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Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Short name

A*STAR

Country, city

Singapore, Singapore

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Organization website

Publications

26 082

Citations

1 191 188

h-index

379

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (448 publications)

Nature Communications (446 publications)

Scientific Reports (446 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National University of Singapore (10036 publications)

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (6511 publications)

Nanyang Technological University (5185 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (500 publications)

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (402 publications)

Imperial College London (396 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1977

Total publications

26082

Total citations

1191188

Citations per publication

45.67

Average publications per year

521.64

Average authors per publication

8.79

h-index

379

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 2994, 11.48% General Materials Science 2994 publications, 11.48%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 2918, 11.19% General Chemistry 2918 publications, 11.19%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2606, 9.99% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2606 publications, 9.99%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1967, 7.54% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1967 publications, 7.54%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1790, 6.86% Condensed Matter Physics 1790 publications, 6.86%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1481, 5.68% General Medicine 1481 publications, 5.68%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1366, 5.24% General Physics and Astronomy 1366 publications, 5.24%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1339, 5.13% Biochemistry 1339 publications, 5.13%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1255, 4.81% Materials Chemistry 1255 publications, 4.81%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1220, 4.68% Mechanical Engineering 1220 publications, 4.68%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1103, 4.23% Mechanics of Materials 1103 publications, 4.23%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1094, 4.19% Molecular Biology 1094 publications, 4.19%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1087, 4.17% Multidisciplinary 1087 publications, 4.17%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 1033, 3.96% Computer Science Applications 1033 publications, 3.96%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 900, 3.45% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 900 publications, 3.45%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 886, 3.4% Bioengineering 886 publications, 3.4%
Immunology	Immunology, 868, 3.33% Immunology 868 publications, 3.33%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 851, 3.26% Cell Biology 851 publications, 3.26%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 832, 3.19% Biotechnology 832 publications, 3.19%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 812, 3.11% Catalysis 812 publications, 3.11%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 811, 3.11% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 811 publications, 3.11%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 791, 3.03% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 791 publications, 3.03%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 754, 2.89% Organic Chemistry 754 publications, 2.89%
Biomaterials	Biomaterials, 732, 2.81% Biomaterials 732 publications, 2.81%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 701, 2.69% Biomedical Engineering 701 publications, 2.69%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 685, 2.63% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 685 publications, 2.63%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 668, 2.56% General Chemical Engineering 668 publications, 2.56%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 659, 2.53% Immunology and Allergy 659 publications, 2.53%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 645, 2.47% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 645 publications, 2.47%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 641, 2.46% General Engineering 641 publications, 2.46%
	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 448, 1.72% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 448 publications, 1.72%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 446, 1.71% Nature Communications 446 publications, 1.71%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 446, 1.71% Scientific Reports 446 publications, 1.71%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 351, 1.35% Applied Physics Letters 351 publications, 1.35%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 283, 1.09% Advanced Materials 283 publications, 1.09%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 275, 1.05% ACS applied materials & interfaces 275 publications, 1.05%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 262, 1% Journal of Applied Physics 262 publications, 1%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 219, 0.84% ACS Nano 219 publications, 0.84%
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics	IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 217, 0.83% IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 217 publications, 0.83%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 210, 0.81% Advanced Functional Materials 210 publications, 0.81%
Nanoscale	Nanoscale, 208, 0.8% Nanoscale 208 publications, 0.8%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 208, 0.8% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 208 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 198, 0.76% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 198 publications, 0.76%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 195, 0.75% PLoS ONE 195 publications, 0.75%
Small	Small, 175, 0.67% Small 175 publications, 0.67%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 169, 0.65% Chemical Communications 169 publications, 0.65%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 165, 0.63% Angewandte Chemie 165 publications, 0.63%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 153, 0.59% RSC Advances 153 publications, 0.59%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 148, 0.57% Journal of the American Chemical Society 148 publications, 0.57%
Nano Letters	Nano Letters, 148, 0.57% Nano Letters 148 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 136, 0.52% Journal of Physical Chemistry C 136 publications, 0.52%
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference	Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 133, 0.51% Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference 133 publications, 0.51%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 128, 0.49% Physical Review B 128 publications, 0.49%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 122, 0.47% Optics Express 122 publications, 0.47%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121, 0.46% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Investigative Dermatology	Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 119, 0.46% Journal of Investigative Dermatology 119 publications, 0.46%
Frontiers in Immunology	Frontiers in Immunology, 113, 0.43% Frontiers in Immunology 113 publications, 0.43%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 106, 0.41% Cancer Research 106 publications, 0.41%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 94, 0.36% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 94 publications, 0.36%
IEEE Electron Device Letters	IEEE Electron Device Letters, 94, 0.36% IEEE Electron Device Letters 94 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5197, 19.93% Elsevier 5197 publications, 19.93%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 4457, 17.09% Springer Nature 4457 publications, 17.09%
Wiley	Wiley, 3220, 12.35% Wiley 3220 publications, 12.35%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2546, 9.76% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2546 publications, 9.76%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1994, 7.65% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1994 publications, 7.65%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1582, 6.07% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1582 publications, 6.07%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 765, 2.93% AIP Publishing 765 publications, 2.93%
MDPI	MDPI, 742, 2.84% MDPI 742 publications, 2.84%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 468, 1.79% Oxford University Press 468 publications, 1.79%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 364, 1.4% Frontiers Media S.A. 364 publications, 1.4%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 352, 1.35% IOP Publishing 352 publications, 1.35%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 319, 1.22% Taylor & Francis 319 publications, 1.22%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 271, 1.04% American Physical Society (APS) 271 publications, 1.04%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 267, 1.02% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 267 publications, 1.02%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 265, 1.02% Optica Publishing Group 265 publications, 1.02%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 170, 0.65% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 170 publications, 0.65%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 149, 0.57% World Scientific 149 publications, 0.57%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 147, 0.56% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 147 publications, 0.56%
SAGE	SAGE, 146, 0.56% SAGE 146 publications, 0.56%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 133, 0.51% American Society for Microbiology 133 publications, 0.51%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 121, 0.46% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 121 publications, 0.46%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 103, 0.39% Cambridge University Press 103 publications, 0.39%
BMJ	BMJ, 100, 0.38% BMJ 100 publications, 0.38%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 97, 0.37% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 97 publications, 0.37%
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)	Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 81, 0.31% Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 81 publications, 0.31%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 73, 0.28% Mary Ann Liebert 73 publications, 0.28%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 72, 0.28% The Electrochemical Society 72 publications, 0.28%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 71, 0.27% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 71 publications, 0.27%
American Vacuum Society	American Vacuum Society, 66, 0.25% American Vacuum Society 66 publications, 0.25%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 63, 0.24% Hindawi Limited 63 publications, 0.24%
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With other organizations

