Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Vietnam has 54 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 1.9% from 53 in 2021. That places Vietnam 61st in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists (9), followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University (9).

Single Year

149

+3 (+2.1%) vs 2021

Career Data

+1 (+1.9%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#61

down 3 places vs 2021

Institutes

+7 (+38.9%) vs 2021

Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 59% 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

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Vietnam	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	21,044	NM Nguyen, Minh Tho	Institute for Computational Science and Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 506
2	32,070	HT Hien, Tran Tinh	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 806
3	42,442	TG Thwaites, Guy	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 1,067
4	48,902	NH Nguyen-Xuan, H.	HUTECH University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 105
5	55,443	TM Trevisan, Maurizio	VinUniversity	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,035
6	57,811	AW Arrindell, Willem A.	University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City	Clinical Psychology	Rank 221
7	60,538	DN Duc, Nguyen Dinh	Vietnam National University Hanoi	Materials	Rank 770
8	64,143	LP Liamputtong, Pranee	VinUniversity	Public Health	Rank 568
9	66,431	SG Scherer, Günther G.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 756
10	71,646	SL Son, Le Hoang	Vietnam National University Hanoi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,265
11	72,531	SW Schumann, Wolfgang	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Microbiology	Rank 1,828
12	80,490	TH Tuy, Hoang	Hanoi Institute of Mathematics	Operations Research	Rank 292
13	93,214	VP Vasant, Pandian	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,656
14	96,780	MI Moosa, Imad	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Economics	Rank 792
15	97,386	AN An, Nguyen Ba	Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology Institute of Physics and Electronics	General Physics	Rank 667
16	102,125	KR Kolahchi, Reza	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 672
17	104,425	KI Khan, Ilyas	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 690
18	115,874	KD Khoa, Dao T.	Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,919
19	126,204	Tran, Bach Xuan	Hanoi Medical University	Public Health	Rank 1,138
20	127,715	GR Geskus, Ronald B.	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Virology	Rank 1,130
21	129,278	LD Luc, Dinh The	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Operations Research	Rank 490
22	132,844	HP Hung, Pham Van	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Food Science	Rank 625
23	139,666	VX Vo, Xuan Vinh	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Finance	Rank 230
24	142,601	VH Van Hieu, Nguyen	Phenikaa University	Applied Physics	Rank 4,069
25	143,900	PV Phat, Vu N.	Hanoi Institute of Mathematics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,049
26	145,040	NN Nam, Nguyen Hai	Hanoi College of Pharmacy	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 526
27	147,929	VA Voilley, Andrée	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Food Science	Rank 720
28	166,713	Tran, Hai Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,061
29	166,886	TN Tinh, N. H.	Hanoi Pedagogical University 2	Polymers	Rank 1,525
30	183,765	HN Hoang, Nhat Duc	Duy Tan University	Building & Construction	Rank 398
31	197,925	LH Long, Hoang Ngoc	Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology Institute of Physics and Electronics	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,225
32	201,661	HA Hoang, Anh Tuan	HUTECH University	Energy	Rank 2,697
33	202,980	DN Duc, Nguyen Huu	Vietnam National University Hanoi	Applied Physics	Rank 5,924
34	204,394	BH Bui, Hung	VinAI Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,775
35	212,146	NM Nogami, Masayuki	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 2,913
36	228,691	SM Shariati, Mahdi	Duy Tan University	Civil Engineering	Rank 477
37	237,169	DN Dang, Nam N.	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 3,311
38	252,118	DV Dao, Van Duong	Phenikaa University	Energy	Rank 3,466
39	259,726	AA Asadi, Amin	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,903
40	265,349	NT Nguyen, Trung Kien	HUTECH University	Materials	Rank 3,760
41	272,078	Nayyar, Anand	Duy Tan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,731
42	281,173	HL Hien, Le Van	Hanoi National University of Education	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,060
43	284,055	NM Nguyen, Minh Khai	HCMC University of Technology and Education	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 935
44	292,053	MH Moayedi, Hossein	Duy Tan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,281
45	298,288	TC Thai, Chien H.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Materials	Rank 4,317
46	320,683	LM Le, Minh Quy	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,379
47	342,745	BQ Bach, Quang Vu	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 5,116
48	344,040	PD Pham, Duc Chinh	Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,569
49	454,631	YP Yupapin, Preecha	Van Lang University	Optics	Rank 1,752
50	456,843	SH Sudrajat, Hanggara	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Materials	Rank 7,136
51	462,113	VQ Vuong, Quan Hoang	Phenikaa University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 350
52	505,106	TH Tung, Hoang Van	Hanoi Architectural University	Materials	Rank 8,014
53	522,544	AI Amiri, I. S.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,721
54	632,814	DD Do, Dinh Thuan	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 7,092
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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 career-long list, Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 9. It is followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University with 9.

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 54 in 2022, a change of +58.8%.

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.