Top 100 Scientists
History, Philosophy, Theology Top 100 Scientists in Singapore 2025
Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,690 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.
history
anthropology
political science
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158
12,274
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On Selection: 2
Materials Science and Engineering
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31
40
3,741
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On Selection: 3
Systematics and taxonomy of Southeast Asian inland fishes
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29
80
3,352
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On Selection: 4
Political Science and Political History
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25
52
2,816
Cities
Infrastructure
Superdiversity
Bodies
Asia
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23
48
1,537
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On Selection: 6
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Chinese Studies
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23
42
3,694
Comparative philosophy
Confucianism
Pragmatism
Political philosophy
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21
38
1,673
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On Selection: 8
Intellectual History
Islam
Southeast Asia
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20
30
1,079
* Rankings
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On Selection: 9
History of Biology
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Iconography
Wallace
Darwin
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19
37
1,333
* Rankings
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On Selection: 10
religion
gender
consumption
pedagogy
social theory
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Citation
18
34
1,466
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On Selection: 11
IR Theory
International Political Theory
Political Theology
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18
27
1,377
* Rankings
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On Selection: 12
Environmental History
Southeast Asia
Malay World
Singapore
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i10 Index
Citation
18
29
1,114
* Rankings
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On Selection: 13
history of science
history of technology
history of biology
history of computing
science technology and society
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Citation
17
29
1,603
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On Selection: 14
Malacology
taxonomy
nomenclature
biodiversity
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Citation
17
31
1,246
* Rankings
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On Selection: 15
Interreligious and Interfaith Studies
Religious Studies
Theology of Religions
Method and Theory
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17
30
1,286
* Rankings
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On Selection: 16
Epistemology
Philosophy of Language
Metaethics
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16
19
852
* Rankings
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On Selection: 17
Cold War International History
Modern Southeast Asian History
Vietnam War
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15
17
894
* Rankings
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On Selection: 18
History
Cultural Studies
Comic Studies
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i10 Index
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14
20
1,315
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On Selection: 19
Systematics & taxonomy of true crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)
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14
19
610
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On Selection: 20
Philosophy
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Citation
14
17
762
* Rankings
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On Selection: 21
Visual and material culture studies
Heritage Studies
Thai Studies
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i10 Index
Citation
13
16
1,557
* Rankings
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On Selection: 22
Ethics
Philosophy of Action
Nietzsche
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Citation
13
18
816
* Rankings
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On Selection: 23
South Asian Diaspora Studies
Transnationalism
Nationalism
Indian Politics
Singapore History
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i10 Index
Citation
13
14
772
* Rankings
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On Selection: 24
Systematics
Entomology
Evolutionary Biology
Heteroptera
Reduviidae
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Citation
10
10
966
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On Selection: 25
Philosophy
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10
10
325
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On Selection: 26
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9
6
528
* Rankings
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On Selection: 27
Philosophy of AI
Big Philosophy
Logic
Ethics
Aesthetics
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Citation
8
6
215
* Rankings
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On Selection: 28
History of Medicine and Science
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Citation
8
8
214
* Rankings
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On Selection: 29
philosophy of mind
epistemology
meta-ethics
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7
7
177
* Rankings
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On Selection: 30
philosophy
political philosophy
ethics
applied ethics
bioethics
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Citation
7
6
153
* Rankings
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On Selection: 31
Existentialism
Ethics
Politics
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7
4
122
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On Selection: 32
Military History
Strategic Studies
Applied History
Counterinsurgency
Hybrid Warfare
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Citation
6
3
121
* Rankings
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On Selection: 33
philosophy
comparative philosophy
continental philosophy
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5
4
214
* Rankings
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On Selection: 34
Philosophy
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5
4
69
* Rankings
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On Selection: 35
philosophy of mathematics
epistemology
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5
2
77
* Rankings
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On Selection: 36
Development Economics
Political Economy
Public Economics
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5
4
395
* Rankings
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On Selection: 37
Chinese history and culture
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5
4
103
* Rankings
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On Selection: 38
International History
Southeast Asia
United States
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
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5
3
81
* Rankings
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On Selection: 39
Philosophy
Poetry
Art
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5
2
76
* Rankings
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On Selection: 40
Philosophy of Science
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5
1
59
* Rankings
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On Selection: 41
Christian theology
Christian spirituality
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5
3
71
* Rankings
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On Selection: 42
information studies
new media
history
politics
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5
1
66
* Rankings
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On Selection: 43
History
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4
3
46
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On Selection: 44
Chinese history
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4
1
54
* Rankings
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On Selection: 45
Conservation
Museums
Natural History Collections
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Citation
4
1
41
* Rankings
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On Selection: 46
Epistemology
philosophy of science
decision theory
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Citation
4
1
34
* Rankings
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On Selection: 47
Migration
Family and Gender
China-Southeast Asia (Singapore
Indonesia)
History of Capitalism
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Citation
3
2
91
* Rankings
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On Selection: 48
Sinophone history
Chinese migration and diaspora
modern China
Cold War Asia
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Citation
3
1
35
* Rankings
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On Selection: 49
history
Southeast Asian studies
ethnicity
Thailand
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Citation
3
0
21
* Rankings
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On Selection: 50
Social history
Cultural history
Gender history
Diaspora and Transnationalism
Modern South Asian history
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3
0
17
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On Selection: 51
art
photography
history
ethnography
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3
0
21
* Rankings
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On Selection: 52
Atlantic World history
early American history
women's and gender studies
slavery studies
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Citation
2
2
77
* Rankings
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On Selection: 53
Philosophy
Music Education
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Citation
