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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

26 373

Citations

1 225 856

h-index

384

Top-3 journals

Nature Communications (485 publications)

Scientific Reports (452 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (448 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National University of Singapore (10141 publications)

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (6576 publications)

Nanyang Technological University (5253 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (504 publications)

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (405 publications)

Imperial College London (401 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1977

Total publications

26373

Total citations

1225856

Citations per publication

46.48

Average publications per year

527.46

Average authors per publication

8.79

h-index

384

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, 11.35% General Materials Science 2994 publications, 11.35%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 2918, 11.06% General Chemistry 2918 publications, 11.06%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2606, 9.88% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2606 publications, 9.88%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1967, 7.46% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1967 publications, 7.46%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1790, 6.79% Condensed Matter Physics 1790 publications, 6.79%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1481, 5.62% General Medicine 1481 publications, 5.62%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1366, 5.18% General Physics and Astronomy 1366 publications, 5.18%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1339, 5.08% Biochemistry 1339 publications, 5.08%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1255, 4.76% Materials Chemistry 1255 publications, 4.76%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1220, 4.63% Mechanical Engineering 1220 publications, 4.63%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1103, 4.18% Mechanics of Materials 1103 publications, 4.18%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1094, 4.15% Molecular Biology 1094 publications, 4.15%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1087, 4.12% Multidisciplinary 1087 publications, 4.12%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 1033, 3.92% Computer Science Applications 1033 publications, 3.92%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 900, 3.41% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 900 publications, 3.41%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 886, 3.36% Bioengineering 886 publications, 3.36%
Immunology	Immunology, 868, 3.29% Immunology 868 publications, 3.29%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 851, 3.23% Cell Biology 851 publications, 3.23%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 832, 3.15% Biotechnology 832 publications, 3.15%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 812, 3.08% Catalysis 812 publications, 3.08%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 811, 3.08% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 811 publications, 3.08%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 791, 3% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 791 publications, 3%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 754, 2.86% Organic Chemistry 754 publications, 2.86%
Biomaterials	Biomaterials, 732, 2.78% Biomaterials 732 publications, 2.78%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 701, 2.66% Biomedical Engineering 701 publications, 2.66%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 685, 2.6% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 685 publications, 2.6%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 668, 2.53% General Chemical Engineering 668 publications, 2.53%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 659, 2.5% Immunology and Allergy 659 publications, 2.5%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 645, 2.45% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 645 publications, 2.45%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 641, 2.43% General Engineering 641 publications, 2.43%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 485, 1.84% Nature Communications 485 publications, 1.84%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 452, 1.71% Scientific Reports 452 publications, 1.71%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 448, 1.7% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 448 publications, 1.7%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 352, 1.33% Applied Physics Letters 352 publications, 1.33%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 288, 1.09% Advanced Materials 288 publications, 1.09%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 278, 1.05% ACS applied materials & interfaces 278 publications, 1.05%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 262, 0.99% Journal of Applied Physics 262 publications, 0.99%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 224, 0.85% ACS Nano 224 publications, 0.85%
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics	IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 217, 0.82% IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 217 publications, 0.82%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 215, 0.82% Advanced Functional Materials 215 publications, 0.82%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 210, 0.8% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 210 publications, 0.8%
Nanoscale	Nanoscale, 208, 0.79% Nanoscale 208 publications, 0.79%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 199, 0.75% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 199 publications, 0.75%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 195, 0.74% PLoS ONE 195 publications, 0.74%
Small	Small, 179, 0.68% Small 179 publications, 0.68%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 169, 0.64% Chemical Communications 169 publications, 0.64%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 168, 0.64% Angewandte Chemie 168 publications, 0.64%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 153, 0.58% RSC Advances 153 publications, 0.58%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 150, 0.57% Journal of the American Chemical Society 150 publications, 0.57%
Nano Letters	Nano Letters, 148, 0.56% Nano Letters 148 publications, 0.56%
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, 0.5% Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference 133 publications, 0.5%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 128, 0.49% Physical Review B 128 publications, 0.49%
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, 122, 0.46% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 publications, 0.46%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 122, 0.46% Optics Express 122 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Investigative Dermatology	Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 119, 0.45% Journal of Investigative Dermatology 119 publications, 0.45%
Frontiers in Immunology	Frontiers in Immunology, 113, 0.43% Frontiers in Immunology 113 publications, 0.43%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 106, 0.4% Cancer Research 106 publications, 0.4%
Advanced Science	Advanced Science, 96, 0.36% Advanced Science 96 publications, 0.36%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 94, 0.36% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 94 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5208, 19.75% Elsevier 5208 publications, 19.75%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 4552, 17.26% Springer Nature 4552 publications, 17.26%
Wiley	Wiley, 3277, 12.43% Wiley 3277 publications, 12.43%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2584, 9.8% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2584 publications, 9.8%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2022, 7.67% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2022 publications, 7.67%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1591, 6.03% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1591 publications, 6.03%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 767, 2.91% AIP Publishing 767 publications, 2.91%
MDPI	MDPI, 751, 2.85% MDPI 751 publications, 2.85%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 474, 1.8% Oxford University Press 474 publications, 1.8%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 371, 1.41% Frontiers Media S.A. 371 publications, 1.41%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 352, 1.33% IOP Publishing 352 publications, 1.33%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 324, 1.23% Taylor & Francis 324 publications, 1.23%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 273, 1.04% American Physical Society (APS) 273 publications, 1.04%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 267, 1.01% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 267 publications, 1.01%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 266, 1.01% Optica Publishing Group 266 publications, 1.01%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 174, 0.66% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 174 publications, 0.66%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 149, 0.56% World Scientific 149 publications, 0.56%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 148, 0.56% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 148 publications, 0.56%
