Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Indonesia has 92 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 8.2% from 85 in 2022. That places Indonesia 62nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Universitas Indonesia has the most listed scientists (10), followed by Institut Teknologi Bandung (9).

Single Year

+7 (+8.2%) vs 2022

Career Data

+7 (+31.8%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#62

down 2 places vs 2022

Institutes

-2 (-4.2%) vs 2022

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	22,844	Kuswandi, Bambang	Universitas Jember	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 105
2	26,364	DR Djalante, Riyanti	ASEAN Secretariat	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 54
3	28,796	RA Rohman, Abdul	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Food Science	Rank 240
4	30,804	PR Pranata, Raymond	Universitas Padjadjaran	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 985
5	32,593	MO Muraza, Oki	Pertamina, Jakarta	Energy	Rank 746
6	37,141	HH Harapan, Harapan	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Virology	Rank 181
7	38,305	NA Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 680
8	42,269	FI Fatimah, Is	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Materials	Rank 745
9	42,974	LH Latan, Hengky	HLC Consulting	Business & Management	Rank 960
10	46,515	Suhartanto, Dwi	Politeknik Negeri Bandung	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 203
11	52,385	IS Ismadji, Suryadi	Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 357
12	53,466	SA Silitonga, Arridina Susan	Politeknik Negeri Medan	Energy	Rank 1,268
13	54,008	MD Murdiyarso, Daniel	IPB University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,038
14	55,429	LM Lim, Michael Anthonius	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 954
15	59,220	BM Berawi, Mohammed Ali	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 1,437
16	64,503	Kusuma, Heri Septya	Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta	Materials	Rank 1,175
17	65,991	FT Firman, Tommy	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 182
18	71,003	WI Wenten, I. Gede	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 514
19	71,256	HI Huang, Ian	Universitas Padjadjaran	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,007
20	73,036	SD Setiadi, De Rosal Ignatius Moses	Universitas Dian Nuswantoro	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,329
21	73,115	SS Sugiharto, Sugiharto	Universitas Diponegoro	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 167
22	73,887	SA Syafiuddin, Achmad	Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,234
23	75,378	IF Iskandar, Ferry	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 550
24	78,018	Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali	Universitas Djuanda	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,314
25	79,288	HH Hadiyanto, Hadiyanto	Universitas Diponegoro	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,346
26	82,549	PN Putra, Nandy	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 2,023
27	82,996	MJ Mariyono, Joko	Universitas Diponegoro	Business & Management	Rank 1,612
28	87,240	RM Rahiem, M. D.H.	Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta	Education	Rank 891
29	92,386	HT Hariyanto, Timotius Ivan	Universitas Pelita Harapan	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 1,505
30	100,032	WA Wijayanta, Agung Tri	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 2,499
31	100,215	VV van Vliet, Nathalie	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Ecology	Rank 1,815
32	106,068	BW Budiharto, Widodo	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,289
33	120,165	SH Susanto, Heru	Universitas Diponegoro	Materials	Rank 2,401
34	127,250	AH Abral, Hairul	Universitas Andalas	Materials	Rank 2,573
35	130,100	PN Pambudi, Nugroho Agung	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 3,355
36	139,336	HW Hawley, William A.	Association of Indonesian Health Authorities	Tropical Medicine	Rank 196
37	148,291	MM Marfai, Muh Aris	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,332
38	149,725	TJ Tennant, Jonathan P.	Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE)	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 107
39	151,070	IG Indrayanto, Gunawan	Universitas Surabaya	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,137
40	151,901	YB Yuliarto, Brian	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Materials	Rank 3,159
41	152,598	PR Pangestuti, Ratih	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 615
42	154,170	JA Jayanegara, Anuraga	IPB University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 413
43	179,554	YY Yulizar, Yoki	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 3,818
44	182,500	FA Frediansyah, Andri	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,597
45	189,949	WI Widyahening, Indah S.	Universitas Indonesia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,274
46	198,261	MM Mudatsir, Mudatsir	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Pediatrics	Rank 761
