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Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Vietnam has 149 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 2.1% from 146 in 2021. That places Vietnam 50th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Ton-Duc-Thang University has the most listed scientists (27), followed by Duy Tan University (26).

Single Year
149
+3 (+2.1%) vs 2021
Career Data
54
+1 (+1.9%) vs 2021
World rank by count
#50
down 1 place vs 2021
Institutes
51
+16 (+45.7%) vs 2021

Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 32% 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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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
202011334
2021146+29.2%53+55.9%
2022149+2.1%54+1.9%
2023171+14.8%64+18.5%
2024201+17.5%74+15.6%
2025239+18.9%94+27.0%

Top 10 institutes in Vietnam

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2022
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  1. 1Ton-Duc-Thang University27
  2. 2Duy Tan University26
  3. 3Phenikaa University8
  4. 4Vietnam National University Hanoi5
  5. 5Hanoi University of Science and Technology4
  6. 6HUTECH University4
  7. 7Nguyen Tat Thanh University4
  8. 8University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City4
  9. 9Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology4
  10. 10Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City3

All 149 scientists

Single-year list2022

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Rank in Vietnam World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 5,816 Vietnam National University Hanoi Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 198
2 7,454 Vietnam National University Hanoi Materials Rank 92
3 8,595 Ton-Duc-Thang University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 77
4 10,221 HUTECH University Applied Mathematics Rank 31
5 11,474 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Economics Rank 176
6 12,132 Hanoi Medical University Toxicology Rank 54
7 12,861 Duy Tan University Civil Engineering Rank 44
8 13,713 Duy Tan University Environmental Sciences Rank 160
9 15,072 Duy Tan University Building & Construction Rank 85
10 17,415 HUTECH University Energy Rank 342
11 17,819 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Finance Rank 72
12 18,221 Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Microbiology Rank 449
13 18,310 Duy Tan University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 154
14 18,363 Duy Tan University Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 155
15 18,432 Duy Tan University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 175
16 20,384 Thang Long University Operations Research Rank 89
17 23,032 VinUniversity Public Health Rank 231
18 30,160 Ton-Duc-Thang University Energy Rank 611
19 30,865 Ton-Duc-Thang University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 266
20 33,616 Hanoi Medical University Public Health Rank 329
21 36,001 Ton-Duc-Thang University Economics Rank 472
22 37,366 Hanoi University of Mining and Geology Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 650
23 38,070 Duy Tan University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 349
24 40,746 Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City Food Science Rank 305
25 40,814 Ton-Duc-Thang University Materials Rank 665
26 41,090 Vietnam National University Hanoi Economics Rank 541
27 45,887 Ton-Duc-Thang University Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 381
28 47,240 University of Transport Technology Environmental Engineering Rank 270
29 47,614 Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 1,417
30 49,666 Fulbright University Vietnam Economics Rank 631
31 49,951 Duy Tan University Design Practice & Management Rank 25
32 50,785 Ton-Duc-Thang University Applied Mathematics Rank 135
33 59,592 Duy Tan University Fluids & Plasmas Rank 437
34 60,773 Ton-Duc-Thang University Energy Rank 1,311
35 61,452 Phenikaa University Information & Library Sciences Rank 46
36 61,711 Phenikaa University Energy Rank 1,332
37 63,146 Ho Chi Minh City University of Law Energy Rank 1,369
38 63,176 HCMC University of Technology and Education Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 193
39 66,906 Vietnam National University Hanoi Dentistry Rank 307
40 68,242 Ton-Duc-Thang University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 591
41 68,473 Duy Tan University Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 1,899
42 68,635 Binh Duong University Materials Rank 1,124
43 69,143 Hanoi School of Public Health Public Health Rank 735
44 71,266 Duy Tan University Materials Rank 1,183
45 72,326 Ton-Duc-Thang University Optoelectronics & Photonics Rank 160
46 73,688 HUTECH University Materials Rank 1,234
