Singapore in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: 1,439 scholars, fields, and institutions
Live ABS Nexora analytics: Singapore lists 1,439 Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year cohort (~0.58% of the SY analytics total), led by Clinical Medicine (342) and National University of Singapore (458).
How many Top 2% scientists are from Singapore?
Direct answer: ABS Nexora’s latest single-year country profile for Singapore (sgp) lists 1,439 Top 2% scientists for selected year 2026 — about 0.58% of the Directory’s single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers). Average citations in this snapshot are about 1,511, with average h-index near 15.8, across 147 distinct institutions.
Singapore punches above its size: average citations near 1,511 and average h-index 15.8 are among the higher country averages in this ten-country set, with NUS and NTU dominating listed affiliations and a strong ICT plus Enabling & Strategic Technologies mix beside Clinical Medicine.
ASEAN / Asia-Pacific: Malaysia, Hong Kong, and China.
Who are the top 10 Top 2% scientists in Singapore?
Direct answer: In ABS Nexora’s Singapore country profile (sgp, single-year 2026), the top 10 listed scholars by Directory ranking start with Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich (National University of Singapore; Enabling & Strategic Technologies; global rank 104; ~18,108 citations). The table below uses # in country for order within this national list and Global rank for the scholar’s overall rank_all in the single-year listing.
| # in country | Researcher | Institution | Field | Global rank | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich | National University of Singapore | Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 104 | 18,108 |
| 2 | HALLIWELL, Barry B. | NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Biomedical Research | 187 | 4,282 |
| 3 | Wong, Tienyin | National University of Singapore | Clinical Medicine | 395 | 25,937 |
| 4 | Cambria, Erik | Nanyang Technological University | Information & Communication Technologies | 491 | 9,309 |
| 5 | Epskamp, Sacha | National University of Singapore | Psychology & Cognitive Sciences | 729 | 6,684 |
| 6 | Zhang, Yang | National University of Singapore | Biomedical Research | 1,201 | 3,781 |
| 7 | Lam, Carolyn Su Ping | National University of Singapore | Clinical Medicine | 1,448 | 17,661 |
| 8 | Zhao, Yanli | School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Chemistry | 1,496 | 9,167 |
| 9 | Liu, Ziwei | Nanyang Technological University | Information & Communication Technologies | 1,662 | 13,353 |
| 10 | Xie, Lihua Hua | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Engineering | 2,041 | 6,276 |
Open any linked name for the full Directory scholar profile. Country order follows the live top_researchers panel on Singapore analytics.
What are Singapore’s strongest fields?
Singapore’s largest Top 2% field cohort is Clinical Medicine with 342 listed scholars. The next fields in the live profile are:
| Field | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 342 |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 232 |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 209 |
| Engineering | 158 |
| Chemistry | 97 |
Which institutions lead in Singapore?
The largest institutional cohort in the Singapore profile is National University of Singapore (458 listed scholars). Other leading affiliations:
| Institution | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| National University of Singapore | 458 |
| Nanyang Technological University | 197 |
| NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | 71 |
| Duke-NUS Medical School | 50 |
| Singapore Management University | 40 |
How has Singapore’s Top 2% cohort changed from 2020 to 2026?
In the country-profile timeline, Singapore moved from 964 listed scholars (2020) to 1,439 (2026) — a change of 475 (~+49%).
| Edition year | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 964 |
| 2021 | 1,126 |
| 2022 | 1,178 |
| 2023 | 1,215 |
| 2024 | 1,243 |
| 2025 | 1,346 |
| 2026 | 1,439 |
Snapshot metrics (single-year 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Listed scholars | 1,439 |
| Share of global (SY analytics) | 0.58% |
| Avg. citations | 1,511 |
| Avg. h-index | 15.8 |
| Best rank (in profile) | 104 |
| Distinct institutions | 147 |
| Leading field | Clinical Medicine (342) |
One highly ranked profile example in this snapshot: Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich (National University of Singapore; Enabling & Strategic Technologies). Rankings shift with listing type and year — always verify on the live Directory.
Explore Singapore on ABS Nexora
- Singapore country analytics
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- Full analytics dashboard
- 2026 edition explained
- How to read country counts
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FAQ
How many Top 2% scientists does Singapore have in 2026? 1,439 listed scholars in ABS Nexora’s single-year country profile for selected year 2026.
What share of the global list is that? About 0.58% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (~247,376 researchers in the matching dashboard snapshot).
Which field is strongest in Singapore? Clinical Medicine, with 342 listed scholars in the live profile.
Which institution has the most listed scholars? National University of Singapore, with 458 in this snapshot (affiliation coding follows the underlying dataset).
Did Singapore grow between 2020 and 2026? Yes — from 964 to 1,439 listed scholars (~+49%) in the country timeline.
Who ranks highest among Singapore’s Top 2% scientists? In this snapshot, Novoselov, Konstantin Sergeevich leads the country top_researchers list (see the top-10 table above for linked profiles).
Where can I verify these figures? Open the live Singapore country page or Analytics on ABS Nexora; numbers refresh with the Directory database. Data source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis World’s Top 2% Scientists lists via ABS Nexora.