Recently, experts from Stanford University released the latest 2024 “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list through Scopus, which is divided into two categories: the “Lifetime Scientific Impact Ranking (1960 – 2023)” and the “Annual Scientific Impact Ranking.”These rankings measure scholars’ long-term and recent research impact. The data was sourced from the Scopus database as of August 1, 2024, with citation counts accounted for until the end of 2023, covering the time range from 1960 to 2023. And NTU ranked 1st in Taiwan and 19th among Asian universities with 229 scientists listed among the world’s top 2% in 2024.