Nanyang Technological University: Rankings

Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 in Singapore, 195 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 168,580 academic publications and 5,741,261 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Position	Category
# 195 of 14,131	In the World
# 21 of 5,830	In Asia
# 2 of 8	In Singapore
# 26 of 5,910	For Engineering
# 45 of 5,966	For Physics
# 54 of 5,096	For Business
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

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Environmental Science

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Engineering rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Engineering in Singapore and 26 in the World with 120,999 publications made and 4,401,078 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 7 of 2,841

IN Asia

# 26 of 6,795

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Engineering Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Nanotechnology	#1	#2	#3
Automation and Control	#1	#4	#6
Telecommunications	#1	#3	#14
Computer Engineering	#1	#2	#18
Applied Physics	#1	#5	#19
Metallurgy	#1	#12	#19
Renewable Energy	#1	#10	#20
Environmental Engineering	#2	#10	#21
Reliability and Quality	#1	#7	#23
Robotics	#2	#11	#24
Aviation	#1	#6	#26
Construction Management	#2	#8	#30
Optics	#2	#9	#33
Systems	#2	#7	#37
Biochemical Engineering	#2	#5	#37
Architecture	#2	#8	#48
Operations Research	#2	#23	#78
Engineering Management	#2	#11	#79
Remote Sensing	#2	#31	#122
Biotechnology	#2	#94	#411
Landscape Architecture	#2	#208	#689
Mining Engineering	#1	#33	#69
Nuclear Engineering	#2	#32	#83
Petroleum Engineering	#2	#31	#89
Geotechnical Engineering	#1	#12	#27
Product and Industrial Design	#1	#1	#7
Technical Drawing	#1	#7	#13
Transportation Engineering	#2	#13	#54
Structural Engineering	#2	#11	#31
Industrial Engineering	#2	#8	#28
Mechanical Engineering	#2	#9	#36
Civil Engineering	#2	#11	#36
Acoustical Engineering	#1	#8	#35
Biomedical Engineering	#2	#4	#22
Electrical Engineering	#1	#4	#12
Architectural Engineering	#2	#11	#26
Automotive Engineering	#2	#31	#66
Aerospace Engineering	#2	#14	#63
Electronic Engineering	#1	#3	#10
Firefighting and Fire Science	#1	#34	#85
Marine Engineering	#2	#34	#88

Physics rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Physics in Singapore and 45 in the World with 106,031 publications made and 3,970,527 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 11 of 2,822

IN Asia

# 45 of 6,729

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Physics Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Nanotechnology	#1	#2	#3
Applied Physics	#1	#5	#19
Optics	#2	#9	#33
Condensed Matter	#2	#14	#47
Molecular	#2	#29	#173
Biophysics	#2	#21	#178
Astrobiology	#2	#32	#217
Theoretical	#2	#48	#305
Quantum and Particle physics	#2	#10	#37

Chemistry rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Chemistry in Singapore and 86 in the World with 90,777 publications made and 3,735,234 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 20 of 2,785

IN Asia

# 86 of 6,561

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Chemistry Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Nanotechnology	#1	#2	#3
Physical	#1	#5	#11
Biochemical Engineering	#2	#5	#37
Organic chemistry	#2	#22	#62
Pharmacy	#2	#23	#92
Computational	#2	#29	#143
Radiochemistry	#2	#106	#185
Biochemistry	#2	#38	#202
Materials Science	#2	#8	#17
Inorganic Chemistry	#1	#17	#26
Chemical Engineering	#1	#4	#5

Computer Science rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Computer Science in Singapore and 55 in the World with 90,729 publications made and 2,634,051 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 6 of 2,842

IN Asia

# 55 of 6,855

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Computer Science Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Telecommunications	#1	#3	#14
Computer Engineering	#1	#2	#18
Machine Learning	#1	#2	#20
Cryptography and Distributed computing	#1	#5	#22
Robotics	#2	#11	#24
Multimedia	#2	#4	#25
Computer Vision	#1	#5	#30
Animation	#2	#10	#35
Computational Linguistics	#2	#6	#36
Management Information Systems (MIS)	#2	#4	#48
Cognitive Science	#1	#2	#49
Software Engineering	#2	#4	#51
Information Technology	#2	#11	#52
Data Science	#2	#3	#74
Bioinformatics / Computational biology	#2	#37	#254
Neuroscience	#2	#42	#306
Web Design and Development	#1	#4	#22
Human-Computer Interaction	#2	#5	#24
Database Administration	#2	#10	#52
Cyber Security	#2	#5	#31
Computer Networking	#2	#7	#25
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	#1	#3	#20

Biology rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Biology in Singapore and 159 in the World with 81,522 publications made and 3,527,362 citations received.

