653 502073

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Chemistry.

Physics rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Physics in Singapore and 30th in the World with 117,336 publications made and 4,358,727 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#7 of 2,817 In Asia
#30 of 6,713 In the World

National University of Singapore
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 512 1791
1993 645 2161
1994 817 2629
1995 855 3030
1996 857 3625
1997 1162 4709
1998 1228 5279
1999 1556 6731
2000 1721 8935
2001 1778 10528
2002 2874 16414
2003 2747 19805
2004 2854 24479
2005 3150 32136
2006 3270 41836
2007 3140 49230
2008 3411 60803
2009 3607 73544
2010 3878 88295
2011 3949 107616
2012 4402 125988
2013 4614 146561
2014 4778 171288
2015 4768 188551
2016 4940 210012
2017 5018 231473
2018 5286 260814
2019 5813 297432
2020 6377 351001
2021 6258 406258
2022 6070 420607
2023 6486 445468
2024 5110 434795

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 3 6
Materials Science 1 7 16
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 9 29
Quantum and Particle physics 1 7 30
Optical Engineering 1 7 31
Condensed Matter Physics 1 10 32
Acoustical Engineering 2 10 43
Biophysics 1 8 90
Theoretical Physics 1 13 102
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 16 109
Nuclear Physics 1 25 132
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 23 143
Astrobiology 1 21 151
Medical Physics 1 26 239

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Computer Science in Singapore and 38th in the World with 99,602 publications made and 3,275,841 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#3 of 2,840 In Asia
#38 of 6,845 In the World

National University of Singapore
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 398 1415
1993 523 1698
1994 591 1959
1995 702 2535
1996 648 2929
1997 829 3863
1998 820 4479
1999 983 5492
2000 1124 7103
2001 1168 8197
2002 2501 14442
2003 2251 16491
2004 2335 19921
2005 2556 25644
2006 2637 33178
2007 2580 37847
2008 2815 46381
2009 3029 56616
2010 3121 65667
2011 3368 77612
2012 3666 90245
2013 3889 103747
2014 3931 120969
2015 3951 134386
2016 4208 146097
2017 4224 162922
2018 4644 187822
2019 5364 223789
2020 5858 280077
2021 5818 330472
2022 5675 332221
2023 6143 357140
2024 4729 321329

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Computer Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Singapore and 71st in the World with 85,666 publications made and 2,604,343 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#2 of 2,864 In Asia
#71 of 7,081 In the World

National University of Singapore
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 391 1193
1993 426 1312
1994 512 1695
1995 557 2016
1996 544 2542
1997 710 3040
1998 728 3604
1999 807 4493
2000 942 5594
2001 956 6553
2002 1602 10051
2003 1620 12090
2004 1642 15031
2005 1824 18703
2006 1823 23801
2007 1968 28209
2008 2091 34257
2009 2428 42287
2010 2610 49697
2011 2809 59083
2012 3068 69322
2013 3231 80353
2014 3413 93678
2015 3508 102955
2016 3661 109949
2017 3933 122773
2018 4148 142093
2019 4910 170133
2020 5548 223487
2021 5460 267038
2022 5414 268664
2023 5606 287806
2024 4089 251973

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Singapore and 47th in the World with 85,573 publications made and 2,911,105 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#7 of 2,838 In Asia
#47 of 6,876 In the World

National University of Singapore
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 419 1388
1993 483 1682
1994 596 2086
1995 630 2588
1996 668 3018
1997 856 3834
1998 903 4383
1999 1032 5251
2000 1166 7107
2001 1292 8163
2002 1880 11516
2003 1807 14604
2004 1835 18106
2005 2031 22797
2006 2092 29430
2007 2149 34433
2008 2265 41185
2009 2452 50464
2010 2685 59707
2011 2650 72161
2012 3015 83240
2013 3227 96363
2014 3346 111507
2015 3463 121317
2016 3673 134203
2017 3910 148179
2018 4187 171909
2019 4282 200133
2020 5089 249743
2021 4937 295473
2022 4909 304884
2023 5199 319498
2024 3653 294394

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Environmental Science.

