Top three research papers (Not in order of merit)
Successful ageing in Singapore: prevalence and correlates from a national survey of older adults
Singapore Med J 2019; 60(1): 22-30 Mythily Subramaniam, Edimansyah Abdin, Janhavi A Vaingankar, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Esmond Seow, Louisa Picco, Hong Choon Chua, Rathi Mahendran, Li Ling Ng, Siow Ann Chong
High-sensitivity troponin T and long-term adverse cardiac events among patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome in Singapore
Singapore Med J 2019; 60(8): 418-426 Ziwei Lin, Swee Han Lim, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, E Shyong Tai, Yiong Huak Chan, Arthur Mark Richards
Cholesterol goal achievement and lipid-lowering therapy in patients with stable or acute coronary heart disease in Singapore: results from the Dyslipidemia International Study II
Singapore Med J 2019; 60(9): 454-462 Kian-Keong Poh, Chee Tang Chin, Khim Leng Tong, Julian Ko Beng Tan, Jee Seong Lim, Weixuan Yu, Martin Horack, Ami Vyas, Dominik Lautsch, Baishali Ambegaonkar, Philippe Brudi, Anselm K Gitt

Owing to the unprecedented disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the judging and announcement of the 2019 Best Research Paper Awards was delayed and judging for research papers published in 2020 and 2021 was not conducted. The SMJ Best Research Paper Award will resume for research papers published in the year 2022.