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IN Singapore

# 28 of 2,838

IN Asia

# 159 of 6,841

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Biology Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Nanotechnology	#1	#2	#3
Paleontology	#2	#21	#154
Biophysics	#2	#21	#178
Evolutionary	#2	#18	#187
Biochemistry	#2	#38	#202
Astrobiology	#2	#32	#217
Bioinformatics / Computational biology	#2	#37	#254
Genetics	#2	#58	#294
Neuroscience	#2	#42	#306
Botany	#2	#61	#327
Microbiology	#2	#73	#343
Virology	#2	#75	#365
Forestry	#2	#70	#367
Biotechnology	#2	#94	#411
Pharmacology	#2	#150	#510
Immunology	#2	#147	#511
Oncology	#2	#168	#520
Wildlife and Fisheries Management	#2	#112	#524
Molecular	#2	#163	#534
Zoology	#2	#104	#579
Horticulture	#2	#218	#651
Entomology	#2	#159	#691
Ethics	#2	#106	#790
Toxicology	#2	#388	#1081
Animal Science	#2	#363	#1150

Environmental Science rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Environmental Science in Singapore and 101 in the World with 63,400 publications made and 2,230,418 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 14 of 2,841

IN Asia

# 101 of 6,888

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Environmental Science Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Environmental Engineering	#2	#10	#21
Earth science and Geoscience	#1	#20	#85
Environmental Management	#2	#30	#93
Geology	#2	#14	#96
Oceanography	#2	#19	#105
Ecology	#2	#15	#119
Paleontology	#2	#21	#154
Hydrology and Water resources	#2	#82	#260
Forestry	#2	#70	#367
Wildlife and Fisheries Management	#2	#112	#524
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science	#2	#24	#87
Geography and Cartography	#2	#12	#89

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Singapore and 140 in the World with 59,459 publications made and 1,755,738 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 9 of 2,867

IN Asia

# 140 of 7,088

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Broadcast Journalism	#1	#1	#11
Education	#1	#3	#37
Linguistics	#2	#10	#76
Media Studies	#2	#2	#91
Aesthetics	#2	#7	#106
Archaeology	#2	#17	#112
Law	#2	#9	#123
Publishing	#2	#7	#134
History	#2	#18	#136
Political Science	#2	#9	#142
Philosophy	#2	#9	#148
Sociology	#2	#8	#155
Anthropology	#2	#7	#179
Special Education	#1	#8	#195
Gender Studies	#2	#10	#312
Demography	#2	#48	#376
International Law	#3	#37	#405
Genealogy	#2	#41	#566
Forensic Science	#2	#157	#626
Early Childhood Education	#1	#3	#97
Journalism and Digital Media	#1	#1	#33

Mathematics rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Mathematics in Singapore and 68 in the World with 42,218 publications made and 1,225,882 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 9 of 2,725

IN Asia

# 68 of 6,434

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Mathematics Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Cryptography and Distributed computing	#1	#5	#22
Mathematics Education	#1	#9	#44
Operations Research	#2	#23	#78
Statistics	#2	#11	#82
Econometrics	#2	#13	#119
Applied Mathematics	#2	#27	#136
Actuarial Science	#3	#17	#171

Medicine rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Medicine in Singapore and 353 in the World with 37,705 publications made and 1,371,190 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 67 of 2,817

