Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Indonesia has 209 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 39.3% from 150 in 2024. That places Indonesia 53rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (16), followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada (14).

Single Year

209

+59 (+39.3%) vs 2024

Career Data

+17 (+42.5%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#53

up 1 place vs 2024

Institutes

+18 (+30.0%) vs 2024

Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+38.1%

2022+46.6%

2023+8.2%

2024+63.0%

2025+39.3%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	42		18
2021	58	+38.1%	18	+0.0%
2022	85	+46.6%	22	+22.2%
2023	92	+8.2%	29	+31.8%
2024	150	+63.0%	40	+37.9%
2025	209	+39.3%	57	+42.5%

Top 10 institutes in Indonesia

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Indonesia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	6,799	NA Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 122
2	8,182	Guillemin, Gilles J.	IPB University	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 421
3	16,317	JA Japutra, Arnold	Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Indonesia	Marketing	Rank 110
4	17,417	VN Van Noordwijk, Meine V.	ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre, Bogor	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 114
5	18,360	Suhartanto, Dwi	Politeknik Negeri Bandung	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 102
6	18,702	SD Setiadi, De Rosal Ignatius Moses	Universitas Dian Nuswantoro	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 881
7	20,300	LH Latan, Hengky	HLC Consulting	Environmental Sciences	Rank 444
8	22,529	Kuswandi, Bambang	Universitas Jember	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 101
9	23,170	Kusuma, Heri Septya	Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta	Materials	Rank 439
10	23,365	FI Fatimah, Is	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Materials	Rank 444
11	23,669	RA Rohman, Abdul F.	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Food Science	Rank 228
12	24,521	PM Postma, Maarten Jacobus	Universitas Airlangga	Health Policy & Services	Rank 42
13	27,113	BJ Baird, John Kevin	Universitas Indonesia	Tropical Medicine	Rank 19
14	34,748	HH Harapan, Harapan H.	Universitas Syiah Kuala	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 484
15	42,275	HH Hadiyanto, Hadiyanto	Universitas Diponegoro	Environmental Sciences	Rank 938
16	43,405	MD Murdiyarso, Daniel	IPB University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 801
17	44,801	SA Syafiuddin, Achmad	Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya	Environmental Sciences	Rank 989
18	45,749	BM Berawi, Mohammed Ali	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 1,303
19	48,014	PN Pambudi, Nugroho Agung	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 1,388
20	49,532	WI Wenten, I. G.	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 366
21	49,805	IF Iskandar, Ferry	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 371
22	51,899	RU Rahardja, Untung	Universitas Raharja	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,228
23	53,051	IS Ismadji, Suryadi	Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 411
24	56,482	Veza, Ibham	Bung Karno University	Energy	Rank 1,648
25	57,872	SS Sugiharto, Sugiharto	Universitas Diponegoro	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 123
26	59,700	JA Jalil, Aishah Abdul	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Energy	Rank 1,748
27	62,136	SA Silitonga, Arridina Susan	Politeknik Negeri Medan	Energy	Rank 1,842
28	66,008	IG Indrayanto, Gunawan	Universitas Ciputra	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 375
29	71,784	WB White, Ben	Samadhya Institute	Development Studies	Rank 71
30	74,353	Huda, Nurul	Brawijaya University	Food Science	Rank 855
31	75,364	Kurniawan, Setyo Budi	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,726
32	75,510	FT FIRMAN, TOMMY	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 226
33	81,155	Dewi, Christine	Satya Wacana Christian University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,453
34	82,630	PR Pranata, Raymond	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,024
35	83,880	EI Eilks, Ingo	Universitas Negeri Malang	Education	Rank 1,062
36	84,100	PN Putra, Nandy Setiadi Djaya	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 2,533
37	84,913	NF Nainu, Firzan	Hasanuddin University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,116
38	86,243	HY Herdiana, Yedi	Universitas Padjadjaran	Polymers	Rank 825
39	88,106	BW Budiharto, Widodo	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,759
40	88,173	Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali	Universitas Ibn Khaldun Bogor	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,050
41	88,323	AM Armia, Muhammad Siddiq	Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry	Law	Rank 75
42	90,772	Efendi, Ferry	Universitas Airlangga	Nursing	Rank 200
43	96,143	JA Jayanegara, Anuraga	IPB University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 221
44	99,725	YB Yuliarto, Brian	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,963
45	107,895	WN Wathoni, Nasrul	Universitas Padjadjaran	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 720
46	108,834	PM Pethuraj, Mohamed Shakeel	Universitas Alma Ata	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,291
47	109,117	UU Udin, Udin	Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta	Business & Management	Rank 2,362
48	109,358	ST Sutikno, Tole	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,668
