Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Indonesia has 18 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2020. That places Indonesia 79th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 8 places. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Center for International Forestry Research, West Java (2).
Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged since 2020.
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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
All 18 scientists
| Rank in Indonesia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46,735 | UNICEF | Tropical Medicine | Rank 83 | |
| 2 | 100,707 |
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Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Development Studies | Rank 67 |
| 3 | 106,076 | Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 485 | |
| 4 | 106,390 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Urban & Regional Planning | Rank 132 | |
| 5 | 109,985 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 502 | |
| 6 | 147,604 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Food Science | Rank 694 | |
| 7 | 147,647 | Universitas Jember | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,146 | |
| 8 | 171,650 | DKI | Environmental Engineering | Rank 871 | |
| 9 | 202,356 | Universitas Diponegoro | Materials | Rank 2,859 | |
| 10 | 231,157 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 753 | |
| 11 | 257,022 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Energy | Rank 3,411 | |
| 12 | 270,937 |
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Universitas Indonesia | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,940 |
| 13 | 274,726 | Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | Materials | Rank 4,060 | |
| 14 | 281,455 | Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Forestry | Rank 461 | |
| 15 | 324,073 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,802 | |
| 16 | 326,845 | Universitas Djuanda | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,819 | |
| 17 | 336,348 |
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Universitas Islam Indonesia | Materials | Rank 5,166 |
| 18 | 369,768 | Universitas Syiah Kuala | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,640 | |
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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 career-long list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 5. It is followed by Center for International Forestry Research, West Java with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Indonesia changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Indonesia went from 18 scientists in 2020 to 18 in 2021, a change of +0.0%.
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.