Taiwan's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Taiwan has 1,898 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 7.9% from 1,759 in 2024. That places Taiwan 19th in the world by number of listed scientists. National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists (191), followed by National Cheng Kung University (154).
Scientists in Taiwan on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 65% 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 University191
- 2National Cheng Kung University154
- 3National Tsing Hua University105
- 4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University94
- 5National Chung Hsing University65
- 6National Taiwan University of Science and Technology54
- 7National Central University46
- 8National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology46
- 9National Sun Yat-Sen University46
- 10Chang Gung Memorial Hospital38
All 1,898 scientists
| Rank in Taiwan | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 224 | Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Immunology | Rank 14 | |
| 2 | 407 | Asia University | Science Studies | Rank 1 | |
| 3 | 1,200 | National Taiwan Normal University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 36 | |
| 4 | 1,484 | Asia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 46 | |
| 5 | 1,612 | National Tsing Hua University | Materials | Rank 22 | |
| 6 | 2,026 | Academia Sinica, Biodiversity Research Center | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 30 | |
| 7 | 2,555 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biological Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Rank 70 | |
| 8 | 2,836 | Mackay Memorial Hospital Taiwan | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 134 | |
| 9 | 2,993 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 26 | |
| 10 | 4,438 | Academia Sinica, Genomics Research Center | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 186 | |
| 11 | 4,761 | National Taiwan Normal University | Education | Rank 17 | |
| 12 | 5,097 | National Taichung University of Education | Education | Rank 18 | |
| 13 | 5,353 |
LC
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National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 137 |
| 14 | 5,955 | National Taiwan University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 147 | |
| 15 | 6,009 | Taipei Medical University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 259 | |
| 16 | 6,162 |
CA
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National Tsing Hua University | Ecology | Rank 121 |
| 17 | 6,417 | Ming Chi University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 162 | |
| 18 | 6,744 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Molecular Biology | Virology | Rank 33 | |
| 19 | 7,132 | National Health Research Institutes Taiwan | Psychiatry | Rank 206 | |
| 20 | 7,270 | National Cheng Kung University | Energy | Rank 80 | |
| 21 | 7,427 | National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 128 | |
| 22 | 7,763 | National Taipei University of Technology | Energy | Rank 83 | |
| 23 | 7,831 | National Chung Hsing University | Food Science | Rank 28 | |
| 24 | 8,162 | National Taiwan University | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 143 | |
| 25 | 8,335 | Chang Gung University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 30 | |
| 26 | 8,569 | National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Microbiology | Rank 218 | |
| 27 | 8,753 | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 148 | |
| 28 | 8,895 | China Medical University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 25 | |
| 29 | 9,050 | Asia University | Public Health | Rank 78 | |
| 30 | 9,458 | National Pingtung University of Science and Technology | Energy | Rank 103 | |
| 31 | 9,731 |
LJ
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National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 429 |
| 32 | 9,771 | National Health Research Institutes Taiwan | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 468 | |
| 33 | 10,130 | Academia Sinica, Institute Of Physics | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 138 | |
| 34 | 10,283 | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 25 | |
| 35 | 10,554 |
HW
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National Taiwan University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 142 |
| 36 | 10,724 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 304 | |
| 37 | 11,077 |
LH
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National Taiwan Ocean University | Business & Management | Rank 100 |
| 38 | 11,439 |
WP
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China Medical University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 110 |
| 39 | 11,671 |
CP
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National Taiwan University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 250 |
| 40 | 11,703 |
LY
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 206 |
| 41 | 12,065 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences | Immunology | Rank 434 | |
| 42 | 12,260 | National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 535 | |
| 43 | 12,569 | National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 544 | |
| 44 | 13,006 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Oceanography | Rank 6 | |
| 45 | 13,060 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Psychiatry | Rank 363 | |
| 46 | 13,410 | National Dong Hwa University | Applied Physics | Rank 318 | |
| 47 | 13,590 |
KC
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National Cheng Kung University | Operations Research | Rank 33 |
| 48 | 13,692 |
PE
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 94 |
| 49 | 13,845 | National Taipei University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 296 | |
