Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Vietnam has 201 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 17.5% from 171 in 2023. That places Vietnam 51st in the world by number of listed scientists. Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists (33), followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University (11).
Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 78% since 2020.
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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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- 1Duy Tan University33
- 2Ton-Duc-Thang University11
- 3Vietnam National University, Hanoi11
- 4Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology10
- 5Phenikaa University9
- 6University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City9
- 7Hanoi University of Science and Technology8
- 8Tru?ng Ð?i h?c Công nghi?p thành ph? H? Chí Minh7
- 9Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City7
- 10Ð?i h?c M? Thành ph? H? Chí Minh5
All 201 scientists
| Rank in Vietnam | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 706 | Dong A University | Energy | Rank 20 | |
| 2 | 2,931 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Finance | Rank 14 | |
| 3 | 4,037 | Duy Tan University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 39 | |
| 4 | 4,052 | Hanoi Medical University | Toxicology | Rank 15 | |
| 5 | 4,125 | Duy Tan University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 21 | |
| 6 | 5,059 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Economics | Rank 113 | |
| 7 | 5,457 | Duy Tan University | Building & Construction | Rank 38 | |
| 8 | 6,436 | Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 303 | |
| 9 | 7,704 | Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 78 | |
| 10 | 7,807 | Duy Tan University | Food Science | Rank 50 | |
| 11 | 7,945 | Ð?i h?c Công ngh? Giao thông v?n t?i | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 72 | |
| 12 | 9,962 | Duy Tan University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 94 | |
| 13 | 11,242 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH | Applied Mathematics | Rank 38 | |
| 14 | 14,768 | Duy Tan University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 146 | |
| 15 | 18,893 | Duy Tan University | Energy | Rank 466 | |
| 16 | 19,050 | Duy Tan University | Food Science | Rank 163 | |
| 17 | 19,948 | Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ Tính toán | Applied Mathematics | Rank 61 | |
| 18 | 22,904 | D?i h?c Nguyen Tat Thanh | Environmental Sciences | Rank 441 | |
| 19 | 25,354 | VinUniversity | Public Health | Rank 256 | |
| 20 | 27,363 | Duy Tan University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 273 | |
| 21 | 27,806 |
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Hanoi University of Industry | Business & Management | Rank 753 |
| 22 | 28,090 | Phenikaa University | Information & Library Sciences | Rank 28 | |
| 23 | 28,314 | Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Dentistry | Rank 111 | |
| 24 | 28,530 | University of Finance - Marketing | Economics | Rank 432 | |
| 25 | 28,727 | Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City | Food Science | Rank 248 | |
| 26 | 28,761 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport | Energy | Rank 724 | |
| 27 | 30,277 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Economics | Rank 464 | |
| 28 | 31,015 | Tru?ng Ð?i h?c Công nghi?p thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Materials | Rank 568 | |
| 29 | 31,756 |
VP
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Le Quy Don Technical University | Civil Engineering | Rank 122 |
| 30 | 32,439 | Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Economics | Rank 495 | |
| 31 | 33,743 | Banking Academy of Vietnam | Environmental Sciences | Rank 656 | |
| 32 | 33,825 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Economics | Rank 513 | |
| 33 | 35,586 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Law | Energy | Rank 917 | |
| 34 | 37,735 |
VD
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Ð?i h?c M? Thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Economics | Rank 575 |
| 35 | 37,950 | Vinh University | Virology | Rank 126 | |
| 36 | 39,373 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Energy | Rank 1,009 | |
| 37 | 40,189 | Duy Tan University | Energy | Rank 1,038 | |
| 38 | 42,130 | Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Economics | Rank 635 | |
| 39 | 43,862 | Le Quy Don Technical University | Applied Physics | Rank 829 | |
| 40 | 44,036 | Duy Tan University | Microbiology | Rank 917 | |
| 41 | 44,164 |
TD
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Hanoi University of Industry | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 465 |
| 42 | 44,756 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Economics | Rank 661 | |
| 43 | 45,652 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Energy | Rank 1,179 | |
| 44 | 45,894 | Ð?i h?c M? Thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Finance | Rank 197 | |
| 45 | 46,416 | Phenikaa University | Energy | Rank 1,197 | |
| 46 | 49,134 | Duy Tan University | Energy | Rank 1,272 | |
| 47 | 50,783 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 494 | |
| 48 | 51,626 | Duy Tan University | Energy | Rank 1,342 | |
| 49 | 52,833 | HCMC University of Technology and Education | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 535 | |
| 50 | 54,975 |
HL
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National Economics University Hanoi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,066 |