49	112,142	AH Abral, Hairul	Universitas Andalas	Polymers	Rank 1,125
50	115,946	KT Kusworo, Tutuk Djoko	Universitas Diponegoro	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,010
51	116,464	JW Jauhari, Wakhid Ahmad	Universitas Sebelas Maret	General Physics	Rank 662
52	118,227	Ammarullah, Muhammad Imam	Universitas Diponegoro	Materials	Rank 2,699
53	118,837	PR Pangestuti, Ratih	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 450
54	121,106	MM Marfai, Muh Aris	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,143
55	122,439	Rahiem, Maila D.H.	Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta	Education	Rank 1,568
56	122,917	MM Muchtaridi, Muchtaridi	Universitas Padjadjaran	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 855
57	123,295	YY Yulizar, Yoki	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 2,843
58	124,747	Tahir, Dahlang	Hasanuddin University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,551
59	128,470	CM Cordova, Muhammad Reza	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 666
60	128,741	PI Pujawan, I. Nyoman	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Operations Research	Rank 563
61	131,244	Neolaka, Yantus A.B.	Universitas Nusa Cendana	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,527
62	133,275	WA Wijayanta, Agung Tri	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,265
63	135,162	RR Ragadhita, Risti	University Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 3,165
64	138,846	DH Darmokoesoemo, Handoko	Universitas Airlangga	General Chemistry	Rank 266
65	139,228	SN Samsu, Nur	Brawijaya University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,716
66	148,316	PA Permana, Andi Dian	Hasanuddin University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,087
67	148,802	Fahlevi, Mochammad	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,209
68	149,728	Ghozali, Muhammad Thesa	Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,105
69	151,543	Irwanto, Irwanto	Universitas Negeri Jakarta	Education	Rank 1,920
70	152,919	HI Harymawan, Iman	Universitas Airlangga	Business & Management	Rank 3,109
71	155,088	KP Kusuma, Purba Daru	Telkom University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,484
72	156,824	RS Rizal, Samsul	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Polymers	Rank 1,619
73	156,865	GN Gunantara, Nyoman	Universitas Udayana	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,563
74	157,183	TT Tallei, Trina Ekawati	Universitas Sam Ratulangi	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,668
75	157,574	Khalil, Munawar	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 4,994
76	158,680	ZR Zainul, Rahadian	Universitas Negeri Padang	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 642
77	159,824	KG Kadja, Grandprix T.M.	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Materials	Rank 3,824
78	159,847	HS Hansun, Seng	Universitas Multimedia Nusantara	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,672
79	162,910	PB Pardamean, Bens	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,814
80	163,841	SA Setiawan, Agung Wahyu	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,846
81	165,738	Taer, Erman	Universitas Riau	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,012
82	167,191	SR Sarno, Riyanarto	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,985
83	168,323	SH Susanto, Heru	Universitas Diponegoro	Materials	Rank 4,046
84	170,772	Habibi, Akhmad	Universitas Jambi	Education	Rank 2,149
85	173,390	SE Subroto, Edy	Universitas Padjadjaran	Food Science	Rank 2,330
86	177,170	AH Al Husaeni, Dwi Fitria	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 4,277
87	178,848	ZM Zunita, Megawati	Institut Teknologi Bandung	General Physics	Rank 989
88	181,523	MA Ma'arif, Alfian	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,542
89	181,536	Indarto, Antonius	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Energy	Rank 5,798
90	181,869	SS Soraya Sambudi, Nonni Soraya	Pertamina, Jakarta	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,645
91	181,987	FA Frediansyah, Andri	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	General Physics	Rank 1,006
92	182,842	KS Kosen, Soewarta	Independent Consultant	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,227
93	185,549	FG Fadillah, Ganjar	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,390
94	188,383	MH Munawaroh, Heli Siti Halimatul	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Biotechnology	Rank 889
95	192,761	KA Kumoro, Andri Cahyo	Universitas Diponegoro	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,763
96	194,422	AG Alfian, Ganjar	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,068
97	195,716	JI Joni, I. Made	Universitas Padjadjaran	General Physics	Rank 1,082
98	199,898	HA Hidayanto, Achmad Nizar	Universitas Indonesia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,275
99	202,739	HM Hossain, Md Sanower	Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta	Microbiology	Rank 3,977
100	205,861	Asrofi, Mochamad	Universitas Jember	Materials	Rank 5,073
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

209 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2025 single-year list, and 57 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Indonesia has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 16. It is followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada with 14.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Indonesia changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Indonesia went from 42 scientists in 2020 to 209 in 2025, a change of +397.6%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.