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The National University of Singapore ranked 1st in Singapore, 80th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 12 research topics. The National University of Singapore ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 206,516 academic publications and 6,077,376 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 144 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#80 of 14,131 In the World
#5 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 8 In Singapore
#1 of 8 In Singapore City
#2 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#4 of 4,260 For Chemical Engineering
#6 of 1,008 For Technical Drawing
#325 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#132 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 9 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Engineering in Singapore and 21st in the World with 118,810 publications made and 3,767,296 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#4 of 2,809 In Asia
#21 of 6,684 In the World

National University of Singapore
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 531 1270
1992 524 1570
1993 684 1905
1994 831 2372
1995 885 2703
1996 880 3241
1997 1142 4264
1998 1196 4717
1999 1505 6215
2000 1718 8044
2001 1787 9442
2002 3081 14581
2003 2859 16828
2004 2995 21459
2005 3282 28532
2006 3455 37834
2007 3357 45424
2008 3602 55394
2009 3757 69229
2010 3889 81616
2011 4160 100954
2012 4407 117708
2013 4847 138800
2014 4914 161599
2015 4977 178784
2016 5239 199540
2017 5496 218101
2018 5763 250026
2019 6337 286591
2020 6856 337850
2021 6957 399847
2022 6709 428407
2023 6980 443430

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 63rd in the World with 117,588 publications made and 4,147,091 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#6 of 2,814 In Asia
#63 of 6,770 In the World

National University of Singapore
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 504 1416
1992 534 1951
1993 622 2448
1994 703 2943
1995 787 3620
1996 817 4492
1997 995 5753
1998 1003 6819
1999 1271 8420
2000 1369 10475
2001 1413 12167
2002 1970 15392
2003 2093 19415
2004 2409 24037
2005 2592 30962
2006 2972 39956
2007 3013 48899
2008 3301 58951
2009 3519 73370
2010 3897 87005
2011 4118 107817
2012 4536 128805
2013 4938 152183
2014 5156 176368
2015 5220 194993
2016 5552 214736
2017 5715 236531
2018 5979 266300
2019 6663 306882
2020 7562 375836
2021 7905 446916
2022 7547 473588
2023 7566 483401

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 4 8
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 5 35
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 4 63
Biochemistry 1 7 63
Evolutionary Biology 1 4 65
Nutrition and Food Science 1 13 70
Agricultural Science 1 10 72
Virology 1 10 83
Paleontology 1 10 84
Biophysics 1 8 86
Genetics 1 11 86
Botany 1 12 89
Oncology and Cancer research 1 24 99
Toxicology 1 13 103
Pharmacology 1 16 104
Zoology 1 9 109
Molecular Biology 1 15 113
Biotechnology 1 14 117
Microbiology 1 14 120
Immunology 1 19 130
Horticulture 1 32 140
Astrobiology 1 20 143
Neuroscience 1 12 145
Forestry 1 17 151
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 6 154
Entomology 1 22 232
Animal Science 1 55 335

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Chemistry in Singapore and 37th in the World with 112,430 publications made and 4,002,676 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#7 of 2,750 In Asia
#37 of 6,447 In the World

National University of Singapore
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 539 1490
1992 550 2017
1993 674 2497
1994 807 3130
1995 884 3749
1996 895 4512
1997 1115 5793
1998 1104 6830
1999 1432 8646
2000 1615 10894
2001 1673 12562
2002 2222 15914
2003 2359 19488
2004 2581 24413
2005 2806 31577
2006 3120 40833
2007 3068 49577
2008 3330 59376
2009 3478 72808
2010 3803 86388
2011 3906 107191
2012 4301 126170
2013 4684 148818
2014 4805 171556
2015 4914 190012
2016 5075 210189
2017 5281 230061
2018 5543 260212
2019 6066 297666
2020 6640 352770
2021 6834 417291
2022 6492 447464
2023 6583 459240

