Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Indonesia has 40 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 37.9% from 29 in 2023. That places Indonesia 70th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada (4).
Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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
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- 1Institut Teknologi Bandung7
- 2Universitas Gadjah Mada4
- 3Universitas Diponegoro3
- 4Universitas Indonesia3
- 5Center for International Forestry Research, West Java2
- 6Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia2
- 7Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University2
- 8AMCS Research Center1
- 9Bina Nusantara University1
- 10Brawijaya University1
All 40 scientists
| Rank in Indonesia | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39,870 | ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre, Bogor | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 172 | |
| 2 | 53,027 | UNICEF | Tropical Medicine | Rank 92 | |
| 3 | 89,447 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Food Science | Rank 460 | |
| 4 | 95,911 | Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 430 | |
| 5 | 98,900 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 450 | |
| 6 | 99,228 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Urban & Regional Planning | Rank 149 | |
| 7 | 100,075 | Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Development Studies | Rank 74 | |
| 8 | 101,050 | Universitas Jember | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 734 | |
| 9 | 112,899 |
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Pertamina, Jakarta | Energy | Rank 1,522 |
| 10 | 126,707 | Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | Materials | Rank 1,737 | |
| 11 | 133,312 | Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 956 | |
| 12 | 151,957 | Brawijaya University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,674 | |
| 13 | 170,031 |
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Universitas Islam Indonesia | Materials | Rank 2,358 |
| 14 | 188,202 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Chemical Engineering | Rank 961 | |
| 15 | 192,618 | Universitas Negeri Malang | Materials | Rank 2,707 | |
| 16 | 192,929 | Universitas Diponegoro | Materials | Rank 2,714 | |
| 17 | 204,317 |
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Universitas Indo Global Mandiri | Materials | Rank 2,909 |
| 18 | 214,601 |
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Universitas Indonesia | Energy | Rank 3,157 |
| 19 | 228,214 | Universitas Djuanda | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,842 | |
| 20 | 240,331 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Energy | Rank 3,604 | |
| 21 | 242,942 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 777 | |
| 22 | 254,912 | Universitas Diponegoro | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,108 | |
| 23 | 264,076 | Universitas Indonesia | Energy | Rank 4,013 | |
| 24 | 281,543 | Universitas Ciputra | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,432 | |
| 25 | 282,937 | Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University | Biotechnology | Rank 995 | |
| 26 | 302,487 | Universitas Diponegoro | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 1,127 | |
| 27 | 311,694 | Center for International Forestry Research, West Java | Forestry | Rank 524 | |
| 28 | 313,973 | AMCS Research Center | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,734 | |
| 29 | 314,569 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Energy | Rank 5,007 | |
| 30 | 327,073 | Universitas Dian Nuswantoro | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 7,030 | |
| 31 | 332,745 | PT Freeport Indonesia | Tropical Medicine | Rank 815 | |
| 32 | 348,590 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,672 | |
| 33 | 450,079 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | Forestry | Rank 846 | |
| 34 | 453,373 | Universitas Indonesia | Materials | Rank 7,360 | |
| 35 | 480,541 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | General Chemistry | Rank 1,223 | |
| 36 | 499,295 | LabMath-Indonesia | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 2,202 | |
| 37 | 515,474 | Bina Nusantara University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 11,721 | |
| 38 | 518,338 | Universitas Ahmad Dahlan | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,011 | |
| 39 | 770,832 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 8,921 | |
| 40 | 895,552 | Universitas Sumatera Utara | Materials | Rank 16,836 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
150 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2024 single-year list, and 40 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Indonesia has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 7. It is followed by Universitas Gadjah Mada with 4.
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 40 in 2024, a change of +122.2%.
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.