IN Asia

# 353 of 6,793

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Medicine Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Pharmacy	#2	#23	#92
Occupational Therapy	#2	#33	#261
Health Science	#2	#28	#271
Optometry	#2	#51	#279
Physical Therapy	#2	#34	#295
Sports	#2	#32	#308
Healthcare Administration	#2	#34	#313
Psychiatry	#2	#48	#323
Ophthalmology	#2	#72	#323
Virology	#2	#75	#365
Pathology	#2	#76	#368
Radiology	#2	#103	#406
Nursing	#2	#45	#406
Clinical Psychology	#2	#38	#424
Pharmacology	#2	#150	#510
Immunology	#2	#147	#511
Gerontology	#2	#64	#516
Oncology	#2	#168	#520
Cosmetology	#2	#167	#539
Neurosurgery	#2	#196	#543
Radiation Therapy	#2	#183	#558
Surgery	#2	#185	#603
Cardiology	#2	#175	#609
Veterinary	#2	#202	#612
Audiology	#2	#121	#624
Forensic Science	#2	#157	#626
Paramedicine and Emergency	#2	#108	#646
Orthodontics	#2	#177	#659
Dermatology	#2	#232	#705
Epidemiology	#2	#190	#748
Dentistry	#2	#223	#760
Ethics	#2	#106	#790
Anesthesiology	#2	#272	#827
Pediatrics	#2	#293	#971
Urology	#2	#355	#980
Toxicology	#2	#388	#1081
Obstetrics and Gynecology	#2	#306	#1090

Business rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Business in Singapore and 54 in the World with 32,094 publications made and 992,695 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 5 of 2,654

IN Asia

# 54 of 6,366

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Business Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Management	#2	#5	#28
Construction Management	#2	#8	#30
Management Information Systems (MIS)	#2	#4	#48
Marketing	#2	#5	#61
Advertising	#2	#5	#68
Risk Management	#2	#7	#70
Accounting	#2	#7	#72
Operations Research	#2	#23	#78
Engineering Management	#2	#11	#79
Project Management	#2	#6	#85
Finance	#2	#13	#108
Actuarial Science	#3	#17	#171
International Trade	#2	#12	#193
Entrepreneurship	#2	#15	#198
Real Estate	#3	#187	#688
Supply Chain Management	#2	#17	#39
Hospitality and Hotel Management	#2	#23	#99

Psychology rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Psychology in Singapore and 162 in the World with 32,057 publications made and 1,130,670 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 19 of 2,766

IN Asia

# 162 of 6,663

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Psychology Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Education	#1	#3	#37
Cognitive Science	#1	#2	#49
Special Education	#1	#8	#195
Occupational Therapy	#2	#33	#261
Neuroscience	#2	#42	#306
Psychiatry	#2	#48	#323
Clinical Psychology	#2	#38	#424
Human Sexuality	#2	#18	#461

Economics rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Economics in Singapore and 126 in the World with 15,712 publications made and 443,110 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 10 of 2,559

IN Asia

# 126 of 6,188

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Economics Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Finance	#2	#13	#108
Econometrics	#2	#13	#119
Actuarial Science	#3	#17	#171
International Trade	#2	#12	#193
International Relations and Diplomacy	#1	#2	#63

Art & Design rankings

Nanyang Technological University ranked 2 for Art & Design in Singapore and 82 in the World with 14,520 publications made and 337,511 citations received.

# 2 of 6

IN Singapore

# 8 of 2,450

IN Asia

# 82 of 6,010

IN the World

Nanyang Technological University

Publications Citations

Art & Design Subfield Rankings

Field	Nat.	Cont.	World
Multimedia	#2	#4	#25
Graphic Design	#1	#2	#28
Animation	#2	#10	#35
Architecture	#2	#8	#48
Cinematography	#1	#2	#59
Music	#1	#5	#97
Aesthetics	#2	#7	#106
Literature	#2	#9	#131
Photography	#2	#14	#142
Creative Writing	#2	#7	#158
Sculpture	#2	#28	#195
Acting and Drama	#2	#25	#247
Landscape Architecture	#2	#208	#689
Interior Design	#2	#260	#745
Computer Graphics	#1	#5	#31
Fashion Design	#2	#6	#67
Entertainment Industry Business	#1	#1	#16
UX/UI Desgin	#2	#5	#42
Game Design and Development	#1	#1	#13