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 107,073 publications made and 3,472,117 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 2,786 In Asia
#29 of 6,603 In the World

National University of Singapore
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 472 1153
1992 469 1458
1993 603 1769
1994 777 2191
1995 810 2524
1996 814 3001
1997 1116 4008
1998 1160 4491
1999 1476 5800
2000 1622 7633
2001 1681 9088
2002 2672 13415
2003 2541 15756
2004 2639 19992
2005 2904 26284
2006 3117 34715
2007 3027 42033
2008 3254 51499
2009 3414 63837
2010 3613 75517
2011 3724 93368
2012 4039 108866
2013 4439 128952
2014 4491 150331
2015 4573 166742
2016 4739 185824
2017 4907 202122
2018 5089 230069
2019 5599 261884
2020 6090 305799
2021 6159 359580
2022 5884 383433
2023 6146 398491

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 4 8
Materials Science 1 7 16
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 9 26
Quantum and Particle physics 1 6 30
Optical Engineering 1 7 33
Condensed Matter Physics 1 10 33
Acoustical Engineering 2 10 38
Biophysics 1 8 86
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 15 105
Theoretical Physics 1 16 118
Nuclear Physics 1 24 132
Astrobiology 1 20 143
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 21 147
Medical Physics 1 22 238

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Computer Science in Singapore and 37th in the World with 89,682 publications made and 2,425,295 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#3 of 2,809 In Asia
#37 of 6,752 In the World

National University of Singapore
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 387 810
1992 340 1074
1993 491 1349
1994 554 1518
1995 681 2020
1996 622 2355
1997 799 3057
1998 783 3588
1999 957 4440
2000 1077 5742
2001 1105 6603
2002 2356 11245
2003 2116 12434
2004 2174 15552
2005 2390 19671
2006 2523 25612
2007 2444 29807
2008 2630 36183
2009 2837 45428
2010 2941 52373
2011 3041 62748
2012 3384 72916
2013 3640 85668
2014 3690 99122
2015 3748 109801
2016 4041 120706
2017 4106 132376
2018 4391 153415
2019 5176 184637
2020 5435 226968
2021 5574 273581
2022 5366 285972
2023 5667 295791

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

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Singapore and 43rd in the World with 77,375 publications made and 2,220,369 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#6 of 2,811 In Asia
#43 of 6,798 In the World

National University of Singapore
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 377 869
1992 378 1136
1993 457 1343
1994 574 1683
1995 590 2072
1996 640 2524
1997 810 3217
1998 832 3680
1999 976 4400
2000 1082 5912
2001 1219 6738
2002 1731 9176
2003 1637 11623
2004 1694 14631
2005 1852 18208
2006 1991 23999
2007 2031 28618
2008 2212 34407
2009 2297 42771
2010 2518 50296
2011 2452 61000
2012 2747 70658
2013 3061 83127
2014 3158 95520
2015 3215 104438
2016 3566 115151
2017 3781 125412
2018 3955 144702
2019 4090 170791
2020 4725 208801
2021 4776 249988
2022 4596 268785
2023 4834 274308

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Singapore and 67th in the World with 76,068 publications made and 1,852,210 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#2 of 2,845 In Asia
#67 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 354 685
1992 343 935
1993 393 1006
1994 482 1333
1995 528 1560
1996 522 2034
1997 660 2340
1998 666 2844
1999 776 3566
2000 895 4351
2001 899 5079
2002 1490 7722
2003 1495 9087
2004 1519 11560
2005 1651 14076
2006 1713 18103
2007 1808 21775
2008 1960 26473
2009 2264 33730
2010 2419 38811
2011 2556 46664
2012 2810 55003
2013 2984 64804
2014 3139 75362
2015 3225 83191
2016 3465 87888
2017 3747 95728
2018 3887 111258
2019 4639 134059
2020 5073 172548
2021 5113 210576
2022 5081 220280
2023 5142 227730

