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).
Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 39% 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 University171
- 2National Cheng Kung University135
- 3National Tsing Hua University90
- 4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University67
- 5National Taiwan University of Science and Technology54
- 6National Chung Hsing University48
- 7National Sun Yat-Sen University46
- 8National Central University43
- 9National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology35
- 10National Chiao Tung University34
All 1,601 scientists
| Rank in Taiwan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 422 |
HY
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Asia University | Science Studies | Rank 1 |
| 2 | 709 | China Medical University Hospital | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 23 | |
| 3 | 942 | National Tsing Hua University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 30 | |
| 4 | 1,765 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 44 | |
| 5 | 2,161 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 6 | |
| 6 | 3,026 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 27 | |
| 7 | 3,892 | National Tsing Hua University | Materials | Rank 41 | |
| 8 | 4,554 | Taipei Medical University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 229 | |
| 9 | 4,688 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 94 | |
| 10 | 4,733 | Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 214 | |
| 11 | 4,981 | National Central University | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 55 | |
| 12 | 5,965 | China Medical University Hospital | Virology | Rank 32 | |
| 13 | 6,472 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 105 | |
| 14 | 6,482 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 123 | |
| 15 | 6,633 | National Taiwan Normal University | Education | Rank 17 | |
| 16 | 7,758 | National Chung Hsing University | Food Science | Rank 21 | |
| 17 | 7,994 | National Health Research Institutes Taiwan | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 398 | |
| 18 | 8,071 | Chang Gung University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 26 | |
| 19 | 8,156 |
CA
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National Tsing Hua University | Ecology | Rank 150 |
| 20 | 8,305 |
LJ
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National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 377 |
| 21 | 8,462 | National Cheng Kung University | Materials | Rank 101 | |
| 22 | 8,568 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 141 | |
| 23 | 8,636 | China Medical University Hospital | Energy | Rank 79 | |
| 24 | 8,839 | Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 146 | |
| 25 | 9,353 | National Taiwan University | Biotechnology | Rank 19 | |
| 26 | 9,413 | China Medical University Hospital | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 6 | |
| 27 | 9,515 |
HW
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National Taiwan University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 141 |
| 28 | 9,807 | National Taipei University of Technology | Energy | Rank 87 | |
| 29 | 9,823 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 21 | |
| 30 | 9,940 | School of Medicine | Microbiology | Rank 239 | |
| 31 | 9,967 | Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 150 | |
| 32 | 10,180 |
PK
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National Sun Yat-Sen University | Applied Physics | Rank 269 |
| 33 | 10,622 |
LF
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Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences | Immunology | Rank 413 |
| 34 | 11,358 | China Medical University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 103 | |
| 35 | 12,218 |
CP
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National Taiwan University | Chemical Physics | Rank 301 |
| 36 | 12,660 | National Taiwan Ocean University | Business & Management | Rank 96 | |
| 37 | 12,768 | Changhua Christian Hospital Taiwan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 671 | |
| 38 | 12,987 | National Pingtung University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 119 | |
| 39 | 13,410 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 371 | |
| 40 | 13,574 | National Tsing Hua University | Polymers | Rank 113 | |
| 41 | 13,837 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Education | Rank 49 | |
| 42 | 14,183 | National Taipei University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 261 | |
| 43 | 14,253 | National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Pediatrics | Rank 58 | |
| 44 | 14,255 | Feng Chia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 262 | |
| 45 | 14,454 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Oceanography | Rank 9 | |
| 46 | 14,549 |
FA
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National Tsing Hua University | Applied Physics | Rank 364 |
| 47 | 14,758 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 666 | |
| 48 | 14,763 |
PE
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 92 |
| 49 | 14,980 | Veterans General Hospital-Taipei | Psychiatry | Rank 415 | |
| 50 | 15,107 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Respiratory System | Rank 164 | |
| 51 | 15,756 |
CK
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National Tsing Hua University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 223 |
| 52 | 16,642 |
KC
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National Cheng Kung University | Operations Research | Rank 34 |
| 53 | 16,812 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Optics | Rank 68 | |
| 54 | 16,820 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | General Mathematics | Rank 46 | |
| 55 | 16,942 | National Central University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 45 | |
| 56 | 17,264 | College of Management | Operations Research | Rank 38 | |
| 57 | 17,599 | National Chung Hsing University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 334 | |
| 58 | 17,973 | National Cheng Kung University | Energy | Rank 166 | |
| 59 | 18,024 |
WK
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National Sun Yat-Sen University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 149 |
| 60 | 18,100 |
HL
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Chung Yuan Christian University | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 141 |
| 61 | 19,063 | China Medical University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 868 | |
| 62 | 19,241 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 313 | |
| 63 | 19,586 | National Tsing Hua University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 210 | |
| 64 | 19,945 | Tzu Chi University | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 220 | |
| 65 | 19,975 |
LD
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National Chiao Tung University | Materials | Rank 228 |
| 66 | 20,455 | National Taiwan University | Applied Physics | Rank 524 | |
| 67 | 20,566 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 119 | |
| 68 | 21,050 |
LY
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Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 22 |
| 69 | 21,432 | Asia University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 94 | |
| 70 | 21,443 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 394 | |
| 71 | 21,808 | Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Orthopedics | Rank 143 | |
| 72 | 22,177 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry | Biotechnology | Rank 50 | |
| 73 | 23,079 | National Taiwan University | Materials | Rank 264 | |
| 74 | 23,382 | National Taiwan University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 346 | |
| 75 | 23,622 |
YW
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National Taipei University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 133 |
| 76 | 23,735 | China Medical University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 53 | |
| 77 | 23,870 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 1,092 | |
| 78 | 24,469 | National Cheng Kung University | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 22 | |
| 79 | 24,838 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,192 | |
| 80 | 25,093 | Chinese Culture University Taiwan | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 181 | |
| 81 | 25,217 | Chang Gung University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 458 | |
| 82 | 25,393 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 2,007 | |
| 83 | 25,406 | Tunghai University | Biotechnology | Rank 59 | |
| 84 | 25,465 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 206 | |
| 85 | 25,543 | Chung Yuan Christian University | Operations Research | Rank 68 | |
| 86 | 25,713 | National Cheng Kung University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 117 | |
| 87 | 26,284 | National Taiwan University | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 25 | |
| 88 | 26,593 | National Taiwan University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 278 | |
| 89 | 26,932 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 236 | |
| 90 | 27,098 | National Chiao Tung University | Applied Physics | Rank 707 | |
| 91 | 27,254 | National Taiwan University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 64 | |
| 92 | 27,371 | China Medical University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 151 | |
| 93 | 27,428 | National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 75 | |
| 94 | 27,638 |
YP
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National Chiao Tung University | Optics | Rank 101 |
| 95 | 27,963 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,315 | |
| 96 | 27,976 | National Cheng Kung University | Applied Physics | Rank 731 | |
| 97 | 28,550 | National Tsing Hua University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 536 | |
| 98 | 28,757 | National Cheng Kung University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 236 | |
| 99 | 28,778 | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Surgery | Rank 235 | |
| 100 | 28,780 | 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.