Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc of the Vietnam National University-Hanoi is named in the list of world's top scientists by research.com (Photo: VNU)

Vietnamese scientists are ranked in seven disciplines: Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace, Medicine, and Social Sciences and Humanities.

Ranked No 2007 in the world and No 1 in Vietnam, Professor, Doctor of Science Nguyen Dinh Duc, Vietnam National University-Hanoi, is a leading scientist in Engineering and Technology, with nearly 200 publications and 5,600 citations.

The ranking is based on D-index (Discipline H-index), which includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline. It was completed after analyzing the data of 166,880 scientists in 24 disciplines.

The 13 Vietnamese scientists are Assoc. Prof. Dr Hoang Van Minh of Hanoi University of Public Health, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tu Binh Minh, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc, and Prof. Dr. Pham Hung Viet of the Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Dr. Hoang Nhat Duc from Duy Tan University, Prof. Nguyen Van Hieu of Phenikaa University, Prof. Nguyen Xuan Hung and Assoc. Prof. Phung Van Phuc of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thoi Trung of Van Lang University, Assoc. Prof. Thai Hoang Chien of Ton Duc Thang University, Assoc. Prof. Bui Quoc Tinh of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Assoc. Prof. Tran Xuan Bach of Hanoi Medical University.