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 10036, 38.48% National University of Singapore 10036 publications, 38.48%
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 6511, 24.96% Institute of Materials Research and Engineering 6511 publications, 24.96%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 5185, 19.88% Nanyang Technological University 5185 publications, 19.88%
Institute of High Performance Computing	Institute of High Performance Computing, 3812, 14.62% Institute of High Performance Computing 3812 publications, 14.62%
Institute for Infocomm Research	Institute for Infocomm Research, 2174, 8.34% Institute for Infocomm Research 2174 publications, 8.34%
Duke-NUS Medical School	Duke-NUS Medical School, 1663, 6.38% Duke-NUS Medical School 1663 publications, 6.38%
Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, 1584, 6.07% Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences 1584 publications, 6.07%
Genome Institute of Singapore	Genome Institute of Singapore, 1377, 5.28% Genome Institute of Singapore 1377 publications, 5.28%
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology	Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 822, 3.15% Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology 822 publications, 3.15%
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore	Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore, 666, 2.55% Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore 666 publications, 2.55%
Singapore University of Technology and Design	Singapore University of Technology and Design, 535, 2.05% Singapore University of Technology and Design 535 publications, 2.05%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 500, 1.92% Harvard University 500 publications, 1.92%
Singapore General Hospital	Singapore General Hospital, 457, 1.75% Singapore General Hospital 457 publications, 1.75%
Singapore Eye Research Institute	Singapore Eye Research Institute, 452, 1.73% Singapore Eye Research Institute 452 publications, 1.73%
Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore	Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore, 437, 1.68% Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore 437 publications, 1.68%
Tan Tock Seng Hospital	Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 406, 1.56% Tan Tock Seng Hospital 406 publications, 1.56%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 402, 1.54% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 402 publications, 1.54%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 396, 1.52% Imperial College London 396 publications, 1.52%
National Cancer Centre Singapore	National Cancer Centre Singapore, 372, 1.43% National Cancer Centre Singapore 372 publications, 1.43%
University of Auckland	University of Auckland, 364, 1.4% University of Auckland 364 publications, 1.4%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 359, 1.38% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 359 publications, 1.38%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 344, 1.32% University of Cambridge 344 publications, 1.32%
University College London	University College London, 322, 1.23% University College London 322 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 320, 1.23% University of Oxford 320 publications, 1.23%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 308, 1.18% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 308 publications, 1.18%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 303, 1.16% Tianjin University 303 publications, 1.16%
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 292, 1.12% University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 292 publications, 1.12%
NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre	NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, 292, 1.12% NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre 292 publications, 1.12%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 282, 1.08% University of Southampton 282 publications, 1.08%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 274, 1.05% Zhejiang University 274 publications, 1.05%
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With foreign organizations

