Taiwan's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Taiwan has 1,509 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 2.7% from 1,470 in 2025. That places Taiwan 25th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists (154), followed by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (93).

Single Year

1,509

+39 (+2.7%) vs 2025

Career Data

2,025

+127 (+6.7%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#25

down 2 places vs 2025

Institutes

202

+14 (+7.4%) vs 2025

Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 38% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+23.8%

2022-1.3%

2023+6.0%

2024-0.8%

2025+4.4%

2026+2.7%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	1,097		1,151
2021	1,358	+23.8%	1,479	+28.5%
2022	1,340	-1.3%	1,601	+8.2%
2023	1,420	+6.0%	1,669	+4.2%
2024	1,408	-0.8%	1,759	+5.4%
2025	1,470	+4.4%	1,898	+7.9%
2026	1,509	+2.7%	2,025	+6.7%

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Rank in Taiwan	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	114	YJ Yeh, Jien Wei	National Tsing Hua University	Materials	Rank 2
2	471	HG Hwang, Gwojen	National Taichung University of Education	Education	Rank 8
3	627	Taherdoost, Hamed	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 43
4	637	CY Chen, Yushan	National Taipei University	Business & Management	Rank 20
5	814	HY Ho, Yuhshan	CT HO Trend	Science Studies	Rank 2
6	1,042	TM Tseng, Ming Lang	Asia University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 20
7	1,132	CW Chen, Wei-Hsin Hsin H.	National Cheng Kung University	Energy	Rank 29
8	1,278	GS Gordon, Siamon	Chang Gung University College of Medicine	Immunology	Rank 27
9	1,647	CA Chao, Anne Lien Ju	National Tsing Hua University	Ecology	Rank 47
10	1,749	CL Chen, Liang-Kung	Taipei Veterans General Hospital	Geriatrics	Rank 3
11	3,347	TC Tsai, Chin‑Chung	National Taiwan Normal University	Education	Rank 53
12	3,690	HN Huang, Norden E.	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 59
13	3,750	CC Chen, Chingfu	National Cheng Kung University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 15
14	3,846	SG Shmueli, Galit	National Tsing Hua University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 35
15	3,859	LJ Lau, John Hon Shing	Unimicron	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 12
16	3,865	HL Hultman, Lars G.	Ming Chi University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 87
17	3,989	CT Chung, Tai Shung	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 17
18	4,145	HM Huang, Ming-Hui	National Taiwan University	Marketing	Rank 37
19	4,449	CM Chen, Mei Fiang	Tatung University	Food Science	Rank 32
20	4,773	CC Chang, Chinghsun	National Taiwan Normal University	Business & Management	Rank 143
21	4,839	JB Jahn, Bor-ming Ming	National Taiwan University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 53
22	4,852	CÖ Cívalek, Ömer	China Medical University Hospital	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 42
23	5,249	Patel, Anil Kumar	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 16
24	5,450	TW Tsai, Wen Tien	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 134
25	6,238	CJ Chou, Juisheng	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 53
26	6,606	GB Gupta, B. B.	Asia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 358
27	6,847	LN Le, Nguyen Quoc Khanh	Taipei Medical University	Bioinformatics	Rank 27
28	6,986	CJ Chang, Jo-Shu	Tunghai University	Biotechnology	Rank 22
29	7,044	RA Rahmani, Amir Masoud	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 71
30	7,321	CS Chen, Shyiming	Asia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 398
31	7,512	BD Bernstein, Daniel J.	Academia Sinica Taiwan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 409
32	7,589	PK Peltzer, Karl K.	Asia University	Public Health	Rank 75
33	7,603	WY Wang, Yi Shun	National Changhua University of Education	Education	Rank 126
34	7,615	TM Tsai, Minghung	National Chung Hsing University	Materials	Rank 141
35	7,739	DC Dong, Chengdi	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 165
36	7,758	LJ Liao, James C.	Academia Sinica Taiwan	Biotechnology	Rank 25
37	7,830	LT Lee, Tsunghung	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 39
38	8,615	LH Lin, Hsiu Fen	National Taiwan Ocean University	Business & Management	Rank 269
39	8,914	HC Huang, Chiungjung	National Changhua University of Education	Education	Rank 155
40	8,916	YJ Yang, James Chih Hsin	National Taiwan University College of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 253
41	8,943	BS Band, Shahab S.	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 76
42	9,048	LC Lin, Chung Ying	National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine	Psychiatry	Rank 201
43	9,325	SJ Sheu, Juih-Biing	National Taiwan University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 26
44	9,584	EM Elsisi, Mahmoud	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 249
45	10,056	Jang, Jyh Shing Roger	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 526
46	10,502	CJ Chai, Jeng Da	National Taiwan University	Chemical Physics	Rank 154
47	10,705	TC Tsai, Chihfong	National Central University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 562
48	11,398	LC Lin, Chihjen	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 601
49	11,447	CA Cheng, Ann Lii	National Taiwan University College of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 338
50	11,454	Javaid, Nadeem	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 114
51	11,607	Singhania, Reeta Rani	National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology	Biotechnology	Rank 38