| 51 | 55,007 | Ð?i h?c Công ngh? Giao thông v?n t?i | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,128 | |
| 52 | 55,238 | Hanoi University of Mining and Geology | Design Practice & Management | Rank 34 | |
| 53 | 55,798 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Economics | Rank 794 | |
| 54 | 56,216 | Van Lang University | General Mathematics | Rank 279 | |
| 55 | 60,608 | Thuyloi University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,332 | |
| 56 | 61,690 | National Economics University Hanoi | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 107 | |
| 57 | 61,934 | Duy Tan University | Materials | Rank 1,203 | |
| 58 | 64,610 | Ð?i h?c M? Thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 620 | |
| 59 | 66,090 |
ND
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VinAI Research | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,532 |
| 60 | 66,281 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH | Materials | Rank 1,291 | |
| 61 | 66,560 | Duy Tan University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 499 | |
| 62 | 66,564 | Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,307 | |
| 63 | 67,661 | D?i h?c Nguyen Tat Thanh | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,325 | |
| 64 | 68,038 | University of Economics and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City | Business & Management | Rank 1,544 | |
| 65 | 68,141 | Phenikaa University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 708 | |
| 66 | 71,838 | Ð?i h?c M? Thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Nursing | Rank 153 | |
| 67 | 72,418 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport | Energy | Rank 1,941 | |
| 68 | 72,488 |
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Duy Tan University | Applied Physics | Rank 1,355 |
| 69 | 81,810 | Thang Long University | Operations Research | Rank 375 | |
| 70 | 82,890 | Duy Tan University | Design Practice & Management | Rank 54 | |
| 71 | 82,954 | RMIT University Vietnam | Materials | Rank 1,701 | |
| 72 | 84,484 | Duy Tan University | Civil Engineering | Rank 376 | |
| 73 | 89,080 | Duy Tan University | Design Practice & Management | Rank 56 | |
| 74 | 91,473 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,467 | |
| 75 | 92,445 | Vietnam National University of Agriculture | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 3,510 | |
| 76 | 93,494 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH | Materials | Rank 1,947 | |
| 77 | 93,771 | RMIT University Vietnam | Economics | Rank 1,170 | |
| 78 | 94,168 |
VT
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Van Lang University | Applied Physics | Rank 1,793 |
| 79 | 94,767 | Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,131 | |
| 80 | 94,803 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Business & Management | Rank 2,063 | |
| 81 | 95,550 | Foreign Trade University | Finance | Rank 377 | |
| 82 | 95,777 | Tru?ng Ð?i h?c Công nghi?p thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Civil Engineering | Rank 428 | |
| 83 | 99,366 |
LQ
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Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City | Applied Mathematics | Rank 268 |
| 84 | 100,075 | Ton-Duc-Thang University | Fluids & Plasmas | Rank 682 | |
| 85 | 100,150 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,035 | |
| 86 | 100,642 |
FH
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Ton-Duc-Thang University | Energy | Rank 2,774 |
| 87 | 101,319 | Duy Tan University | Civil Engineering | Rank 444 | |
| 88 | 103,863 | Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ Tính toán | Chemical Physics | Rank 1,298 | |
| 89 | 105,240 |
TL
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Vietnam Maritime University | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 1,112 |
| 90 | 105,605 | Duy Tan University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,164 | |
| 91 | 106,260 | RMIT University Vietnam | Education | Rank 1,280 | |
| 92 | 109,493 | Hanoi School of Public Health | Public Health | Rank 1,184 | |
| 93 | 111,250 |
VT
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Tru?ng Ð?i h?c Công nghi?p thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Chemical Engineering | Rank 886 |
| 94 | 114,079 | National Economics University Hanoi | Business & Management | Rank 2,398 | |
| 95 | 114,217 |
VB
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Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,240 |
| 96 | 114,555 | Hanoi University of Science and Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 2,186 | |
| 97 | 114,855 | VinUniversity | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,813 | |
| 98 | 118,178 |
SM
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Duy Tan University | Civil Engineering | Rank 530 |
| 99 | 118,798 | Tru?ng Ð?i h?c Công nghi?p thành ph? H? Chí Minh | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,418 | |
| 100 | 121,935 | Phenikaa University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,124 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Vietnam are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
201 scientists affiliated with Vietnam are on the 2024 single-year list, and 74 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Vietnam has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 33. It is followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University with 11.
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 201 in 2024, a change of +77.9%.
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.