Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Indonesia has 58 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 38.1% from 42 in 2020. That places Indonesia 65th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Universitas Indonesia (7).

Single Year

+16 (+38.1%) vs 2020

Career Data

No change vs 2020

World rank by count

#65

up 1 place vs 2020

Institutes

+10 (+40.0%) vs 2020

Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 38% 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

Single-year list2021

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Rank in Indonesia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	33,120	RA Rohman, Abdul	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Food Science	Rank 215
2	42,924	FT Firman, Tommy	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 111
3	44,212	Kuswandi, Bambang	Universitas Jember	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 248
4	51,022	IS Ismadji, Suryadi	Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 326
5	59,512	MD Murdiyarso, Daniel	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,132
6	64,645	LA Larson, Anne	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Development Studies	Rank 70
7	65,272	SA Silitonga, A. S.	Politeknik Negeri Medan	Energy	Rank 1,368
8	83,641	IF Iskandar, Ferry	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 571
9	84,179	FI Fatimah, Is	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Materials	Rank 1,582
10	86,196	HW Hawley, William A.	UNICEF	Tropical Medicine	Rank 135
11	89,170	NA Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 1,683
12	95,139	PN Putra, Nandy	Universitas Indonesia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 879
13	96,033	SH Susanto, Heru	Universitas Diponegoro	Materials	Rank 1,822
14	97,844	SA Sumboja, Afriyanti	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,698
15	103,610	Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali	Universitas Djuanda	Chemical Engineering	Rank 735
16	106,560	Suhartanto, Dwi	Politeknik Negeri Bandung	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 386
17	108,181	HT Herawan, T.	Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Ambarrukmo	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,425
18	118,594	HH Harapan, Harapan	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Virology	Rank 750
19	127,094	BM Berawi, Mohammed Ali	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 2,903
20	127,504	MM Marfai, M. A.	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,175
21	138,137	WI Wenten, I. G.	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,055
22	145,840	SS Sugiharto, S.	Universitas Diponegoro	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 396
23	165,437	PR Pranata, Raymond	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 4,048
24	172,129	HS Hadinegoro, Sri Rezeki	Universitas Indonesia	Tropical Medicine	Rank 349
25	180,085	PN Pambudi, Nugroho Agung	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 4,266
26	186,693	SA Syafiuddin, Achmad	Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya	Chemical Physics	Rank 2,544
27	190,854	MA Muntohar, Agus Setyo	Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta	Materials	Rank 4,004
28	195,557	SR Saleh, Rosari	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 4,128
29	196,618	PR Pangestuti, Ratih	Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 791
30	197,275	WA Widodo, A.	Universitas Diponegoro	Materials	Rank 4,184
31	204,822	Indarto, Antonius	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Energy	Rank 4,875
32	208,857	MA Maryudi, Ahmad	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Forestry	Rank 323
33	230,107	EI Elyazar, Iqbal R.F.	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Tropical Medicine	Rank 474
34	234,168	SS Suwarno, Suwarno	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Applied Physics	Rank 5,330
35	253,548	MZ Muchlisin, Zainal Abidin	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Fisheries	Rank 771
36	257,289	RH Rachmawati, Heni	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,067
37	258,060	CM Christwardana, Marcelinus	Institut Teknologi Indonesia	Energy	Rank 6,308
38	268,925	AH Abral, Hairul	Universitas Andalas	Materials	Rank 5,968
39	276,259	JA Jayanegara, Anuraga	IPB University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 912
40	286,102	HP Holmgren, Peter	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Forestry	Rank 494
41	311,491	PJ Pawitan, Jeanne Adiwinata	Universitas Indonesia	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,591
42	344,856	Sasmono, R. Tedjo	Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology	Tropical Medicine	Rank 748
43	377,017	SR Sarno, Riyanarto	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,386
44	382,829	AH Ambarita, H.	Universitas Sumatera Utara	Materials	Rank 8,741
45	382,895	ST Sutikno, Tole	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,562
46	446,422	UZ Ulhaq, Zulvikar Syambani	State Islamic University of Malang	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 2,594
47	465,809	DP Dahono, Pekik Argo	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,952
48	469,918	KS Kosen, Soewarta	Independent Consultant	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,331
49	590,224	KI Katili, Irwan	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 14,072
50	861,291	YM Yasin, M.	Universitas Airlangga	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,323
51	897,698	Aldila, Dipo	Universitas Indonesia	General Physics	Rank 4,770
52	958,497	MA Munir, Achmad	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 11,256
53	1,017,588	HT Hidayat, Taufiq	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 1,132
54	1,019,705	AM Achmad, Muhammad Harun	Hasanuddin University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 10,907
55	1,401,593	NM Nurdin, Muhammad	Universitas Halu Oleo	Materials	Rank 35,319
56	1,651,108	SS Suyanto, Suyanto	Telkom University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 39,221
57	2,991,111	SB Surya, Batara	Bosowa University	Energy	Rank 75,363
58	3,150,029	NM Nasution, Mahyuddin K.M.	Universitas Sumatera Utara	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 40,802
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

58 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2021 single-year list, and 18 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 10. It is followed by Universitas Indonesia with 7.

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 58 in 2021, a change of +38.1%.

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.