Macau's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Macau has 68 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 25.9% from 54 in 2023. That places Macau 61st in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. University of Macau has the most listed scientists (40), followed by Macau University of Science and Technology (16).

Single Year

109

+4 (+3.8%) vs 2023

Career Data

+14 (+25.9%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#61

up 2 places vs 2023

Institutes

-6 (-50.0%) vs 2023

Scientists in Macau on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than tripled 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%

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Rank in Macau	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	5,295	LR Law, Rob	University of Macau	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 6
2	10,015	LZ Li, Zongjin	University of Macau	Building & Construction	Rank 16
3	12,543	XQ Xu, Qingsong	University of Macau	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 91
4	23,680	ZL Zhu, Lei	University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 196
5	32,313	TP Tam, Paul K.H.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Pediatrics	Rank 144
6	39,113	SY Song, Yonghua	University of Macau	Energy	Rank 464
7	43,463	CL Chang, Lei	University of Macau	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 287
8	45,473	LL Lam, Lawrence T.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Emergency & Critical Care Medicine	Rank 150
9	70,251	WN Wu, Naiqi	Macau University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 533
10	80,161	YS Yang, Shengyuan	University of Macau	Applied Physics	Rank 2,063
11	81,018	WD Ward, David C.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 444
12	84,548	TY Tang, Yuan Yan	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,657
13	86,641	XG Xing, Guichuan	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 946
14	89,453	GC Gui, Changfeng	University of Macau	General Mathematics	Rank 441
15	94,683	LC Lim, Christine	University of Macau	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 151
16	100,719	HK Hannam, Kevin	City University of Macau	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 164
17	103,491	ZK Zhang, Keke	Macau University of Science and Technology	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 861
18	105,593	JT Jackson, Todd	University of Macau	Psychiatry	Rank 1,838
19	107,357	LI Lai, Ivan Ka Wai	Macao Polytechnic University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 181
20	108,013	LZ Li, Zhiwu	Macau University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 815
21	110,245	FS Fong, Simon	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,189
22	111,328	WI Wong, Ip Kin Anthony	University of Macau	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 193
23	113,590	CX Chen, Xiuping	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 378
24	120,463	PC Pun, Chi Man	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,385
25	121,220	LJ Lee, Joseph H.W.	Macau University of Science and Technology	Environmental Engineering	Rank 568
26	121,276	TZ Tang, Zikang	University of Macau	Applied Physics	Rank 3,242
27	128,311	SJ Shen, Jianbing	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,552
28	134,337	XC Xu, Chengzhong	University of Macau	Distributed Computing	Rank 40
29	136,982	Zhou, Yicong	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,720
30	147,126	ZM Zhou, Mingming	University of Macau	Education	Rank 945
31	147,562	CF Chien, Fengsheng	City University of Macau	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,077
32	150,784	LC Leung, Chung Hang	University of Macau	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,606
33	154,330	LJ Lu, Jin Jian	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 570
34	157,885	YX Yao, Xiaojun	Macao Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 588
35	159,769	SH Sun, Handong	University of Macau	Applied Physics	Rank 4,338
36	169,183	SH Shen, Hong	Macao Polytechnic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,415
37	169,885	ZY Zhu, Yi Zhun	Macau University of Science and Technology	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,629
38	172,967	MY Mu, Yi	City University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,501
39	176,564	DY Dai, Yunlu	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,968
40	179,189	KC Kwok, Chi Tat	University of Macau	Materials	Rank 2,506
41	181,456	HH Hui, Hon Tat	University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,737
42	184,101	LL Li, Liang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,066
43	194,890	YR Yuan, Rui	University of Macau	Education	Rank 1,371
44	209,346	TW To, Wai Ming	Macao Polytechnic University	Acoustics	Rank 564
45	212,604	Teng, Mark Feng	Macao Polytechnic University	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 509
46	216,773	YS Yu, Shulin	University of Macau	Education	Rank 1,543
47	227,217	JZ Jiang, Zhi Hong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 965
48	227,795	WR Wang, Ruibing	University of Macau	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 2,633
49	232,574	MK Morrison, Keith	University of Saint Joseph	Education	Rank 1,696
50	238,574	ZJ Zhao, Jing	University of Macau	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,992
51	257,147	WY Wu, Yuan	University of Macau	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,552
52	259,565	QT Qian, Tao	Macau University of Science and Technology	General Mathematics	Rank 1,903
53	260,913	ZW Zhou, Wanlei	City University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,470
54	265,830	CJ Chung, Joanne W.Y.	Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau	Nursing	Rank 901
55	265,950	MR Martins, Rui	University of Macau	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 882
56	270,745	LD Li, Dong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,715
57	274,302	LK Lo, Kin Ho	University of Macau	Materials	Rank 4,093
58	283,900	ZB Zhang, Bob	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,993
59	288,141	WP Wong, Pak Kin	University of Macau	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,099
60	306,243	SC Silvestre, Carlos	University of Macau	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,311
61	308,169	LH Liu, Huanxiang	Macao Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,490
62	317,720	MP Mak, Pui In	University of Macau	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,077
63	327,818	ZQ Zhang, Qingwen	University of Macau	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,590
64	353,626	GK Gao, Kai Zhou	Macau University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,667
65	359,239	ZL Zhou, Ligang	Macau University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,809
66	359,904	LY Lu, Yan	University of Macau	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,256
67	363,728	LX Li, Xiaodong	Macau University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1,272
68	384,749	ZD Zhang, Du	Macau University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,441
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Macau are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

109 scientists affiliated with Macau are on the 2024 single-year list, and 68 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, University of Macau has the most listed scientists from Macau, with 40. It is followed by Macau University of Science and Technology with 16.

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 68 in 2024, a change of +209.1%.

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.