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Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Indonesia has 42 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Indonesia 66th in the world by number of listed scientists. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Universitas Indonesia (4).

Single Year
42
First year listed
Career Data
18
First year listed
World rank by count
#66
First year listed
Institutes
25
First year listed

Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year

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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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20204218
202158+38.1%18+0.0%
202285+46.6%22+22.2%
202392+8.2%29+31.8%
2024150+63.0%40+37.9%
2025209+39.3%57+42.5%

Top 10 institutes in Indonesia

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1Institut Teknologi Bandung7
  2. 2Universitas Indonesia4
  3. 3IPB University3
  4. 4Universitas Diponegoro3
  5. 5Universitas Gadjah Mada3
  6. 6Hasanuddin University2
  7. 7Universitas Sumatera Utara2
  8. 8AMCS Research Center1
  9. 9Center for International Forestry Research, West Java1
  10. 10Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology1

All 42 scientists

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Rank in Indonesia World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 42,574 Institut Teknologi Bandung Urban & Regional Planning Rank 113
2 49,567 Universitas Indonesia Ecology Rank 1,047
3 55,723 Universitas Gadjah Mada Food Science Rank 340
4 56,276 Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University Chemical Engineering Rank 368
5 69,514 Institut Teknologi Bandung Applied Physics Rank 1,529
6 72,079 Universitas Jember Analytical Chemistry Rank 534
7 75,435 Politeknik Negeri Medan Energy Rank 1,656
8 78,653 IPB University Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Rank 1,455
9 81,496 UNICEF Tropical Medicine Rank 107
10 83,619 Institut Teknologi Bandung Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 2,339
11 92,991 Universitas Diponegoro Chemical Engineering Rank 643
12 101,485 Center for International Forestry Research, West Java Ecology Rank 1,882
13 109,200 Korea Aerospace University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,009
14 120,178 Universitas Indonesia Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,127
15 124,118 AMCS Research Center Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,023
16 126,523 Universitas Islam Indonesia Materials Rank 2,523
17 131,876 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Materials Rank 2,666
18 137,247 Universitas Indonesia Dentistry Rank 569
19 150,296 Universitas Diponegoro Materials Rank 3,106
20 158,406 Universitas Gadjah Mada Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,465
21 179,655 IPB University Forestry Rank 269
22 185,785 Universitas Gadjah Mada Forestry Rank 280
23 194,802 Universitas Indonesia General Physics Rank 1,084
24 226,876 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 5,409
25 235,135 Institut Teknologi Bandung Chemical Engineering Rank 1,933
26 238,712 Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry Rank 1,086
27 269,603 Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology Tropical Medicine Rank 503
28 303,624 Institut Teknologi Bandung Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 1,344
29 312,124 Universitas Diponegoro Dairy & Animal Science Rank 1,019
30 322,804 IPB University Dairy & Animal Science Rank 1,068
31 355,492 Hasanuddin University Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 8,281
32 363,372 Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen Sukma Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 4,008
33 363,612 Universitas Syiah Kuala Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 3,371
34 398,828 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 1,841
35 429,922 Institut Teknologi Bandung Networking & Telecommunications Rank 5,449
36 470,963 Universitas Sumatera Utara Materials Rank 10,747
37 613,348 Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 14,107
38 1,330,690 Universitas Dian Nuswantoro Networking & Telecommunications Rank 19,012
39 1,479,714 Institut Teknologi Bandung Mining & Metallurgy Rank 2,057
40 3,059,187 Universitas Sumatera Utara Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 40,385
41 3,214,626 Universitas Negeri Malang Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 23,933
42 4,597,997 Hasanuddin University Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 61,244
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

42 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2020 single-year list, and 18 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 7. It is followed by Universitas Indonesia with 4.

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.