Macau's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Macau has 105 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 23.5% from 85 in 2022. That places Macau 57th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. University of Macau has the most listed scientists (42), followed by Macau University of Science and Technology (14).

Single Year

105

+20 (+23.5%) vs 2022

Career Data

+6 (+12.5%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#57

up 3 places vs 2022

Institutes

+2 (+16.7%) vs 2022

Scientists in Macau on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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	1,731	LR Law, Rob	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 5
2	3,089	LZ Li, Zongjin	University of Macau	Building & Construction	Rank 23
3	5,496	CF Chan, Felix T.S.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Operations Research	Rank 20
4	5,698	XQ Xu, Qingsong	University of Macau	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 60
5	7,012	DC Deng, Chu Xia	Faculty of Health Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 224
6	14,144	XG Xing, Guichuan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 423
7	15,939	SJ Shen, Jianbing	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 585
8	16,600	LI Lai, Ivan Ka Wai	City University of Macau	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 72
9	17,410	CL Chang, Lei	University of Macau	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 169
10	19,260	ZK Zhang, Kang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 69
11	20,248	Zhou, Yicong	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 708
12	20,505	CF Chien, Fengsheng	City University of Macau	Environmental Sciences	Rank 312
13	21,252	SY Song, Yonghua	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Energy	Rank 474
14	24,325	LL Lam, Long W.	University of Macau	Business & Management	Rank 593
15	39,463	YR Yuan, Rui	University of Macau	Education	Rank 378
16	39,693	DY Dai, Yunlu	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,291
17	42,576	CX Chen, Xiuping	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 142
18	44,173	ZL Zhu, Lei	University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 402
19	44,830	CS Chen, Shi	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,468
20	49,779	YF Yang, Fiona X.	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 215
21	50,653	AJ Ap, John	Macao Institute for Tourism Studies	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 219
22	60,103	WY Wu, Yuan	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 559
23	61,896	QS Qu, Songnan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,054
24	62,707	TY Tang, Yuanyan	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,024
25	63,475	LJ Lu, Jin Jian	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 206
26	64,233	TP Tam, Paul Kwong hang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Pediatrics	Rank 189
27	65,772	ZJ Zhao, Jing	University of Macau	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 411
28	67,029	HK Hui, Kwun Nam	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,243
29	67,426	WR Wang, Ruibing	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Organic Chemistry	Rank 873
30	67,783	WY Wan, Yim King Penny	Macao Institute for Tourism Studies	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 285
31	69,899	JT Jackson, Todd	University of Macau	Social Psychology	Rank 834
32	70,660	LL Li, Liang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,385
33	70,839	CX Chen, Xin	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Immunology	Rank 1,576
34	71,132	GK Gao, Kaizhou	Macau University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,271
35	73,770	PC Pornpitakpan, Chanthika	Faculty of Business Administration	Marketing	Rank 416
36	74,360	LJ Lin, Jinghuang	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,504
37	77,264	ZB Zhang, Bob	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,459
38	77,850	HK Hannam, Kevin	University of Saint Joseph	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 335
39	80,214	ZH Zhang, Hongcai	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Energy	Rank 1,954
40	80,601	ZX Zhao, Xinshu	University of Macau	Marketing	Rank 449
41	81,388	TZ Tang, Zikang	University of Macau	Applied Physics	Rank 1,581
42	83,268	LC Lim, Christine	Faculty of Business Administration	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 355
43	85,674	TB Tomlinson, Brian	Macau University of Science and Technology	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 307
44	86,845	CM Chen, Meiwan	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,935
45	88,968	ZW Zhou, Wan Huan	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 799
46	90,860	LX Lv, Xingshuai	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 3,086
47	91,185	ZK Zhang, Kai	Macau University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,561
48	92,000	KH Kwok, Hang Fai	Faculty of Health Sciences	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,294
49	93,310	CA Cheung, Adrian Wai Kong	City University of Macau	Finance	Rank 322
