Universities by Research Publications in Singapore
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1National University of Singapore27,352,201 citations
290,054
2Nanyang Technological University18,337,245 citations
199,603
3Duke-NUS Medical School2,971,593 citations
27,672
4National University Health System1,892,820 citations
20,292
5Singapore Management University693,962 citations
19,514
6Singapore University of Technology and Design930,228 citations
14,635
7INSEAD309,082 citations
5,069
8Singapore Institute of Technology65,726 citations
4,646
9Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology355,347 citations
3,924
10Singapore University of Social Sciences100,501 citations
3,499
11National University Cancer Institute, Singapore240,212 citations
3,464
12ESSEC Business School42,630 citations
2,377
13Yale-NUS College83,227 citations
2,164
14Ngee Ann Polytechnic228,990 citations
1,850
15James Cook University Singapore40,194 citations
1,693
16Singapore Polytechnic46,812 citations
1,411
17Newcastle University Singapore26,835 citations
986
18TUM CREATE93,078 citations
914
19Nanyang Polytechnic30,404 citations
802
20Temasek Polytechnic31,552 citations
799
21Republic Polytechnic24,355 citations
591
22SEAMEO Regional Language Centre20,633 citations
382
23Hwa Chong Institution9,449 citations
315
24LASALLE College of the Arts1,025 citations
300
25Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education4,983 citations
287
26University of Glasgow Singapore3,869 citations
285
27Raffles Institution3,113 citations
249
28University of Wales Institute Cardiff17,578 citations
235
29Management Development Institute of Singapore1,391 citations
218
30Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore10,366 citations
208
31Institute of Technical Education6,676 citations
201
32United World College of South East Asia476 citations
195
33Curtin Singapore960 citations
163
34Academy of Medicine2,591 citations
141
35PSB Academy739 citations
134
36Institute for Adult Learning1,463 citations
132
37Nanyang Centre for Public Administration1,777 citations
124
38Singapore American School519 citations
116
39Kaplan Higher Education Academy2,721 citations
102
40Trinity Theological College229 citations
90
41Civil Service College1,584 citations
88
42Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy218 citations
88
43Dulwich College (Singapore)288 citations
87
44Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts312 citations
86
45DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore1,228 citations
79
46Amity Global Institute242 citations
71
47TCA College168 citations
60
48TMC Academy610 citations
43
49Ageing Research Institute for Society and Education898 citations
42
50Canadian International School281 citations
40
Highlights
Within Singapore, National University of Singapore ranks first in 2026 with 290,054, followed by Nanyang Technological University (199,603) and Duke-NUS Medical School (27,672).
Across 50 entries, values run from 290,054 (National University of Singapore) to 40 (Canadian International School), with a median of 286.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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