Eleven NUS scientists and engineers among the world's most highly cited researchers
For the third year running, NUS has the most number of highly cited researchers among research institutions in Singapore
A total of 11 scientists and engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have been named among the world’s most prominent researchers in the latest Highly Cited Researchers 2016 report released by Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomas Reuters. For the third year running, NUS recorded the most number of highly cited researchers among research institutions in Singapore.
The exceptional work of the University’s 11 scientific trailblazers, which include the late conservationist Professor Navjot Sodhi, places Singapore on the world’s scientific map in the fields of chemistry, computer science, engineering, environment/ecology, materials science, mathematics, physics and social sciences. These researchers were recognised for making an exceptional impact in their fields by publishing a high number of scientific papers that were ranked among the top one per cent by citations in the respective fields in the given year of publication.
Professor Ho Teck Hua, NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology) and Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor, said, “NUS has always placed strong emphasis on providing a conducive environment and good support for our faculty to do high impact research and to stand out globally. It is indeed very heartening that 11 exceptional and dedicated NUS colleagues have contributed significantly to their respective fields. This is also a strong recognition of the efforts NUS and Singapore have been making to attract and nurture scientific talents who will go on to contribute towards the advancement of science and technology globally.”
The 11 highly cited NUS researchers are:
| Scientific Area | |
| Associate Professor Liu Xiaogang Department of Chemistry NUS Faculty of Science | Chemistry |
| Assistant Professor Zhang Rui Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Computer Science |
| Professor Ge Shuzhi Sam Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Engineering |
| Associate Professor Yan Shuicheng Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Engineering |
| The late Professor Navjot Sodhi Department of Biological Sciences NUS Faculty of Science | Environment/Ecology |
| Professor Lee Jim Yang Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering NUS Faculty of Engineering | Materials Science |
| Professor Liu Bin Department of Chemical and 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 Castro Neto NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials | Physics |
| Professor Eric A Finkelstein Duke-NUS Medical School | Social Sciences |
Published by Clarivate Analytics, the Highly Cited Researchers 2016 report assessed close to 130,000 Highly Cited Papers indexed over an 11-year period, from 2004 to 2014, in 21 fields of science and social sciences. It also tracked authors who published numerous articles that ranked among the top one per cent of the most cited in their respective fields in each paper’s year of publication.
