Vietnam's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Vietnam has 121 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 28.7% from 94 in 2025. That places Vietnam 53rd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 5 places. VinUniversity has the most listed scientists (16), followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University (14).

Single Year

280

+41 (+17.2%) vs 2025

Career Data

121

+27 (+28.7%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#53

up 5 places vs 2025

Institutes

+1 (+2.3%) vs 2025

Scientists in Vietnam on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than tripled 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%

2026+28.7%

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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%
2026	280	+17.2%	121	+28.7%

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Rank in Vietnam	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	8,926	BD Bangsberg, David R.	VinUniversity	Virology	Rank 50
2	11,632	HA Hoang, Anh Tuan	Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport	Energy	Rank 129
3	13,083	BJ Baird, John Kevin	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Tropical Medicine	Rank 14
4	19,173	DM Do, Minh N.	VinUniversity	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 450
5	20,647	CS Choi, Seung Bok	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Materials	Rank 259
6	22,065	Tran, Bach Xuan	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 331
7	22,373	PN Phan-Thien, N.	Mekong University	Polymers	Rank 186
8	24,187	VX Vo, Xuan Vinh	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Finance	Rank 38
9	24,197	NM Nguyen, Minh Tho	VinUniversity	Chemical Physics	Rank 511
10	27,065	DN Duc, Nguyen Dinh	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 177
11	27,190	TG Thwaites, Guy E.	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 679
12	28,088	NH Nguyen-Xuan, Hung	VinUniversity	Applied Mathematics	Rank 67
13	31,273	SL Son, Le Hoang	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 727
14	33,941	EL El-Ghaoui, Laurent E.I.	VinUniversity	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 276
15	34,434	Tran, Hai Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 245
16	37,031	LP Liamputtong, Pranee	VinUniversity	Public Health	Rank 354
17	38,204	PB Pham, Binh Thai	Đại học Công nghệ Giao thông vận tải	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 187
18	39,615	HT Hien, Tran Tinh	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	Microbiology	Rank 985
19	43,450	HN Hoang, Nhat Duc	Duy Tan University	Building & Construction	Rank 111
20	46,798	CT Craig, Timothy J.	VinUniversity	Allergy	Rank 153
21	47,475	BT Bui, Tinh Quoc	Duy Tan University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 317
22	47,548	AP Arivalagan, Pugazhendhi	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 627
23	52,213	MA Mostafaeipour, Ali	Duy Tan University	Energy	Rank 702
24	57,373	BB Basnyat, Buddha	Oxford University Clinical Research Unit	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 754
25	60,320	Nayyar, Anand	Duy Tan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 511
26	65,444	TM Trevisan, Maurizio	VinUniversity	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 2,273
27	65,881	CP Canh, Phuc Nguyen	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Economics	Rank 580
28	66,228	AW Arrindell, Willem Alexander	University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City	Clinical Psychology	Rank 258
29	77,949	HA Heshmati, Almas	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Economics	Rank 681
30	80,004	VH Van Hung, Pham	International University - Vietnam National University HCM City	Food Science	Rank 458
31	80,151	VP Vasant, Pandian M.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,747
32	81,370	YC Yin, Chun Yang	VinUniversity	Materials	Rank 1,132
33	82,194	BM Boninsegni, Massimo	Phenikaa University	General Physics	Rank 507
34	83,278	SW Schumann, Wolfgang	Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City	Microbiology	Rank 2,054
35	85,316	MH Moayedi, Hossien	Duy Tan University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 431
36	92,298	HT Huynh, Toan Luu Duc	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Economics	Rank 797
37	94,295	Khang, Alex	Global Research Institute of Technology and Engineering	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,054
38	109,497	AT Ashaolu, Tolulope Joshua	Duy Tan University	Food Science	Rank 644
39	110,564	DV Dao, Van Duong	Phenikaa University	Energy	Rank 1,639
40	111,864	AI Abeysekera, Indra	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Accounting	Rank 110
41	112,470	NT Nguyen, Thoi Trung	Van Lang University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 249
42	112,494	GR Geskus, Ronald Bertus	Centre for Tropical Diseases Vietnam	Virology	Rank 878
43	126,787	NV Nguyen, Van Hieu	Phenikaa University	Applied Physics	Rank 3,208
44	130,309	KD Khoa, Dao Tien	Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 2,011
45	131,082	VQ Vuong, Quan Hoang	Phenikaa University	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 86
46	131,689	PD Poddighe, D.	VinUniversity	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,649
47	133,019	VH van Hieu, Dang	College of Air Force	Operations Research	Rank 499
48	137,460	AA Asadi, Amin	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,014
49	138,156	DN Dang Nam, Nguyen	Duy Tan University	Materials	Rank 1,976
50	145,856	TA TAYLOR-ROBINSON, ANDREW W.	VinUniversity	Immunology	Rank 3,643