47 76,119 Institute for Computational Science and Technology Chemical Physics Rank 1,040
48 76,158 Ton-Duc-Thang University Sport, Leisure & Tourism Rank 297
49 76,421 Duy Tan University Food Science Rank 617
50 78,358 Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Virology Rank 513
51 78,972 Duy Tan University Design Practice & Management Rank 43
52 80,409 VinUniversity Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 2,235
53 80,632 Ton-Duc-Thang University Fluids & Plasmas Rank 588
54 83,815 HUTECH University Materials Rank 1,420
55 84,909 Thu Dau Mot University Operations Research Rank 374
56 92,835 Duy Tan University Plant Biology & Botany Rank 1,503
57 93,438 Nguyen Tat Thanh University Environmental Sciences Rank 1,268
58 97,735 University of Transport Technology Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 788
59 99,722 Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Microbiology Rank 2,331
60 100,978 Van Lang University Applied Mathematics Rank 250
61 101,715 RMIT University Vietnam Materials Rank 1,752
62 101,844 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Economics Rank 1,132
63 103,714 Ton-Duc-Thang University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 899
64 108,260 Vietnamese-German University Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 980
65 109,400 Phenikaa University Applied Physics Rank 2,226
66 117,390 Ton-Duc-Thang University Civil Engineering Rank 431
67 117,798 Ho Chi Minh City Open University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,016
68 119,988 Duy Tan University Applied Physics Rank 2,436
69 124,065 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 874
70 127,753 Le Quy Don Technical University Applied Physics Rank 2,643
71 128,119 Ton-Duc-Thang University Materials Rank 2,292
72 130,512 Ton-Duc-Thang University Materials Rank 2,355
73 132,116 Duy Tan University Civil Engineering Rank 483
74 136,511 Ton-Duc-Thang University Physical Chemistry Rank 624
75 136,859 Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,290
76 138,182 Ð?i h?c Công ngh? Thành ph? H? Chí Minh Organic Chemistry Rank 2,036
77 138,785 Vietnam Maritime University Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,230
78 141,827 Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute Nuclear & Particle Physics Rank 1,760
79 146,758 Ton-Duc-Thang University Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 3,908
80 152,917 Phenikaa University Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,471
81 155,169 University of Technology–Logistics of Public Security Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 4,122
82 155,871 Nguyen Tat Thanh University Biotechnology Rank 710
83 157,865 Hanoi University of Science and Technology Energy Rank 3,786
84 160,167 Hanoi University of Science and Technology Networking & Telecommunications Rank 1,545
85 161,027 Duy Tan University Civil Engineering Rank 611
86 161,132 Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City Civil Engineering Rank 612
87 161,169 International Training Institute for Materials Science Applied Physics Rank 3,420
88 167,799 Hanoi University of Mining and Geology Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 2,660
89 168,075 Hanoi National University of Education Industrial Engineering & Automation Rank 1,491
90 170,540 Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport Energy Rank 4,099
91 177,799 Vietnam National University of Agriculture Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 4,705
92 178,848 Dong Thap University Applied Physics Rank 3,815
93 180,919 Ton-Duc-Thang University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,552
94 181,767 Hanoi University of Science and Technology Materials Rank 3,511
95 183,685 Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology Vietnam General Mathematics Rank 1,022
96 187,994
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Phenikaa University Applied Physics Rank 4,010
97 190,050 Ho Chi Minh City University of Education General Mathematics Rank 1,058
98 190,090 Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Polymers Rank 1,879
99 191,378 Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology Institute of Physics and Electronics General Physics Rank 1,029
100 192,533 Ton-Duc-Thang University Energy Rank 4,677
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Vietnam are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

149 scientists affiliated with Vietnam are on the 2022 single-year list, and 54 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Ton-Duc-Thang University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 27. It is followed by Duy Tan University with 26.

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 149 in 2022, a change of +31.9%.

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.