Three Vietnamese among top 1,000 global scientists
Three Vietnamese have been named in a list of 1,000 leading global scientists in terms of research publications over the last 13 years.
From left: Assoc. Prof. Tran Xuan Bach, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phung Van Phuc (Source: vnexpress.net)
Hanoi (VNA) – Three Vietnamese have been named in a list of 1,000 leadingglobal scientists in terms of research publications over the last 13 years.
Therankings were released by Research.com, a reputable academic research portal.
Amongthe honourees, Assoc. Prof. Tran Xuan Bach from the HanoiMedical University, with his publications on community health, ranks third andis the only Vietnamese to be present in the top 10. He was also the youngest tobe granted the Associate Professor title in Vietnam – at the age of 32 in 2016.
Specialised in mechanical engineering and aerospace, Assoc. Prof.Dr. Phung Van Phuc from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology ranks 958th.He used to be named among the world’s 100,000 most influential scientists forfour consecutive years.
Meanwhile, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son from the Vietnam NationalUniversity - Hanoi ranks 190th. Working in computer science, he wasalso among the world’s best 10,000 scientists for three straight years, in2019, 2020, and 2021.
Recently, a group of professors from the US-based StanfordUniversity also published a list of the world’s 10,000 most influentialscientists, including 37 Vietnamese. Of the 100,000 most influential in terms of lifetime achievement, there are seven Vietnamese, namely Prof.Nguyen Minh Tho (Ton Duc Thang University), Tran Tinh Hien (clinical researchunit at the Oxford University), Prof. Nguyen Xuan Hung (HCM City University ofTechnology), Prof. Nguyen Dinh Duc (Vietnam National University - Hanoi), Assoc.Prof. Le Hoang Son (Vietnam National University - Hanoi), late Prof. Hoang Tuy (Instituteof Mathematics), and Prof. Nguyen Ba An (Institute of Physics and Electronicsunder the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology)./.
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From left: Assoc. Prof. Tran Xuan Bach, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phung Van Phuc (Source: vnexpress.net)