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Singapore Management University ranked 3rd in Singapore, 1000th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 118 research topics. Singapore Management University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,798 academic publications and 363,613 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1000 of 14,131 In the World
#232 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 8 In Singapore
#3 of 8 In Singapore City
#62 of 1,908 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#108 of 1,012 For Real Estate
#140 of 2,975 For Accounting
#2959 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#700 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 115 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Singapore and 849th in the World with 10,357 publications made and 273,688 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

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

Singapore Management University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 8 18
1993 7 22
1994 7 17
1995 6 27
1996 10 23
1997 3 30
1998 9 40
1999 11 38
2000 10 93
2001 40 66
2002 57 133
2003 101 230
2004 135 346
2005 180 542
2006 209 806
2007 234 1292
2008 209 1914
2009 332 2862
2010 382 4001
2011 390 5314
2012 433 6810
2013 566 7967
2014 541 9813
2015 568 11308
2016 523 12174
2017 556 13879
2018 599 16541
2019 654 19840
2020 728 24225
2021 798 29216
2022 699 29121
2023 784 33136
2024 502 26652

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 9 152
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 12 153
Journalism and Digital Media 3 34 210
International Law 2 24 312
Law Enforcement 2 27 324
Communications and Public Relations 3 35 409
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 58 459
Law 3 74 512
Human Rights Law 3 38 527
Political Economy 3 42 580
Publishing 3 80 589
Political Science 3 79 602
Media Studies 3 53 707
Archaeology 3 171 744
Sociology 3 107 749
Urban and Regional planning 3 152 764
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 122 772
History 3 159 783
Linguistics 3 195 808
Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 65 815
Classics and Ancient History 3 121 818
Public Policy / Administration 3 104 833
Anthropology 3 123 837
Library and Information science 3 126 839
Broadcast Journalism 3 218 929
Aesthetics 3 215 988
Philosophy 3 212 1048
Gender Studies 3 110 1072
Education Majors 3 243 1095
Art History 3 215 1522
Demography 3 493 1610

Computer Science rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Singapore and 811th in the World with 8,784 publications made and 245,186 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

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

Singapore Management University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 9 18
1993 6 26
1994 4 14
1995 2 26
1996 4 25
1997 3 23
1998 5 41
1999 10 33
2000 6 70
2001 18 68
2002 31 112
2003 61 180
2004 104 245
2005 134 442
2006 167 695
2007 153 1050
2008 178 1542
2009 288 2366
2010 287 3355
2011 296 4375
2012 361 5428
2013 388 6414
2014 456 8195
2015 474 9520
2016 468 10432
2017 448 12045
2018 498 14876
2019 563 17818
2020 618 21572
2021 691 25989
2022 637 25550
2023 778 29580
2024 575 24393

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

Computer Science subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 3 74 310
Database Administration 3 89 351
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 117 386
Cyber Security 3 100 391
Information Technology 3 80 397
Data Science 3 60 420
Software Engineering 3 65 424
Computational Linguistics 4 107 445
Management Information Systems 3 66 447
UX/UI Desgin 3 104 516
Multimedia 3 117 557
Machine Learning 3 172 610
Computer Networking 4 215 700
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 219 753
Human-Computer Interaction 4 185 759
Library and Information science 3 126 839
Cognitive Science 4 280 964
Computer Vision 4 458 1221
Computer Engineering 4 514 1264
Telecommunications 4 620 1503
Neuroscience 3 508 1562
Computer Graphics 4 658 1693
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 911 2165

Business rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Business in Singapore and 437th in the World with 7,040 publications made and 202,250 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Singapore
#84 of 2,646 In Asia
#437 of 6,339 In the World

Singapore Management University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 10 23
1993 6 24
1994 3 15
1995 1 25
1996 7 23
1997 2 33
1998 5 41
1999 10 41
2000 14 78
2001 34 72
2002 54 124
2003 88 239
2004 151 365
2005 157 518
2006 171 775
2007 192 1193
2008 200 1793
2009 267 2611
2010 303 3603
2011 300 4992
2012 339 6051
2013 364 6585
2014 378 7773
2015 375 8629
2016 347 9154
2017 360 10272
2018 368 11903
2019 435 13790
2020 465 16655
2021 449 19784
2022 383 19743
2023 478 22161
2024 264 18332

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

Business subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 6 62
Real Estate 2 19 108
Accounting 3 14 140
Actuarial Science 2 14 151
Risk Management 3 23 165
Tax Law 2 29 205
Finance 3 25 207
International Business 3 22 260
Entrepreneurship 3 23 260
International Trade 3 25 295
Advertising 3 70 437
Management Information Systems 3 66 447
Project Management 3 66 471
Marketing 3 90 488
Operations Research 3 156 517
Supply Chain Management 3 187 522
Management 3 130 544
Human Resource Management 3 131 682
Engineering Management 3 144 697
Public Policy / Administration 3 104 833
Entertainment Industry Business 3 194 924
Construction Management 4 353 1072

Engineering rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 4th for Engineering in Singapore and 1618th in the World with 5,754 publications made and 150,759 citations received. Main research topics: Computer Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Singapore
#652 of 2,835 In Asia
#1618 of 6,782 In the World

