Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Vietnam has 239 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 18.9% from 201 in 2024. That places Vietnam 51st in the world by number of listed scientists. Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists (24), followed by Hanoi University of Science and Technology (15).

Single Year

239

+38 (+18.9%) vs 2024

Career Data

+20 (+27.0%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#51

No change vs 2024

Institutes

+21 (+37.5%) vs 2024

Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+29.2%

2022+2.1%

2023+14.8%

2024+17.5%

2025+18.9%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	113		34
2021	146	+29.2%	53	+55.9%
2022	149	+2.1%	54	+1.9%
2023	171	+14.8%	64	+18.5%
2024	201	+17.5%	74	+15.6%
2025	239	+18.9%	94	+27.0%

Top 10 institutes in Vietnam

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Rank in Vietnam	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	438	HA Hoang, Anh Tuan	Dong Nai Technology University	Energy	Rank 17
2	2,327	VX Vo, Xuan Vinh	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Finance	Rank 14
3	2,905	Tran, Hai Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 67
4	3,354	AP Arivalagan, Pugazhendhi	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 88
5	3,635	HN Hoang, Nhat Duc	Duy Tan University	Building & Construction	Rank 31
6	3,773	PB Pham, Binh Thai	Đại học Công nghệ Giao thông vận tải	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 34
7	4,727	CP Canh, Phuc Nguyen	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Economics	Rank 103
8	5,085	Tran, Bach Xuan	VNU-University of Medicine and Pharmacy	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 100
9	5,750	DN Duc, Nguyen Dinh	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 57
10	7,093	Nayyar, Anand	Duy Tan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 72
11	9,518	AT Ashaolu, Tolulope Joshua	Duy Tan University	Food Science	Rank 80
12	9,612	NH Nguyen-Xuan, Hung	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Applied Mathematics	Rank 31
13	10,694	SL Son, Le Hoang	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 524
14	11,976	PF Porikli, Fatih Murat	Qualcomm AI Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 578
15	12,589	HL Ha, Lethanh	National Economics University Hanoi	Environmental Sciences	Rank 272
16	13,795	CL Chu, Lan Khanh	Banking Academy of Vietnam	Environmental Sciences	Rank 301
17	15,548	MH Moayedi, Hossien	Duy Tan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 169
18	16,542	MA Mostafaeipour, Ali	Duy Tan University	Energy	Rank 459
19	16,975	DC Duong, Cong Doanh	National Economics University Hanoi	Business & Management	Rank 502
20	17,563	Le, Thanhthanh	University of Economics and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City	Business & Management	Rank 516
21	18,690	LP Liamputtong, Pranee	VinUniversity	Public Health	Rank 178
22	18,870	TG Thwaites, G. Edward	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 346
23	19,517	Le, Ba Phong	Hanoi University of Industry	Business & Management	Rank 564
24	19,618	VH Van Hung, Pham	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Food Science	Rank 188
25	19,793	CS Choi, Seung Bok	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Materials	Rank 369
26	20,866	HN Hung, Ngo Thai	University of Finance - Marketing	Economics	Rank 320
27	21,550	Chu, Dinh Toi	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 315
28	22,613	NX Nguyen, Xuan Phuong	Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport	Energy	Rank 616
29	25,386	BT Bui, Tinh Quoc	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 251
30	25,911	NT Nguyen, Thanh Binh	Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy	Organic Chemistry	Rank 298
31	26,234	GM Ghalambaz, Mohammad G.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 258
32	27,356	NT Nguyen, Thoi Trung	Van Lang University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 79
33	28,012	TV Tran, Van Quan	Đại học Công nghệ Giao thông vận tải	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,281
34	28,625	PD Poddighe, D.	VinUniversity	Immunology	Rank 565
35	31,440	PV Pham, Van Vinh	Le Quy Don Technical University	Civil Engineering	Rank 134
36	33,584	PM Perkins, Mike	British University Vietnam	Education	Rank 411
37	33,886	DV Dao, Van Duong	Phenikaa University	Energy	Rank 925
38	34,191	KB Kathirvel, Brindhadevi	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 936
39	34,695	VQ Vuong, Quan Hoang	Phenikaa University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 30
40	34,764	ST Su, Thanh Dinh	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Economics	Rank 508
41	34,961	Maheshwari, Greeni	RMIT University Vietnam	Education	Rank 433
42	35,851	HT Huynh-The, Thien	HCMC University of Technology and Education	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 379
43	38,531	Le, Hoang Phong	Ho Chi Minh City University of Law	Energy	Rank 1,067
44	39,884	AA Asadi, Amin	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 395
45	39,953	NT Ngo, Thanh Quang	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Economics	Rank 571
46	41,486	EL El-Ghaoui, Laurent E.I.	VinUniversity	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 444
47	45,138	NT Nguyen, Thang Trung	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 1,279
48	45,352	Bui, Xuan Thanh	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HCMUT	Environmental Sciences	Rank 999
