Bach, 41, is ranked 5,085 worldwide in the latest update of the database that identifies the top 2% of scientists by citation impact, according to Vietnam National University, Hanoi. The database, compiled by a team led by Stanford epidemiologist John Ioannidis using Elsevier's Scopus, was first published in the journal PLOS Biology in 2019 and is updated annually.
VNU said nine Vietnamese-based researchers appear in this year's edition: Hoang Anh Tuan of Dong Nai Technology University, Vo Xuan Vinh of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Nguyen Hai and Hoang Nhat Duc of Duy Tan University, Pham Thai Binh of the University of Transport Technology, Nguyen Phuc Canh of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Dinh Duc of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and Nguyen Xuan Hung of HUTECH.
According to his faculty profile at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bach's research focuses on decision-analytic modeling to guide the development and assessment of health technologies and policies, with a particular focus on cost-effective interventions for HIV, substance use, mental health, digital health, and pandemic preparedness. He has consulted for United Nations agencies, international organizations, and governments across Asia.
