Five of nine Vietnamese scientists are named among 100,000 most cited researchers globally.

Two scientists among the world’s top 10,000 are Prof. Dr Nguyen Dinh Duc from the VNU University of Engineering and Technology (7,704th globally and 78th in the field of engineering), and Assoc. Prof. Dr Le Hoang Son from the VNU Information Technology Institute (6,436th globally and 303rd in the field of information and communication technology).
They have been among the world’s most cited academics for six straight years since 2019.
Other Vietnamese in the top 10,000 are Prof. Dr Tran Xuan Bach from the Hanoi Medical University, Prof. Vo Xuan Vinh and Dr Nguyen Phuc Canh from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Dr Tran Nguyen Hai and Dr Hoang Nhat Duc from the Duy Tan University, Assoc. Prof. Dr Hoang Anh Tuan from the Dong A University, and Dr Pham Thai Binh from the University of Transport Technology.
Among the 100,000 most cited scientists, three are Prof. Dr Nguyen Duc Khuong (32,439th globally), Dr Chu Dinh Toi (28,314th globally), and Dr Nguyen Viet Cuong (42,130th globally) from the VNU-International School. 
Aside from the Scopus database, the rankings are also based on other criteria, including the composite score, the number of citations (excluding self-citations), the Hirsch index, and the Schreiber hm-index.
Scientists in the lists are classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields.