Taiwan's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Taiwan has 1,601 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.2% from 1,479 in 2021. That places Taiwan 19th in the world by number of listed scientists. National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists (171), followed by National Cheng Kung University (135).

Single Year

1,340

-18 (-1.3%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,601

+122 (+8.2%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#19

No change vs 2021

Institutes

193

+11 (+6.0%) vs 2021

Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 39% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+28.5%

2022+8.2%

2023+4.2%

2024+5.4%

2025+7.9%

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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%

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Rank in Taiwan	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	422	HY Ho, Yuh Shan	Asia University	Science Studies	Rank 1
2	709	PM Pumera, Martin	China Medical University Hospital	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 23
3	942	HT Hayashi, Tamio	National Tsing Hua University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 30
4	1,765	CS Chen, Shyi Ming	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 44
5	2,161	CT Chung, Tai Shung	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 6
6	3,026	JB Jahn, Bor ming	National Taiwan University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 27
7	3,892	YJ Yeh, Jien Wei	National Tsing Hua University	Materials	Rank 41
8	4,554	LL Liu, Leroy F.	Taipei Medical University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 229
9	4,688	LC Lin, Chih Jen	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 94
10	4,733	CC Chen, Chien Jen	Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 214
11	4,981	HN Huang, Norden E.	National Central University	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 55
12	5,965	LM Lai, Michael M.C.	China Medical University Hospital	Virology	Rank 32
13	6,472	CD Chen, Ding Shinn	National Taiwan University Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 105
14	6,482	Jang, Jyh Shing Roger	National Taiwan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 123
15	6,633	TC Tsai, Chin Chung	National Taiwan Normal University	Education	Rank 17
16	7,758	YG Yen, Gow Chin	National Chung Hsing University	Food Science	Rank 21
17	7,994	WK Wu, Kenneth K.	National Health Research Institutes Taiwan	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 398
18	8,071	JR Juang, Ruey Shin	Chang Gung University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 26
19	8,156	CA Chao, Anne	National Tsing Hua University	Ecology	Rank 150
20	8,305	LJ Lin, Jen Kun	National Taiwan University College of Medicine	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 377
21	8,462	YM Yoshimura, Masahiro	National Cheng Kung University	Materials	Rank 101
22	8,568	Kao, Jia Horng	National Taiwan University Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 141
23	8,636	Ozturk, Ilhan	China Medical University Hospital	Energy	Rank 79
24	8,839	LY Liaw, Yun Fan	Chang Gung University College of Medicine	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 146
25	9,353	LD Lee, Duu Jong	National Taiwan University	Biotechnology	Rank 19
26	9,413	SS Stević, Stevo	China Medical University Hospital	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 6
27	9,515	HW Hou, Wei Shu	National Taiwan University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 141
28	9,807	CS Chen, Shen Ming	National Taipei University of Technology	Energy	Rank 87
29	9,823	WR Wai, Rong Jong	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 21
30	9,940	HP Hsueh, Po Ren	School of Medicine	Microbiology	Rank 239
31	9,967	CH Cheng, Hai Yang	Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 150
32	10,180	PK Ploog, K. H.	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Applied Physics	Rank 269
33	10,622	LF Liu, Fu Tong	Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences	Immunology	Rank 413
34	11,358	WP Wu, Ping Ping	China Medical University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 103
35	12,218	CP Chou, Pi Tai	National Taiwan University	Chemical Physics	Rank 301
36	12,660	LH Lin, Hsiu Fen	National Taiwan Ocean University	Business & Management	Rank 96
37	12,768	WY Wei, Yau Huei	Changhua Christian Hospital Taiwan	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 671
38	12,987	TW Tsai, Wen Tien	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 119
39	13,410	TC Tseng, Chin Hsiao	National Taiwan University Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 371
40	13,574	LY Liu, Ying Ling	National Tsing Hua University	Polymers	Rank 113
41	13,837	HG Hwang, Gwo Jen	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Education	Rank 49
42	14,183	TG Tzeng, Gwo Hshiung	National Taipei University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 261
43	14,253	CM Chang, Mei Hwei	National Taiwan University College of Medicine	Pediatrics	Rank 58
44	14,255	CC Chang, Chin Chen	Feng Chia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 262
45	14,454	CC Chen, Chen Tung A.	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Oceanography	Rank 9
46	14,549	FA Fujimori, A.	National Tsing Hua University	Applied Physics	Rank 364
47	14,758	CA Cheng, Ann Lii	National Taiwan University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 666
48	14,763	PE Pan, Ernian	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 92
49	14,980	TS Tsai, Shih Jen	Veterans General Hospital-Taipei	Psychiatry	Rank 415
