Macau's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Macau has 197 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 80.7% from 109 in 2024. That places Macau 55th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Macau has the most listed scientists (111), followed by Macau University of Science and Technology (30).

Single Year

197

+88 (+80.7%) vs 2024

Career Data

111

+43 (+63.2%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#55

up 4 places vs 2024

Institutes

+7 (+140.0%) vs 2024

Scientists in Macau on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+18.0%

2022+44.1%

2023+23.5%

2024+3.8%

2025+80.7%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	50		22
2021	59	+18.0%	31	+40.9%
2022	85	+44.1%	48	+54.8%
2023	105	+23.5%	54	+12.5%
2024	109	+3.8%	68	+25.9%
2025	197	+80.7%	111	+63.2%

Top 10 institutes in Macau

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Rank in Macau	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	344	LC Lee, Chien-Chiang	City University of Macau	Economics	Rank 6
2	1,901	LR Law, Rob	University of Macau	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 10
3	4,244	LZ Li, Zongjin	University of Macau	Building & Construction	Rank 39
4	4,277	XQ Xu, Qingsong	University of Macau	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 47
5	4,328	PH Pan, Hui	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 159
6	4,761	CS Chen, Shifu	City University of Macau	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 120
7	6,004	CF Chan, Felix T.S.	School of Business	Operations Research	Rank 25
8	6,609	Teng, Mark Feng	Macao Polytechnic University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 40
9	7,267	ZY Zhou, Young	Macau University of Science and Technology	Applied Mathematics	Rank 26
10	10,448	YR Yuan, Rui (Eric)	University of Macau	Education	Rank 145
11	11,105	XG Xing, Guichuan Chuan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 374
12	11,222	WL Wai Lai, Ivan Ka	Macao Polytechnic University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 52
13	11,260	SJ Shen, Jianbing	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 553
14	11,444	DC Deng, Chuxia	University of Macau	Developmental Biology	Rank 300
15	12,301	YK Yuen, Ka Veng	University of Macau	Civil Engineering	Rank 50
16	12,325	YS Yu, Shulin	University of Macau	Education	Rank 167
17	12,633	WJ Wang, Jianzhou	Macau University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 336
18	13,585	XY Xiang, Yutao	University of Macau	Psychiatry	Rank 272
19	14,324	WI Wong, Ip Kin Anthony	University of Macau	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 79
20	15,046	LL Lam, Longwai Wai Rico	University of Macau	Business & Management	Rank 443
21	15,078	MC Montag, Christian	University of Macau	Psychiatry	Rank 298
22	15,763	SY Song, Yonghua	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 439
23	15,992	Zhou, Yicong	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 762
24	20,577	CL Chang, Lei	University of Macau	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 185
25	21,475	MD Meng, Deyu	Macau University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,003
26	21,657	KZ Kang, Zhenhui	Macau University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 748
27	25,444	ZL Zhu, Lei	University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 269
28	25,561	KJ Kim, Jinkyung Jenny	Macau University of Science and Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 147
29	28,342	ZM Zhou, Mingming	University of Macau	Education	Rank 345
30	34,654	Wen, Jun	Macau University of Science and Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 189
31	34,796	ZZ Zhang, Zhe (Victor)	City University of Macau	Education	Rank 429
32	35,497	LD Li, Dong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 372
33	36,774	SH Shen, Hanming	Faculty of Health Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 578
34	37,111	DY Dai, Yunlu	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,380
35	37,352	CY Cai, Yongqing	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,387
36	38,368	WL Wei, Leyi	Macao Polytechnic University	Bioinformatics	Rank 108
37	38,691	WS Wang, Shengpeng	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 127
38	39,020	ZZ Zheng, Zhedong	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,712
39	39,547	WY Wu, Yuan	University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 435
40	39,642	Lee, Timothy J.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 218
41	39,677	YF Yang, Fiona Xi	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 219
42	39,856	QS Qu, Songnan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,482
43	41,014	GK Gao, Kaizhou	Macau University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,782
44	41,132	WY Wang, Yitao	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 141
45	41,738	CA Cheung, Adrian (Wai Kong)	City University of Macau	Finance	Rank 189
46	42,684	FS Fong, Simon James	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,850
47	43,287	CS Chen, Shi	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,618
48	48,898	ZK Zhang, Kai	Macau University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,064
