According to The Australian, the most read daily newspaper in Australia, Nguyen Thanh Vinh was honored as one of the 6 most influential researchers of Vietnamese origin in 2026.
The list is built based on the number of citations from scientific articles published in top 20 journals in each field over the past 5 years, using data from Google Scholar.
Associate Professor Nguyen Thanh Vinh is considered the most influential researcher in organic chemistry, in the field of chemical and materials science.
In 2013, he took up the position of lecturer at the School of Chemistry at Curtin University (Perth, Australia). In 2018, Thanh Vinh became a senior lecturer. In 2019, he received a scholarship from the Australian Government for outstanding researchers. He continued to be appointed as an assistant professor (the equivalent title to associate professor in Vietnam) of the University of New South Wales when he was only 39 years old.
Before pursuing a scientific research career abroad, Nguyen Thanh Vinh became known to Vietnamese audiences through his role as Nam in the famous TV series "Forever is the Sky" (produced in 2001).
Although it was only a supporting role, the character Nam played by Thanh Vinh impressed the audience. The man has a scholarly appearance, is white, wears glasses, and is admired by many female students.
Out of concern, Nam once stole a woman's bicycle but later returned it because he was too charming and almost committed suicide. He also has a special affection for Tra "cave" (played by Kieu Thanh), who is considered a equal because of his unclean profession.
Nguyen Thanh Vinh was born in 1982, the runner-up of the first Road to Olympia (2000) with a score of 250. At that time, he was a student majoring in Chemistry at Lam Son High School for the Gifted (Thanh Hoa).
In 2010, Thanh Vinh was given the status of doctoral student thanks to his excellent academic achievements. After successfully defending his doctoral thesis in Australia, Thanh Vinh worked on organic catching at the RWTH Aachen Institute of Organic Chemistry (Germany).
