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Nine faculty members from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) have been ranked among the top 2% of all scientists in the world, in this year’s report based on an assessment undertaken by researchers who compared academic scholars’ work in 2024 based on citation metrics. Of the nine, two are ranked in the top 1% for career-long citation impact, and another four are ranked top 1% for their citation impact within the last year.
The study, published by Elsevier BV, was led by John Ioannidis at Stanford University and his team who analysed data from Scopus to generate the worldwide rankings of scientists.
The two LKYSPP faculty members who rank among the top 1% globally for both lifetime and citation impact are:
- Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics, Danny Quah
- Li Ka Shing Professor in Public Management and Director, Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES), Benjamin Cashore
The four faculty members who rank among the top 1% for citation impact in a single calendar year, are:
Please see below for the full list:
| | Top 2% in Career-long Citation Impact Till the Year 2024 |
| 1 | Professor Danny Quah |
| 2 | Professor Benjamin Cashore |
| 3 | Visiting Professor Emmanuel Skoufias |
| 4 | Associate Professor Eduardo Araral |
| 5 | Assistant Professor Araz Taeihagh |
| | Citation Impact During a Single Calendar Year (2024) |
| 1 | Assistant Professor Araz Taeihagh |
| 2 | Professor Danny Quah |
| 3 | Professor (Practice) Vu Minh Khuong |
| 4 | Professor Benjamin Cashore |
| 5 | Assistant Professor Reuben Ng |
| 6 | Professor M. Ramesh |
| 7 | Associate Professor Eduardo Araral |
| 8 | Associate Professor Leong Ching |
The globally recognised study covers more than 6 million researchers over 22 scientific fields and 174 sub-fields. The research team developed a database of top 2% of world scientists (over 200,000 scientists) on the basis of standardised citation indicators, including information on citations, h-index, co-authorship, and a composite indicator for career-long impact.
The fields in which the LKYSPP faculty are acknowledged for demonstrates how LKYSPP’s policy research continues to strengthen evidence and build relevance in informing multiple practices and global concerns.
LKYSPP faculty have consistently topped global rankings. Since 2021, Professor Quah and Professor Cashore were also placed among the world’s top 1% of scientists for lifetime citations, as well as at the top 2% in a single-year citation impact with Professor (Practice) Vu and Assistant Professor Taeihagh.