Universities by Research h-index in Singapore
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1National University of Singapore290,054 works
1,167
2Nanyang Technological University199,603 works
981
3Duke-NUS Medical School27,672 works
604
4National University Health System20,292 works
486
5Singapore University of Technology and Design14,635 works
328
6Singapore Management University19,514 works
303
8Ngee Ann Polytechnic1,850 works
229
9Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology3,924 works
227
10National University Cancer Institute, Singapore3,464 works
192
12Singapore University of Social Sciences3,499 works
142
13Yale-NUS College2,164 works
127
14Singapore Polytechnic1,411 works
93
15Singapore Institute of Technology4,646 works
90
16Nanyang Polytechnic802 works
84
17Temasek Polytechnic799 works
84
18ESSEC Business School2,377 works
82
19James Cook University Singapore1,693 works
79
20Newcastle University Singapore986 works
76
21Republic Polytechnic591 works
74
22University of Wales Institute Cardiff235 works
67
23Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore208 works
57
24Institute of Technical Education201 works
43
25SEAMEO Regional Language Centre382 works
43
26Hwa Chong Institution315 works
34
27Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education287 works
34
28University of Glasgow Singapore285 works
30
29Academy of Medicine141 works
29
30Raffles Institution249 works
27
31College of Family Physicians Singapore23 works
25
32Nanyang Centre for Public Administration124 works
24
33Institute for Adult Learning132 works
22
34Civil Service College88 works
20
35Management Development Institute of Singapore218 works
19
36DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore79 works
17
37Ageing Research Institute for Society and Education42 works
16
38Curtin Singapore163 works
16
39Kaplan Higher Education Academy102 works
15
40LASALLE College of the Arts300 works
15
43A*STAR Graduate Academy35 works
12
45Singapore American School116 works
11
46United World College of South East Asia195 works
10
47East Asia School of Theology12 works
9
48Global Indian International School21 works
9
49Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy88 works
8
50Trinity Theological College90 works
8
Highlights
Within Singapore, National University of Singapore ranks first in 2026 with 1,167, followed by Nanyang Technological University (981) and Duke-NUS Medical School (604).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,167 (National University of Singapore) to 8 (Trinity Theological College), with a median of 39.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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