In the career-long achievement category, Vietnam has 121 scientists from 44 research and educational institutions. VinUniversity (VinUni) leads in terms of the number of scientists, while Vietnam National University, Hanoi, is the only institution with two scientists in the top 10.
The most significant list within the ranking is the career-long achievement list, which accounts for the total scientific impact accumulated over an entire career. Vietnam has 10 scientists to enter the list. Topping the list is Prof. David R. Bangsberg from VinUni in the field of biomedicine, ranking 8,926th globally.
The top five sees the presence of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan from Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport in the field of energy, Prof. J. Kevin Baird from Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam in the field of tropical medicine, Prof. Do Ngoc Minh from VinUni in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Prof. Choi Seung Bok from Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City in the field of materials.
Five more Vietnamese scientists were also added to the latest list, including Prof. Dr. Tran Xuan Bach from Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in public health, Prof. Phan Thien Nhan from Cuu Long University in polymer chemistry, Prof. Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh from the University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City in finance, and Prof. Nguyen Minh Tho from VinUni in physical chemistry, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc from Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in engineering and technology.
The list, compiled by a group of researchers of Stanford University, makes use of citations from Scopus, an international scientific database, on over 7 million scientists from across the world.
