Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM) celebrates the inclusion of 13 of its scientists in Stanford University's World's Top 2% Scientist list, released 7 October 2026. 

This recognition, based on Scopus data as of 1 August 2026, highlights the significant impact of XMUM's academic community.

The World's Top 2% Scientists list, compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, is widely regarded as a significant measure of a researcher's scientific impact. This ranking is derived from various citation metrics, including the h-index, co-authorship, and adjusted citation counts, to ensure a fair and comprehensive representation. The list is updated annually, reflecting both career-long contributions and single-year impacts to offer transparency and relevance.

The recognized scientists come from several Schools and Departments, including the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, School of Mathematics and Physics, China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, School of Computing and Data Science, and Laboratory Centre.

Of the 13 scientists, seven were recognised in both the career-long and single-year categories, two in the career-long category, and four in the single-year category. Assist. Prof. Dr. Wong Lai Wan from the School of Computing and Data Science was included in the list for the first time.

XMUM is committed to high-impact research since its establishment, boasting a diverse faculty of about 300 full-time staff, over 80% of whom hold doctoral degrees. The university has produced over 2,611 publications in SCI-indexed journals, with notable achievements including 1,330 in Tier-1 journals like Science and Nature. Of these, more than 563 papers were authored by students, with 363 as first or corresponding authors.