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The National University of Singapore ranked 1st in Singapore, 75th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 166 research topics. The National University of Singapore ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 240,120 academic publications and 8,656,935 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 165 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#75 of 14,131 In the World
#5 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 8 In Singapore
#1 of 8 In Singapore City
#3 of 1,223 For Construction Management
#6 of 4,220 For Nanotechnology
#6 of 4,453 For Chemical Engineering
#312 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#119 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 163 other topics

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Biology rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Biology in Singapore and 65th in the World with 134,218 publications made and 5,725,591 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#8 of 2,838 In Asia
#65 of 6,841 In the World

National University of Singapore
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 649 3082
1994 733 3703
1995 820 4572
1996 845 5423
1997 1054 6917
1998 1068 8079
1999 1347 9944
2000 1478 12608
2001 1509 14435
2002 2143 18881
2003 2298 24033
2004 2612 29348
2005 2830 37652
2006 3154 48166
2007 3160 57520
2008 3510 69922
2009 3762 85161
2010 4119 101865
2011 4441 125260
2012 4918 149055
2013 5169 174157
2014 5406 202391
2015 5468 221893
2016 5612 244856
2017 5718 272075
2018 6163 303831
2019 6869 348401
2020 7950 441402
2021 8066 514655
2022 7939 526478
2023 8069 545109
2024 6580 528631
2025 5783 487930

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 66
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 9 71
Nutrition and Food Science 1 15 73
Evolutionary Biology 1 4 73
Virology 1 10 78
Agricultural Science 1 16 82
Paleontology 1 8 85
Genetics 1 12 86
Biophysics 1 8 87
Zoology 1 6 90
Botany 1 13 91
Oncology and Cancer research 1 26 104
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 2 104
Pharmacology 1 17 108
Toxicology 1 21 110
Molecular Biology 1 16 113
Biotechnology 1 14 115
Microbiology 1 15 117
Immunology 1 24 134
Neuroscience 1 9 134
Horticulture 1 36 142
Astrobiology 1 21 151
Forestry 1 25 163
Entomology 1 21 214
Animal Science 1 86 388

Engineering rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Engineering in Singapore and 21st in the World with 133,640 publications made and 5,149,497 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#4 of 2,841 In Asia
#21 of 6,795 In the World

National University of Singapore
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 731 2347
1994 881 2876
1995 941 3234
1996 932 3893
1997 1203 5009
1998 1280 5615
1999 1576 7316
2000 1812 9392
2001 1897 11012
2002 3307 17920
2003 3091 21486
2004 3228 26388
2005 3520 35221
2006 3610 45864
2007 3476 53797
2008 3741 66057
2009 3964 80490
2010 4180 95820
2011 4380 116934
2012 4801 136898
2013 5058 158282
2014 5179 185197
2015 5204 203184
2016 5405 226699
2017 5628 251141
2018 5992 285444
2019 6542 326548
2020 7231 391187
2021 7090 455954
2022 6886 472067
2023 7323 499152
2024 5779 489050
2025 4664 442854

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

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Chemistry in Singapore and 39th in the World with 126,163 publications made and 5,384,443 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#9 of 2,785 In Asia
#39 of 6,561 In the World

National University of Singapore
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 715 3035
1994 840 3813
1995 924 4574
1996 932 5315
1997 1172 6736
1998 1181 7890
1999 1512 9923
2000 1721 12625
2001 1793 14557
2002 2447 19173
2003 2552 24136
2004 2792 29190
2005 3069 37815
2006 3268 48527
2007 3186 57139
2008 3494 69131
2009 3658 82519
2010 3960 98982
2011 4139 122221
2012 4647 144033
2013 4847 167204
2014 5030 193752
2015 5040 211670
2016 5156 235549
2017 5284 259376
2018 5658 291127
2019 6233 331786
2020 6835 402046
2021 6902 466916
2022 6755 484988
2023 6919 504624
2024 5721 505709
2025 4637 468008

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 29th in the World with 120,533 publications made and 4,688,540 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 2,822 In Asia
#29 of 6,729 In the World

National University of Singapore
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 644 2161
1994 817 2630
1995 857 3034
1996 857 3629
1997 1161 4713
1998 1226 5284
1999 1557 6740
2000 1721 8944
2001 1780 10530
2002 2875 16429
2003 2747 19820
2004 2853 24493
2005 3151 32140
2006 3269 41839
2007 3140 49229
2008 3409 60797
2009 3606 73550
2010 3877 88274
2011 3949 107616
2012 4401 125939
2013 4619 146500
2014 4790 171324
2015 4762 188459
2016 4933 209953
2017 5009 231356
2018 5295 260754
2019 5808 297118
2020 6366 350854
2021 6256 406019
2022 6070 420350
2023 6494 445532
2024 5219 438810
2025 4056 399559

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 15
Quantum and Particle physics 1 7 28
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 10 29
Optical Engineering 1 7 30
Condensed Matter Physics 1 10 30
Acoustical Engineering 2 10 42
Biophysics 1 8 87
Theoretical Physics 1 13 97
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 16 107
Nuclear Physics 1 25 129
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 22 139
Astrobiology 1 21 151
Medical Physics 1 27 231

