Taiwan's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Taiwan has 1,358 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 23.8% from 1,097 in 2020. That places Taiwan 20th in the world by number of listed scientists. National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists (148), followed by National Cheng Kung University (89).

Single Year

1,358

+261 (+23.8%) vs 2020

Career Data

1,479

+328 (+28.5%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#20

No change vs 2020

Institutes

163

+17 (+11.6%) vs 2020

Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 24% 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%

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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

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Rank in Taiwan	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	160	HY Ho, Yuh Shan	Asia University	Science Studies	Rank 2
2	191	PM Pumera, Martin	China Medical University Hospital Taichung	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 9
3	226	YJ Yeh, Jien Wei	National Tsing Hua University	Materials	Rank 3
4	664	CS Chen, Shyi Ming	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 33
5	1,319	CO Civalek, O.	China Medical University	Materials	Rank 31
6	1,399	JB Jahn, Bor ming	National Taiwan University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 14
7	2,081	CA Chao, Anne	National Tsing Hua University	Ecology	Rank 66
8	2,602	LC Lin, Chih Jen	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 96
9	2,628	CY Chen, Yu Shan	National Taipei University	Business & Management	Rank 61
10	2,684	HG Hwang, Gwo Jen	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Education	Rank 18
11	2,700	CW Chen, Wei Hsin	National Cheng Kung University	Energy	Rank 52
12	2,818	HN Huang, Norden E.	National Central University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 44
13	2,924	TM Tseng, Ming Lang	Asia University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 29
14	2,999	KC Kao, Chiang	National Cheng Kung University	Operations Research	Rank 12
15	3,103	TC Tsai, Chin Chung	National Taiwan Normal University	Education	Rank 24
16	3,327	LH Lin, Hsiu Fen	National Taiwan Ocean University	Business & Management	Rank 76
17	3,537	CC Chen, Ching Fu	National Cheng Kung University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 13
18	4,407	CC Chang, Chein I.	Providence University Taiwan	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 35
19	4,680	TW Tsai, Wen Tien	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 93
20	4,856	LD Lee, Duu Jong	National Taiwan University	Biotechnology	Rank 16
21	5,146	Jang, Jyh Shing Roger	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 152
22	5,200	HP Hsueh, Po Ren	National Taiwan University Hospital	Microbiology	Rank 107
23	5,280	CM Chen, Mei Fang	Tatung University	Food Science	Rank 28
24	6,001	Hong, Wei Chiang	Oriental Institute of Technology Taiwan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 169
25	6,094	Mobayen, Saleh	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 61
26	7,060	CC Chen, Chien Jen	Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 261
27	7,834	WY Wang, Yi Shun	National Changhua University of Education	Information Systems	Rank 29
28	7,884	CJ Chou, Jui Sheng	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 39
29	8,018	Liu, Ru Shi	National Taiwan University	Applied Physics	Rank 159
30	8,120	SJ Sheu, Jiuh Biing	National Taiwan University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 16
31	8,220	CT Chen, Ting Yu	Chang Gung University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 233
32	8,366	TC Tsai, Chih Fong	National Central University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 238
33	8,522	CC Chen, Chen Tung Arthur	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Oceanography	Rank 10
34	8,659	YG Yen, Gow Chin	National Chung Hsing University	Food Science	Rank 47
35	8,678	TG Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung	National Taipei University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 245
36	8,866	CS Chung, Sun Lin	Academia Sinica, Institute of Earth Sciences	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 143
37	9,195	JR Juang, Ruey Shin	Chang Gung University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 50
38	10,080	YJ Yang, J. C.H.	National Taiwan University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 376
39	10,287	LC Lin, Chieh Peng	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Business & Management	Rank 253
40	10,362	CJ Chang, Jo Shu	Tunghai University	Biotechnology	Rank 31
41	10,395	IM Inc, Mustafa	China Medical University Hospital Taichung	General Physics	Rank 60
42	10,477	SG Shmueli, Galit	National Tsing Hua University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 80
43	10,768	TC Tseng, Chin Hsiao	National Taiwan University Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 220
44	10,870	CL Chen, Liang Kung	Veterans General Hospital-Taipei	Geriatrics	Rank 19
45	11,095	LT Lee, Tsung Hung	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 40
46	11,191	CS Chen, Shen Ming	National Taipei University of Technology	Energy	Rank 224
47	11,263	CJ Chai, Jeng Da	National Taiwan University	Chemical Physics	Rank 211
48	11,762	WC Wang, Chi Chuan	National Chiao Tung University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 113
49	12,815	TM Tsai, Ming Hung	National Chung Hsing University	Materials	Rank 217
50	13,008	CC Cheng, Ching Hsue	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 352
