National University of Singapore (NUS)
新加坡国立大学
Singapore
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect National University of Singapore (NUS)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where National University of Singapore (NUS) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
National University of Singapore (NUS) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1558 | 426.79 |
Overall Count and Share for 'National University of Singapore (NUS)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 503 | 153.35 |
| Biological sciences | 149 | 36.34 |
| Chemistry | 335 | 114.93 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 33 | 7.60 |
| Health sciences | 374 | 63.70 |
| Physical sciences | 128 | 38.56 |
| Social sciences | 36 | 12.30 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Chemistry | 143 | 46.49 |
| Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | 106 | 33.77 |
| Chemical Engineering | 101 | 25.08 |
| Organic Chemistry | 50 | 22.54 |
| Electrical Engineering | 61 | 20.55 |
| Nanotechnology | 62 | 18.93 |
| Quantum Physics | 66 | 17.70 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 37 | 13.99 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 267 | 248 | 250 | 400 | 416 |
| Applied sciences | 63 | 55 | 46 | 125 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 41 | 51 | 52 | 65 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 161 | 139 | 151 | 194 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 29 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 94 | 79 | 75 | 98 | 122 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 33 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with National University of Singapore (NUS).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (614 institutions) | 68.0% |
| Domestic (84 institutions) | 32.0% |
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with National University of Singapore (NUS) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) | 70.68 / 59.75 | 130.43 |
| Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | 59.43 / 62.77 | 122.20 |
| Duke-NUS Medical School | 18.66 / 19.50 | 38.16 |
| NUS National University Hospital (NUH) | 18.09 / 4.13 | 22.22 |
| Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd. (SingHealth) | 12.67 / 9.33 | 22.00 |
Top 5 international collaborators with National University of Singapore (NUS) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tianjin University (TJU) | 22.64 / 33.09 | 55.74 |
| Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) | 26.04 / 25.43 | 51.47 |
| Tsinghua University | 17.22 / 20.77 | 37.99 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) | 15.52 / 20.83 | 36.35 |
| Duke University | 19.72 / 15.40 | 35.12 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for National University of Singapore (NUS). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
- National University of Singapore (NUS)
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- A*Star SIMTech – NUS Joint Laboratory for Large-Area Flexible Hybrid Electronics
- AI Singapore
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems
- Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network (AGEN)
- Asian Genetic Epidemiology Network Type 2 Diabetes (AGEN-T2D) Consortium
- Avian Phylogenomics Project
- Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (BHS)
- Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS)
- BioMechanics of Cell-Cell Contact (BMC3)
- CNRS Unité Mixte Internationale (UMI)
- CQU-NUS Renewable Energy Materials and Devices Joint Laboratory
- Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore Ltd. (CARES)
- Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT)
- China-Singapore Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Liver Disease Research
- Clinical Imaging Research Centre (CIRC)
- Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM)
- DIAGRAM Consortium
- Duke-NUS Medical School
- Early Growth Genetics Consortium (EGG)
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities (E2S2)
- IPAL International Joint Lab
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International Joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low-Dimension Materials
- International Joint Laboratory of Resource Chemistry
- International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO)
- International Research Laboratory on Artificial Intelligence (IPAL)
- Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM)
- Jiangsu-Singapore Joint Research Center on Organic/Bio Electronics and Information Displays
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University
- Lilly-NUS Centre for Clinical Pharmacology (LNUS)
- MOE International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Built Environment
- Merlion MajuLab
- Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Inflammatory Diseases (MMID)
- NUS Synthetic Biology Research Consortium
- NUS-HUJ-CREATE Programme for Inflammation Research
- NUS-Imperial College Joint PhD Program
- National University Health System (NUHS)
- SDU-NUS Center of Bio and Micro/Nano Functional Materials
- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology
- Sembcorp-NUS Corporate Laboratory
- Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)
- Singapore Institute of Neurotechnology (SINAPSE)
- Singapore National Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry (SingMass)
- Singapore Peking Oxford Research Enterprise (SPORE)
- Singapore-Berkeley Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy (SinBeRISE)
- Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA)
- Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC)
- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)
- Singapore-Peking University Research Centre (SPURc)
- South Asian Type 2 Diabetes (SAT2D) Consortium
- Syria Research Group (SyRG)
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL)
- The AMD Gene Consortium
- The Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) - GWAS Group
- The HUGO Pan-Asian SNP Consortium
- The SIGMA Type 2 Diabetes Consortium (SIGMA T2D Consortium)
- Translational Laboratory in Genetic Medicine (TLGM)
- Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Exploration by Next-generation sequencing in multi-Ethnic Samples (T2D-GENES) Consortium
- WIL@NUS Corporate Laboratory
- Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore (WABIOS)
- Yale-NUS College