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Computer Science in Singapore and 37th in the World with 102,834 publications made and 3,514,251 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 2,842 In Asia
#37 of 6,855 In the World

National University of Singapore
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 524 1703
1994 591 1959
1995 702 2538
1996 648 2942
1997 829 3871
1998 818 4482
1999 984 5494
2000 1124 7105
2001 1168 8198
2002 2502 14449
2003 2250 16496
2004 2336 19949
2005 2556 25646
2006 2637 33169
2007 2580 37854
2008 2815 46402
2009 3028 56633
2010 3121 65641
2011 3360 77547
2012 3666 90276
2013 3889 103674
2014 3940 120931
2015 3953 134505
2016 4208 146078
2017 4234 162952
2018 4635 187696
2019 5360 223681
2020 5839 279293
2021 5801 330029
2022 5667 331825
2023 6136 356932
2024 4854 326295
2025 4081 283788

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 70th in the World with 88,401 publications made and 2,813,702 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#2 of 2,867 In Asia
#70 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 425 1313
1994 512 1698
1995 558 2018
1996 544 2552
1997 709 3041
1998 731 3614
1999 807 4497
2000 943 5599
2001 958 6564
2002 1602 10071
2003 1619 12101
2004 1641 15042
2005 1824 18709
2006 1823 23814
2007 1966 28209
2008 2092 34248
2009 2428 42305
2010 2607 49684
2011 2812 59105
2012 3064 69276
2013 3239 80382
2014 3409 93682
2015 3507 103005
2016 3674 109880
2017 3942 122715
2018 4170 142065
2019 4904 169872
2020 5522 222822
2021 5433 266450
2022 5417 268253
2023 5587 287587
2024 4163 255475
2025 3484 227308

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 46th in the World with 87,903 publications made and 3,131,867 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#7 of 2,841 In Asia
#46 of 6,888 In the World

National University of Singapore
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 482 1683
1994 596 2086
1995 631 2590
1996 668 3025
1997 852 3835
1998 903 4391
1999 1034 5267
2000 1166 7110
2001 1294 8166
2002 1882 11521
2003 1807 14608
2004 1835 18133
2005 2031 22802
2006 2091 29441
2007 2147 34448
2008 2263 41199
2009 2453 50480
2010 2683 59757
2011 2645 72240
2012 3012 83245
2013 3235 96371
2014 3342 111570
2015 3462 121407
2016 3672 134287
2017 3916 148123
2018 4197 171923
2019 4290 200170
2020 5104 249748
2021 4944 295249
2022 4904 304676
2023 5211 319773
2024 3725 297779
2025 2908 267178

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 130th in the World with 85,833 publications made and 3,353,588 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#18 of 2,817 In Asia
#130 of 6,793 In the World

National University of Singapore
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 352 1840
1994 405 2368
1995 472 2760
1996 455 3160
1997 580 3962
1998 490 4564
1999 611 5539
2000 687 6901
2001 738 8009
2002 959 9837
2003 1142 12817
2004 1275 15490
2005 1442 19682
2006 1578 24278
2007 1727 29759
2008 1930 36238
2009 2183 44539
2010 2394 53888
2011 2589 65986
2012 2951 78782
2013 3261 94775
2014 3272 110896
2015 3552 123744
2016 3654 136768
2017 3760 152014
2018 4089 169121
2019 4376 199233
2020 5663 275229
2021 5921 329101
2022 5795 335436
2023 5808 342747
2024 4984 327167
2025 4694 308615

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 42
Epidemiology 1 8 77
Pharmacy 1 20 78
Virology 1 10 78
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 1 99
Oncology and Cancer research 1 26 104
Public Health 1 3 104
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 2 104
Pharmacology 1 17 108
Toxicology 1 21 110
Pathology 1 17 110
Gerontology 1 2 115
Dentistry 1 24 116
Health Science 1 7 119
Orthodontics 1 22 124
Occupational Therapy 1 8 127
Respiratory Therapy 1 13 133
Immunology 1 24 134
Nursing 1 4 135
Anatomy and Physiology 1 20 140
Psychiatry 1 14 148
Family medicine 1 10 158
Critical Care Nursing 1 15 158
Radiation Therapy 1 39 159
Cosmetology 1 36 174
Surgery 1 37 174
Pediatrics 1 20 187
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 36 189
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 11 193
Clinical Psychology 1 9 193
Physical Therapy 1 15 202
Cardiology 1 33 204
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 57 226
Medical Physics 1 27 231
Urology 1 46 237
Sports Medicine 1 20 242
Social Work 1 12 253
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 77 256
Anesthesiology 1 53 274
Dermatology 1 59 279
Sports / Exercise science 1 17 289
Audiology 1 35 290
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 50 332
Plastic Surgery 1 86 365
Veterinary 1 95 371
Forensic Science 1 103 447
Neurosurgery 1 157 470

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Mathematics in Singapore and 44th in the World with 51,731 publications made and 1,752,078 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
#4 of 2,725 In Asia
#44 of 6,434 In the World

