NUS experts among world's most cited scientific minds
For the fifth year in a row, researchers at NUS have been crowned as some of the most influential in the world. A report by Clarivate Analytics released on 27 November declared that 30 researchers at NUS are among the top cited academics globally in their respective fields. This figure more than doubles the number of NUS scientists that made the list last year.
Professor Tan Eng Chye, NUS President stated, “We are heartened to see an increasing number of NUS researchers making their mark as top researchers in their fields, contributing to Singapore’s research community and influencing the world with their scientific excellence.”
“This is a testament of NUS’ strong commitment in growing and nurturing exceptional research talent who are inspirational and capable of making a difference to the world. We are proud of the achievements and growing impact of the highly talented researchers at NUS,” Prof Tan continued.
The 2018 Highly Cited Researchers report is based on scientific papers published and cited over an 11-year period between 2006 and 2016. This year’s report lists some 4,000 researchers having multiple papers ranking in the top 1 per cent by citations for their field and year, across 21 fields of sciences and social sciences.
The list was compiled using Essential Science Indicators, which are a unique collection of science performance metrics and trends based on paper publication counts and citation data from more than 33,000 journals listed in the Web of Science Core Collection.
The named NUS academics showed a particular aptitude for cross-field investigations, with almost half conducting research that spans different scientific subjects. Prof Tan added that this attests to the multidisciplinary and highly collaborative research environment NUS provides, enabling researchers, institutions and companies to work closely across different disciplines to accelerate innovation for the betterment of the society.
The 30 highly cited NUS researchers are:
Highly Cited NUS Researcher | Scientific Area |
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Professor Jiang Donglin Department of Chemistry NUS Faculty of Science | Chemistry |
Professor Liu Xiaogang Department of Chemistry NUS Faculty of Science | Chemistry |
Professor Loh Kian Ping Department of Chemistry NUS Faculty of Science | Chemistry |
Associate Professor Xie Jianping Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Chemistry |
Assistant Professor Wesley Zheng Guangyuan Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Chemistry |
Associate Professor Zhang Rui Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Computer Science & Engineering |
Associate Professor Chen Wei Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics NUS Faculty of Science | Cross-Field |
Professor Neal Chung Tai-Shung Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Cross-Field |
Assistant Professor Goki Eda Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics NUS Faculty of Science | Cross-Field |
Professor Eric A Finkelstein Health Services & Systems Research Programme Duke-NUS Medical School | Cross-Field |
Professor Barry Halliwell Department of Biochemistry NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Cross-Field |
Professor Derek J Hausenloy Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Programme Duke-NUS Medical School | Cross-Field |
Professor Lim Chwee Teck NUS Biomedical Institute for Global Health Research and Technology Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS Faculty of Engineering | Cross-Field |
Professor Liu Bin Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Cross-Field |
Dr Liu Liang Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Cross-Field |
Professor Wong Tien Yin Duke-NUS Medical School Department of Ophthalmology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine | Cross-Field |
Professor Zhang Yong Department of Biomedical Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Cross-Field |
Dr Su Bin NUS Energy Studies Institute | Cross-Field |
Professor Wu Jishan Department of Chemistry NUS Faculty of Science | Cross-Field |
Professor Ang Beng Wah Department of Industrial Systems Engineering & Management NUS Faculty of Engineering | Economics & Business |
Professor Ge Shuzhi Sam Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Engineering |
Associate Professor Praveen Linga Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Engineering |
Associate Professor Yan Shuicheng Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Engineering |
The late Professor Navjot S Sodhi Department of Biological Sciences NUS Faculty of Science | Environment/Ecology |
Professor Lee Jim Yang Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Materials Science |
Professor Seeram Ramakrishna Department of Mechanical Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Materials Science |
Professor Shen Zuowei Department of Mathematics NUS Faculty of Science | Mathematics |
Professor Antonio Helio Castro Neto NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science | Physics |
Professor Barbaros Özyilmaz Department of Physics NUS Faculty of Science | Physics |
Professor Vlatko Vedral Centre for Quantum Technologies at NUS Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science | Physics |
Read more about the report here and see press release.