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Macau's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Macau has 48 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 54.8% from 31 in 2021. That places Macau 63rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. University of Macau has the most listed scientists (20), followed by Macau University of Science and Technology (10).
Data Type
Year
Single Year
85
+26 (+44.1%) vs 2021
Career Data
48
+17 (+54.8%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#63
up 5 places vs 2021
Institutes
9
+7 (+350.0%) vs 2021
Scientists in Macau on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+40.9%
2022+54.8%
2023+12.5%
2024+25.9%
2025+63.2%
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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% |
Institutes in Macau
By number of listed scientists
Career-long list2022
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- 1University of Macau20
- 2Macau University of Science and Technology10
- 3State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City5
- 4Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences4
- 5Faculty of Health Sciences3
- 6State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI3
- 7City University of Macau1
- 8Faculty of Business Administration1
- 9University of Saint Joseph1
All 48 scientists
Career-long list2022
| Rank in Macau | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,772 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Operations Research | Rank 9 | |
| 2 | 11,518 | University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 213 | |
| 3 | 25,675 |
ZL
|
University of Macau | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 212 |
| 4 | 26,153 |
PH
|
University of Macau | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 275 |
| 5 | 43,823 | State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Energy | Rank 476 | |
| 6 | 50,476 |
CL
|
University of Macau | Developmental & Child Psychology | Rank 331 |
| 7 | 59,000 | Faculty of Health Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 2,547 | |
| 8 | 79,036 |
ZK
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 556 |
| 9 | 96,020 |
ZK
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 814 |
| 10 | 96,052 | Faculty of Business Administration | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 118 | |
| 11 | 105,395 | University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,864 | |
| 12 | 113,894 | University of Macau | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,048 | |
| 13 | 118,524 | University of Saint Joseph | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 164 | |
| 14 | 119,085 |
TZ
|
University of Macau | Applied Physics | Rank 3,371 |
| 15 | 133,852 | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 482 | |
| 16 | 155,365 |
PC
|
University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,790 |
| 17 | 155,504 | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Organic Chemistry | Rank 2,790 | |
| 18 | 156,282 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Environmental Engineering | Rank 768 | |
| 19 | 156,530 | University of Macau | Distributed Computing | Rank 52 | |
| 20 | 163,425 |
FS
|
University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,952 |
| 21 | 165,089 |
ZY
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,640 |
| 22 | 166,326 | University of Macau | Cultural Studies | Rank 44 | |
| 23 | 168,175 |
HH
|
University of Macau | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,605 |
| 24 | 178,125 | Faculty of Health Sciences | Bioinformatics | Rank 421 | |
| 25 | 180,515 |
WQ
|
State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,721 |
| 26 | 185,628 |
LJ
|
Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 726 |
| 27 | 187,240 |
TK
|
Faculty of Health Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,543 |
| 28 | 191,549 |
KC
|
University of Macau | Materials | Rank 2,592 |
| 29 | 192,004 | University of Macau | Education | Rank 1,158 | |
| 30 | 192,609 | University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,555 | |
| 31 | 193,613 | State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,570 | |
| 32 | 214,583 |
LS
|
University of Macau | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,805 |
| 33 | 228,181 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 970 | |
| 34 | 233,183 | University of Macau | Education | Rank 1,474 | |
| 35 | 254,747 |
YZ
|
University of Macau | Optics | Rank 931 |
| 36 | 269,914 |
ZW
|
City University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,144 |
| 37 | 277,472 | University of Macau | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,295 | |
| 38 | 290,102 |
QT
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | General Mathematics | Rank 2,242 |
| 39 | 296,298 | State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,312 | |
| 40 | 311,479 | State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,054 | |
| 41 | 311,922 |
SH
|
University of Macau | Energy | Rank 4,537 |
| 42 | 317,803 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,197 | |
| 43 | 342,279 |
WY
|
State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,520 |
| 44 | 362,143 |
WY
|
Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,831 |
| 45 | 384,305 |
LX
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,372 |
| 46 | 431,065 |
LD
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 4,588 |
| 47 | 447,852 |
MP
|
State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,654 |
| 48 | 565,676 |
LY
|
State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 2,204 |
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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 career-long list, University of Macau has the most listed scientists from Macau, with 20. It is followed by Macau University of Science and Technology with 10.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Macau changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Macau went from 22 scientists in 2020 to 48 in 2022, a change of +118.2%.
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.