Prof. Dr. Bui Tien Dieu, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hung, Asso. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son, Prof. Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc. (from top left to right) (Photo:congluan.vn)

They include Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Duc from Vietnam National University (VNU) – Hanoi; Asso. Prof. Dr. Le Hoang Son from VNU-Hanoi, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hung from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology; Prof. Dr. Bui Tien Dieu from Duy Tan University , and Prof. Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh from University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

Compiled by some professors from the US’s Stanford University, the ranking is based on six citation metrics, including composite score, total citation, and number of citations to papers as single, first, or last author.

The honorees are divided into 22 scientific fields and 176 majors.