Macau's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Macau has 85 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 44.1% from 59 in 2021. That places Macau 60th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Macau has the most listed scientists (34), followed by Macau University of Science and Technology (11).

Single Year

+26 (+44.1%) vs 2021

Career Data

+17 (+54.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#60

up 4 places vs 2021

Institutes

+6 (+100.0%) vs 2021

Scientists in Macau on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 70% 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

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Macau	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	1,913	CC Chen, C. L.Philip	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 86
2	5,594	CF Chan, F. T.S.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Operations Research	Rank 21
3	6,351	PH Pan, Hui	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 187
4	7,104	WQ Wu, Qingqing	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 55
5	12,372	ZK Zhang, Kang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 42
6	16,364	XG Xing, Guichuan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 445
7	16,927	SJ Shen, Jianbing	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 535
8	19,423	CL Chang, Lei	University of Macau	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 179
9	21,846	Zhou, Yicong	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 665
10	28,332	ZJ Zheng, Jun	Faculty of Health Sciences	Microbiology	Rank 681
11	29,454	SH Shen, Han Ming	Faculty of Health Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 710
12	30,607	SY Song, Yonghua	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Energy	Rank 620
13	30,991	ZL Zhu, Lei	University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 253
14	36,422	LL Lam, Long W.	Faculty of Business Administration	Business & Management	Rank 756
15	41,236	CY Cai, Yongqing	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,213
16	41,940	FS Fong, Simon	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,171
17	42,149	ZM Zhou, Mingming	University of Macau	Education	Rank 363
18	44,757	AJ Ap, John	Macao Institute for Tourism Studies	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 169
19	48,684	CX Chen, Xiuping	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 153
20	58,322	ZW Zhou, Wan Huan	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 482
21	58,373	PC Pun, Chi Man	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,619
22	58,424	YS Yu, Shulin	University of Macau	Education	Rank 503
23	66,029	LC Lim, Christine	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 254
24	67,110	QS Qu, Songnan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,027
25	70,726	YR Yuan, Rui	University of Macau	Education	Rank 608
26	76,954	HK Hannam, Kevin	University of Saint Joseph	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 304
27	80,611	LJ Lu, Jin Jian	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 255
28	80,824	LC Leung, Chung Hang	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,143
29	84,960	CG Cheng, Gregory	University of Macau	Immunology	Rank 2,047
30	85,569	WY Wu, Yuan	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 773
31	85,663	ZY Zhu, Yi Zhun	Macau University of Science and Technology	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 571
32	85,856	WY Wan, Yim King Penny	Macao Institute for Tourism Studies	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 335
33	88,859	GK Gao, Kaizhou	Macau University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,386
34	90,351	PC Pornpitakpan, Chanthika	Faculty of Business Administration	Marketing	Rank 450
35	92,463	TZ Tang, Zikang	University of Macau	Applied Physics	Rank 1,898
36	93,921	HK Hui, Kwun Nam	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,897
37	96,076	ZJ Zhao, Jing	University of Macau	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 615
38	96,604	CW Chan, Wilco	Macao Institute for Tourism Studies	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 364
39	98,749	CA Cheung, Adrian	City University of Macau	Finance	Rank 304
40	99,431	SH Shao, Huaiyu	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 2,218
41	101,590	TW To, Wai Ming	Macao Polytechnic University	Acoustics	Rank 211
42	106,121	SQ Song, Qingbin	Macau University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,474
43	112,168	LP Liu, Piper Liping	University of Macau	Public Health	Rank 1,195
44	112,195	WY Wang, Yitao	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 391
45	120,608	YT Yan Tang, Yuan	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,193
46	122,261	ZH Zhang, Hongcai	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Energy	Rank 2,820
47	122,397	WP Wong, Pak Kin	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,255
48	123,405	UC Ung, Carolina Oi Lam	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 869
49	126,949	YD Yang, Dingqi	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,389
50	134,123	ZQ Zhang, Qingwen	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 495
51	138,961	ZB Zhang, Bob	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,703
52	140,753	YZ Yuan, Zhen	University of Macau	Optics	Rank 575
53	143,453	LS Lee, Simon Ming Yuen	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 535
54	146,756	WJ Wan, Jian Bo	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,046
55	166,126	LS Li, Shaoping	University of Macau	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,215
56	172,409	XJ Xu, Jianzhong	University of Macau	Education	Rank 1,607
57	172,489	LD Li, Dong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,691
58	173,484	VC Vong, Chi Man	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,591
59	174,146	ZX Zhang, Xuanjun	Faculty of Health Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,632
60	176,141	XC Xu, Chengzhong	University of Macau	Distributed Computing	Rank 32
61	180,317	KC Kwok, C. T.	University of Macau	Materials	Rank 3,479
62	182,092	SY Su, Yan	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 4,420
63	182,752	XY Xie, Ying	Macau University of Science and Technology	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,405
64	184,998	ZJ Zhou, Jiantao	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,895
65	192,476	TK Tam, Kin Yip	Faculty of Health Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,466
66	193,926	ZL Zhou, Ligang	School of Business	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,127
67	194,861	LY Lu, Yan	State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 732
68	204,004	Yang, Zhixin	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,389
69	204,728	LH Liu, Hong Chao	University of Macau	Optics	Rank 857
70	207,231	ZH Zhou, Hua	Macau University of Science and Technology	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 891
71	216,321	JZ Jiang, Zhi Hong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 937
72	216,946	HC He, Chengwei	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,721
73	219,033	SC Silvestre, Carlos	University of Macau	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,911
74	224,428	ZW Zou, Wencheng	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,968
75	239,771	LX Li, Xiaodong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 931
76	241,775	ZW Zhou, Wanlei	City University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,305
77	245,243	MR Martins, Rui P.	State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 953
78	270,451	OD Ouyang, Defang	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,206
79	308,695	HM Hua, Meng	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,289
80	332,381	ZZ Zhong, Zhangfeng	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,728
81	419,776	MP Mak, Pui In	State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,821
82	442,987	QT Qian, Tao	Macau University of Science and Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 2,572
83	474,062	LC Lam, Chi Seng	State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,069
84	506,696	WM Wong, Man Chung	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,243
85	512,854	HM Huang, Mo	State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2,281
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Macau are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

85 scientists affiliated with Macau are on the 2022 single-year list, and 48 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, University of Macau has the most listed scientists from Macau, with 34. It is followed by Macau University of Science and Technology with 11.

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 85 in 2022, a change of +70.0%.

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.