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

Medicine rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Medicine in Singapore and 128th in the World with 73,195 publications made and 2,332,471 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#15 of 2,781 In Asia
#128 of 6,680 In the World

National University of Singapore
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 338 932
1992 367 1220
1993 334 1474
1994 387 1878
1995 459 2118
1996 438 2578
1997 551 3182
1998 460 3738
1999 590 4598
2000 646 5527
2001 684 6394
2002 854 7859
2003 1035 9947
2004 1174 12590
2005 1289 15873
2006 1460 19990
2007 1612 24908
2008 1771 29884
2009 2005 37279
2010 2246 45052
2011 2359 55334
2012 2710 66297
2013 3027 80905
2014 3139 94996
2015 3356 106297
2016 3638 117189
2017 3772 129788
2018 3961 145644
2019 4246 171136
2020 5360 225170
2021 5721 276711
2022 5484 295005
2023 5339 294970

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 3 44
Virology 1 10 83
Pharmacy 1 21 84
Epidemiology 1 9 91
Oncology and Cancer research 1 24 99
Toxicology 1 13 103
Pharmacology 1 16 104
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 2 113
Pathology 1 16 114
Public Health 1 3 116
Dentistry 1 22 117
Orthodontics 1 19 128
Immunology 1 19 130
Respiratory Therapy 1 12 133
Health Science 1 8 134
Occupational Therapy 1 9 136
Anatomy and Physiology 1 16 138
Nursing 1 4 145
Gerontology 1 3 147
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 6 154
Psychiatry 1 12 155
Radiation Therapy 1 34 156
Critical Care Nursing 1 12 174
Family medicine 1 12 176
Cosmetology 1 32 181
Surgery 1 35 184
Pediatrics 1 19 193
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 36 198
Physical Therapy 1 14 206
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 9 209
Clinical Psychology 1 8 212
Cardiology 1 37 220
Urology 1 40 231
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 55 235
Medical Physics 1 22 238
Sports Medicine 1 20 244
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 70 252
Dermatology 1 53 267
Social Work 1 11 269
Anesthesiology 1 51 290
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 34 318
Veterinary 1 74 326
Sports / Exercise science 2 20 334
Audiology 1 44 361
Plastic Surgery 1 88 394
Forensic Science 1 83 419
Neurosurgery 1 170 510

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Mathematics in Singapore and 40th in the World with 47,225 publications made and 1,274,799 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 2,673 In Asia
#40 of 6,305 In the World

National University of Singapore
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 195 412
1992 176 515
1993 222 580
1994 268 750
1995 321 958
1996 306 1125
1997 384 1439
1998 440 1703
1999 490 1949
2000 543 2539
2001 557 2838
2002 1099 5132
2003 1119 5698
2004 1141 6932
2005 1229 9320
2006 1320 12394
2007 1256 14578
2008 1346 17736
2009 1440 22514
2010 1472 25973
2011 1528 30907
2012 1726 35310
2013 1894 42302
2014 1980 49608
2015 1985 54881
2016 2004 59722
2017 2139 64569
2018 2404 75660
2019 2614 90559
2020 3081 111558
2021 3178 136531
2022 3125 141054
2023 3178 143673

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 2 9
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 7 24
Applied Mathematics 1 1 29
Statistics 1 2 36
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 3 54
Actuarial Science 1 2 68
Math Teachers 2 23 192

Psychology rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Psychology in Singapore and 110th in the World with 40,256 publications made and 1,170,252 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#6 of 2,703 In Asia
#110 of 6,528 In the World

National University of Singapore
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 161 395
1992 172 535
1993 178 680
1994 171 696
1995 218 881
1996 218 1091
1997 255 1259
1998 237 1492
1999 294 1853
2000 336 2345
2001 345 2785
2002 532 4008
2003 604 4906
2004 620 5894
2005 671 7642
2006 830 9513
2007 817 11550
2008 973 14254
2009 1047 18110
2010 1150 21194
2011 1284 26092
2012 1511 32238
2013 1688 39411
2014 1781 47811
2015 1933 54245
2016 2092 60143
2017 2130 66775
2018 2230 75956
2019 2541 91699
2020 2967 119270
2021 3196 145891
2022 3051 151997
2023 3077 156192

