Highly Cited Researchers 2023

November 16, 2023

Seven Faculty of Science researchers – from the Departments of Chemistry, Food Science and Technology, and Physics – have been named in the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list published by data analytics firm Clarivate.

Each of these NUS honourees have demonstrated substantial impact in their respective field and authored multiple highly cited papers which rank in the world’s top 1 per cent by citations for their respective fields and publication year in the Web of Science over the past decade.

This year, Clarivate issued 7,127 Highly Cited Researcher designations to 6,849 researchers from 68 countries and regions, with 3,795 researchers from specific fields and 3,332 researchers from cross-field impact.

The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) at Clarivate prepares the list yearly by adopting a complex and comprehensive strategy that combines available inter-related information from highly cited papers. ISI creates a preliminary list based on citation activity and refines it using qualitative analysis and expert judgement.

NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology) Professor Liu Bin said, “NUS is immensely proud of our outstanding researchers who are making a profound impact through their exceptional work and ground-breaking discoveries. Their dedication to pursuing excellence and pushing the boundaries of research is truly inspiring. As they continue to make significant contributions as scientists, their remarkable accomplishments across diverse fields will play a crucial role in tackling the intricate challenges of our world, paving the way for a brighter tomorrow.”

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 and innovations that make the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure. Their contributions resonate far beyond their individual achievements, strengthening the foundation of excellence and innovation in research.”

The 44 highly cited NUS researchers in their respective fields are:

Agricultural Sciences
Adjunct Assistant Professor Gan Renyou         
Department of Food Science and Technology, NUS Faculty of Science
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 Lin Zhiqun          
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering          

Professor Liu Bin          
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering          

Professor Liu Xiaogang          
Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science          

Professor Xie Jianping          
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering

Clinical Medicine
Professor Carolyn Lam       
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Programme, 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 &          
NUS Centre for Maritime Studies &          
Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Management, NUS College of Design and Engineering          

Professor Antonio Bertoletti          
Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School          

Professor Chen Wei          
Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science&          

Dr Chia Wan Ni          
Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School          

Associate Professor Goki Eda          
Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, NUS Faculty of Science          

Professor Derek John Hausenloy          
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School      
        
Assistant Professor Cyrus Ho          
Department of Psychological Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine     

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          

Associate Professor Sibudjing Kawi          
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering &          
NUS Centre for Hydrogen Innovations         

Research Assistant Professor Alan Prem Kumar          
Department of Pharmacology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine          

Associate Professor Lee Chengkuo, Vincent      
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering          

Adjunct Professor Leo Yee Sin          
NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health &          
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine          

Professor Loh Kian Ping          
Department of Chemistry, NUS Faculty of Science          

Professor Jenny Low           
Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School          

Professor Seeram Ramakrishna          
Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering &          
NUS Centre for Nanotechnology and Sustainability          

Dr Muthu Kumaraswamy Shanmugam          
Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine          

Associate Professor Vijay Kumar Sharma          
Department of Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine          

Assistant Professor Sing Swee Leong          
Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering          

Associate Professor Wilson Tam          
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine &          
NUS Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk          

Dr Anthony Tanoto Tan      
Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School        

Professor Wang Chi-Hwa      
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering          

Associate Professor Yan Ning          
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering &          
NUS Centre for Hydrogen Innovations          

Assistant Professor Iris Yu          
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering

Economics and Business
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          

Professor Jochen Wirtz          
Department of Marketing, NUS Business School

Immunology
Adjunct Assistant Professor Chen Jinmiao         
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Materials Science
Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov          
NUS Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials &          
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering          
[Also listed under Physics]       

Professor John Wang          
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering

Microbiology
Professor Wang Linfa         
Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School
Neuroscience and Behaviour
Associate Professor Thomas Yeo Boon Thye         
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering &         
The Centre for Sleep and Cognition, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine &         
The Centre for Translational MR Research, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine &         
NUS N.1 Institute for Health
Pharmacology and Toxicology
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         

Associate Professor Qiu Cheng-Wei         
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering

Psychiatry and Psychology
Professor Roger Ho        
Department of Psychological Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine &        
NUS Institute for Health Innovation & Technology
Adapted from NUS News