National University of Singapore
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 229 703
1994 269 932
1995 333 1194
1996 323 1395
1997 398 1850
1998 466 2130
1999 495 2512
2000 565 3141
2001 576 3579
2002 1170 6695
2003 1214 7789
2004 1189 9168
2005 1324 12413
2006 1374 16165
2007 1308 18732
2008 1394 22551
2009 1493 27884
2010 1541 32548
2011 1606 38117
2012 1809 43042
2013 1947 50719
2014 2046 59475
2015 2049 65912
2016 2007 70899
2017 2184 78298
2018 2463 90115
2019 2610 106992
2020 3193 134109
2021 3177 160213
2022 3105 158140
2023 3222 165681
2024 2042 122679
2025 1620 98706

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 34
Statistics 1 2 39
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 3 59
Actuarial Science 1 2 70
Math Teachers 2 36 204

Psychology rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Psychology in Singapore and 106th in the World with 46,568 publications made and 1,728,858 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#6 of 2,766 In Asia
#106 of 6,663 In the World

National University of Singapore
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 184 817
1994 176 853
1995 220 1115
1996 224 1363
1997 266 1584
1998 250 1884
1999 294 2245
2000 364 2979
2001 356 3561
2002 578 5169
2003 650 6386
2004 679 7547
2005 737 9739
2006 895 12272
2007 869 14429
2008 1044 18061
2009 1136 22564
2010 1248 26658
2011 1443 32546
2012 1585 39692
2013 1805 47856
2014 1843 57921
2015 2045 65963
2016 2105 72446
2017 2133 82206
2018 2342 92900
2019 2554 110874
2020 3058 148751
2021 3331 176167
2022 3143 177699
2023 3248 186744
2024 2703 169353
2025 2376 156386

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 8 127
Education Majors 2 12 132
Neuroscience 1 9 134
Psychiatry 1 14 148
Child Psychology 1 10 193
Clinical Psychology 1 9 193
Sexology 1 4 253
Social Work 1 12 253
Special Education 2 55 607

Business rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Business in Singapore and 30th in the World with 40,077 publications made and 1,304,767 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#2 of 2,654 In Asia
#30 of 6,366 In the World

National University of Singapore
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 218 577
1994 246 716
1995 289 957
1996 292 1155
1997 409 1423
1998 423 1751
1999 470 2252
2000 566 2944
2001 591 3414
2002 1095 5900
2003 1028 7344
2004 998 8757
2005 1041 10860
2006 1070 14162
2007 1185 16563
2008 1136 20480
2009 1211 24771
2010 1254 28491
2011 1410 33758
2012 1434 37643
2013 1485 41636
2014 1655 48209
2015 1612 50850
2016 1626 53500
2017 1728 59751
2018 1828 67699
2019 1896 78964
2020 2184 96311
2021 2124 110957
2022 2036 110482
2023 2224 117631
2024 1393 93092
2025 1068 76789

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 28,779 publications made and 911,529 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 2,559 In Asia
#45 of 6,188 In the World

National University of Singapore
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 121 341
1994 147 465
1995 161 526
1996 171 690
1997 244 860
1998 240 1065
1999 297 1295
2000 366 1691
2001 384 2031
2002 544 3028
2003 569 4007
2004 584 4885
2005 596 5882
2006 598 7446
2007 675 9095
2008 654 10864
2009 791 13476
2010 854 15917
2011 953 19069
2012 1004 22138
2013 1066 25034
2014 1147 29566
2015 1208 31387
2016 1262 33017
2017 1335 37607
2018 1421 42595
2019 1529 50700
2020 1817 66110
2021 1856 78492
2022 1689 78560
2023 1767 82363
2024 1170 65352
2025 942 55756

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 17,343 publications made and 454,336 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
#2 of 2,450 In Asia
#44 of 6,010 In the World

National University of Singapore
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 82 262
1994 115 343
1995 139 380
1996 100 512
1997 149 589
1998 121 619
1999 158 822
2000 218 1120
2001 256 1246
2002 407 2091
2003 412 2533
2004 419 3085
2005 461 3901
2006 478 4787
2007 456 5365
2008 494 6558
2009 627 8290
2010 591 9093
2011 655 10841
2012 714 12584
2013 686 14008
2014 701 16330
2015 703 17739
2016 711 19335
2017 766 21627
2018 714 24421
2019 770 28598
2020 897 34574
2021 815 40108
2022 911 40516
2023 886 44171
2024 748 44873
2025 623 43024

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 15
Entertainment Industry Business 2 2 22
Computer Graphics 2 6 33
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 1 33
Architecture 1 5 36
Fashion Design 1 1 36
UX/UI Desgin 1 3 37
Graphic Design 2 7 57
Landscape Architecture 1 13 66
Literature 1 3 70
Aesthetics 1 3 73
Cinematography 2 3 77
Interior Design 1 20 79
Painting and Drawing 1 7 81
Sculpture 1 7 81
Illustration and Concept Art 1 7 82
Photography 1 7 89
Music 2 7 100
Creative Writing 1 4 124
Performing arts 1 6 132
Art History 1 5 209