51	152,994	GM Ghalambaz, Mohammad G.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,143
52	156,207	CX Capdevila, Xavier J.	VinUniversity	Anesthesiology	Rank 614
53	158,136	NN Nam, Nguyenhai	Hanoi College of Pharmacy	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 589
54	163,161	PV Phat, Vu Ngoc	Hanoi Institute of Mathematics	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,250
55	168,632	AN An, Nguyenba	Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology Institute of Physics and Electronics	General Physics	Rank 1,059
56	190,381	NX Nguyen, Xuan Phuong	Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport	Energy	Rank 3,028
57	193,520	MO Miljanić, Ognjeň Š.	Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City	Organic Chemistry	Rank 3,203
58	195,153	NT Nguyen, Thang Trung	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 3,107
59	203,980	Chu, Dinh Toi	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,625
60	203,993	NT Nguyen, Trung Kien	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Materials	Rank 3,039
61	205,863	HL Ha, Lethanh	National Economics University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,922
62	208,775	BH Bui, Hung Hai	VinAI Research	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,840
63	209,361	DH Duc Hoa, Nguyen	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 5,498
64	214,939	BQ Bach, Quang-Vu	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 3,474
65	216,286	TN Tuan, Nguyenhuy	Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City	General Mathematics	Rank 1,480
66	216,593	LH Long, Hoang Ngoc	Van Lang University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 3,299
67	221,548	TN Trung, Ngo Viet	Hanoi Institute of Mathematics	General Mathematics	Rank 1,522
68	221,740	HD Hoat, D. M.	Duy Tan University	Applied Physics	Rank 5,836
69	225,508	NM Nogami, Massayuki	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 3,404
70	226,145	TC Thai, Chien H.	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,723
71	228,294	CL Chu, Lan Khanh	Banking Academy of Vietnam	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,148
72	232,185	DN Dúc, Nguyenhuu	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Applied Physics	Rank 6,132
73	232,310	SS Sanei, Saeid	VinUniversity	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,317
74	234,116	TV Tran, Van Quan	Đại học Công nghệ Giao thông vận tải	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,468
75	234,577	NM Nguyen, Minh Khai	HCMC University of Technology and Engineering (HCM-UTE)	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 760
76	234,602	PT Phan, The Long	Vietnam National University, Hanoi	Applied Physics	Rank 6,206
77	237,201	NT Nguyen, Thanh Liem	VinUniversity	Pediatrics	Rank 1,351
78	244,684	ND Nguyen, Dinh Hoa	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,912
79	247,706	VH Van Hoang, Vo Van	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HCMUT	General Physics	Rank 1,549
80	253,885	HL Hien, L. V.	Trường Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 1,997
81	256,744	NT Nguyen, Truong Khang	Van Lang University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,589
82	260,794	PV Pham, Van Viet	Vietnam Maritime University	Energy	Rank 4,395
83	273,608	TD Trung, Do Duc	Hanoi University of Industry	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,160
84	278,016	DL Dang, Lienminh	Duy Tan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,616
85	278,478	Bui, Xuan Thanh	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HCMUT	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,716
86	286,931	TL Tuan, Le Anh	Vietnam Maritime University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,271
87	289,637	PV Pham, Van Vinh	Le Quy Don Technical University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,223
88	292,012	KB Kathirvel, Brindhadevi	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Energy	Rank 5,062
89	292,186	LM Le, Minh Quy	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,245
90	298,995	TS Ta, Son Xuat	Hanoi University of Science and Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,059
91	304,989	Hasanipanah, Mahdi	Duy Tan University	Design Practice & Management	Rank 203
92	306,228	Phung-Van, P.	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Materials	Rank 4,873
93	307,763	VB Vo, Bay	Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - HUTECH	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,430
94	312,798	LK Le, Khanh Chau	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,409
95	321,707	NH Nguyen, Hoang	Hanoi University of Mining and Geology	Design Practice & Management	Rank 212
96	327,882	BQ Bui, Quoc Bao	Ton-Duc-Thang University	Building & Construction	Rank 1,142
97	329,369	Le, Hoang Phong	Ho Chi Minh City University of Law	Energy	Rank 5,859
98	331,789	PH Phuc, Huynh V.	Dong Thap University	Applied Physics	Rank 8,961
99	335,059	BF Bretagnol, Fréd́eric	Saint Paul University Hospital	Surgery	Rank 3,155
100	345,761	QZ Qin, Zengchang	VinUniversity	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,431
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Vietnam are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

280 scientists affiliated with Vietnam are on the 2026 single-year list, and 121 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, VinUniversity has the most listed scientists from Vietnam, with 16. It is followed by Ton-Duc-Thang University with 14.

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 121 in 2026, a change of +255.9%.

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.