Taiwan's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Taiwan has 1,340 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, down 1.3% from 1,358 in 2021. That places Taiwan 20th in the world by number of listed scientists. National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists (137), followed by National Cheng Kung University (83).

Single Year

1,340

-18 (-1.3%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,601

+122 (+8.2%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#20

No change vs 2021

Institutes

173

+10 (+6.1%) vs 2021

Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 22% 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	186	YJ Yeh, Jien Wei	National Tsing Hua University	Materials	Rank 3
2	219	HY Ho, Yuh Shan	Asia University	Science Studies	Rank 2
3	257	PM Pumera, Martin	China Medical University Hospital	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 10
4	397	Ozturk, Ilhan	China Medical University Hospital	Energy	Rank 9
5	1,055	Choi, Tsan Ming	College of Management	Operations Research	Rank 6
6	1,186	CS Chen, Shyi Ming	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 64
7	1,251	AT Abdeljawad, Thabet	China Medical University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 7
8	1,733	CA Chao, Anne	National Tsing Hua University	Ecology	Rank 52
9	1,875	CT Chung, Tai Shung	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 8
10	1,878	JB Jahn, Bor ming	National Taiwan University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 17
11	1,995	HN Huang, Norden E.	National Central University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 26
12	2,375	CW Chen, Wei Hsin	National Cheng Kung University	Energy	Rank 48
13	2,542	CY Chen, Yu Shan	National Taipei University	Business & Management	Rank 53
14	2,940	TM Tseng, Ming Lang	Asia University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 26
15	3,009	LC Lin, Chih Jen	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 113
16	3,522	TC Tsai, Chin Chung	National Taiwan Normal University	Education	Rank 31
17	3,663	LH Lin, Hsiu Fen	National Taiwan Ocean University	Business & Management	Rank 83
18	3,890	KC Kao, Chiang	National Cheng Kung University	Operations Research	Rank 13
19	4,531	CC Chen, Ching Fu	National Cheng Kung University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 20
20	4,654	HP Hsueh, Po Ren	School of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 98
21	4,861	HG Hwang, Gwo Jen	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Education	Rank 40
22	5,236	CM Chen, Mei Fang	Tatung University	Food Science	Rank 27
23	5,349	Hong, Wei Chiang	Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 179
24	5,495	LD Lee, Duu Jong	National Taiwan University	Biotechnology	Rank 16
25	5,680	TW Tsai, Wen Tien	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 106
26	6,072	Jang, Jyh Shing Roger	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 208
27	6,982	CL Chen, Liang Kung	Veterans General Hospital-Taipei	Geriatrics	Rank 15
28	7,117	SI Shiue, Ivy	National Health Research Institutes Taiwan	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 129
29	7,228	CC Chen, Chien Jen	Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 266
30	7,269	Mobayen, Saleh	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 78
31	7,313	CJ Chou, Jui Sheng	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 36
32	7,921	PA Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan	College of Medical and Health Science	Biotechnology	Rank 22
33	8,100	TC Tsai, Chih Fong	National Central University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 274
34	8,113	WY Wang, Yi Shun	National Changhua University of Education	Information Systems	Rank 27
35	8,603	CJ Chang, Jo Shu	Tunghai University	Biotechnology	Rank 24
36	8,749	CC Chen, Chen Tung A.	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Oceanography	Rank 6
37	8,941	LT Lee, Tsung Hung	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 35
38	9,231	SG Shmueli, Galit	National Tsing Hua University	Statistics & Probability	Rank 72
39	9,604	Liu, Ru Shi	National Taiwan University	Applied Physics	Rank 194
40	10,069	TM Tsai, Ming Hung	National Chung Hsing University	Materials	Rank 148
41	10,263	CT Chen, Ting Yu	Chang Gung University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 338
42	10,699	TG Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung	National Taipei University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 355
43	10,823	SJ Sheu, Jiuh Biing	National Taiwan University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 25
44	11,077	Kao, Jia Horng	National Taiwan University Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 136
45	11,132	CA Cheng, Ann Lii	National Taiwan University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 429
46	11,289	BS Band, Shahab S.	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 105
47	11,468	TC Tseng, Chin Hsiao	National Taiwan University Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 225
48	11,483	YG Yen, Gow Chin	National Chung Hsing University	Food Science	Rank 62
49	11,687	RM Raja, Muhammad Asif Zahoor	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 383
50	11,743	JR Juang, Ruey Shin	Chang Gung University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 56
51	11,930	CS Chung, Sun Lin	National Taiwan University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 179