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 25
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 3 51
Cognitive Science 2 5 64
Social Psychology 1 4 93
Education Majors 2 6 128
Occupational Therapy 1 9 136
Neuroscience 1 12 145
Psychiatry 1 12 155
Child Psychology 1 8 194
Clinical Psychology 1 8 212
Sexology 1 5 244
Social Work 1 11 269
Special Education 2 45 606

Business rankings

The National University of Singapore ranked 1st for Business in Singapore and 25th in the World with 35,933 publications made and 884,655 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 6 In Singapore
#1 of 2,579 In Asia
#25 of 6,187 In the World

National University of Singapore
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 167 277
1992 168 361
1993 207 440
1994 237 556
1995 276 747
1996 270 907
1997 396 1075
1998 394 1353
1999 462 1793
2000 534 2282
2001 566 2665
2002 1026 4500
2003 928 5381
2004 953 6807
2005 975 8355
2006 1043 10904
2007 1122 12914
2008 1097 15975
2009 1140 19912
2010 1206 22814
2011 1269 26684
2012 1326 30643
2013 1391 34317
2014 1556 39368
2015 1550 41505
2016 1559 43122
2017 1643 47090
2018 1743 54431
2019 1827 63557
2020 2021 77407
2021 1991 90351
2022 1976 92973
2023 2130 95767

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 41st in the World with 25,341 publications made and 598,927 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 2,461 In Asia
#41 of 5,995 In the World

National University of Singapore
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 111 175
1992 113 217
1993 118 258
1994 146 371
1995 156 400
1996 164 547
1997 231 632
1998 224 767
1999 286 1027
2000 335 1284
2001 376 1529
2002 500 2257
2003 496 2850
2004 553 3752
2005 537 4398
2006 573 5668
2007 632 7008
2008 614 8472
2009 717 10665
2010 824 12601
2011 865 14834
2012 920 17872
2013 989 20081
2014 1077 23957
2015 1114 25420
2016 1223 26576
2017 1258 29204
2018 1342 34302
2019 1451 40317
2020 1705 52121
2021 1777 62687
2022 1633 65832
2023 1647 66285

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 45th in the World with 14,897 publications made and 295,243 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 2,302 In Asia
#45 of 5,720 In the World

National University of Singapore
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 82 119
1992 53 171
1993 76 217
1994 102 253
1995 131 304
1996 99 397
1997 135 471
1998 113 505
1999 155 662
2000 210 881
2001 231 973
2002 377 1578
2003 368 1846
2004 397 2369
2005 418 2873
2006 454 3639
2007 427 4188
2008 458 4924
2009 559 6350
2010 535 7115
2011 591 8590
2012 643 9810
2013 656 11188
2014 636 13055
2015 652 14030
2016 677 15572
2017 748 16798
2018 633 19164
2019 707 22473
2020 786 27130
2021 804 31286
2022 821 32355
2023 795 33869

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 3 13
Multimedia 1 1 13
Entertainment Industry Business 2 2 17
Game Design and Development 2 3 20
Computer Graphics 2 6 32
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 1 36
Fashion Design 1 1 36
UX/UI Desgin 1 4 39
Cinematography 1 2 43
Architecture 2 6 48
Graphic Design 2 6 65
Aesthetics 1 4 70
Literature 1 5 71
Painting and Drawing 1 5 77
Sculpture 1 5 77
Illustration and Concept Art 1 5 79
Landscape Architecture 1 13 80
Music 2 5 93
Interior Design 1 20 94
Photography 1 10 123
Performing arts 1 6 134
Creative Writing 1 5 137
Art History 1 5 196