top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Taiwan

2025 single-year list · 1,509 listed authors · 25th of 170 countries

1,509 researchers whose current affiliation is in Taiwan are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 471 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Taiwan has 0.6% of everyone on the list, 25th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
1,509
0.6% of the list
In the global top 100,000
471
31.2% of its listed authors
Country rank
#25
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#114
Yeh, Jien Wei

Top institutions in Taiwan

  1. National Taiwan University15410%
  2. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University936%
  3. National Cheng Kung University795%
  4. National Tsing Hua University715%
  5. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital523%
  6. National Chung Hsing University443%
  7. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology433%
  8. National Taipei University of Technology433%
  9. Taipei Medical University423%
  10. National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology383%

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine42728%
  2. Information & Communication Technologies19313%
  3. Enabling & Strategic Technologies19113%
  4. Engineering17512%
  5. Physics & Astronomy1178%
  6. Chemistry825%
  7. Social Sciences614%
  8. Economics & Business614%
  9. Biomedical Research493%
  10. Public Health & Health Services453%

1,509 listed scientists in Taiwan

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