50	93,919	TW To, Wai Ming	Macao Polytechnic University	Acoustics	Rank 190
51	94,175	YX Yao, Xiao Jun	State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 317
52	97,965	XC Xu, Chengzhong	University of Macau	Distributed Computing	Rank 17
53	98,125	WA Wu, Anise M.S.	University of Macau	Substance Abuse	Rank 277
54	98,308	Zhao, Xinyuan	Macau University of Science and Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 409
55	101,760	LM Liu, Matthew Tingchi	University of Macau	Marketing	Rank 559
56	104,388	ZQ Zhao, Qi	University of Macau	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,734
57	107,337	LP Liu, Piper Liping	University of Macau	Public Health	Rank 1,183
58	108,059	ZQ Zhang, Qingwen	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 390
59	109,049	YD Yang, Dingqi	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,392
60	110,955	LL Lin, Li Gen	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 409
61	113,366	LY Lu, Yan	State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 408
62	120,541	WN Wu, Naiqi	Macau University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,144
63	125,321	LD Li, Dong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,282
64	127,596	LE Leung, Elaine Lai Han	University of Macau	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 4,529
65	131,625	UC Ung, Carolina Oi Lam	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 925
66	133,213	SH Shao, Huaiyu	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 3,450
67	137,209	WP Wong, Pak Kin	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,258
68	139,848	ZW Zheng, Wenhua	Faculty of Health Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 6,465
69	150,856	LS Lee, Simon Ming Yuen	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 605
70	154,285	LJ Lee, Joseph H.W.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Environmental Engineering	Rank 969
71	154,975	MY Mu, Yi	City University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,832
72	155,225	WJ Wan, Jian bo	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,185
73	161,018	VS Vong, Seak Weng	University of Macau	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 289
74	163,974	RL Ratner, Lee	Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis	Virology	Rank 959
75	167,673	WC Wang, Chuang	University of Macau	Education	Rank 1,741
76	168,510	LK Lo, K. H.	University of Macau	Materials	Rank 3,525
77	171,999	KC Kwok, C. T.	University of Macau	Materials	Rank 3,599
78	179,229	ZJ Zhou, Jiantao	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,568
79	183,461	ZL Zhou, Ligang	School of Business	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,682
80	190,645	TK Tam, Kin Yip	Faculty of Health Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,544
81	191,235	ND Ni, Dongdong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,149
82	197,712	GM Ghadikolaei, Meisam Ahmadi	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 5,301
83	201,084	QT Qian, Tao	Macau University of Science and Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 1,048
84	204,190	HM Hua, Meng	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,189
85	207,208	WV Wong, Vincent Kam Wai	State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 923
86	214,919	LX Li, Xiaodong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 870
87	217,173	KH Kong, Hui	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,659
88	218,810	LP Li, Peng	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,867
89	229,427	ZW Zhou, Wanlei	City University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,042
90	234,933	MR Martins, Rui Paulo	University of Macau	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 950
91	237,544	WJ Wu, Jian Lin	State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,060
92	242,129	OD Ouyang, Defang	Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,923
93	242,353	Yang, Zhixin	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,448
94	246,997	MP Mak, Pui In	University of Macau	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,009
95	264,879	LH Liu, Hong Chao	University of Macau	Optics	Rank 1,001
96	272,468	YW Yan, Wang Ji	State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City	Acoustics	Rank 630
97	312,351	LH Liu, Huanxiang	Macao Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,587
98	317,989	WY Wang, Ying	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,627
99	329,205	WH Wang, Han	City University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,752
100	346,776	CT Carroll, Toby	University of Macau	Cultural Studies	Rank 139
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Macau are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

105 scientists affiliated with Macau are on the 2023 single-year list, and 54 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, University of Macau has the most listed scientists from Macau, with 42. It is followed by Macau University of Science and Technology with 14.

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 105 in 2023, a change of +110.0%.

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.