SAGE	SAGE, 146, 0.55% SAGE 146 publications, 0.55%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 135, 0.51% American Society for Microbiology 135 publications, 0.51%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 122, 0.46% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 122 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, 98, 0.37% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 98 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, 0.27% The Electrochemical Society 72 publications, 0.27%
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%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 65, 0.25% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 65 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 10141, 38.45% National University of Singapore 10141 publications, 38.45%
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering	Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 6576, 24.93% Institute of Materials Research and Engineering 6576 publications, 24.93%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 5253, 19.92% Nanyang Technological University 5253 publications, 19.92%
Institute of High Performance Computing	Institute of High Performance Computing, 3869, 14.67% Institute of High Performance Computing 3869 publications, 14.67%
Institute for Infocomm Research	Institute for Infocomm Research, 2201, 8.35% Institute for Infocomm Research 2201 publications, 8.35%
Duke-NUS Medical School	Duke-NUS Medical School, 1674, 6.35% Duke-NUS Medical School 1674 publications, 6.35%
Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences	Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, 1581, 5.99% Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences 1581 publications, 5.99%
Genome Institute of Singapore	Genome Institute of Singapore, 1394, 5.29% Genome Institute of Singapore 1394 publications, 5.29%
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology	Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 831, 3.15% Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology 831 publications, 3.15%
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore	Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore, 676, 2.56% Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore 676 publications, 2.56%
Singapore University of Technology and Design	Singapore University of Technology and Design, 545, 2.07% Singapore University of Technology and Design 545 publications, 2.07%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 504, 1.91% Harvard University 504 publications, 1.91%
Singapore General Hospital	Singapore General Hospital, 460, 1.74% Singapore General Hospital 460 publications, 1.74%
Singapore Eye Research Institute	Singapore Eye Research Institute, 454, 1.72% Singapore Eye Research Institute 454 publications, 1.72%
Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore	Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore, 444, 1.68% Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore 444 publications, 1.68%
Tan Tock Seng Hospital	Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 408, 1.55% Tan Tock Seng Hospital 408 publications, 1.55%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 405, 1.54% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 405 publications, 1.54%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 401, 1.52% Imperial College London 401 publications, 1.52%
National Cancer Centre Singapore	National Cancer Centre Singapore, 382, 1.45% National Cancer Centre Singapore 382 publications, 1.45%
University of Auckland	University of Auckland, 369, 1.4% University of Auckland 369 publications, 1.4%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 364, 1.38% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 364 publications, 1.38%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 350, 1.33% University of Cambridge 350 publications, 1.33%
University College London	University College London, 324, 1.23% University College London 324 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 324, 1.23% University of Oxford 324 publications, 1.23%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 311, 1.18% Tianjin University 311 publications, 1.18%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 310, 1.18% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 310 publications, 1.18%
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 293, 1.11% University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 293 publications, 1.11%
NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre	NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, 293, 1.11% NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre 293 publications, 1.11%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 283, 1.07% Tsinghua University 283 publications, 1.07%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 283, 1.07% University of Southampton 283 publications, 1.07%
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With foreign organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Harvard University	Harvard University, 504, 1.91% Harvard University 504 publications, 1.91%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 405, 1.54% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 405 publications, 1.54%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 401, 1.52% Imperial College London 401 publications, 1.52%
University of Auckland	University of Auckland, 369, 1.4% University of Auckland 369 publications, 1.4%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 364, 1.38% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 364 publications, 1.38%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 350, 1.33% University of Cambridge 350 publications, 1.33%
University College London	University College London, 324, 1.23% University College London 324 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 324, 1.23% University of Oxford 324 publications, 1.23%
Tianjin University	Tianjin University, 311, 1.18% Tianjin University 311 publications, 1.18%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 310, 1.18% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 310 publications, 1.18%
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 293, 1.11% University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 293 publications, 1.11%
NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre	NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, 293, 1.11% NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre 293 publications, 1.11%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 283, 1.07% Tsinghua University 283 publications, 1.07%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 283, 1.07% University of Southampton 283 publications, 1.07%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 279, 1.06% Zhejiang University 279 publications, 1.06%
McGill University	McGill University, 278, 1.05% McGill University 278 publications, 1.05%
Sichuan University	Sichuan University, 268, 1.02% Sichuan University 268 publications, 1.02%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 265, 1% Kyoto University 265 publications, 1%
Sun Yat-sen University	Sun Yat-sen University, 249, 0.94% Sun Yat-sen University 249 publications, 0.94%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 248, 0.94% Stanford University 248 publications, 0.94%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 246, 0.93% Karolinska Institute 246 publications, 0.93%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 236, 0.89% University of Liverpool 236 publications, 0.89%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 234, 0.89% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 234 publications, 0.89%
Fudan University	Fudan University, 221, 0.84% Fudan University 221 publications, 0.84%
Folkhalsan Research Centre	Folkhalsan Research Centre, 221, 0.84% Folkhalsan Research Centre 221 publications, 0.84%
Southern University of Science and Technology	Southern University of Science and Technology, 218, 0.83% Southern University of Science and Technology 218 publications, 0.83%
Harbin Institute of Technology	Harbin Institute of Technology, 217, 0.82% Harbin Institute of Technology 217 publications, 0.82%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 214, 0.81% University of Helsinki 214 publications, 0.81%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 211, 0.8% University of Melbourne 211 publications, 0.8%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 206, 0.78% Huazhong University of Science and Technology 206 publications, 0.78%
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With other countries

