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).
Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 22% since 2020.
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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 University137
- 2National Cheng Kung University83
- 3National Tsing Hua University75
- 4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University54
- 5National Taiwan University of Science and Technology44
- 6China Medical University39
- 7National Taiwan University Hospital37
- 8Chang Gung Memorial Hospital33
- 9National Chung Hsing University33
- 10National Sun Yat-Sen University32
All 1,340 scientists
| Rank in Taiwan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 186 | National Tsing Hua University | Materials | Rank 3 | |
| 2 | 219 |
HY
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Asia University | Science Studies | Rank 2 |
| 3 | 257 | China Medical University Hospital | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 10 | |
| 4 | 397 | China Medical University Hospital | Energy | Rank 9 | |
| 5 | 1,055 | College of Management | Operations Research | Rank 6 | |
| 6 | 1,186 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 64 | |
| 7 | 1,251 | China Medical University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 7 | |
| 8 | 1,733 |
CA
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National Tsing Hua University | Ecology | Rank 52 |
| 9 | 1,875 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 8 | |
| 10 | 1,878 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 17 | |
| 11 | 1,995 | National Central University | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 26 | |
| 12 | 2,375 | National Cheng Kung University | Energy | Rank 48 | |
| 13 | 2,542 | National Taipei University | Business & Management | Rank 53 | |
| 14 | 2,940 | Asia University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 26 | |
| 15 | 3,009 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 113 | |
| 16 | 3,522 | National Taiwan Normal University | Education | Rank 31 | |
| 17 | 3,663 | National Taiwan Ocean University | Business & Management | Rank 83 | |
| 18 | 3,890 |
KC
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National Cheng Kung University | Operations Research | Rank 13 |
| 19 | 4,531 | National Cheng Kung University | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 20 | |
| 20 | 4,654 | School of Medicine | Microbiology | Rank 98 | |
| 21 | 4,861 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Education | Rank 40 | |
| 22 | 5,236 | Tatung University | Food Science | Rank 27 | |
| 23 | 5,349 | Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 179 | |
| 24 | 5,495 | National Taiwan University | Biotechnology | Rank 16 | |
| 25 | 5,680 | National Pingtung University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 106 | |
| 26 | 6,072 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 208 | |
| 27 | 6,982 | Veterans General Hospital-Taipei | Geriatrics | Rank 15 | |
| 28 | 7,117 |
SI
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National Health Research Institutes Taiwan | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 129 |
| 29 | 7,228 | Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 266 | |
| 30 | 7,269 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 78 | |
| 31 | 7,313 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Building & Construction | Rank 36 | |
| 32 | 7,921 | College of Medical and Health Science | Biotechnology | Rank 22 | |
| 33 | 8,100 | National Central University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 274 | |
| 34 | 8,113 | National Changhua University of Education | Information Systems | Rank 27 | |
| 35 | 8,603 | Tunghai University | Biotechnology | Rank 24 | |
| 36 | 8,749 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Oceanography | Rank 6 | |
| 37 | 8,941 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 35 | |
| 38 | 9,231 | National Tsing Hua University | Statistics & Probability | Rank 72 | |
| 39 | 9,604 | National Taiwan University | Applied Physics | Rank 194 | |
| 40 | 10,069 | National Chung Hsing University | Materials | Rank 148 | |
| 41 | 10,263 | Chang Gung University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 338 | |
| 42 | 10,699 | National Taipei University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 355 | |
| 43 | 10,823 | National Taiwan University | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 25 | |
| 44 | 11,077 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 136 | |
| 45 | 11,132 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 429 | |
| 46 | 11,289 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 105 | |
| 47 | 11,468 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 225 | |
| 48 | 11,483 | National Chung Hsing University | Food Science | Rank 62 | |
| 49 | 11,687 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 383 | |
| 50 | 11,743 | Chang Gung University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 56 | |
| 51 | 11,930 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 179 | |
| 52 | 12,083 | National Taiwan Normal University | Business & Management | Rank 275 | |
| 53 | 12,156 |
GB
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Asia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 400 |
| 54 | 12,381 | National Taiwan University | Chemical Physics | Rank 213 | |
| 55 | 12,733 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 479 | |
| 56 | 13,712 | China Medical University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 172 | |
| 57 | 14,006 |
AS
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China Medical University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 165 |
| 58 | 14,652 | National Tsing Hua University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 202 | |
| 59 | 14,725 |
YW
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National Taipei University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 127 |
| 60 | 15,250 |
PE
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 137 |
| 61 | 15,300 | China Medical University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 574 | |
| 62 | 15,419 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Polymers | Rank 108 | |
| 63 | 15,548 | National Taipei University of Technology | Energy | Rank 309 | |
| 64 | 15,849 | National Changhua University of Education | Education | Rank 117 | |
| 65 | 16,088 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 509 | |
| 66 | 16,863 | Veterans General Hospital-Taipei | Psychiatry | Rank 367 | |
| 67 | 17,106 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Business & Management | Rank 390 | |
| 68 | 17,511 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 344 | |
| 69 | 17,514 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 166 | |
| 70 | 17,701 | Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung Taiwan | Microbiology | Rank 432 | |
| 71 | 18,182 | National Chung Hsing University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 87 | |
| 72 | 18,981 | China Medical University Hospital | Virology | Rank 102 | |
| 73 | 19,255 | Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 225 | |
| 74 | 19,438 |
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National Taiwan University | Chemical Physics | Rank 332 |
| 75 | 19,450 | China Medical University Hospital | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 184 | |
| 76 | 19,537 | Kaohsiung Medical University | Psychiatry | Rank 417 | |
| 77 | 19,853 | National Taiwan Normal University | Business & Management | Rank 436 | |
| 78 | 20,039 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Operations Research | Rank 86 | |
| 79 | 20,057 |
LF
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Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences | Immunology | Rank 540 |
| 80 | 20,210 | National Chiao Tung University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 565 | |
| 81 | 21,378 | Tamkang University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 647 | |
| 82 | 21,688 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Information Systems | Rank 69 | |
| 83 | 21,746 | Taiwan Shoufu University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 204 | |
| 84 | 21,897 | National Chiao Tung University | Applied Physics | Rank 460 | |
| 85 | 22,415 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 270 | |
| 86 | 22,436 | China Medical University Hospital | General Mathematics | Rank 89 | |
| 87 | 22,542 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 449 | |
| 88 | 22,663 |
JH
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National Central University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 202 |
| 89 | 22,940 | National Tsing Hua University | Polymers | Rank 180 | |
| 90 | 23,181 | National Tsing Hua University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 639 | |
| 91 | 23,406 | College of Management | Marketing | Rank 117 | |
| 92 | 23,845 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 77 | |
| 93 | 24,118 | Tamkang University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 716 | |
| 94 | 24,150 | National Cheng Kung University | Information Systems | Rank 79 | |
| 95 | 24,387 | National Taiwan University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 681 | |
| 96 | 24,532 | Chung Yuan Christian University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 721 | |
| 97 | 24,599 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,434 | |
| 98 | 24,904 | National Taiwan Normal University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 430 | |
| 99 | 25,078 |
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Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 43 |
| 100 | 25,322 | 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.