By Gabriela Baron
Two Filipino professors were included in Research.com’s 2023 rankings of the best scientists in the world based on the discipline-filtered h-index (D-index).
Professors Raymond Tan and Anthony SF Chiu, both teach at the De La Salle University, are full professors of the Departments of Chemical Engineering and of Industrial and Systems Engineering, respectively.
Tan and Chiu were the only scientists from the Philippines included in their respective disciplines.
Tan is listed in the subject area of Engineering and Technology, ranking 1,043 in the world, while Chu is included in Social Sciences and Humanities, placing 3,518 in the world.
Both also appeared in the 2022 edition of the list.
“The presence of a handful of local researchers in this list shows the potential for Philippine research to be truly world-class,” Tan said.
“However, our country is also badly underrepresented compared to other nations in a similar developmental stage, which underscores the need for our universities to ramp up efforts to develop globally competitive scientists,” he added.
