Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Vietnam has 34 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Vietnam 61st in the world by number of listed scientists. Ton-Duc-Thang University has the most listed scientists (16), followed by Duy Tan University (4).
Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year
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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
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Ton-Duc-Thang University16
- 2Duy Tan University4
- 3Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology2
- 4Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute2
- 5Vietnam National University Hanoi2
- 6Đại học Công nghệ Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh1
- 7Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport1
- 8Overseas Development Institute1
- 9Oxford University Clinical Research Unit1
- 10Phenikaa University1
All 34 scientists
| Rank in Vietnam | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 21,452 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Chemical Physics | Rank 503 | |
| 2 | 32,967 | Oxford University Clinical Research Unit | Microbiology | Rank 800 | |
| 3 | 34,195 | Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 546 | |
| 4 | 35,058 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Applied Mathematics | Rank 74 | |
| 5 | 37,367 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 183 | |
| 6 | 53,706 | University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City | Clinical Psychology | Rank 202 | |
| 7 | 65,925 | Đại học Công nghệ Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | Applied Mathematics | Rank 154 | |
| 8 | 68,333 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Energy | Rank 718 | |
| 9 | 78,396 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 422 | |
| 10 | 82,058 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,649 | |
| 11 | 94,738 | Vietnam National University Hanoi | Materials | Rank 1,214 | |
| 12 | 107,740 | Duy Tan University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 467 | |
| 13 | 111,769 |
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Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,830 |
| 14 | 118,434 | Duy Tan University | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 1,644 | |
| 15 | 127,805 | Duy Tan University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 755 | |
| 16 | 132,144 | Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology Institute of Physics and Electronics | General Physics | Rank 961 | |
| 17 | 135,574 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Operations Research | Rank 516 | |
| 18 | 136,418 | Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 653 | |
| 19 | 136,984 | Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 953 | |
| 20 | 137,653 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 532 | |
| 21 | 146,833 | Vietnam National University Hanoi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,371 | |
| 22 | 155,374 | Phenikaa University | Applied Physics | Rank 4,160 | |
| 23 | 169,997 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | General Mathematics | Rank 919 | |
| 24 | 185,555 |
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RMIT International University Vietnam | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,291 |
| 25 | 201,019 | Overseas Development Institute | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,300 | |
| 26 | 205,353 |
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Ton-Duc-Thang University | Applied Physics | Rank 5,590 |
| 27 | 237,297 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 960 | |
| 28 | 303,346 |
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Ton-Duc-Thang University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,995 |
| 29 | 339,178 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport | Energy | Rank 4,593 | |
| 30 | 359,987 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Energy | Rank 4,953 | |
| 31 | 364,576 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,429 | |
| 32 | 400,620 | Duy Tan University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 1,661 | |
| 33 | 570,531 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Optics | Rank 2,550 | |
| 34 | 988,046 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Optoelectronics & Photonics | Rank 6,522 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Vietnam are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
113 scientists affiliated with Vietnam are on the 2020 single-year list, and 34 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Vietnam has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, Ton-Duc-Thang University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 16. It is followed by Duy Tan University with 4.
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.