Medicine rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Medicine in Singapore and 131st in the World with 82,147 publications made and 3,091,408 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#18 of 2,809 In Asia
#131 of 6,775 In the World

National University of Singapore
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 393 1564
1993 352 1839
1994 405 2362
1995 472 2759
1996 455 3153
1997 581 3960
1998 492 4565
1999 612 5527
2000 687 6896
2001 739 8001
2002 952 9797
2003 1142 12795
2004 1273 15471
2005 1442 19670
2006 1578 24270
2007 1727 29735
2008 1930 36199
2009 2181 44469
2010 2396 53814
2011 2588 65882
2012 2952 78646
2013 3263 94626
2014 3272 110731
2015 3552 123540
2016 3651 136692
2017 3758 151984
2018 4106 169196
2019 4383 199248
2020 5636 275192
2021 5948 329068
2022 5795 335301
2023 5800 342364
2024 4921 323236

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 1 1 7
Optometry 1 1 8
Ophthalmology 1 4 43
Virology 1 10 78
Epidemiology 1 9 80
Pharmacy 1 21 85
Toxicology 1 17 105
Oncology and Cancer research 1 27 106
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 1 106
Public Health 1 3 108
Pharmacology 1 17 110
Pathology 1 16 111
Dentistry 1 23 117
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 5 122
Gerontology 1 2 123
Orthodontics 1 21 123
Health Science 1 7 124
Occupational Therapy 1 8 128
Immunology 1 23 133
Respiratory Therapy 1 12 134
Anatomy and Physiology 1 19 140
Nursing 1 5 140
Psychiatry 1 15 153
Radiation Therapy 1 36 158
Family medicine 1 11 160
Critical Care Nursing 1 12 160
Cosmetology 1 35 175
Surgery 1 37 178
Pediatrics 1 21 190
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 10 193
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 36 193
Clinical Psychology 1 10 197
Physical Therapy 1 15 204
Cardiology 1 34 208
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 55 226
Urology 1 42 232
Medical Physics 1 26 239
Sports Medicine 1 19 240
Social Work 1 11 255
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 75 257
Anesthesiology 1 53 278
Dermatology 1 59 282
Sports / Exercise science 2 17 294
Audiology 1 35 298
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 48 333
Plastic Surgery 1 87 370
Veterinary 1 94 372
Forensic Science 1 97 439
Neurosurgery 1 163 482

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Mathematics in Singapore and 43rd in the World with 50,614 publications made and 1,660,893 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#3 of 2,718 In Asia
#43 of 6,418 In the World

National University of Singapore
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 209 674
1993 228 701
1994 269 931
1995 333 1193
1996 323 1389
1997 398 1851
1998 466 2125
1999 494 2512
2000 565 3140
2001 574 3577
2002 1171 6695
2003 1214 7785
2004 1190 9159
2005 1324 12421
2006 1374 16166
2007 1308 18727
2008 1397 22575
2009 1492 27884
2010 1544 32568
2011 1612 38182
2012 1812 43115
2013 1950 50807
2014 2047 59672
2015 2055 66096
2016 2016 71047
2017 2187 78595
2018 2471 90450
2019 2627 107587
2020 3217 135557
2021 3218 161828
2022 3133 159699
2023 3238 166838
2024 2007 120959

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 4 13
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 8 28
Applied Mathematics 1 1 35
Statistics 1 2 40
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 3 57
Actuarial Science 1 2 70
Math Teachers 2 36 203

Psychology rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Psychology in Singapore and 107th in the World with 44,797 publications made and 1,599,032 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#6 of 2,755 In Asia
#107 of 6,645 In the World

