Macau's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List
Macau has 54 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 12.5% from 48 in 2022. That places Macau 63rd in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Macau has the most listed scientists (20), followed by Macau University of Science and Technology (13).
Scientists in Macau on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled since 2020.
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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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- 1University of Macau20
- 2Macau University of Science and Technology13
- 3Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences4
- 4State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City4
- 5City University of Macau2
- 6Faculty of Business Administration2
- 7Faculty of Health Sciences2
- 8Macao Polytechnic University2
- 9University of Saint Joseph2
- 10State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI1
All 54 scientists
| Rank in Macau | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,880 | Faculty of Health Sciences | Developmental Biology | Rank 165 | |
| 2 | 5,526 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Operations Research | Rank 9 | |
| 3 | 6,268 |
LR
|
Faculty of Business Administration | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 6 |
| 4 | 11,951 |
LZ
|
University of Macau | Building & Construction | Rank 18 |
| 5 | 13,971 |
XQ
|
University of Macau | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 96 |
| 6 | 24,698 |
ZL
|
University of Macau | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 200 |
| 7 | 31,298 |
RL
|
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis | Virology | Rank 220 |
| 8 | 32,252 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Pediatrics | Rank 151 | |
| 9 | 42,135 | State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Energy | Rank 474 | |
| 10 | 45,505 |
CL
|
University of Macau | Developmental & Child Psychology | Rank 302 |
| 11 | 73,255 |
ZK
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 508 |
| 12 | 74,297 |
WN
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Macau University of Science and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 551 |
| 13 | 75,028 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Genetics & Heredity | Rank 422 | |
| 14 | 86,816 | University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 1,630 | |
| 15 | 93,244 | Faculty of Business Administration | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 133 | |
| 16 | 99,791 | University of Macau | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 997 | |
| 17 | 100,099 |
ZK
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 835 |
| 18 | 108,456 | University of Saint Joseph | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 166 | |
| 19 | 120,651 |
TZ
|
University of Macau | Applied Physics | Rank 3,330 |
| 20 | 124,066 | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 435 | |
| 21 | 148,680 | University of Macau | Distributed Computing | Rank 45 | |
| 22 | 148,686 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Environmental Engineering | Rank 724 | |
| 23 | 153,122 | State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,932 | |
| 24 | 162,320 | State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 611 | |
| 25 | 163,243 | University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,141 | |
| 26 | 166,070 |
LJ
|
Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 628 |
| 27 | 172,441 |
MY
|
City University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,332 |
| 28 | 175,615 |
HH
|
University of Macau | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,670 |
| 29 | 177,807 |
CS
|
University of Macau | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,815 |
| 30 | 187,879 |
LL
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 1,951 |
| 31 | 189,455 |
KC
|
University of Macau | Materials | Rank 2,603 |
| 32 | 189,731 |
TK
|
Faculty of Health Sciences | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 1,554 |
| 33 | 198,853 |
DY
|
University of Macau | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 2,088 |
| 34 | 239,027 |
TW
|
Macao Polytechnic University | Acoustics | Rank 647 |
| 35 | 241,641 | University of Saint Joseph | Education | Rank 1,668 | |
| 36 | 255,802 | State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,195 | |
| 37 | 263,751 |
ZJ
|
University of Macau | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 2,273 |
| 38 | 268,725 |
ZW
|
City University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,404 |
| 39 | 271,820 | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,239 | |
| 40 | 272,260 |
QT
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | General Mathematics | Rank 2,007 |
| 41 | 288,143 |
SH
|
University of Macau | Energy | Rank 4,298 |
| 42 | 291,806 | University of Macau | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 974 | |
| 43 | 303,935 |
WY
|
State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,051 |
| 44 | 309,678 | Macao Polytechnic University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,480 | |
| 45 | 311,255 |
LK
|
University of Macau | Materials | Rank 4,646 |
| 46 | 316,140 | University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,448 | |
| 47 | 320,666 |
ZB
|
University of Macau | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,551 |
| 48 | 323,446 | Macau University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 6,618 | |
| 49 | 348,112 |
LD
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Macau University of Science and Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 3,570 |
| 50 | 363,433 |
MP
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University of Macau | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,267 |
| 51 | 367,375 | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,847 | |
| 52 | 372,005 |
LX
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Macau University of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,313 |
| 53 | 427,412 |
LY
|
State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 1,579 |
| 54 | 449,660 |
ZD
|
Macau University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 9,552 |
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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 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 13.
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 54 in 2023, a change of +145.5%.
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.