Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Indonesia has 29 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 31.8% from 22 in 2022. That places Indonesia 72nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (6), followed by Center for International Forestry Research, West Java (2).
Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 61% 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 29 scientists
| Rank in Indonesia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 50,539 | Association of Indonesian Health Authorities | Tropical Medicine | Rank 85 | |
| 2 | 99,996 | Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 445 | |
| 3 | 101,165 |
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Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Development Studies | Rank 73 |
| 4 | 102,555 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Urban & Regional Planning | Rank 143 | |
| 5 | 106,985 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 482 | |
| 6 | 113,041 | Universitas Jember | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 850 | |
| 7 | 114,056 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Food Science | Rank 569 | |
| 8 | 138,335 |
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Pertamina, Jakarta | Energy | Rank 1,829 |
| 9 | 187,219 |
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USAID, Indonesia | Fisheries | Rank 538 |
| 10 | 192,767 | Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | Materials | Rank 2,659 | |
| 11 | 195,276 | Universitas Diponegoro | Materials | Rank 2,714 | |
| 12 | 202,894 | Universitas Negeri Malang | Materials | Rank 2,824 | |
| 13 | 224,921 |
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Universitas Islam Indonesia | Materials | Rank 3,187 |
| 14 | 231,735 |
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Universitas Indonesia | Energy | Rank 3,304 |
| 15 | 242,414 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 1,255 | |
| 16 | 244,501 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 786 | |
| 17 | 247,167 | Universitas Djuanda | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,855 | |
| 18 | 252,368 | ASEAN Secretariat | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 317 | |
| 19 | 253,777 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Energy | Rank 3,651 | |
| 20 | 299,038 | Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Forestry | Rank 487 | |
| 21 | 332,968 | Politeknik Negeri Medan | Energy | Rank 5,108 | |
| 22 | 333,691 | Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Ambarrukmo | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,837 | |
| 23 | 343,194 | Universitas Indonesia | Energy | Rank 5,314 | |
| 24 | 394,692 | Universitas Diponegoro | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,549 | |
| 25 | 471,074 | LabMath-Indonesia | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,522 | |
| 26 | 490,821 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | General Chemistry | Rank 1,311 | |
| 27 | 571,078 | Hasanuddin University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 12,409 | |
| 28 | 601,101 | Universitas Ahmad Dahlan | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,377 | |
| 29 | 820,099 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 9,524 | |
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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 career-long list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 6. 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 29 in 2023, a change of +61.1%.
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.