52	12,083	CC Chang, Ching Hsun	National Taiwan Normal University	Business & Management	Rank 275
53	12,156	GB Gupta, Brij	Asia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 400
54	12,381	CJ Chai, Jeng Da	National Taiwan University	Chemical Physics	Rank 213
55	12,733	CY Chih-Hsin Yang, James	National Taiwan University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 479
56	13,712	WP Wu, Ping Ping	China Medical University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 172
57	14,006	AS Ali, S.	China Medical University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 165
58	14,652	HT Hayashi, Tamio	National Tsing Hua University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 202
59	14,725	YW Yan, Wei Mon	National Taipei University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 127
60	15,250	PE Pan, Ernian	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 137
61	15,300	HM Hung, Mien Chie	China Medical University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 574
62	15,419	KS Kuo, Shiao Wei	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Polymers	Rank 108
63	15,548	CS Chen, Shen Ming	National Taipei University of Technology	Energy	Rank 309
64	15,849	HC Huang, Chiungjung	National Changhua University of Education	Education	Rank 117
65	16,088	CC Cheng, Ching Hsue	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 509
66	16,863	TS Tsai, Shih Jen	Veterans General Hospital-Taipei	Psychiatry	Rank 367
67	17,106	LC Lin, Chieh Peng	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Business & Management	Rank 390
68	17,511	OH Ong, Hwai Chyuan	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 344
69	17,514	WC Wang, Chi Chuan	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 166
70	17,701	LC Lai, Chih Cheng	Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung Taiwan	Microbiology	Rank 432
71	18,182	AL Andrew Lin, Kun Yi	National Chung Hsing University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 87
72	18,981	LM Lai, Michael M.C.	China Medical University Hospital	Virology	Rank 102
73	19,255	CH Cheng, Hai Yang	Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 225
74	19,438	CP Chou, Pi Tai	National Taiwan University	Chemical Physics	Rank 332
75	19,450	GM Goodarzi, Marjan	China Medical University Hospital	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 184
76	19,537	KC Ko, Chih Hung	Kaohsiung Medical University	Psychiatry	Rank 417
77	19,853	WY Wu, Yenchun Jim	National Taiwan Normal University	Business & Management	Rank 436
78	20,039	TY Tsao, Yu Chung	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Operations Research	Rank 86
79	20,057	LF Liu, Fu Tong	Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences	Immunology	Rank 540
80	20,210	CY Chu, Ying Hao	National Chiao Tung University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 565
81	21,378	LS Liao, Shu Hsien	Tamkang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 647
82	21,688	CC Chiu, Chao Min	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Information Systems	Rank 69
83	21,746	HK Hsiao, Kai Long	Taiwan Shoufu University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 204
84	21,897	SS Sze, Simon M.	National Chiao Tung University	Applied Physics	Rank 460
85	22,415	CD Chen, Ding Shinn	National Taiwan University Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 270
86	22,436	YJ Yao, Jen Chih	China Medical University Hospital	General Mathematics	Rank 89
87	22,542	HB Hwang, Bing Joe	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 449
88	22,663	JH Juang, Hsein	National Central University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 202
89	22,940	LY Liu, Ying Ling	National Tsing Hua University	Polymers	Rank 180
90	23,181	HM Huang, Michael H.	National Tsing Hua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 639
91	23,406	HM Huang, Ming Hui	College of Management	Marketing	Rank 117
92	23,845	WR Wai, Rong Jong	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 77
93	24,118	YI Yeh, I. Cheng	Tamkang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 716
94	24,150	CH Chang, Hsin Hsin	National Cheng Kung University	Information Systems	Rank 79
95	24,387	CH Chen, Hao Ming	National Taiwan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 681
96	24,532	YM Yang, Miin Shen	Chung Yuan Christian University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 721
97	24,599	WS Wang, Shuu Jiun	National Yang-Ming University Taiwan	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,434
98	24,904	SJ Shellnutt, J. Gregory	National Taiwan Normal University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 430
99	25,078	LY Lin, Yi Chi	Chang Gung University College of Medicine	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 43
100	25,322	YM Yoshimura, Masahiro	National Cheng Kung University	Materials	Rank 404
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Taiwan are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,340 scientists affiliated with Taiwan are on the 2022 single-year list, and 1,601 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists from Taiwan, with 137. It is followed by National Cheng Kung University with 83.

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 1,340 in 2022, a change of +22.2%.

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.