49	50,215	Dang-Van, Thac	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 258
50	50,254	BB Basnyat, Buddha	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 691
51	51,282	TC Thai, Chien H.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 497
52	51,961	TD Trung, Do Duc	Hanoi University of Industry	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 550
53	52,313	VH van Hieu, Dang	College of Air Force	Operations Research	Rank 221
54	53,062	NC Nguyen, Chuong V.	Le Quy Don Technical University	Applied Physics	Rank 991
55	53,334	TT Tran, Thuan Van	Dại học Nguyen Tat Thanh	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,166
56	57,023	BQ Bach, Quang-Vu	Duy Tan University	Energy	Rank 1,669
57	57,579	PV Pham, Van Viet	Vietnam Maritime University	Energy	Rank 1,689
58	57,781	BD Bangsberg, David R.	VinUniversity	Virology	Rank 187
59	58,425	NP Nguyen, Phong Nguyen	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Business & Management	Rank 1,396
60	59,195	VC Viet Cuong, Nguyen	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Economics	Rank 807
61	60,004	NH Nguyen, Hoang	Hanoi University of Mining and Geology	Design Practice & Management	Rank 38
62	62,744	HD Hoat, D. M.	Duy Tan University	Applied Physics	Rank 1,174
63	63,385	IM Ibrahim, Muazu	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Economics	Rank 849
64	63,646	DP Dinh, Phu Hung	Thuyloi University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,699
65	64,001	TN Tuan, Nguyenhuy	Banking University - Ho Chi Minh City	General Mathematics	Rank 295
66	65,678	NR Nayak, Rajkishore K.	RMIT University Vietnam	Materials	Rank 1,399
67	66,666	LQ Lieu, Qui X.	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Civil Engineering	Rank 293
68	66,854	TD Thong, Duongviet	National Economics University Hanoi	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 110
69	69,036	AM Ashfaq, Muhammad	RMIT University Vietnam	Business & Management	Rank 1,605
70	71,070	HF Hussain, Fayaz	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 2,135
71	72,829	AU Akram, Umair	RMIT University Vietnam	Business & Management	Rank 1,678
72	73,232	TQ Tran, Quoc Trung	Foreign Trade University	Economics	Rank 960
73	73,892	LH Ly, Haibang	Đại học Công nghệ Giao thông vận tải	Building & Construction	Rank 648
74	74,083	VV Vũ, Van Huong	GeneStory JSC	Computation Theory & Mathematics	Rank 143
75	74,796	DN Dang Nam, Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 1,630
76	75,341	Phung-Van, P.	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Materials	Rank 1,642
77	75,540	LN Luong, Nguyen Cong	Phenikaa University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 866
78	75,679	LT Le, Tu D.Q.	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Finance	Rank 315
79	77,396	Hasanipanah, Mahdi	Duy Tan University	Design Practice & Management	Rank 50
80	77,514	NH Nguyen, Huu Duy	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 825
81	78,729	CN Chi, Nguyen Thi Khanh	Foreign Trade University	Business & Management	Rank 1,790
82	80,773	VT Vo, The Ky	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Chemical Engineering	Rank 653
83	81,424	NT Nguyen, Trung Kien	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Materials	Rank 1,799
84	81,434	EB Ehteshami Bejnordi, Babak	Qualcomm AI Research	Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	Rank 356
85	81,500	NL Nguyen, Liem Thanh	VinUniversity	Pediatrics	Rank 219
86	83,899	VB Vo, Bay	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,585
87	85,475	LT Le, Tien Thinh	Phenikaa University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 828
88	86,462	VH Vu, Hieu Minh	Van Lang University	Business & Management	Rank 1,943
89	86,737	NV Nguyen, Van Thanh	Van Lang University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 217
90	87,023	NM Nguyen, Minh Hieu	Trường Đại học Giao thông vận tải	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 314
91	87,221	NB Nguyen-Viet, Bang	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Business & Management	Rank 1,949
92	87,341	ND Nguyen, Duc Minh	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 1,649
93	91,154	DD Doan, Dinhquan	Hung Yen University of Technology and Education	Applied Physics	Rank 1,719
94	93,112	VP Vasant, Pandian M.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,983
95	95,082	VT Vu, Tuan V.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Applied Physics	Rank 1,800
96	96,153	NM Nguyen, Minh Tho	Van Lang University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,148
97	96,243	NV Nguyen, Van Nghia	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	General Chemistry	Rank 190
98	96,422	Khoa, Bui Thanh	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,127
99	100,430	FL Foong, Loke Kok	Duy Tan University	Design Practice & Management	Rank 65
100	105,780	GA Gull, Ammar Ali	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Business & Management	Rank 2,303
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Vietnam are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

239 scientists affiliated with Vietnam are on the 2025 single-year list, and 94 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Vietnam has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 24. It is followed by Hanoi University of Science and Technology with 15.

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

On the single-year list, Vietnam went from 113 scientists in 2020 to 239 in 2025, a change of +111.5%.

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.