51	13,064	CY Chu, Ying Hao	National Chiao Tung University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 324
52	13,760	BS Band, Shahab S.	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 276
53	13,927	YW Yan, Wei Mon	National Taipei University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 130
54	13,972	CC Chang, Ching Hsun	National Taiwan Normal University	Business & Management	Rank 338
55	14,522	LS Liao, Shu Hsien	Tamkang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 393
56	14,797	CH Cheng, Hai Yang	Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 162
57	14,823	LY Liu, Ying Ling	National Tsing Hua University	Polymers	Rank 109
58	14,857	TS Tsai, Shih Jen	Veterans General Hospital-Taipei	Psychiatry	Rank 343
59	15,206	HK Hsiao, Kai Long	Taiwan Shoufu University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 139
60	15,432	Kao, Jia Horng	National Taiwan University Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 171
61	16,242	CP Chou, Pi Tai	National Taiwan University	Chemical Physics	Rank 317
62	17,718	LM Lai, Michael M.C.	China Medical University	Virology	Rank 86
63	18,100	KS Kuo, Shiao Wei	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Polymers	Rank 148
64	18,245	CH Chang, Hsin Hsin	National Cheng Kung University	Information Systems	Rank 62
65	18,341	HM Huang, Michael H.	National Tsing Hua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 452
66	18,909	Lin, Tzu Ping	National Cheng Kung University	Building & Construction	Rank 99
67	18,972	HC Huang, Chiungjung	National Changhua University of Education	Education	Rank 155
68	19,352	NN Navimipour, Nima Jafari	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 154
69	19,582	YP Yang, Pan Chyr	National Taiwan University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 719
70	19,823	WR Wai, Rong Jong	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 63
71	19,919	KC Ko, Chih Hung	Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 428
72	20,087	WC Wang, Ching Jen	Chang Gung University College of Medicine	Orthopedics	Rank 97
73	20,276	YI Yeh, I. Cheng	Tamkang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 526
74	20,341	LR LaRose, Robert	National Chiao Tung University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 56
75	20,363	CA Cheng, Ann Lii	National Taiwan University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 745
76	20,429	LF Liu, Fu Tong	Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences	Immunology	Rank 517
77	20,490	SS Stevic, Stevo	China Medical University Hospital Taichung	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 41
78	20,705	CC Chiu, Chao Min	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Information Systems	Rank 69
79	20,852	LK Lin, Kunyi Andrew	National Chung Hsing University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 118
80	20,886	WH Wee, Hui Ming	Chung Yuan Christian University	Operations Research	Rank 106
81	21,569	WY Wu, Yenchun Jim	National Taiwan Normal University	Business & Management	Rank 494
82	21,601	YW Yeh, Wei Chang	National Tsing Hua University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 550
83	21,738	TC Tsao, Chung Chen	LungHwa University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 386
84	22,028	LY Lin, Yi Chi	Chang Gung University College of Medicine	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 47
85	22,084	HB Hwang, Bing Joe	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 459
86	22,177	MF Mi, Fwu Long	Taipei Medical University	Polymers	Rank 192
87	22,209	YM Yang, Miin Shen	Chung Yuan Christian University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 562
88	22,665	TK Tsai, Kuen Hung	National Taipei University	Business & Management	Rank 519
89	22,697	YC Yang, Chun Chen	Ming Chi University of Technology	Energy	Rank 464
90	22,720	JC Juang, C. Hsein	National Central University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 186
91	22,925	CC Chang, Chingching	Academia Sinica, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences	Marketing	Rank 122
92	23,027	HK Ho, Kuo Chuan	National Taiwan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 565
93	23,373	CD Chen, Ding Shinn	National Taiwan University Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 268
94	23,705	WS Wang, Shuu Jiun	National Yang-Ming University Taiwan	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,360
95	24,231	TY Tsao, Yu Chung	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Operations Research	Rank 126
96	24,320	CC Chen, Chih Ming	National Chengchi University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 612
97	24,841	LC Lai, Chih Cheng	Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung Taiwan	Microbiology	Rank 568
98	24,844	HM Huang, Ming Hui	National Taiwan University	Marketing	Rank 134
99	25,030	LJ Lin, Jen Kun	National Taiwan University College of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 901
100	25,812	WW Wu, Wei Wen	Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 655
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Taiwan are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,358 scientists affiliated with Taiwan are on the 2021 single-year list, and 1,479 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists from Taiwan, with 148. It is followed by National Cheng Kung University with 89.

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 1,358 in 2021, a change of +23.8%.

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.