47	200,084	HT Herawan, Tutut	Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Ambarrukmo	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,169
48	203,578	Khalil, Munawar	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 5,475
49	204,121	SS Suwarno, Suwarno	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Applied Physics	Rank 4,231
50	208,264	Nur, Hadi	Universitas Negeri Malang	Materials	Rank 4,551
51	210,570	RU Rahardja, Untung	Universitas Raharja	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,480
52	212,187	DR Dungani, Rudi	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Biotechnology	Rank 1,086
53	213,652	HM Haris, Muhammad	Universitas Nusa Mandiri	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,564
54	216,480	WA Widodo, Achmad	Universitas Diponegoro	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,644
55	219,126	Aldila, Dipo	Universitas Indonesia	General Physics	Rank 1,129
56	224,408	SR Saleh, Rosari	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 4,917
57	224,492	SR Sarno, Riyanarto	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,891
58	227,697	PB Pardamean, Bens	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,988
59	230,693	MA Maryudi, Ahmad	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Forestry	Rank 341
60	231,156	PD Prayogo, Doddy	Universitas Kristen Petra	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,104
61	237,442	GN Gunantara, Nyoman	Universitas Udayana	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,597
62	237,920	SE Saputra, Edy	Universitas Riau	Materials	Rank 5,280
63	242,174	PJ Pawitan, Jeanne Adiwinata	Universitas Indonesia	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,926
64	245,008	EI Elyazar, Iqbal R.F.	Universitas Indonesia	Tropical Medicine	Rank 408
65	245,647	JJ Jamari, J.	Universitas Diponegoro	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,180
66	251,930	KS Kosen, Soewarta	Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,913
67	252,042	Efendi, Ferry	Universitas Airlangga	Nursing	Rank 749
68	261,904	FG Fadillah, Ganjar	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,329
69	265,693	Asrofi, Mochamad	Universitas Jember	Materials	Rank 6,003
70	268,398	UZ Ulhaq, Zulvikar Syambani	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1,522
71	280,581	HS Hadinegoro, Sri Rezeki	National Committee of Adverse Event Following Immunization (NC-AEFI) Indonesia	Tropical Medicine	Rank 489
72	285,074	RH Rachmawati, Heni	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,342
73	294,446	PA Permana, Andi Dian	Hasanuddin University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,413
74	296,859	SM Suryanegara, Muhammad	Universitas Indonesia	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,314
75	297,168	MM Muchtaridi, Muchtaridi	Universitas Padjadjaran	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,446
76	323,674	ST Sutikno, Tole	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,408
77	324,073	TT Tallei, Trina Ekawati	Universitas Sam Ratulangi	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 6,139
78	349,613	MZ Muchlisin, Zainal Abidin	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Fisheries	Rank 1,020
79	358,254	FJ Fajar, Jonny Karunia	Brawijaya University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,039
80	411,622	DP Dahono, Pekik Argo	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,830
81	431,944	Ansori, Arif Nur Muhammad	Universitas Airlangga	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 3,807
82	438,763	Cenggoro, Tjeng Wawan	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 13,308
83	548,413	SS Sujarwoto, Sujarwoto	Brawijaya University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,979
84	568,980	AB Aji, Budi	Universitas Jenderal Soedirman	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,174
85	580,776	AT Adiono, Trio	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 7,063
86	836,234	Laksono, Agung Dwi	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 8,853
87	872,902	YM Yasin, M.	Universitas Airlangga	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,753
88	888,728	TW Trisunaryanti, Wega	Universitas Gadjah Mada	General Chemistry	Rank 2,367
89	933,229	Kharisma, Viol Dhea	Universitas Airlangga	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 6,891
90	1,028,357	RD Rahayu, Dwi Listyo	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Zoology	Rank 674
91	1,093,176	Wulandari, Ratna Dwi	Universitas Airlangga	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 11,498
92	2,311,872	AM Azis, Mohammad Ivan	Hasanuddin University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 26,782
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

92 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2023 single-year list, and 29 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Universitas Indonesia has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 10. It is followed by Institut Teknologi Bandung with 9.

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 92 in 2023, a change of +119.0%.

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.