NUS researchers ranked among the world’s most impactful scholars
Forty-six NUS researchers have been placed among the world’s most prominent researchers, based on the Highly Cited Researchers 2024 List published by data analytics firm Clarivate. This annual recognition honours researchers who have demonstrated significant and far-reaching influence in their field of research.
The Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list features NUS researchers whose publications rank in the top 1 per cent by citations for their respective fields and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade. These NUS honourees have made significant contributions to diverse fields including, Chemistry, Clinical Medicine, Computer Science, Economics and Business, Engineering, Immunology, Materials Science, Microbiology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physics, Psychiatry and Psychology and more.
This year, 6,636 researchers from 59 countries and regions have been named Highly Cited Researchers. In the list, 3,560 researchers have been recognised in specific fields and 3,326 researchers for cross-field impact, with 238 researchers being named in two or more fields.
Professor Liu Bin, NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology), said, “NUS is incredibly proud of our exceptional researchers, whose dedication to excellence and groundbreaking discoveries continue to push the frontiers of knowledge. Their meaningful contributions have had a profound impact in addressing real-world issues and paving the way towards a better future for all.”
David Pendlebury, Head of Research Analysis at the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate, said, “The Highly Cited Researchers list identifies and celebrates exceptional individual researchers at NUS whose significant and broad influence in their fields translates to impact in their research community. Their pioneering innovations contribute to a healthier, more sustainable and secure world. These researchers’ achievements strengthen the foundation of excellence and innovation that drives societal progress.”
The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) at Clarivate creates a new list of Highly Cited Researchers each year based on a rolling 11-year window of citation evaluation by applying a rigorous editorial selection process to identify trusted journals in the Web of Science.
The 46 highly cited NUS researchers in their respective fields are:
| Chemistry |
| Professor Chen Xiaoyuan, Shawn Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine & Department of Biomedical Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering [Also listed under Materials Science] Professor Jiang Donglin Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science Professor Liu Bin Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Professor Xie Jianping Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering & Tianjin University-NUS Joint Institute in Fuzhou Professor Yan Ning Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering & NUS Centre for Hydrogen Innovations |
| Clinical Medicine |
| Professor Carolyn Lam SingHealth Duke-NUS Cardiovascular Sciences Academic Clinical Programme Professor Wong Tien Yin Office of Academic Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School |
| Computer Science |
| Professor Zhang Rui Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering |
| Cross-Field |
| Emeritus Professor Ang Beng Wah NUS Energy Studies Institute & Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, NUS College of Design and Engineering Professor Antonio Bertoletti Signature Research Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School Professor Chen Wei Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science Associate Professor Goki Eda Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science Professor Ge Shuzhi, Sam Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Professor Derek John Hausenloy Signature Research Programme in Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School Professor Ho Ghim Wei Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Assistant Professor Hou Yi Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Assistant Professor Shirin Kalimuddin SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School Associate Professor Sibudjing Kawi Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Associate Professor Lee Chengkuo, Vincent Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Professor Leo Yee Sin NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Professor Lin Zhiqun Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Professor Liu Xiaogang Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science Professor Loh Kian Ping Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science Professor Low Guek Hong, Jenny SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School Visiting Professor Qiang Yujie Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Assistant Professor Sing Swee Leong Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Dr Su Bin NUS Energy Studies Institute & NUS Centre for Maritime Studies & Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management,NUS College of Design and Engineering Associate Professor Wilson Tam Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Assistant Professor Anthony Tanoto Tan Signature Research Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School Professor Wang Chi-Hwa Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Wang Yuxiang Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Adjunct Associate Professor Wang Xiaonan Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Associate Professor Zhao Dan Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering |
| Economics and Business |
| Professor Jochen Wirtz Department of Marketing, NUS Business School |
| Engineering |
| Professor Praveen Linga Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering |
| Immunology |
| Associate Professor Chen Jinmiao Centre for Computational Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School Dr Chia Wan Ni (Adjunct) Signature Research Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School |
| Materials Science |
| Professor John Wang Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering |
| Microbiology |
| Professor Wang Linfa Signature Research Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School |
| Neuroscience and Behaviour |
| Assistant Professor Cyrus Ho Department of Psychological Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Professor Roger Ho Department of Psychological Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine [Also listed under Psychiatry and Psychology] Associate Professor Thomas Yeo Boon Thye Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering & Centre for Sleep and Cognition and Centre for Translational MR Research, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Visiting Research Professor Gerrit Storm Department of Surgery, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine |
| Physics |
| Professor Antonio Helio Castro Neto NUS Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials & NUS Centre for Advanced 2D Materials & Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov NUS Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials & Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering Professor Qiu Cheng-Wei Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering & Department of Physics, Faculty of Science |