49	49,443	LY Li, Youyong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,860
50	49,694	SX Sui, Xinbing	Macau University of Science and Technology	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,484
51	50,013	ZJ Zhao, Jing	University of Macau	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 271
52	50,185	LM Liu, Matthew Tingchi	University of Macau	Marketing	Rank 323
53	51,110	LZ Li, Zhiwu	Macau University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 540
54	53,155	CX Chen, Xiuping	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 180
55	53,403	ZH Zhang, Hongcai	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 1,569
56	54,855	PC Pun, Chi Man	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,338
57	55,097	ZQ Zhao, Qi	University of Macau	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,669
58	56,646	ML Miao, Li	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 286
59	58,373	MY Mao, Yuyi	Macau University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 652
60	61,888	LP Liu, Piper Liping	University of Macau	Public Health	Rank 606
61	62,037	SH Shao, Huaiyu	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 1,837
62	63,001	WR Wang, Ruibing	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,422
63	63,459	XC Xu, Chengzhong	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,691
64	64,096	SB Sun, Baoquan	Macau University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,476
65	68,205	LQ Li, Qing	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,639
66	68,561	ZT Zhu, Tianqing	City University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,917
67	68,977	YX Yao, Xiaojun	Macao Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 232
68	71,136	LJ Lu, Jinjian	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 239
69	71,321	LS Leung, Shingon	University of Macau	Education	Rank 912
70	73,142	CM Chen, Meiwan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,839
71	73,570	ZX Zhao, Xinshu	University of Macau	Public Health	Rank 745
72	73,587	CL Chen, Long	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,121
73	75,002	HT Hao, Tianwei	University of Macau	Environmental Engineering	Rank 408
74	76,092	TP Tam, Paul Kwong Hang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Pediatrics	Rank 203
75	77,176	ZB Zhang, Bob	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,278
76	78,364	JT Jackson, Todd	University of Macau	Psychiatry	Rank 1,251
77	78,595	HK Hui, Kwunnam	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,059
78	79,590	WC Wang, Chuang	University of Macau	Education	Rank 1,014
79	80,709	SQ Song, Qingbing Bin	Macau University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,846
80	80,837	MG McCartney, Glenn James	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 386
81	81,148	WP Wang, Peng	State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,458
82	81,580	TZ Tang, Zikang	University of Macau	Applied Physics	Rank 1,545
83	82,415	LE Leung, Elaine Lai Han	University of Macau	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,490
84	82,874	LL Li, Liang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,233
85	83,412	XJ Xu, Jing (Bill)	Macao Polytechnic University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 397
86	83,554	ZY Zhang, Yunqian	University of Macau	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,927
87	84,456	ZW Zhou, Wanhuan	University of Macau	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 894
88	84,893	TW To, Wai Ming	Macao Polytechnic University	Acoustics	Rank 174
89	85,426	OD Ouyang, Defang	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 540
90	86,520	WP Wong, Pak Kin	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,681
91	86,635	ZJ Zhou, Jiantao	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,690
92	86,812	ZJ Zhu, Jieming	City University of Macau	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 273
93	87,822	QQ Qin, Quande	Macao Polytechnic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,736
94	87,982	PC Pornpitakpan, Chanthika	Faculty of Business Administration	Marketing	Rank 534
95	88,224	TY Tang, Yuanyan	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,765
96	89,409	YJ Yu, Jun	Faculty of Business Administration	Econometrics	Rank 77
97	91,106	LJ Lin, Jinghuang	University of Macau	Materials	Rank 2,020
98	92,100	WA Wu, Anise M.S.	University of Macau	Substance Abuse	Rank 192
99	92,579	LL Lin, Ligen	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 328
100	92,837	WN Wu, Naiqi	Macau University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,005
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Macau are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

197 scientists affiliated with Macau are on the 2025 single-year list, and 111 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, University of Macau has the most listed scientists from Macau, with 111. It is followed by Macau University of Science and Technology with 30.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Macau changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Macau went from 50 scientists in 2020 to 197 in 2025, a change of +294.0%.

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.