Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Indonesia has 272 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 30.1% from 209 in 2025. That places Indonesia 52nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Universitas Padjadjaran has the most listed scientists (20), followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada (19).

Single Year

272

+63 (+30.1%) vs 2025

Career Data

+13 (+22.8%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#52

up 1 place vs 2025

Institutes

+5 (+6.4%) vs 2025

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%

2026+30.1%

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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%
2026	272	+30.1%	70	+22.8%

Top 10 institutes in Indonesia

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Rank in Indonesia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	5,045	NA Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 101
2	16,852	LH Latan, Hengky	Universitas Diponegoro	Environmental Sciences	Rank 361
3	18,188	VN Van Noordwijk, Meine V.	ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre, Bogor	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 121
4	18,826	JA Japutra, Arnold	Universitas Indonesia	Marketing	Rank 122
5	19,691	Suhartanto, Dwi	Politeknik Negeri Bandung	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 106
6	19,827	SD Setiadi, De Rosal Ignatius Moses	Universitas Dian Nuswantoro	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,025
7	19,850	Fatimah, Is	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Materials	Rank 374
8	20,865	RA Rohman, Abdul F.	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Food Science	Rank 216
9	29,328	Kuswandi, Bambang	Universitas Jember	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 126
10	30,279	DR Djalante, Riyanti	ASEAN Secretariat	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 59
11	30,782	HH Harapan, Harapan H.	Universitas Syiah Kuala	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 488
12	31,618	Kusuma, Heri Septya	Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta	Energy	Rank 877
13	32,503	Veza, Ibham	Universitas Bung Karno	Energy	Rank 907
14	33,215	HY Herdiana, Yedi	Universitas Padjadjaran	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 176
15	40,158	HS Handoyo, Sofik	Universitas Padjadjaran	Business & Management	Rank 1,037
16	45,308	Ammarullah, Muhammad Imam	Universitas Diponegoro	Materials	Rank 938
17	46,769	FA Fudholi, Ahmad	Research Center for Energy Conversion and Conservation	Energy	Rank 1,357
18	50,963	WI Wenten, I. G.	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 399
19	52,646	Efendi, Ferry	Universitas Airlangga	Nursing	Rank 116
20	54,627	WN Wathoni, Nasrul	Universitas Padjadjaran	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 339
21	55,493	Hadiyanto, H.	Universitas Diponegoro	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,221
22	56,874	Syafiuddin, Achmad	Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,259
23	58,193	IF Iskandar, Ferry	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,188
24	59,715	NF Nainu, Firzan	Hasanuddin University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 872
25	60,312	MD Murdiyarso, Daniel	IPB University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,133
26	61,197	RU Rahardja, Untung	Universitas Raharja	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,855
27	61,559	IG Indrayanto, Gunawan	VMA Consultant	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 339
28	62,198	SS Sugiharto, Sugiharto	Universitas Diponegoro	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 144
29	63,985	PN Pambudi, Nugroho Agung	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 1,898
30	64,784	HM Hussein, M. Z.b.	Brawijaya University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,471
31	67,505	BM Berawi, Mohammed Ali	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 2,004
32	67,694	Kurniawan, Setyo Budi	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,525
33	68,729	JW Jauhari, Wakhid Ahmad	Universitas Sebelas Maret	General Physics	Rank 421
34	70,712	ST Sutikno, Tole	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,331
35	70,717	SA Silitonga, Arridina Susan	Politeknik Negeri Medan	Energy	Rank 2,113
36	71,651	IS Ismadji, Suryadi	Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 607
37	73,494	AM Armia, Muhammad Siddiq	Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry	Law	Rank 67
38	73,724	GW Gao, Weijun	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Energy	Rank 2,208
39	77,639	Fajar, Jonny Karunia	Brawijaya University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,097
40	77,989	UU Udin, Udin	Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta	Business & Management	Rank 1,815
41	78,548	Tahir, Dahlang	Hasanuddin University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 970
42	80,786	JA Jayanegara, Anuraga	IPB University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 202
43	82,332	EI Eilks, Ingo	Universitas Negeri Malang	Education	Rank 1,146
44	86,215	Dewi, Christine	Satya Wacana Christian University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,013
45	89,937	BW Budiharto, Widodo	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,193
46	91,334	Fahlevi, Mochammad	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,267
47	92,246	AT Amrillah, Tahta	Universitas Airlangga	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,681
48	92,597	Huda, Nurul	Brawijaya University	Food Science	Rank 1,231
