Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Indonesia has 85 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 46.6% from 58 in 2021. That places Indonesia 60th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Universitas Indonesia (8).

Single Year

+27 (+46.6%) vs 2021

Career Data

+4 (+22.2%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#60

up 5 places vs 2021

Institutes

+13 (+37.1%) vs 2021

Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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	5,250	Wunder, Sven	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Agricultural Economics & Policy	Rank 5
2	32,127	Kuswandi, Bambang	Universitas Jember	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 153
3	37,869	DR Djalante, Riyanti	ASEAN Secretariat	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 71
4	38,514	RA Rohman, Abdul	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Food Science	Rank 281
5	45,829	HH Harapan, Harapan	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Virology	Rank 270
6	46,948	PR Pranata, Raymond	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 1,374
7	47,928	UM Umanailo, Muhamad Chairul Basrun	University of Iqra Buru	Operations Research	Rank 209
8	49,600	FT Firman, Tommy	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 126
9	61,039	LH Latan, Hengky	HLC Consulting	Applied Ethics	Rank 44
10	61,832	SA Silitonga, A. S.	Politeknik Negeri Medan	Energy	Rank 1,336
11	63,184	FI Fatimah, Is	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Materials	Rank 1,032
12	63,490	MD Murdiyarso, Daniel	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Ecology	Rank 1,279
13	66,957	NA Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 1,093
14	69,312	LA Larson, Anne M.	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Ecology	Rank 1,416
15	75,126	Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali	Universitas Djuanda	Chemical Engineering	Rank 484
16	75,984	IS Ismadji, Suryadi	Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 499
17	87,960	HI Huang, Ian	Universitas Padjadjaran	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,484
18	88,001	PN Putra, Nandy	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 1,941
19	95,084	BM Berawi, Mohammed Ali	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 2,109
20	95,770	LM Lim, Michael Anthonius	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,602
21	98,831	MM Marfai, Muh Aris	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 849
22	99,947	MJ Mariyono, Joko	Universitas Diponegoro	Business & Management	Rank 1,723
23	101,660	IF Iskandar, Ferry	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 714
24	102,967	Suhartanto, Dwi	Politeknik Negeri Bandung	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 386
25	103,477	WI Wenten, I. G.	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 727
26	109,272	HT Hariyanto, Timotius Ivan	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,794
27	111,380	SA Syafiuddin, Achmad	Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya	Biotechnology	Rank 453
28	121,679	SH Susanto, Heru	Universitas Diponegoro	Materials	Rank 2,159
29	127,242	HW Hawley, William A.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Tropical Medicine	Rank 219
30	130,499	SS Sugiharto, Sugiharto	Universitas Diponegoro	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 328
31	130,748	HT Herawan, Tutut	Ambarrukmo Tourism Institute	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,501
32	135,804	BB Belcher, Brian M.	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Forestry	Rank 176
33	140,602	KS Khan, Shahbaz	DKI	Environmental Engineering	Rank 899
34	143,542	PR Pangestuti, Ratih	National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 536
35	161,901	WA Wijayanta, Agung Tri	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 3,884
36	167,636	TJ Tennant, Jonathan Peter	Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE)	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 127
37	168,688	BW Budiharto, Widodo	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,466
38	172,464	AH Abral, Hairul	Universitas Andalas	Materials	Rank 3,301
39	183,690	PN Pambudi, Nugroho Agung	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 4,458
40	194,207	SR Saleh, Rosari	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 3,797
41	197,101	EI Elyazar, Iqbal R.F.	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Tropical Medicine	Rank 382
42	200,866	SD Setiadi, De Rosal Ignatius Moses	Universitas Dian Nuswantoro	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,304
43	203,627	MZ Muchlisin, Zainal Abidin	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Fisheries	Rank 483
44	209,068	WA Widodo, A.	Universitas Diponegoro	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,528
45	209,840	SS Suwarno, Suwarno	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Applied Physics	Rank 4,531
46	212,128	YB Yuliarto, Brian	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Materials	Rank 4,183
47	216,750	PD Prayogo, D.	Universitas Kristen Petra	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,707
48	220,304	HS Hadinegoro, Sri Rezeki	Universitas Indonesia	Tropical Medicine	Rank 434
49	233,162	MM Mudatsir, Mudatsir	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Pediatrics	Rank 947
50	234,663	RJ Rajagukguk, J.	Universitas Negeri Medan	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,769
51	236,585	SI Syaichurrozi, Iqbal	Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa	Energy	Rank 5,860
52	239,254	UZ Ulhaq, Zulvikar Syambani	State Islamic University of Malang	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1,375
53	252,005	JA Jayanegara, A.	IPB University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 790
54	254,422	YL Yuliati, Leny	Universitas Ma Chung	Materials	Rank 5,183
55	264,468	PJ Pawitan, Jeanne Adiwinata	Universitas Indonesia	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,146
56	282,566	MA Maryudi, Ahmad	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Forestry	Rank 461
57	284,093	HP Holmgren, Peter	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Forestry	Rank 466
58	300,258	SR Sarno, Riyanarto	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,847
59	300,458	KS Kosen, Soewarta	Health Systems Specialist	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,327
60	304,206	RH Rachmawati, Heni	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,548
61	326,904	GN Gunantara, Nyoman	Universitas Udayana	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,496
62	386,933	ST Sutikno, Tole	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,646
63	406,554	Efendi, Ferry	Universitas Airlangga	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,320
64	414,423	Caraka, Rezzy Eko	Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Indonesia	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,867
65	441,303	Aldila, Dipo	Universitas Indonesia	General Physics	Rank 2,184
66	485,302	PA Purnomo, Adi Setyo	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Biotechnology	Rank 2,890
67	493,544	DP Dahono, Pekik Argo	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,171
68	496,871	PB Pardamean, Bens	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 13,035
69	520,544	WI Widyahening, Indah Suci	Universitas Indonesia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,424
70	546,461	PA Permana, Andi Dian	Hasanuddin University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 5,119
71	575,217	SS Santosa, Sri Juari	Universitas Gadjah Mada	General Chemistry	Rank 1,532
72	605,590	Tahir, Dahlang	Hasanuddin University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 6,662
73	660,034	BM Basyuni, Mohammad	Universitas Sumatera Utara	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 5,817
74	717,433	SS Side, Syafruddin	Universitas Negeri Makassar	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 7,716
75	735,849	MA Munawar, Agus Arip	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 6,548
76	807,378	KI Katili, Irwan	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 18,648
77	820,585	YM Yasin, M.	Universitas Airlangga	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,167
78	1,028,938	HT Hidayat, Taufiq	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 1,095
79	1,182,308	NM Nurdin, Muhammad	Universitas Halu Oleo	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 12,787
80	1,220,857	WB Wiyono, Bambang Budi	Universitas Negeri Malang	Education	Rank 10,812
81	1,240,110	SB Surya, Batara	University Bosowa	Energy	Rank 33,094
82	1,607,654	Laksono, Agung Dwi	Airlangga Centre for Health Policy Research Group	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 16,607
83	1,688,218	IR Idroes, Rinaldi	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 15,928
84	2,136,020	AM Azis, Mohammad Ivan	Hasanuddin University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 26,339
85	3,888,273	SR Sibarani, Robert	Universitas Sumatera Utara	Education	Rank 35,049
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

85 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2022 single-year list, and 22 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 8. It is followed by Universitas Indonesia with 8.

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 85 in 2022, a change of +102.4%.

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.