| 50 | 14,087 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 630 | |
| 51 | 14,365 | National Tsing Hua University | Polymers | Rank 112 | |
| 52 | 15,015 | National Tsing Hua University | Applied Physics | Rank 353 | |
| 53 | 15,054 |
CY
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National Taipei University | Business & Management | Rank 139 |
| 54 | 15,132 | National Taiwan University Hospital | Pediatrics | Rank 59 | |
| 55 | 15,489 | National Tsing Hua University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 209 | |
| 56 | 15,976 | Feng Chia University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 345 | |
| 57 | 16,300 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 102 | |
| 58 | 16,305 | National Taiwan University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 251 | |
| 59 | 17,515 | Academia Sinica, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology | Developmental Biology | Rank 714 | |
| 60 | 17,553 | Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 182 | |
| 61 | 17,753 | National Cheng Kung University | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 20 | |
| 62 | 17,787 | National Tsing Hua University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 266 | |
| 63 | 17,989 | National Taiwan University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 290 | |
| 64 | 18,054 |
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National Taipei University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 113 |
| 65 | 18,443 | Tunghai University | Biotechnology | Rank 44 | |
| 66 | 18,843 | Chaoyang University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 420 | |
| 67 | 19,107 |
LJ
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National Chung Hsing University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 41 |
| 68 | 19,167 | National Chung Hsing University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 428 | |
| 69 | 19,228 | National Taiwan University College of Medicine | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 840 | |
| 70 | 19,520 |
CY
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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Optics | Rank 88 |
| 71 | 19,736 | Chang Gung University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 438 | |
| 72 | 19,784 | National Central University | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 50 | |
| 73 | 19,814 |
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Academia Sinica, Institute of Mathematics | General Mathematics | Rank 61 |
| 74 | 19,938 | National Taiwan University | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 22 | |
| 75 | 20,083 | China Medical University | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 876 | |
| 76 | 20,219 | National Central University | Oceanography | Rank 14 | |
| 77 | 20,619 | Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan | Orthopedics | Rank 126 | |
| 78 | 20,625 | National Chung Hsing University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 224 | |
| 79 | 21,057 | National Yunlin University of Science and Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 457 | |
| 80 | 21,115 |
WK
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National Sun Yat-Sen University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 176 |
| 81 | 21,755 | National Yang-Ming University Taiwan | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 1,661 | |
| 82 | 22,153 |
LD
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National Chiao Tung University | Materials | Rank 276 |
| 83 | 23,177 | National Tsing Hua University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 497 | |
| 84 | 23,274 |
LY
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Chang Gung University College of Medicine | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 32 |
| 85 | 23,433 | Taipei Veterans General Hospital | Geriatrics | Rank 37 | |
| 86 | 23,648 | National Taiwan University | Materials | Rank 292 | |
| 87 | 24,221 | National Changhua University of Education | Education | Rank 100 | |
| 88 | 24,553 | National Sun Yat-Sen University | Polymers | Rank 208 | |
| 89 | 24,901 |
PU
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Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics | Astronomy & Astrophysics | Rank 257 |
| 90 | 25,039 | Tatung University | Food Science | Rank 108 | |
| 91 | 25,533 | China Medical University | Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Rank 130 | |
| 92 | 25,659 | Chung Yuan Christian University | Operations Research | Rank 81 | |
| 93 | 26,238 | National Taiwan University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 358 | |
| 94 | 26,548 | Academia Sinica Taiwan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 572 | |
| 95 | 27,096 | National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 157 | |
| 96 | 27,689 | National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 83 | |
| 97 | 27,691 | National Chiao Tung University | Applied Physics | Rank 659 | |
| 98 | 28,012 | National Tsing Hua University | Statistics & Probability | Rank 131 | |
| 99 | 28,055 | Chung Yuan Christian University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 608 | |
| 100 | 28,624 | Chinese Culture University Taiwan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 625 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Taiwan are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,470 scientists affiliated with Taiwan are on the 2025 single-year list, and 1,898 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Taiwan has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, National Taiwan University has the most listed scientists from Taiwan, with 191. It is followed by National Cheng Kung University with 154.
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 1,898 in 2025, a change of +64.9%.
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.