Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

Vietnam has 53 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 55.9% from 34 in 2020. That places Vietnam 58th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. Ton-Duc-Thang University has the most listed scientists (21), followed by Duy Tan University (10).

Single Year

146

+33 (+29.2%) vs 2020

Career Data

+19 (+55.9%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#58

up 3 places vs 2020

Institutes

+5 (+38.5%) vs 2020

Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 56% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+55.9%

2022+1.9%

2023+18.5%

2024+15.6%

2025+27.0%

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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	2,634	CA Chamkha, Ali J.	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 20
2	8,949	SM Sillanpää, Mika	Duy Tan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 37
3	14,832	PK Peltzer, Karl	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Public Health	Rank 119
4	21,640	NM Nguyen, Minh Tho	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Chemical Physics	Rank 528
5	28,882	RT Rabczuk, Timon	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 62
6	33,460	HT Hien, Tran Tinh	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 823
7	48,860	NH Nguyen-Xuan, H.	Đại học Công nghệ Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh	Applied Mathematics	Rank 105
8	54,862	AW Arrindell, Willem A.	University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City	Clinical Psychology	Rank 216
9	55,854	TM Trevisan, Maurizio	Vin University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,034
10	60,915	DN Duc, Nguyen Dinh	Vietnam National University Hanoi	Materials	Rank 777
11	64,307	SG Scherer, Günther G.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 702
12	78,794	DP Derreumaux, Philippe	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,646
13	81,257	TH Tuy, Hoang	Hanoi Institute of Mathematics	Operations Research	Rank 303
14	83,999	SL Son, Le Hoang	Vietnam National University Hanoi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,334
15	102,575	KR Kolahchi, Reza	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 659
16	115,829	KD Khoa, Dao T.	Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,958
17	122,938	KI Khan, Ilyas	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,077
18	135,179	VH Van Hung, Pham	International University,Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Food Science	Rank 612
19	137,959	PV Phat, Vu N.	Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,005
20	139,167	VH Van Hieu, Nguyen	Phenikaa University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,817
21	140,030	AN An, Nguyen Ba	Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	General Physics	Rank 1,000
22	140,782	TB Tien Bui, Dieu	Duy Tan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 594
23	144,032	NN Nam, Nguyen Hai	Hanoi College of Pharmacy	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 542
24	154,455	TI Tlili, I.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,036
25	160,982	JS Jaganathan, Saravana Kumar	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Polymers	Rank 1,501
26	178,623	KB Keshtegar, Behrooz	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,219
27	180,766	DE Dimla, Eric	RMIT University Vietnam	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,316
28	188,914	LH Long, H. N.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,165
29	193,827	Tran, Hai Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,271
30	206,315	BH Bui, Hung	VinAI Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,424
31	206,592	PA Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Biotechnology	Rank 668
32	215,126	DH Dinh, Hai Q.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	General Mathematics	Rank 1,503
33	225,289	Islam, Muhammad Torequl	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 972
34	234,135	AD Armaghani, Danial Jahed	Duy Tan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 998
35	234,801	HN Hoang, Nhat Duc	Duy Tan University	Building & Construction	Rank 512
36	235,310	PB Pham, Binh Thai	University of Transport Technology	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1,244
37	247,608	HA Hoang, Anh Tuan	Đại học Công nghệ Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh	Energy	Rank 3,260
38	260,841	NN Nam, Nguyen Dang	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 3,807
39	265,632	GM Ghalambaz, Mohammad	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,893
40	268,435	AA Asadi, Amin	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,919
41	268,506	SM Shariati, Mahdi	Duy Tan University	Civil Engineering	Rank 596
42	269,314	NT Nguyen, Trung Kien	University of Transport and Communications	Materials	Rank 3,960
43	276,028	MA Mardani, Abbas	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 3,721
44	284,335	HL Hien, Le Van	Hanoi National University of Education	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,082
45	289,869	LK Le, K. C.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,079
46	297,818	AH Aybar, Hikmet S.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 4,077
47	302,365	DV Dao, Van Duong	Phenikaa University	Energy	Rank 4,150
48	310,668	TC Thai, Chien H.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Materials	Rank 4,702
49	322,430	IR Ibrahim, Rabha W.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	General Mathematics	Rank 2,588
50	409,502	HV Hoang, Vo Van	Đại học Công nghệ Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh	Materials	Rank 6,490
51	482,868	YP Yupapin, Preecha	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Optics	Rank 2,016
52	587,469	AI Amiri, I. S.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 3,026
53	630,620	VQ Vuong, Quan Hoang	Phenikaa University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 524
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Vietnam are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

146 scientists affiliated with Vietnam are on the 2021 single-year list, and 53 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 career-long list, Ton-Duc-Thang University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 21. It is followed by Duy Tan University with 10.

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

On the career-long list, Vietnam went from 34 scientists in 2020 to 53 in 2021, a change of +55.9%.

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.