Indonesia's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Indonesia has 70 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 22.8% from 57 in 2025. That places Indonesia 68th in the world by number of listed scientists. Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Center for International Forestry Research, West Java (4).

Single Year

272

+63 (+30.1%) vs 2025

Career Data

+13 (+22.8%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#68

No change vs 2025

Institutes

+8 (+23.5%) vs 2025

Scientists in Indonesia on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+0.0%

2022+22.2%

2023+31.8%

2024+37.9%

2025+42.5%

2026+22.8%

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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%
2026	272	+30.1%	70	+22.8%

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Rank in Indonesia	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	32,997	VN Van Noordwijk, Meine V.	ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre, Bogor	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 149
2	60,852	NA Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani	Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia	Materials	Rank 843
3	63,227	RA Rohman, Abdul F.	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Food Science	Rank 349
4	82,006	Kuswandi, Bambang	Universitas Jember	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 566
5	85,436	IF Iskandar, Ferry	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,097
6	88,813	LA Larson, Anne M.	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Development Studies	Rank 65
7	88,920	IS Ismadji, Suryadi	Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 415
8	95,443	FT FIRMAN, TOMMY	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 153
9	96,313	JJ Jacobs, Jane M.	Monash University Indonesia	Geography	Rank 401
10	102,677	MD Murdiyarso, Daniel	IPB University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1,603
11	104,008	Fatimah, Is	Universitas Islam Indonesia	Materials	Rank 1,448
12	126,170	ÖM Özsöz, Mehmet Şengün	Universitas Padjadjaran	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 924
13	133,760	WI Wenten, I. G.	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Chemical Engineering	Rank 667
14	141,518	PH Palm, Harry W.	Universitas Udayana	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 292
15	143,402	HM Hussein, M. Z.b.	Brawijaya University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,853
16	157,908	Setiadi, De Rosal Ignatius Moses	Universitas Dian Nuswantoro	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,599
17	168,235	Hadiyanto, H.	Universitas Diponegoro	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,476
18	171,354	LH Latan, Hengky	Universitas Diponegoro	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,508
19	172,819	EI Eilks, Ingo	Universitas Negeri Malang	Education	Rank 1,366
20	175,652	PN Putra, Nandy Setiadi Djaya	Universitas Indonesia	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,315
21	178,492	SH Susanto, Heru	Universitas Diponegoro	Chemical Engineering	Rank 963
22	180,294	Nur, Hadi	Universitas Negeri Malang	Materials	Rank 2,651
23	181,904	DR Djalante, Riyanti	ASEAN Secretariat	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 231
24	186,587	BM Berawi, Mohammed Ali	Universitas Indonesia	Energy	Rank 2,958
25	186,696	Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali	Universitas Ibn Khaldun Bogor	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,675
26	200,961	SS Sugiharto, Sugiharto	Universitas Diponegoro	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 633
27	206,196	HH Harapan, Harapan H.	Universitas Syiah Kuala	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,659
28	206,987	Indarto, Antonius	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Energy	Rank 3,323
29	209,223	IG Indrayanto, Gunawan	VMA Consultant	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,681
30	211,259	KM Kanninen, Markku	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Forestry	Rank 293
31	219,441	Huda, Nurul	Brawijaya University	Food Science	Rank 1,425
32	221,794	SI Sopyan, Iis	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Materials	Rank 3,347
33	242,801	MI Muda, Iskandar	Universitas Sumatera Utara	Business & Management	Rank 2,734
34	244,440	PN Pambudi, Nugroho Agung	Universitas Sebelas Maret	Energy	Rank 4,042
35	247,821	ME Mwangi, Esther N.	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Forestry	Rank 374
36	250,584	Kusuma, Heri Septya	Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Yogyakarta	Energy	Rank 4,181
37	250,644	Syafiuddin, Achmad	Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,379
38	254,058	SH Sudrajat, Hanggara	Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional	Materials	Rank 3,926
39	255,747	FA Fudholi, Ahmad	Research Center for Energy Conversion and Conservation	Energy	Rank 4,288
40	260,895	SS Suwarno, Suwarno	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Energy	Rank 4,397
41	265,187	DP Dahono, Pekik Argo	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 884
42	272,752	Efendi, Ferry	Universitas Airlangga	Nursing	Rank 946
43	280,141	SA Silitonga, Arridina Susan	Politeknik Negeri Medan	Energy	Rank 4,803
44	282,354	BW Budiharto, Widodo	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,725
45	290,852	ST Sutikno, Tole	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,959
46	293,318	MM Marfai, Muh Aris	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,254
47	302,021	KD Kaimowitz, David	Center for International Forestry Research, West Java	Forestry	Rank 484
48	324,945	RU Rahardja, Untung	Universitas Raharja	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,877
49	348,110	GW Gao, Weijun	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Energy	Rank 6,257
50	350,585	MZ Muchlisin, Zainal Abidin	Universitas Syiah Kuala	Fisheries	Rank 1,204
51	371,329	PB Pardamean, Bens	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,182
52	371,789	MA Maryudi, Ahmad	Universitas Gadjah Mada	Forestry	Rank 644
53	393,599	JA Jayanegara, Anuraga	IPB University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,503
54	399,991	PE Pisani, Elizabeth	Pancasila University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 5,308
55	401,436	IT Ivandini, Tribidasari A.	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 6,726
56	409,903	RR Rahim, Robbi	Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen Sukma	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 10,337
57	480,432	SS Santosa, Sri Juari	Universitas Gadjah Mada	General Chemistry	Rank 1,108
58	501,550	NF Nainu, Firzan	Hasanuddin University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,763
59	510,027	KS Kosen, Soewarta	Independent Consultant	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,890
60	519,410	VG Van Groesen, E.	LabMath-Indonesia	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,321
61	545,673	SR Sarno, Riyanarto	Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 14,195
62	567,273	Fahlevi, Mochammad	Bina Nusantara University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 14,876
63	625,793	SS Suyanto, Suyanto	Telkom University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 16,622
64	694,305	SB Surya, Batara	Universitas Bosowa	Energy	Rank 14,317
65	696,803	AH Ambarita, Himsar	Universitas Sumatera Utara	Materials	Rank 13,015
66	699,298	KI Katili, Irwan	Universitas Indonesia	Materials	Rank 13,072
67	704,392	ML Mase, L. Z.	Universitas Bengkulu	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 4,272
68	731,153	MA Munir, Achmad	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 8,471
69	896,752	ZR Zainul, Rahadian	Universitas Negeri Padang	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 6,109
70	1,138,400	NM Nasution, Mahyuddin K.M.	Universitas Sumatera Utara	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 32,707
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Indonesia are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

272 scientists affiliated with Indonesia are on the 2026 single-year list, and 70 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, Institut Teknologi Bandung has the most listed scientists from Indonesia, with 7. It is followed by Center for International Forestry Research, West Java 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 70 in 2026, a change of +288.9%.

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.