50	15,107	YP Yang, Pan Chyr	National Taiwan University Hospital	Respiratory System	Rank 164
51	15,756	CK Cheung, K.	National Tsing Hua University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 223
52	16,642	KC Kao, Chiang	National Cheng Kung University	Operations Research	Rank 34
53	16,812	CY Chen, Yung Fu	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Optics	Rank 68
54	16,820	LT Liu, Tai Ping	Academia Sinica Taiwan	General Mathematics	Rank 46
55	16,942	LF Lin, Faa Jeng	National Central University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 45
56	17,264	Choi, Tsan Ming	College of Management	Operations Research	Rank 38
57	17,599	JC Juang, Chia Feng	National Chung Hsing University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 334
58	17,973	CW Chen, Wei Hsin	National Cheng Kung University	Energy	Rank 166
59	18,024	WK Wong, Kin Lu	National Sun Yat-Sen University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 149
60	18,100	HL Huang, Leaf	Chung Yuan Christian University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 141
61	19,063	HM Hung, Mien Chie	China Medical University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 868
62	19,241	CS Chung, Sun Lin	National Taiwan University	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 313
63	19,586	HM Huang, Michael H.	National Tsing Hua University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 210
64	19,945	KH Kuo, Hann Chorng	Tzu Chi University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 220
65	19,975	LD Liu, Dean Mo	National Chiao Tung University	Materials	Rank 228
66	20,455	Liu, Ru Shi	National Taiwan University	Applied Physics	Rank 524
67	20,566	WC Wang, Chi Chuan	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 119
68	21,050	LY Lin, Yi Chi	Chang Gung University College of Medicine	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 22
69	21,432	TM Tseng, Ming Lang	Asia University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 94
70	21,443	CC Cheng, Ching Hsue	National Yunlin University of Science and Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 394
71	21,808	WC Wang, Ching Jen	Chang Gung University College of Medicine	Orthopedics	Rank 143
72	22,177	LJ Liao, James C.	Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry	Biotechnology	Rank 50
73	23,079	HC Hsueh, Chun Hway	National Taiwan University	Materials	Rank 264
74	23,382	SM Sasaki, Misao	National Taiwan University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 346
75	23,622	YW Yan, Wei Mon	National Taipei University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 133
76	23,735	AT Abdeljawad, Thabet	China Medical University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 53
77	23,870	CY Chih-Hsin Yang, James	National Taiwan University Hospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,092
78	24,469	CC Chen, Ching Fu	National Cheng Kung University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 22
79	24,838	KR Kannagi, Reiji	Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,192
80	25,093	LF Lin, Feng Tse	Chinese Culture University Taiwan	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 181
81	25,217	CT Chen, Ting Yu	Chang Gung University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 458
82	25,393	WS Wang, Shuu Jiun	National Yang-Ming University Taiwan	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 2,007
83	25,406	CJ Chang, Jo Shu	Tunghai University	Biotechnology	Rank 59
84	25,465	TY Tseng, Yu Chee	National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 206
85	25,543	WH Wee, Hui Ming	Chung Yuan Christian University	Operations Research	Rank 68
86	25,713	CC Chiou, Cary T.	National Cheng Kung University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 117
87	26,284	SJ Sheu, Jiuh Biing	National Taiwan University	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 25
88	26,593	HK Ho, Kuo Chuan	National Taiwan University	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 278
89	26,932	LD Liaw, Der Jang	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology	Polymers	Rank 236
90	27,098	SS Sze, Simon M.	National Chiao Tung University	Applied Physics	Rank 707
91	27,254	LS Liu, Shen Iuan	National Taiwan University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 64
92	27,371	KC Kao, Chia Hung	China Medical University	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 151
93	27,428	WT Wu, Tian Shung	National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 75
94	27,638	YP Yeh, Pochi	National Chiao Tung University	Optics	Rank 101
95	27,963	WA Wang, Andrew H.J.	Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,315
96	27,976	TM Tsai, Ming June	National Cheng Kung University	Applied Physics	Rank 731
97	28,550	YW Yeh, Wei Chang	National Tsing Hua University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 536
98	28,757	CH Chen, Hsiao Hwa	National Cheng Kung University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 236
99	28,778	CM Chen, Miin Fu	Chang Gung Memorial Hospital	Surgery	Rank 235
100	28,780	PS Pei, Soo Chang	National Taiwan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 237
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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 career-long list, National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists from Taiwan, with 171. It is followed by National Cheng Kung University with 135.

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

On the career-long list, Taiwan went from 1,151 scientists in 2020 to 1,601 in 2022, a change of +39.1%.

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.