Nguyen Thanh Vinh named among Australia’s most influential researchers
VOV.VN - Nguyen Thanh Vinh, the runner-up in the first “Road to Olympia” competition, has been recognized as one of Australia’s top 250 researchers in 2026, according to The Australian’s 2026 Research magazine.
Vinh was honored in the field of Organic Chemistry, under the Chemical & Materials Sciences discipline.
The former Olympia runner-up currently serves as an Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), which ranks among the world’s top 20 universities in the QS 2026 rankings.
His research focuses on organic catalysis, aromatic cation activation, total synthesis of natural and bioactive compounds, asymmetric synthesis, and pharmaceutical chemistry.
Vinh previously studied at Lam Son High School for the Gifted in Thanh Hoa province. In 2000, he came second in the first season of the “Road to Olympia” competition and was a member of Vietnam’s national team at the International Chemistry Olympiad, where he won a silver medal. He also became well known among the 8X generation for playing Nam in the TV drama Phia Truoc La Bau Troi (Ahead Lies the Sky).
In 2001, he began studying Industrial Chemistry at UNSW and later earned his PhD in Organic Chemistry at the Australian National University. He started teaching at UNSW in 2015.
In addition to Vinh, The Australian recognized five other researchers of Vietnamese origin, including Dinh Phan (La Trobe University), Sara Quach (Griffith University), Kiet Tieu (University of Wollongong), Thuc Duy Le (University of South Australia), and Bui Minh (Australian National University).
This is the eighth time the newspaper has published the list, which is based on citation counts of research papers published in the top 20 journals of each discipline over the last five years, using data from Google Scholar.
The 250 fields of research are divided into eight disciplines: Business, Economics & Management; Chemical & Material Sciences; Engineering & Computer Science; Health & Medical Sciences; Humanities, Literature & Arts; Life Sciences & Earth Sciences; Physics & Mathematics; and Social Sciences.
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