	100 200 300 400 500
Harvard University	Harvard University, 500, 1.92% Harvard University 500 publications, 1.92%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 402, 1.54% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 402 publications, 1.54%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 396, 1.52% Imperial College London 396 publications, 1.52%
University of Auckland	University of Auckland, 364, 1.4% University of Auckland 364 publications, 1.4%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 359, 1.38% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 359 publications, 1.38%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 344, 1.32% University of Cambridge 344 publications, 1.32%
University College London	University College London, 322, 1.23% University College London 322 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 320, 1.23% University of Oxford 320 publications, 1.23%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 308, 1.18% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 308 publications, 1.18%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 303, 1.16% Tianjin University 303 publications, 1.16%
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 292, 1.12% University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 292 publications, 1.12%
NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre	NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, 292, 1.12% NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre 292 publications, 1.12%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 282, 1.08% University of Southampton 282 publications, 1.08%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 274, 1.05% Zhejiang University 274 publications, 1.05%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 273, 1.05% Tsinghua University 273 publications, 1.05%
McGill University	McGill University, 273, 1.05% McGill University 273 publications, 1.05%
Sichuan University	Sichuan University, 264, 1.01% Sichuan University 264 publications, 1.01%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 262, 1% Kyoto University 262 publications, 1%
Sun Yat-sen University	Sun Yat-sen University, 247, 0.95% Sun Yat-sen University 247 publications, 0.95%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 245, 0.94% Stanford University 245 publications, 0.94%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 243, 0.93% Karolinska Institute 243 publications, 0.93%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 236, 0.9% University of Liverpool 236 publications, 0.9%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 221, 0.85% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 221 publications, 0.85%
Fudan University	Fudan University, 219, 0.84% Fudan University 219 publications, 0.84%
Folkhalsan Research Centre	Folkhalsan Research Centre, 217, 0.83% Folkhalsan Research Centre 217 publications, 0.83%
Southern University of Science and Technology	Southern University of Science and Technology, 212, 0.81% Southern University of Science and Technology 212 publications, 0.81%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 211, 0.81% University of Helsinki 211 publications, 0.81%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 211, 0.81% University of Melbourne 211 publications, 0.81%
Harbin Institute of Technology	Harbin Institute of Technology, 210, 0.81% Harbin Institute of Technology 210 publications, 0.81%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 204, 0.78% Huazhong University of Science and Technology 204 publications, 0.78%
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With other countries

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
China	China, 6577, 25.22% China 6577 publications, 25.22%
USA	USA, 3745, 14.36% USA 3745 publications, 14.36%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2492, 9.55% United Kingdom 2492 publications, 9.55%
Australia	Australia, 1339, 5.13% Australia 1339 publications, 5.13%
Germany	Germany, 995, 3.81% Germany 995 publications, 3.81%
Japan	Japan, 939, 3.6% Japan 939 publications, 3.6%
France	France, 849, 3.26% France 849 publications, 3.26%
Canada	Canada, 789, 3.03% Canada 789 publications, 3.03%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 636, 2.44% Republic of Korea 636 publications, 2.44%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 564, 2.16% Netherlands 564 publications, 2.16%
India	India, 555, 2.13% India 555 publications, 2.13%
Italy	Italy, 537, 2.06% Italy 537 publications, 2.06%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 459, 1.76% New Zealand 459 publications, 1.76%
Sweden	Sweden, 437, 1.68% Sweden 437 publications, 1.68%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 413, 1.58% Switzerland 413 publications, 1.58%
Finland	Finland, 375, 1.44% Finland 375 publications, 1.44%
Spain	Spain, 305, 1.17% Spain 305 publications, 1.17%
Denmark	Denmark, 243, 0.93% Denmark 243 publications, 0.93%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 227, 0.87% Malaysia 227 publications, 0.87%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 221, 0.85% Saudi Arabia 221 publications, 0.85%
Belgium	Belgium, 203, 0.78% Belgium 203 publications, 0.78%
Austria	Austria, 202, 0.77% Austria 202 publications, 0.77%
Russia	Russia, 193, 0.74% Russia 193 publications, 0.74%
Thailand	Thailand, 192, 0.74% Thailand 192 publications, 0.74%
Ireland	Ireland, 181, 0.69% Ireland 181 publications, 0.69%
Israel	Israel, 167, 0.64% Israel 167 publications, 0.64%
Norway	Norway, 153, 0.59% Norway 153 publications, 0.59%
Turkey	Turkey, 137, 0.53% Turkey 137 publications, 0.53%
Poland	Poland, 122, 0.47% Poland 122 publications, 0.47%
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