Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Indonesia has 22 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 22.2% from 18 in 2021. That places Indonesia 77th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (5), followed by Center for International Forestry Research, West Java (3).
Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 22% 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
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All 22 scientists
| Rank in Indonesia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16,379 | Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Rank 7 | |
| 2 | 48,306 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Tropical Medicine | Rank 86 | |
| 3 | 107,104 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Urban & Regional Planning | Rank 137 | |
| 4 | 108,601 | Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 480 | |
| 5 | 111,350 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 494 | |
| 6 | 136,129 | Universitas Jember | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,049 | |
| 7 | 136,297 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Food Science | Rank 644 | |
| 8 | 175,489 | DKI | Environmental Engineering | Rank 889 | |
| 9 | 184,102 |
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USAID, Indonesia | Fisheries | Rank 531 |
| 10 | 207,885 | Universitas Diponegoro | Materials | Rank 2,849 | |
| 11 | 229,610 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 735 | |
| 12 | 246,908 | Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Forestry | Rank 372 | |
| 13 | 248,846 | Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | Materials | Rank 3,505 | |
| 14 | 267,406 |
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Universitas Indonesia | Energy | Rank 3,768 |
| 15 | 290,843 | Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Forestry | Rank 477 | |
| 16 | 298,224 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,587 | |
| 17 | 300,963 | Universitas Djuanda | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,605 | |
| 18 | 301,389 |
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Universitas Islam Indonesia | Materials | Rank 4,370 |
| 19 | 344,263 | Ambarrukmo Tourism Institute | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,799 | |
| 20 | 362,648 | Politeknik Negeri Medan | Energy | Rank 5,499 | |
| 21 | 445,375 | LabMath-Indonesia | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,210 | |
| 22 | 796,032 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 9,204 | |
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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 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 3.
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 22 in 2022, a change of +22.2%.
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.