49	94,996	MM Muchtaridi, Muchtaridi	Universitas Padjadjaran	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 637
50	95,064	WH Widodo, Handoyo Puji	PERIISAI Center for Social Science Research-PERIISAI	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 478
51	95,484	PN Putra, Nandy Setiadi Djaya	Universitas Indonesia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 907
52	99,213	Rahiem, Maila D.H.	Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta	Education	Rank 1,379
53	105,802	SG Schoneveld, George Christoffel	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Development Studies	Rank 99
54	106,258	YY Yulizar, Yoki	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 2,484
55	107,357	WA Wijayanta, Agung Tri	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,025
56	108,108	HI Harymawan, Iman	Universitas Airlangga	Business & Management	Rank 2,366
57	108,568	Habibi, Akhmad	Universitas Jambi	Education	Rank 1,514
58	109,198	SE Subroto, Edy	Universitas Padjadjaran	Food Science	Rank 1,524
59	109,476	IR Islamy, R. Adharyan	Brawijaya University	Fisheries	Rank 230
60	111,259	PM Pethuraj, Mohamed Shakeel	Universitas Alma Ata	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,300
61	113,926	AF Alijoyo, Franciskus Antonius	Center for Risk Management and Sustainability	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,251
62	115,936	Ghozali, Muhammad Thesa	Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 830
63	116,295	SN Samsu, Nur	Brawijaya University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,564
64	116,647	PA Priyadharsan, Arumugam	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,713
65	116,837	Khalil, Munawar	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 3,631
66	119,380	KT Kusworo, Tutuk Djoko	Universitas Diponegoro	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,081
67	120,451	SH Sutanto, Henry	Universitas Airlangga	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,793
68	120,600	Yudaruddin, Rizky	Universitas Mulawarman	Business & Management	Rank 2,589
69	122,627	RR Ragadhita, Risti	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 2,938
70	124,608	AH Abral, Hairul	Universitas Andalas	Polymers	Rank 1,251
71	124,842	LA Larson, Anne M.	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Development Studies	Rank 120
72	125,253	KG Kadja, Grandprix T.M.	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Materials	Rank 3,009
73	126,419	Pingak, Redi Kristian	Universitas Nusa Cendana	Applied Physics	Rank 2,269
74	129,362	WP Wicaksono, Pramaditya	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,455
75	129,997	MA Ma'arif, Alfian	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,957
76	131,374	AH Abdullah, Hairus	Universitas Prima Indonesia	Energy	Rank 4,119
77	136,394	Saleh, Habibis	Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,284
78	136,920	CM Cordova, Muhammad Reza	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Environmental Sciences	Rank 3,220
79	137,628	PA Permana, Andi Dian	Hasanuddin University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,005
80	137,903	JI Joni, I. Made	Universitas Padjadjaran	General Physics	Rank 785
81	138,507	Indarto, Antonius	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Energy	Rank 4,365
82	140,757	Samala, Agariadne Dwinggo	Universitas Negeri Padang	Education	Rank 1,950
83	142,275	GN Gunantara, Nyoman	Universitas Udayana	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,510
84	142,884	KA Kumoro, Andri Cahyo	Universitas Diponegoro	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,314
85	143,334	CH Chiroma, Haruna	Brawijaya University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,559
86	144,522	PR Pangestuti, Ratih	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 612
87	145,290	MM Marfai, Muh Aris	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,373
88	146,199	SH Sudrajat, Hanggara	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Materials	Rank 3,599
89	146,477	PR Prahmana, Rully Charitas Indra	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,703
90	147,054	SB Surya, Batara	Universitas Bosowa	Energy	Rank 4,624
91	147,063	AD Apriandanu, D. O.B.	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 3,627
92	148,168	HS Hansun, Seng	Universitas Multimedia Nusantara	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,773
93	150,033	PR Pranata, Raymond	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 3,377
94	151,488	AH Al Husaeni, Dwi Fitria	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 3,754
95	154,075	Irwanto, Irwanto	Universitas Negeri Jakarta	Education	Rank 2,112
96	155,249	FW Fatriasari, Widya	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Polymers	Rank 1,603
97	155,351	HM Hossain, Md Sanower	Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta	Microbiology	Rank 2,955
98	155,903	Frediansyah, Andri	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	General Physics	Rank 873
99	156,217	NF Nurkolis, Fahrul	Universitas Airlangga	Food Science	Rank 2,348
100	156,349	UD Utama, Dana Marsetiya	Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang	Operations Research	Rank 631
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

272 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 70 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, Universitas Padjadjaran has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 20. It is followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada with 19.

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 272 in 2026, a change of +547.6%.

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.