47 Vietnamese in the top most influential scientists in the world 2023

The number and ranking of Vietnamese scientists on the list of "100,000 influential scientists" has increased sharply, as assessed on many indicators, including the number of research citations.

The ranking was announced by Elsevier Publishing House (owner of the Scopus database), selected by a group of scientists led by Professor John PA Ioannidis and colleagues from Stanford University (USA) based on the Scopus database. The list of top 100,000 was selected from 210,000 of the world's most influential scientists in terms of the most cited scientific articles.

According to the ranking, the list of 100,000 influential scientists, 64 individuals are working at universities in Vietnam, of which 47 are Vietnamese scientists. Compared to 2022, this list increased by 12.

In the top 10,000 scientists in the world, Vietnam has 7 people, an increase of 5 people compared to 2022. Including Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, ranked 1,119), Associate Professor Dr. Tran Xuan Bach (Hanoi Medical University, ranked 3,240), Dr. Pham Thai Binh (University of Transport Technology, ranked 4,444), Dr. Hoang Nhat Duc (Duy Tan University, ranked 5,551), Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc (Hanoi National University, ranked 5,657), Dr. Tran Nguyen Hai (Duy Tan University, ranked 6,669), and Associate Professor Dr. Le Hoang Son (Hanoi National University, ranked 6,982).

This list includes Associate Professor, Dr. Le Hoang Son and Professor, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc (Hanoi National University), both in the top 5 for consecutive years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Professor Nguyen Dinh Duc is one of two Vietnamese scientists to be ranked among the world's leading scientists for five consecutive years. Photo: VNU

Many scientists have a sharp increase in rankings compared to last year, such as Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, ranked 1,119 - 17,415 in 2022), Associate Professor Dr. Tran Xuan Bach (Hanoi Medical University, ranked 3,240 - 12,132 in 2022), Dr. Tran Nguyen Hai (Duy Tan University, ranked 6,669 - 13,713 in 2022), Dr. Pham Thai Binh (University of Transport Technology, ranked 4,444 - 47,240 in 2022), Dr. Vuong Quan Hoang (Phenikaa University, ranked 31,057 - 61,452 in 2022), Dr. Vo Nguyen Dai Viet (Nguyen Tat Thanh University, ranked 35,261 - 93,438 in 2022), Dr. Chu Dinh Toi (International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, ranked 44,378 - 66,906 in 2022).

Dr. Tran Nguyen Hai, member of the Editorial Board for 12 ISI-standard international journals, is among the top scientists with a strong increase in ranking compared to 2022. Photo: Hai Tran

The list also has many new faces such as Associate Professor Dr. Pham Van Viet (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, ranked 57,893), Associate Professor Dr. Bui Xuan Thanh (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNU, ranked 98,112).

Many foreign scientists working at Vietnamese universities such as Duy Tan University, Ton Duc Thang University, VinUni University, and Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics are also on the list.

Dr. Vuong Quan Hoang is also among the group of scientists whose rankings have increased significantly compared to the 2022 list. Photo: Phenikaa University.

The ranking of the 100,000 people with the most cited scientific papers was first published in the journal PLoS Biology in August 2019. The ranking uses the Scopus database (owned by Elsevier) from 1960 to October 2023.

The evaluation criteria are based on scientific impact indicators (total citations, Hirsch h-index; Schreiber hm-index adjusted for co-authorship, citations to articles published as sole author, first author and last author, and a composite index). Scientists are divided into 22 main fields and 174 sub-fields (disciplines/specialties), where scientists must have a minimum of 5 publications. The data show their impact over their career and over the past year.

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