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
China	China, 6645, 25.2% China 6645 publications, 25.2%
USA	USA, 3755, 14.24% USA 3755 publications, 14.24%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2500, 9.48% United Kingdom 2500 publications, 9.48%
Australia	Australia, 1352, 5.13% Australia 1352 publications, 5.13%
Germany	Germany, 995, 3.77% Germany 995 publications, 3.77%
Japan	Japan, 942, 3.57% Japan 942 publications, 3.57%
France	France, 850, 3.22% France 850 publications, 3.22%
Canada	Canada, 791, 3% Canada 791 publications, 3%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 639, 2.42% Republic of Korea 639 publications, 2.42%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 564, 2.14% Netherlands 564 publications, 2.14%
India	India, 556, 2.11% India 556 publications, 2.11%
Italy	Italy, 541, 2.05% Italy 541 publications, 2.05%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 461, 1.75% New Zealand 461 publications, 1.75%
Sweden	Sweden, 438, 1.66% Sweden 438 publications, 1.66%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 414, 1.57% Switzerland 414 publications, 1.57%
Finland	Finland, 376, 1.43% Finland 376 publications, 1.43%
Spain	Spain, 307, 1.16% Spain 307 publications, 1.16%
Denmark	Denmark, 242, 0.92% Denmark 242 publications, 0.92%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 229, 0.87% Malaysia 229 publications, 0.87%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 222, 0.84% Saudi Arabia 222 publications, 0.84%
Belgium	Belgium, 204, 0.77% Belgium 204 publications, 0.77%
Austria	Austria, 202, 0.77% Austria 202 publications, 0.77%
Russia	Russia, 193, 0.73% Russia 193 publications, 0.73%
Thailand	Thailand, 193, 0.73% Thailand 193 publications, 0.73%
Ireland	Ireland, 182, 0.69% Ireland 182 publications, 0.69%
Israel	Israel, 167, 0.63% Israel 167 publications, 0.63%
Norway	Norway, 153, 0.58% Norway 153 publications, 0.58%
Turkey	Turkey, 137, 0.52% Turkey 137 publications, 0.52%
Poland	Poland, 122, 0.46% Poland 122 publications, 0.46%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1977 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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