52	11,688	SA Sangaiah, Arun Kumar	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 618
53	12,169	WC Wang, Chichuan Chuang	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 107
54	12,278	Liu, Ru Shi	National Taiwan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 392
55	12,341	KS Kuo, Shiao Wei	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Polymers	Rank 75
56	12,837	KK Khoo, Kuan Shiong	Yuan Ze University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 283
57	13,018	LC Liu, Chih Hsing Sam	Ming Chuan University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 62
58	13,258	CC Chen, Chien-Jen Jung	Veterans General Hospital-Taichung Taiwan	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 393
59	13,312	TS Tsai, Shih-Jen	Taipei Veterans General Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 265
60	13,515	KC Kao, Chiang	National Cheng Kung University	Operations Research	Rank 50
61	13,764	CP Chou, Pi Tai	National Taiwan University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 157
62	14,383	LK Lin, Kun Yi Andrew	National Chung Hsing University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 85
63	14,937	Mobayen, Saleh	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 160
64	15,418	Kao, Jia Horng	National Taiwan University College of Medicine	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 182
65	15,556	CH Cheng, Hai-Yang	Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 192
66	16,057	CS Chen, Shenming	National Taipei University of Technology	Energy	Rank 439
67	16,089	PS Pan, Shu Yuan	National Taiwan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 351
68	16,171	TC Teng, Ching I.	Ming Chi University of Technology	Information Systems	Rank 65
69	16,625	CY Cheng, Yungming	Chaoyang University of Technology	Business & Management	Rank 498
70	16,637	TC Tseng, Chinhsiao	National Taiwan University Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 260
71	16,660	LC Lin, Chiehpeng	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Business & Management	Rank 501
72	17,074	LJ Lai, Juiyang	Chang Gung University Of Science and Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 56
73	17,387	WC Wang, Chien Yao	Institute of Information Science	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 901
74	17,822	GM Gavahian, Mohsen	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Food Science	Rank 183
75	18,016	YI Yeh, I-Cheng Cheng	Tamkang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 937
76	18,162	WT Wu, Ting Ting	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Education	Rank 272
77	18,276	CC Chang, Chunping	Shih Chien University	Economics	Rank 279
78	18,767	HP Hsueh, Po-Ren	China Medical University	Microbiology	Rank 344
79	18,847	RM Raja, Muhamad Asif Zahoor	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 972
80	19,321	YT Yu-Kang, Tu	National Taiwan University	Dentistry	Rank 67
81	19,782	YM Yang, Miin Shen	Chung Yuan Christian University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,022
82	19,874	JC Juang, Charnghsein	National Central University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 229
83	20,357	LC Li, Chia Ying	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Information Systems	Rank 86
84	20,371	CS Chung, Sun Lin	National Taiwan University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 276
85	20,985	WY Wu, Yenchun Jim	National Taiwan Normal University	Business & Management	Rank 605
86	21,567	MH Mien-Chie, Hung	China Medical University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 651
87	21,607	HT Hsu, Tingchia	National Taiwan Normal University	Education	Rank 315
88	21,753	YW Yeh, Weichang	National Tsing Hua University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,108
89	21,784	HB Hwang, Bing Joe	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 589
90	21,869	YG Yen, Gow Chin	National Chung Hsing University	Food Science	Rank 238
91	21,914	LW Li, Wenhsiung	Academia Sinica, Biodiversity Research Center	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 141
92	21,955	CK Cheng, Kun Hung	National Chung Hsing University	Education	Rank 320
93	22,023	CC Chen, Chihming	National Chengchi University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,121
94	22,025	HC Hsu, Chialin	National Taipei University of Business	Business & Management	Rank 632
95	22,420	PE Pan, Ernian	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 203
96	22,852	YW Yan, Wei Mon	National Taipei University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 208
97	22,895	LS Liao, Shu Hsien	Tamkang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,153
98	23,163	KK Kannan, Karthik	National Chung Cheng University	Materials	Rank 436
99	23,264	Lin, Tzu Ping	National Cheng Kung University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 430
100	23,460	Nadimi-Shahraki, Mohammad H.	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,174
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Taiwan are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,509 scientists affiliated with Taiwan are on the 2026 single-year list, and 2,025 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 single-year list, National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists from Taiwan, with 154. It is followed by National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University with 93.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Taiwan changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Taiwan went from 1,097 scientists in 2020 to 1,509 in 2026, a change of +37.6%.

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.