Taiwan's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Taiwan has 1,151 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Taiwan 19th in the world by number of listed scientists. National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists (142), followed by National Cheng Kung University (109).
Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year
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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% |
Top 10 institutes in Taiwan
By number of listed scientists
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- 1National Taiwan University142
- 2National Cheng Kung University109
- 3National Chiao Tung University Taiwan74
- 4National Tsing Hua University72
- 5National Taiwan University of Science and Technology41
- 6National Chung Hsing University39
- 7National Sun Yat-Sen University Taiwan35
- 8National Central University Taiwan32
- 9China Medical University Taichung28
- 10Chang Gung University26
All 1,151 scientists
| Rank in Taiwan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 470 |
HY
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Asia University Taiwan | Science Studies | Rank 1 |
| 2 | 1,838 | Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center | Organic Chemistry | Rank 55 | |
| 3 | 2,604 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 56 | |
| 4 | 3,194 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 28 | |
| 5 | 3,553 | National Taiwan University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 44 | |
| 6 | 3,899 | Taipei Medical University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 169 | |
| 7 | 4,780 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 90 | |
| 8 | 4,841 | National Taiwan University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 249 | |
| 9 | 5,851 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 89 | |
| 10 | 6,783 | National Tsing Hua University | Materials | Rank 83 | |
| 11 | 7,193 | China Medical University Taichung | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 371 | |
| 12 | 7,210 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 129 | |
| 13 | 7,322 | Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 121 | |
| 14 | 7,419 |
LJ
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National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 369 |
| 15 | 7,508 | National Cheng Kung University | Materials | Rank 93 | |
| 16 | 7,599 | National Chung Hsing University | Food Science | Rank 16 | |
| 17 | 7,899 | Chang Gung University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 26 | |
| 18 | 8,282 | National Taiwan Normal University | Education | Rank 19 | |
| 19 | 8,514 |
PK
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National Sun Yat-Sen University Taiwan | Applied Physics | Rank 197 |
| 20 | 8,850 |
HW
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National Taiwan University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 139 |
| 21 | 8,878 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 153 | |
| 22 | 9,383 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 13 | |
| 23 | 9,538 |
CA
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National Tsing Hua University | Ecology | Rank 171 |
| 24 | 9,628 | China Medical University Hospital Taichung | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 8 | |
| 25 | 10,047 |
CH
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Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 156 |
| 26 | 10,202 |
LF
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Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences | Immunology | Rank 385 |
| 27 | 10,953 | National Taiwan University | Biotechnology | Rank 28 | |
| 28 | 11,714 | China Medical University Taichung | Materials | Rank 129 | |
| 29 | 11,934 |
CP
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National Taiwan University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 268 |
| 30 | 12,237 | Changhua Christian Hospital Taiwan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 541 | |
| 31 | 13,066 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 629 | |
| 32 | 13,260 | National Tsing Hua University | Polymers | Rank 114 | |
| 33 | 13,767 | National Taiwan Ocean University | Business & Management | Rank 103 | |
| 34 | 13,866 | Feng Chia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 229 | |
| 35 | 13,999 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Microbiology | Rank 331 | |
| 36 | 14,343 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 240 | |
| 37 | 14,873 | National Sun Yat-Sen University Taiwan | Oceanography | Rank 13 | |
| 38 | 14,990 | National Taipei University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 257 | |
| 39 | 15,242 | National Pingtung University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 116 | |
| 40 | 15,304 |
CY
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National Chiao Tung University Taiwan | Optics | Rank 74 |
| 41 | 15,705 | National Health Research Institutes Taiwan | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 456 | |
| 42 | 16,213 | National Central University Taiwan | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 37 | |
| 43 | 16,448 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Psychiatry | Rank 433 | |
| 44 | 16,528 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 807 | |
| 45 | 16,812 |
HL
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Chung Yuan Christian University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 139 |
| 46 | 16,952 |
CK
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National Tsing Hua University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 254 |
| 47 | 17,373 |
WK
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National Sun Yat-Sen University Taiwan | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 151 |
