Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Vietnam has 64 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 18.5% from 54 in 2022. That places Vietnam 59th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists (12), followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University (12).

Single Year

171

+22 (+14.8%) vs 2022

Career Data

+10 (+18.5%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#59

up 2 places vs 2022

Institutes

+3 (+12.0%) vs 2022

Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 88% 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	21,706	NM Nguyen, Minh Tho	Van Lang University	Chemical Physics	Rank 502
2	33,749	HT Hien, Tran Tinh	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 852
3	35,981	Tran, Bach Xuan	Hanoi Medical University	Toxicology	Rank 143
4	41,837	NH Nguyen-Xuan, H.	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Applied Mathematics	Rank 93
5	47,319	DN Duc, Nguyen Dinh	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Materials	Rank 590
6	50,764	SL Son, Le Hoang	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 985
7	51,825	LP Liamputtong, Pranee	VinUniversity	Public Health	Rank 483
8	58,190	TM Trevisan, Maurizio	VinUniversity	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,096
9	60,797	AW Arrindell, Willem A.	University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City	Clinical Psychology	Rank 236
10	62,612	BT Bui, Tinh Quoc	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 395
11	65,182	HA Hoang, Anh Tuan	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Energy	Rank 791
12	74,909	JK Jermsittiparsert, Kittisak	Duy Tan University	Business & Management	Rank 773
13	75,240	SW Schumann, Wolfgang	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Microbiology	Rank 1,903
14	77,273	SG Scherer, Günther G.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 964
15	90,209	VP Vasant, Pandian	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,688
16	91,527	PB Pham, Binh Thai	University of Transport Technology	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 396
17	92,475	VV Vo, Vinh Xuan	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Finance	Rank 157
18	95,692	SS Shamshirband, Shahaboddin	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 1,194
19	98,937	AN An, Nguyen Ba	Thang Long University	General Physics	Rank 656
20	102,491	BW Buntine, Wray	VinUniversity	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,927
21	108,329	HN Hoang, Nhat Duc	Duy Tan University	Building & Construction	Rank 237
22	108,804	NT Nguyen Tran, Hai	Duy Tan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 691
23	117,846	VH Van Hung, Pham	International University,Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Food Science	Rank 594
24	118,033	HM Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi	Duy Tan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,063
25	121,358	KD Khoa, Dao T.	Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,980
26	130,914	VH Van Hieu, Nguyen	Phenikaa University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,619
27	133,684	LD Luc, Dinh The	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Operations Research	Rank 502
28	147,000	PV Phat, Vu N.	Hanoi Institute of Mathematics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,080
29	148,380	MH Moayedi, Hossein	Duy Tan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 680
30	148,648	NN Nam, Nguyen Hai	Hanoi College of Pharmacy	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 541
31	160,279	SM Shariati, Mahdi	Duy Tan University	Civil Engineering	Rank 324
32	161,428	Nayyar, Anand	Duy Tan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,539
33	180,330	HM Habibi, Mostafa	Duy Tan University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 3,137
34	188,679	DF Dornaika, F.	Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,672
35	188,686	VH Van Hieu, Dang	Thang Long University	Operations Research	Rank 752
36	190,135	AA Asadi, Amin	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,364
37	196,452	NT Nguyen-Thoi, Trung	Van Lang University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 470
38	199,555	DN Dang, Nam Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 2,770
39	203,025	LH Long, H. N.	Van Lang University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,283
40	203,915	NM Nogami, Masayuki	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 2,838
41	207,121	KP Khanh, P. Q.	Ho Chi Minh City University of Education	Operations Research	Rank 838
42	209,661	DV Dao, Van Duong	Phenikaa University	Energy	Rank 2,925
43	213,756	DN Duc, Nguyen Huu	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Applied Physics	Rank 6,089
44	232,905	HV Hoang, Vo Van	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	General Physics	Rank 1,531
45	242,019	NT Nguyen, Trung Kien	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Materials	Rank 3,461
46	263,337	HL Hien, Le Van	Trường Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,970
47	278,283	PB Pham, Binh Huy	Le Quy Don Technical University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,595
48	280,060	TC Thai, Chien H.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Materials	Rank 4,074
49	280,944	BQ Bach, Quang Vu	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 4,156
50	296,043	NT Nguyen, Thang Trung	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 4,449
51	296,110	VQ Vuong, Quan Hoang	Phenikaa University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 200
52	302,830	LK Le, K. C.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,288
53	312,519	LM Le, Minh Quy	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,357
54	323,299	PD Pham, Duc Chinh	Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,432
55	345,076	NT Nguyen, Truong Khang	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,529
56	353,086	TP Tran, Phong D.	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Energy	Rank 5,529
57	366,136	NR Nayak, Rajkishore	RMIT University Vietnam	Materials	Rank 5,607
58	373,607	YP Yupapin, P.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Optics	Rank 1,256
59	374,019	SH Sudrajat, Hanggara	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Materials	Rank 5,742
60	405,068	PV Pham, Van Viet	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Energy	Rank 6,472
61	417,867	AI Amiri, I. S.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 2,195
62	499,984	TH Tung, Hoang Van	Hanoi Architectural University	Materials	Rank 8,126
63	812,706	NH Nguyen, Hong Thi	Can Tho University	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 636
64	816,923	BX Bui, Xuan Nam	Hanoi University of Mining and Geology	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 644
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Vietnam are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

171 scientists affiliated with Vietnam are on the 2023 single-year list, and 64 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 career-long list, Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 12. It is followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University with 12.

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 64 in 2023, a change of +88.2%.

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.