Every year, from 2016, Asian Scientist magazine selects scientists with outstanding achievements in the previous year, based on criteria such as prestigious scientific awards, important research works or significant contributions to academia and industry.
This year's list continues to gather many big names in Asia, including two Nobel Prize winners 2025, Susumu Kitagawa and Shimon Sakaguchi, along with many scientists from the Royal Society and major regional scientific awards.
In 2026, Vietnam has 5 representatives honored, coming from many different research fields.
In the field of materials science, there is Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc - University of Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. He owns more than 400 scientific works, including about 250 articles published in international ISI journals. He was awarded the Bao Son Award in 2024 in the field of engineering - technology, has been named in the top 10,000 most influential scientists in the world for many consecutive years, and ranked 51st globally in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2025.
In the field of public health, Prof. Dr. Tran Xuan Bach - University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi - has published hundreds of international scientific articles, maintaining his position in the group of 10,000 globally influential scientists for many consecutive years. He was also recognized with the Global Health Innovation Leadership Award in 2025 for his contributions in the field of health innovation.
In the field of chemical technology, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Tan - Hanoi University of Science and Technology - is recognized for his research on natural compounds and biological active ingredients, and is the winner of the Kovalevskaya Award in 2024.
Meanwhile, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thi My Dung - Institute of Nanotechnology, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City - working in the field of nanotechnology, was awarded the Kovalevskaya Prize 2024 for research related to nanotechnology and nano-inkjet printing techniques.
Representative in the field of environment is Dr. Truong Hai Bang, currently a post-doctoral researcher at Van Lang University. He was awarded the Golden Globe Award in 2024, and also owns a patent in Korea and a patent in Vietnam related to the field of environment.
Asian Scientist was founded in 2011 by Juliana Chan and is currently published by Wildtype Media Group, with an academic platform associated with World Scientific Publishing. The Asian Scientist 100 list is published annually, reflecting typical scientific figures of Asia each year.