| 48 | 17,764 | National Chung Hsing University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 303 | |
| 49 | 18,165 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Education | Rank 60 | |
| 50 | 18,661 |
LD
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National Chiao Tung University Taiwan | Materials | Rank 209 |
| 51 | 18,688 |
KC
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National Cheng Kung University | Operations Research | Rank 37 |
| 52 | 19,285 | China Medical University Taichung | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 951 | |
| 53 | 20,553 |
LY
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Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 20 |
| 54 | 20,929 | Tzu Chi University | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 235 | |
| 55 | 20,945 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 319 | |
| 56 | 21,026 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 882 | |
| 57 | 21,741 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry | Biotechnology | Rank 61 | |
| 58 | 22,437 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 376 | |
| 59 | 22,663 | National Taiwan University | Materials | Rank 262 | |
| 60 | 22,792 | National Chiao Tung University Taiwan | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 108 | |
| 61 | 22,919 | National Chiao Tung University Taiwan | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 194 | |
| 62 | 22,930 | National Tsing Hua University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 217 | |
| 63 | 23,471 | Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Orthopedics | Rank 159 | |
| 64 | 24,279 |
TM
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National Cheng Kung University | Applied Physics | Rank 573 |
| 65 | 24,300 |
YP
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National Chiao Tung University Taiwan | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 72 |
| 66 | 24,324 | Chinese Culture University Taiwan | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 163 | |
| 67 | 24,577 | National Taiwan University | Applied Physics | Rank 578 | |
| 68 | 25,244 | National Taiwan University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 58 | |
| 69 | 25,394 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 225 | |
| 70 | 25,483 |
HS
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National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,230 |
| 71 | 25,639 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,035 | |
| 72 | 26,115 | National Cheng Kung University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 92 | |
| 73 | 26,161 |
TY
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Academia Sinica, Institute of Chemistry | Materials | Rank 302 |
| 74 | 26,342 | Chung Yuan Christian University | Operations Research | Rank 65 | |
| 75 | 26,564 |
YW
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National Taipei University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 126 |
| 76 | 26,832 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 187 | |
| 77 | 27,218 | National Taiwan University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 257 | |
| 78 | 27,385 | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Surgery | Rank 219 | |
| 79 | 27,618 |
SS
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National Chiao Tung University Taiwan | Applied Physics | Rank 640 |
| 80 | 27,751 | National Cheng Kung University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 124 | |
| 81 | 27,803 | National Taiwan University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 434 | |
| 82 | 27,874 | National Taiwan University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 234 | |
| 83 | 28,628 |
LY
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National Chiao Tung University Taiwan | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 242 |
| 84 | 28,664 | National Cheng Kung University | Energy | Rank 249 | |
| 85 | 28,897 | National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 458 | |
| 86 | 28,920 |
LD
|
Academia Sinica, Institute of Information Science | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 489 |
| 87 | 29,025 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,279 | |
| 88 | 29,430 | China Medical University Taichung | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 184 | |
| 89 | 29,531 | Kaohsiung Medical University | Toxicology | Rank 133 | |
| 90 | 29,590 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,416 | |
| 91 | 29,741 | National Cheng Kung University | Biotechnology | Rank 80 | |
| 92 | 29,815 | National Cheng Kung University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 253 | |
| 93 | 29,949 | China Medical University Taichung | Psychiatry | Rank 699 | |
| 94 | 30,083 | Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 464 | |
| 95 | 30,158 |
WF
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Surgery | Rank 247 |
| 96 | 30,162 | National Cheng Kung University | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 22 | |
| 97 | 30,386 | Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 479 | |
| 98 | 30,583 |
IW
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National Central University Taiwan | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 330 |
| 99 | 30,838 | Chang Gung University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 524 | |
| 100 | 30,880 | Yuan Ze University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 107 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Taiwan are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,097 scientists affiliated with Taiwan are on the 2020 single-year list, and 1,151 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Taiwan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists from Taiwan, with 142. It is followed by National Cheng Kung University with 109.
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.