Singapore Management University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 5 8
1993 2 17
1994 2 9
1995 1 20
1996 1 13
1997 1 20
1998 1 14
1999 3 25
2000 4 45
2001 15 30
2002 19 61
2003 51 107
2004 82 183
2005 103 321
2006 106 486
2007 103 751
2008 124 1077
2009 214 1646
2010 187 2231
2011 205 2818
2012 248 3543
2013 284 3990
2014 287 5180
2015 294 5900
2016 315 6379
2017 282 7324
2018 321 9280
2019 348 10820
2020 415 13215
2021 430 16037
2022 427 15600
2023 485 18231
2024 347 14395

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

Engineering subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 3 110 462
Operations Research 3 156 517
Transportation Engineering 3 174 628
Systems Engineering 3 150 653
Architecture 4 141 664
Engineering Management 3 144 697
Computer Networking 4 215 700
Human-Computer Interaction 4 185 759
Aviation 4 203 802
Architectural Engineering 4 356 1043
Construction Management 4 353 1072
Mechanical Engineering 4 434 1231
Computer Engineering 4 514 1264
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 486 1273
Civil Engineering 4 533 1433
Telecommunications 4 620 1503
Remote Sensing 4 592 1562
Acoustical Engineering 4 666 1721
Electronic Engineering 4 780 1730
Electrical Engineering 4 840 1882
Structural Engineering 4 824 1953
Aerospace Engineering 4 868 2120
Metallurgical Engineering 4 1025 2214
Optical Engineering 4 1020 2271
Materials Science 4 1170 2492
Nanotechnology 5 1514 3051
Chemical Engineering 6 1830 3712

Mathematics rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Singapore and 711th in the World with 5,730 publications made and 170,192 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Actuarial Science, Operations Research.

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

Singapore Management University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 6 12
1993 6 20
1994 4 10
1995 1 14
1996 5 16
1997 4 22
1998 4 30
1999 5 23
2000 6 56
2001 18 68
2002 40 131
2003 72 211
2004 105 273
2005 105 485
2006 128 708
2007 129 1017
2008 164 1428
2009 237 2073
2010 224 2863
2011 209 3675
2012 263 4397
2013 272 5012
2014 321 6178
2015 283 6935
2016 293 7457
2017 299 8415
2018 309 10192
2019 363 11956
2020 395 14375
2021 406 16952
2022 358 16435
2023 438 18292
2024 214 12118

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

Mathematics subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 2 14 151
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 26 220
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 117 386
Operations Research 3 156 517
Statistics 3 187 731
Applied Mathematics 3 376 1144
Math Teachers 3 309 1207

Environmental Science rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Singapore and 1409th in the World with 5,645 publications made and 146,760 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Singapore
#471 of 2,838 In Asia
#1409 of 6,876 In the World

Singapore Management University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 5 8
1993 8 14
1994 2 7
1995 2 9
1996 5 12
1997 3 15
1998 4 24
1999 4 21
2000 7 53
2001 24 35
2002 31 87
2003 43 153
2004 76 224
2005 101 323
2006 113 477
2007 121 741
2008 106 1027
2009 184 1556
2010 217 2154
2011 201 2815
2012 245 3422
2013 293 4220
2014 281 5041
2015 308 5870
2016 297 6545
2017 286 7270
2018 322 8802
2019 363 10786
2020 415 13235
2021 436 16456
2022 377 16137
2023 456 18409
2024 266 14880

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

Environmental Science subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 3 152 764
Geography and Cartography 3 264 1020
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 357 1132
Ecology 3 518 1511
Paleontology 3 564 1583
Geology 3 591 1647
Environmental Management 3 768 1867
Oceanography 4 808 2061
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 1087 2507
Earth science and Geophysics 4 1086 2606
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 1023 2617
Agricultural Science 3 1111 2623

Economics rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Economics in Singapore and 386th in the World with 5,591 publications made and 146,772 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Singapore
#56 of 2,553 In Asia
#386 of 6,167 In the World

Singapore Management University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 9 17
1993 6 18
1994 2 9
1995 1 13
1996 6 16
1997 3 22
1998 6 35
1999 10 29
2000 13 59
2001 31 86
2002 58 140
2003 91 252
2004 118 348
2005 124 509
2006 140 719
2007 155 1068
2008 155 1489
2009 214 2156
2010 257 2914
2011 224 3896
2012 266 4615
2013 297 5047
2014 328 5824
2015 326 6391
2016 261 6526
2017 294 7300
2018 278 8363
2019 325 9715
2020 376 11991
2021 351 13922
2022 288 13880
2023 353 15428
2024 183 12915

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

Economics subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 6 62
Actuarial Science 2 14 151
Finance 3 25 207
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 26 220
International Trade 3 25 295
International Economics 3 37 405
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 58 459
Political Economy 3 42 580
Development Studies 3 171 809
Environmental Economics 4 522 1401

Physics rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 4th for Physics in Singapore and 1916th in the World with 3,990 publications made and 121,019 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Singapore
#804 of 2,817 In Asia
#1916 of 6,713 In the World