2
1
22
* Rankings
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On Selection: 54
Philosophy
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2
0
8
* Rankings
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On Selection: 55
Japanese art
Asian art
design history
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1
0
3
* Rankings
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On Selection: 56
Social and Political Philosophy
Moral Philosophy
Jurisprudence
Logic
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0
0
0
Gungwu Wang
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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48
158
12,274
history
anthropology
political science
Khang Ngoc Dinh Roy
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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31
40
3,741
Materials Science and Engineering
Heok Hui Tan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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29
80
3,352
Systematics and taxonomy of Southeast Asian inland fishes
Farish A Noor
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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25
52
2,816
Political Science and Political History
Orlando Woods
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
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Citation Counts
23
48
1,537
Cities
Infrastructure
Superdiversity
Bodies
Asia
Chenyang Li
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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23
42
3,694
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Chinese Studies
Tan Sor Hoon _
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
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Citation Counts
21
38
1,673
Comparative philosophy
Confucianism
Pragmatism
Political philosophy
Khairudin Aljunied
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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Citation Counts
20
30
1,079
Intellectual History
Islam
Southeast Asia
Kees Rookmaaker
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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Citation Counts
19
37
1,333
History of Biology
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Iconography
Wallace
Darwin
Vineeta Sinha
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
34
1,466
religion
gender
consumption
pedagogy
social theory
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William Bain
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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18
27
1,377
IR Theory
International Political Theory
Political Theology
Timothy P Barnard
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
29
1,114
Environmental History
Southeast Asia
Malay World
Singapore
Hallam Stevens
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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Citation Counts
17
29
1,603
history of science
history of technology
history of biology
history of computing
science technology and society
Siong Kiat Tan
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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17
31
1,246
Malacology
taxonomy
nomenclature
biodiversity
Paul Hedges
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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Citation Counts
17
30
1,286
Interreligious and Interfaith Studies
Religious Studies
Theology of Religions
Method and Theory
Bob Beddor
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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Citation Counts
16
19
852
Epistemology
Philosophy of Language
Metaethics
Ang Cheng Guan
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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Citation Counts
15
17
894
Cold War International History
Modern Southeast Asian History
Vietnam War
Ian Gordon
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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14
20
1,315
History
Cultural Studies
Comic Studies
Jce Mendoza
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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14
19
610
Systematics & taxonomy of true crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)
Simon B Duffy
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
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14
17
762
Maurizio Peleggi
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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13
16
1,557
Visual and material culture studies
Heritage Studies
Thai Studies
Neil Sinhababu
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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13
18
816
Ethics
Philosophy of Action
Nietzsche
Rajesh Rai
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
772
South Asian Diaspora Studies
Transnationalism
Nationalism
Indian Politics
Singapore History
Wei Song Hwang
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
966
Systematics
Entomology
Evolutionary Biology
Heteroptera
Reduviidae
Preston Greene
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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Citation Counts
10
10
325
Emanuel Mayer
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
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9
6
528
Melvin Chen
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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Citation Counts
8
6
215
Philosophy of AI
Big Philosophy
Logic
Ethics
Aesthetics
Hyung Wook Park
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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8
8
214
History of Medicine and Science
Neil Mehta
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
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7
7
177
philosophy of mind
epistemology
meta-ethics
Chong-Ming Lim
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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7
6
153
philosophy
political philosophy
ethics
applied ethics
bioethics
Weichong Ong
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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Citation Counts
6
3
121
Military History
Strategic Studies
Applied History
Counterinsurgency
Hybrid Warfare
Steven Burik
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
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5
4
214
philosophy
comparative philosophy
continental philosophy
Matthew Hammerton
Singapore Management University
Singapore, Singapore
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5
4
69
Dan Waxman
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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5
2
77
philosophy of mathematics
epistemology
Yu-Hsiang Lei
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
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5
4
395
Development Economics
Political Economy
Public Economics
Chang Woei Ong
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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5
4
103
Daniel Wei Boon Chua
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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5
3
81
International History
Southeast Asia
United States
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Adam Staley Groves
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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5
2
76
Teru Miyake
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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5
1
59
Seng Kong Tan
Biblical Graduate School of Theology
Singapore, Singapore
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5
3
71
Christian theology
Christian spirituality
Adrian Heok
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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5
1
66
information studies
new media
history
politics
Florence Mok
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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4
3
46
Jinping Wang 王锦萍
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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4
1
54
Kate Pocklington
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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4
1
41
Conservation
Museums
Natural History Collections
Olav Benjamin Vassend
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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4
1
34
Epistemology
philosophy of science
decision theory
Guo-Quan Seng
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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3
2
91
Migration
Family and Gender
China-Southeast Asia (Singapore
Indonesia)
History of Capitalism
Chien-Wen Kung
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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3
1
35
Sinophone history
Chinese migration and diaspora
modern China
Cold War Asia
Matthew Reeder
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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3
0
21
history
Southeast Asian studies
ethnicity
Thailand
Darinee Alagirisamy
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
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3
0
17
Social history
Cultural history
Gender history
Diaspora and Transnationalism
Modern South Asian history
Gilles Massot
Lasalle College of the Arts
Singapore, Singapore
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3
0
21
art
photography
history
ethnography
Christine Walker
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
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2
2
77
Atlantic World history
early American history
women's and gender studies
slavery studies
Mengchen Lu
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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2
1
22
Alice Simionato
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong West, Singapore
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2
0
8
Nozomi Naoi
Yale NUS College
College Ave West, Singapore
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1
0
3
Japanese art
Asian art
design history
Quince Pan
Hwa Chong Institution
Bukit Timah, Singapore
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0
0
0
Social and Political Philosophy
Moral Philosophy
Jurisprudence
Logic