National University of Singapore
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 183 650
1993 184 816
1994 176 852
1995 220 1114
1996 224 1352
1997 266 1579
1998 252 1881
1999 294 2245
2000 364 2967
2001 358 3561
2002 577 5149
2003 649 6375
2004 679 7539
2005 737 9741
2006 895 12275
2007 870 14425
2008 1045 18060
2009 1138 22550
2010 1246 26647
2011 1444 32536
2012 1585 39640
2013 1807 47862
2014 1839 57898
2015 2050 66015
2016 2109 72493
2017 2138 82306
2018 2346 93016
2019 2558 111214
2020 3068 149495
2021 3353 176809
2022 3155 178336
2023 3259 187143
2024 2675 167096

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 2 27
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 5 54
Cognitive Science 2 7 69
Social Psychology 1 4 95
Occupational Therapy 1 8 128
Education Majors 2 11 131
Neuroscience 1 11 139
Psychiatry 1 15 153
Child Psychology 1 9 197
Clinical Psychology 1 10 197
Sexology 1 4 250
Social Work 1 11 255
Special Education 2 62 656

Business rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Business in Singapore and 30th in the World with 39,233 publications made and 1,210,817 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#2 of 2,646 In Asia
#30 of 6,339 In the World

National University of Singapore
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 178 464
1993 217 573
1994 246 714
1995 289 957
1996 292 1152
1997 410 1422
1998 424 1748
1999 470 2251
2000 566 2938
2001 589 3407
2002 1097 5890
2003 1029 7337
2004 1000 8755
2005 1042 10854
2006 1069 14157
2007 1186 16575
2008 1139 20493
2009 1211 24770
2010 1254 28508
2011 1413 33763
2012 1436 37688
2013 1486 41679
2014 1644 48250
2015 1614 50883
2016 1629 53591
2017 1723 59774
2018 1824 67784
2019 1901 79045
2020 2188 96724
2021 2131 111390
2022 2047 110890
2023 2217 117849
2024 1354 91598

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Economics in Singapore and 45th in the World with 28,063 publications made and 834,637 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#2 of 2,553 In Asia
#45 of 6,167 In the World

National University of Singapore
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 121 276
1993 121 341
1994 147 464
1995 161 526
1996 171 690
1997 245 861
1998 241 1063
1999 297 1286
2000 366 1689
2001 383 2029
2002 546 3025
2003 569 4005
2004 584 4883
2005 596 5881
2006 598 7441
2007 676 9095
2008 656 10869
2009 792 13472
2010 856 15920
2011 956 19080
2012 1003 22166
2013 1066 25069
2014 1149 29608
2015 1212 31418
2016 1266 33092
2017 1331 37658
2018 1413 42606
2019 1541 50698
2020 1816 66455
2021 1872 78726
2022 1695 78817
2023 1765 82507
2024 1139 64242

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Art & Design in Singapore and 44th in the World with 16,822 publications made and 422,878 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#1 of 2,428 In Asia
#44 of 5,966 In the World

National University of Singapore
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 60 243
1993 82 262
1994 115 343
1995 139 377
1996 100 510
1997 149 587
1998 121 620
1999 158 814
2000 218 1118
2001 255 1245
2002 406 2092
2003 412 2531
2004 419 3085
2005 460 3896
2006 478 4785
2007 456 5381
2008 494 6550
2009 626 8289
2010 591 9091
2011 654 10840
2012 713 12611
2013 686 14012
2014 701 16334
2015 702 17755
2016 710 19378
2017 763 21565
2018 708 24340
2019 773 28623
2020 894 34568
2021 823 39988
2022 909 40386
2023 885 43916
2024 727 44223

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Singapore in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 1 4 14
Multimedia 1 1 14
Game Design and Development 2 3 16
Entertainment Industry Business 2 2 22
Computer Graphics 2 6 33
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 1 34
Fashion Design 1 1 37
Architecture 1 5 38
UX/UI Desgin 2 5 41
Graphic Design 2 7 63
Cinematography 2 3 69
Literature 1 4 69
Landscape Architecture 1 13 70
Aesthetics 1 3 71
Interior Design 1 19 76
Painting and Drawing 1 7 81
Sculpture 1 7 81
Illustration and Concept Art 1 7 83
Photography 1 7 89
Music 2 7 98
Creative Writing 1 4 132
Performing arts 1 6 135
Art History 1 5 209