Singapore Management University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 3 8
1993 2 5
1994 2 6
1995 1 11
1996 1 10
1997 2 22
1998 2 18
1999 3 16
2000 3 41
2001 11 36
2002 28 71
2003 35 127
2004 50 165
2005 68 250
2006 90 381
2007 79 579
2008 75 851
2009 137 1203
2010 144 1723
2011 144 2117
2012 171 2692
2013 195 3172
2014 202 4151
2015 252 4701
2016 210 4909
2017 188 5462
2018 214 6691
2019 244 7951
2020 285 9516
2021 315 11491
2022 265 11248
2023 330 12730
2024 212 10331

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

Physics subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 403 1296
Acoustical Engineering 4 666 1721
Quantum and Particle physics 4 806 1917
Theoretical Physics 4 715 1948
Optical Engineering 4 1020 2271
Materials Science 4 1170 2492
Nanotechnology 5 1514 3051

Biology rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 4th for Biology in Singapore and 2315th in the World with 3,688 publications made and 104,752 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Singapore
#983 of 2,834 In Asia
#2315 of 6,833 In the World

Singapore Management University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 8
1993 4 7
1994 0 4
1995 2 5
1996 2 8
1997 1 11
1998 2 20
1999 2 12
2000 6 37
2001 13 27
2002 25 54
2003 31 117
2004 30 142
2005 47 214
2006 67 322
2007 62 418
2008 78 708
2009 108 1030
2010 130 1447
2011 125 1879
2012 169 2331
2013 159 2857
2014 171 3485
2015 196 4133
2016 186 4531
2017 167 5120
2018 214 6385
2019 235 7580
2020 281 9424
2021 325 11742
2022 278 11619
2023 339 13211
2024 199 9577

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

Biology subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 3 322 1164
Neuroscience 3 508 1562
Paleontology 3 564 1583
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 911 2165
Virology 3 880 2272
Zoology 3 872 2463
Botany 3 1093 2554
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 1023 2617
Agricultural Science 3 1111 2623
Genetics 4 1168 2680
Nanotechnology 5 1514 3051
Biochemistry 4 1494 3225
Immunology 4 1400 3290
Horticulture 4 1534 3321

Psychology rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Psychology in Singapore and 1027th in the World with 3,589 publications made and 118,613 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Singapore
#283 of 2,755 In Asia
#1027 of 6,645 In the World

Singapore Management University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 7
1993 0 4
1994 1 5
1995 3 2
1996 2 4
1997 2 8
1998 1 7
1999 2 6
2000 1 50
2001 13 14
2002 16 51
2003 17 58
2004 31 85
2005 40 140
2006 53 211
2007 60 363
2008 64 557
2009 98 933
2010 123 1413
2011 137 1929
2012 131 2545
2013 162 2971
2014 176 3839
2015 203 4636
2016 195 5037
2017 197 5916
2018 229 7211
2019 224 8423
2020 234 10641
2021 321 12772
2022 286 13070
2023 332 14618
2024 221 11480

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

Psychology subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 9 152
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 43 276
Social Psychology 3 72 539
Child Psychology 3 162 914
Cognitive Science 4 280 964
Education Majors 3 243 1095
Clinical Psychology 3 325 1348
Neuroscience 3 508 1562
Psychiatry 3 719 2062

Art & Design rankings

Singapore Management University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Singapore and 958th in the World with 1,717 publications made and 36,707 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

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
#3 of 6 In Singapore
#204 of 2,428 In Asia
#958 of 5,966 In the World

Singapore Management University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 2 5
1993 0 1
1994 1 1
1995 2 3
1996 1 4
1997 0 3
1998 2 1
1999 2 6
2000 1 15
2001 2 10
2002 6 20
2003 10 24
2004 24 35
2005 34 77
2006 35 107
2007 35 174
2008 35 258
2009 61 388
2010 54 539
2011 65 811
2012 68 983
2013 98 1166
2014 102 1572
2015 96 1700
2016 93 1718
2017 72 1925
2018 104 2476
2019 97 2795
2020 124 3595
2021 124 4203
2022 119 4124
2023 143 4989
2024 96 4227

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

Art & Design subfield Singapore ranking Asia ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 3 104 516
Multimedia 3 117 557
Architecture 4 141 664
Fashion Design 3 195 907
Entertainment Industry Business 3 194 924
Aesthetics 3 215 988
Literature 3 237 1092
Creative Writing 3 183 1133
Art History 3 215 1522
Computer Graphics 4 658 1693

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Singapore Management University

Speciality Singapore Asia World Rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 287 1245
Gerontology 3 320 1448
Nursing 3 391 1524
Health Science 3 509 1806
Public Health 3 638 1913
Sports Medicine 4 665 2019
Pathology 3 815 2081
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 670 2135
Medicine 3 890 2299
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 1062 2692
Physical Therapy 5 1038 2746
Surgery 3 1052 2801
Chemistry 4 1311 2832
Anatomy and Physiology 4 1281 3154
Physical chemistry 5 1621 3392
Organic Chemistry 4 1837 3894