Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Vietnam has 74 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 15.6% from 64 in 2023. That places Vietnam 58th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists (13), followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University (9).

Single Year

201

+30 (+17.5%) vs 2023

Career Data

+10 (+15.6%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#58

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

+6 (+21.4%) vs 2023

Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than doubled 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	8,001	BD Bangsberg, David R.	Vinh University	Virology	Rank 45
2	22,453	NM Nguyen, Minh Tho	Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ Tính toán	Chemical Physics	Rank 503
3	23,170	CS Choi, Seung Bok	Trường Đại học Công nghiệp thành phố Hồ Chí Minh	Materials	Rank 283
4	29,242	Tran, Bach Xuan	Hanoi Medical University	Toxicology	Rank 110
5	30,167	HA Hoang, Anh Tuan	Dong A University	Energy	Rank 349
6	35,191	HT Hien, Tran Tinh	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 898
7	36,429	NH Nguyen-Xuan, H.	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Applied Mathematics	Rank 77
8	38,097	DN Duc, Nguyen Dinh	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 239
9	38,801	SL Son, Le Hoang	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 801
10	44,893	SG Satchler, G. R.	Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 676
11	46,215	VX Vo, Xuan Vinh	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Finance	Rank 74
12	48,624	LP Liamputtong, Pranee	VinUniversity	Public Health	Rank 454
13	56,444	BT Bui, Tinh Quoc	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 374
14	59,957	TM Trevisan, Maurizio	VinUniversity	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,153
15	60,262	MM Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi	Duy Tan University	Food Science	Rank 284
16	62,108	AW Arrindell, Willem A.	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Clinical Psychology	Rank 244
17	67,441	PB Pham, Binh Thai	Đại học Công nghệ Giao thông vận tải	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 286
18	69,533	Tran, Hai Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 295
19	71,641	MA Mostafaeipour, Ali	Duy Tan University	Energy	Rank 912
20	75,705	HN Hoang, Nhat Duc	Duy Tan University	Building & Construction	Rank 174
21	76,961	HM Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi	Duy Tan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 666
22	78,757	SW Schumann, Wolfgang	University of Science, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Microbiology	Rank 1,965
23	86,206	VP Vasant, Pandian	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,699
24	98,455	BW Buntine, Wray	VinUniversity	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,930
25	102,912	AN An, Nguyen Ba	Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	General Physics	Rank 678
26	103,398	VH Van Hung, Pham	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Food Science	Rank 548
27	109,799	Nayyar, Anand	Duy Tan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 974
28	110,504	MH Moayedi, Hossein	Duy Tan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 518
29	123,574	MM Moore, Matthew	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Microbiology	Rank 3,050
30	125,532	KD Khoa, Dao T.	Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,995
31	125,958	VH Van Hieu, Nguyen	Phenikaa University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,391
32	127,697	NT Nguyen-Thoi, Trung	Viện Khoa học và Công nghệ Tính toán	Applied Mathematics	Rank 286
33	139,363	LD Luc, Dinh The	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Operations Research	Rank 530
34	150,173	PV Phat, Vu N.	Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,123
35	153,207	NN Nam, Nguyen Hai	Hanoi College of Pharmacy	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 563
36	166,969	ND Nguyen Dang, Nam	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 2,318
37	168,687	VH Van Hieu, Dang	Thang Long University	Operations Research	Rank 662
38	171,388	DV Dao, Van Duong	Phenikaa University	Energy	Rank 2,441
39	191,629	WB Wills, Bridget A.	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Tropical Medicine	Rank 447
40	208,769	LH Long, H. N.	Van Lang University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,285
41	208,786	BH Bui, Hung	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,284
42	209,753	TT Tran, Thanh	Dại học Nguyen Tat Thanh	Social Work	Rank 106
43	211,782	VQ Vuong, Quan Hoang	Phenikaa University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 133
44	220,723	NT Nguyen, Trung Kien	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Materials	Rank 3,155
45	223,180	DN Duc, Nguyen Huu	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Applied Physics	Rank 6,204
46	229,119	BQ Bach, Quang Vu	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 3,419
47	231,592	HV Hoang, Vo Van	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	General Physics	Rank 1,493
48	241,695	NT Nguyen, Thang Trung	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 3,625
49	247,971	AT Ashaolu, Tolulope Joshua	Duy Tan University	Food Science	Rank 1,456
50	250,753	HL Hien, Le Van	Trường Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,895
51	255,867	VD Vo, Dai Viet N.	Dại học Nguyen Tat Thanh	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,120
52	258,369	TC Thai, Chien H.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,951
53	258,485	SS Shirazian, Saeed	Duy Tan University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,399
54	288,623	NR Nayak, Rajkishore	RMIT University Vietnam	Materials	Rank 4,344
55	294,708	PB Pham, Binh Huy	Le Quy Don Technical University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,261
56	299,765	NT Nguyen, Truong Khang	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,018
57	301,147	BF Bretagnol, Frederic	Saint Paul University Hospital	Surgery	Rank 2,914
58	306,250	LM Le, Minh Quy	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,317
59	309,805	PV Pham, Van Viet	Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport	Energy	Rank 4,914
60	319,336	LK Le, K. C.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,427
61	330,307	NX Nguyen, Xuan Phuong	Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport	Energy	Rank 5,315
62	362,764	YP Yupapin, P.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Optics	Rank 1,522
63	368,984	PD Pham, Duc Chinh	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,843
64	372,770	ND Nguyen, Dat	VinAI Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,159
65	373,375	MT Mathimani, Thangavel	Duy Tan University	Energy	Rank 6,217
66	375,544	Phung-Van, P.	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Materials	Rank 5,905
67	389,513	TS Ta, Son Xuat	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 4,078
68	422,620	VB Vo, Bay	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,368
69	424,647	LH Long, Hoang Viet	University of Technology-Logistics of Public Security	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,414
70	471,607	HT Huynh, Thanh Canh	Duy Tan University	Civil Engineering	Rank 1,345
71	476,664	VP Vinh, Pham Chi	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 3,721
72	476,709	VT Van Tung, Hoang	Hanoi Architectural University	Materials	Rank 7,828
73	670,114	BX Bui, Xuan Nam	Hanoi University of Mining and Geology	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 482
74	785,185	NH Nguyen, H. T.	Can Tho University	Mining & Metallurgy	Rank 616
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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 career-long list, Duy Tan University has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 13. 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 74 in 2024, a change of +117.6%.

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.