Taiwan's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List
Taiwan has 1,759 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.4% from 1,669 in 2023. That places Taiwan 19th in the world by number of listed scientists. National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists (229), followed by National Cheng Kung University (155).
Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 53% 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 University229
- 2National Cheng Kung University155
- 3National Tsing Hua University98
- 4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University88
- 5China Medical University59
- 6National Taiwan University of Science and Technology54
- 7National Chung Hsing University53
- 8Academia Sinica Taiwan50
- 9National Sun Yat-Sen University47
- 10National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology45
All 1,759 scientists
| Rank in Taiwan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 404 |
HY
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Asia University | Science Studies | Rank 1 |
| 2 | 1,181 | National Tsing Hua University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 34 | |
| 3 | 1,572 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 46 | |
| 4 | 1,850 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 6 | |
| 5 | 1,879 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 30 | |
| 6 | 2,214 | National Tsing Hua University | Materials | Rank 32 | |
| 7 | 2,546 | Mackay Memorial Hospital Taiwan | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 127 | |
| 8 | 2,909 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 25 | |
| 9 | 4,338 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 182 | |
| 10 | 5,206 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 120 | |
| 11 | 5,256 | National Taiwan Normal University | Education | Rank 16 | |
| 12 | 5,532 | Taipei Medical University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 252 | |
| 13 | 5,924 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 136 | |
| 14 | 6,400 | China Medical University | Virology | Rank 30 | |
| 15 | 6,725 |
CA
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National Tsing Hua University | Ecology | Rank 127 |
| 16 | 6,792 | China Medical University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 40 | |
| 17 | 6,933 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Psychiatry | Rank 197 | |
| 18 | 7,050 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Education | Rank 26 | |
| 19 | 7,094 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 119 | |
| 20 | 7,610 | National Chung Hsing University | Food Science | Rank 22 | |
| 21 | 8,118 | National Taipei University of Technology | Energy | Rank 84 | |
| 22 | 8,155 | Chang Gung University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 28 | |
| 23 | 8,299 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 141 | |
| 24 | 8,559 | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 147 | |
| 25 | 8,580 | China Medical University | Microbiology | Rank 213 | |
| 26 | 9,035 |
LJ
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National Taiwan University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 408 |
| 27 | 9,051 | China Medical University | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 440 | |
| 28 | 9,329 | National Cheng Kung University | Materials | Rank 111 | |
| 29 | 9,745 | Asia University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 46 | |
| 30 | 9,802 | China Medical University | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 8 | |
| 31 | 9,980 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 23 | |
| 32 | 9,996 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 139 | |
| 33 | 10,184 | National Cheng Kung University | Energy | Rank 105 | |
| 34 | 10,328 | National Pingtung University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 107 | |
| 35 | 10,350 |
HW
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National Taiwan University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 146 |
| 36 | 10,580 | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 187 | |
| 37 | 11,071 | National Taiwan Ocean University | Business & Management | Rank 97 | |
| 38 | 11,468 |
LF
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Academia Sinica Taiwan | Immunology | Rank 428 |
| 39 | 11,897 | National Health Research Institutes Taiwan | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 341 | |
| 40 | 12,116 |
CP
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National Taiwan University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 259 |
| 41 | 12,157 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 537 | |
| 42 | 12,740 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 565 | |
| 43 | 12,934 | China Medical University | General Mathematics | Rank 30 | |
| 44 | 13,453 | Changhua Christian Hospital | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 637 | |
| 45 | 13,542 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Oceanography | Rank 5 | |
| 46 | 13,558 | Taipei Veterans General Hospital | Psychiatry | Rank 376 | |
| 47 | 13,710 | National Taipei University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 284 | |
| 48 | 13,933 | National Tsing Hua University | Polymers | Rank 109 | |
| 49 | 14,188 |
PE
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 92 |
| 50 | 14,341 |
KC
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National Cheng Kung University | Operations Research | Rank 32 |
| 51 | 14,521 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 51 | |
| 52 | 15,099 |
CK
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National Tsing Hua University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 204 |
| 53 | 15,535 | Feng Chia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 325 | |
| 54 | 16,511 | National Tsing Hua University | Applied Physics | Rank 399 | |
| 55 | 16,959 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Developmental Biology | Rank 707 | |
| 56 | 17,119 | National Taiwan University | Applied Physics | Rank 413 | |
| 57 | 17,330 | National Tsing Hua University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 225 | |
| 58 | 18,218 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 112 | |
| 59 | 18,237 | Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 197 | |
| 60 | 18,306 |
LT
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Chaoyang University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 388 |
| 61 | 18,435 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 288 | |
| 62 | 18,730 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Optics | Rank 85 | |
| 63 | 18,737 | National Chung Hsing University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 395 | |
| 64 | 18,741 | National Central University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 48 | |
| 65 | 18,825 | National Chung Hsing University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 41 | |
| 66 | 18,937 | National Taipei University | Business & Management | Rank 177 | |
| 67 | 19,161 | National Cheng Kung University | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 24 | |
| 68 | 19,319 |
YW
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National Taipei University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 121 |
| 69 | 19,508 | China Medical University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 879 | |
| 70 | 20,227 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 917 | |
| 71 | 20,435 | National Cheng Kung University | Biotechnology | Rank 47 | |
| 72 | 20,439 | Chang Gung University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 428 | |
| 73 | 20,492 |
WK
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National Sun Yat-Sen University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 169 |
| 74 | 20,921 | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Orthopedics | Rank 129 | |
| 75 | 20,984 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 439 | |
| 76 | 21,712 | National Taiwan University | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 21 | |
| 77 | 22,051 |
LD
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National Chiao Tung University | Materials | Rank 270 |
| 78 | 22,109 |
LY
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 29 |
| 79 | 22,618 | Taipei Veterans General Hospital | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,763 | |
| 80 | 23,740 | National Taiwan University | Materials | Rank 287 | |
| 81 | 23,847 | Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 484 | |
| 82 | 23,848 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Biotechnology | Rank 53 | |
| 83 | 25,575 | Chung Yuan Christian University | Operations Research | Rank 80 | |
| 84 | 25,655 | China Medical University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 133 | |
| 85 | 25,972 | National Changhua University of Education | Education | Rank 106 | |
| 86 | 26,007 | National Tsing Hua University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 540 | |
| 87 | 26,353 | National Taiwan University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 327 | |
| 88 | 27,107 | China Medical University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 161 | |
| 89 | 27,404 | National Cheng Kung University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 82 | |
| 90 | 27,853 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,208 | |
| 91 | 27,867 | Chinese Culture University Taiwan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 579 | |
| 92 | 28,151 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Polymers | Rank 239 | |
| 93 | 28,261 | National Chiao Tung University | Applied Physics | Rank 699 | |
| 94 | 28,933 | Tatung University | Food Science | Rank 118 | |
| 95 | 29,685 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 256 | |
| 96 | 30,070 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 250 | |
| 97 | 30,237 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 363 | |
| 98 | 30,341 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 1,305 | |
| 99 | 30,777 | National Cheng Kung University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 258 | |
| 100 | 30,800 | Tamkang University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 645 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Taiwan are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,408 scientists affiliated with Taiwan are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,759 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Taiwan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 career-long list, National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists from Taiwan, with 229. It is followed by National Cheng Kung University with 155.
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 1,759 in 2024, a change of +52.8%.
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.