The news was announced at a ceremony honoring more than 300 individuals and 25 collectives for their contributions to science, technology, and innovation at UMP HCMC in 2023-2025.

The Lancet is a globally renowned medical journal with a history of more than 200 years, highly regarded by the academic community for publishing research with major impacts on clinical practice and health policy.

The IF is a metric that measures the influence of a scientific journal, reflecting the average number of citations per article over a certain period. A higher IF indicates greater prestige and influence within the academic community.

The paper by Dr. Lan was about a randomized controlled clinical trial, titled “Livebirth rate after one frozen embryo transfer in ovulatory women starting with natural, modified natural, or artificial endometrial preparation in Vietnam: an open-label randomised controlled trial.”

Scientists honored

At the ceremony, in the category of scientists with outstanding achievements in international publications during 2023-2025, the HCMC University of Medicine and Pharmacy honored 55 scientists who published papers in prestigious international journals with an IF of 3.0 or higher.

Among these, Dr. Lan's article in The Lancet is considered a prominent highlight, making a strong mark for Vietnamese science on the international medical research map.

In the same category, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Quach Trong Duc, Deputy Head of the Department of General Internal Medicine of the university, was also recognized for six articles published in international journals with an IF of 3.0 or higher, including an article in the journal Gut with an IF of 23.

Portrait of a prestigious scientist

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan previously held positions as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UMP HCMC before being appointed Vice President. 

She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the HCMC Medical Journal, a member of the editorial board of the journal Fertility and Reproduction (the official journal of ASPIRE, the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction), and a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) group developing guidelines for approaching infertile couples.

She is the author and co-author of more than 80 research projects and scientific articles published in prestigious domestic and international specialized journals, including renowned titles such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Human Reproduction, and Fertility & Sterility.

Born in 1971, Lan graduated as a medical doctor from Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine and received a Master of Medicine in Clinical Embryology from the National University of Singapore. She successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UMP HCMC and was appointed Associate Professor in 2019.

In 2020, Lan was one of three scientists receiving the Ta Quang Buu Award. In 2021, she was voted into the list of the top 100 Asian scientists with outstanding research achievements by Asian Scientist magazine (Singapore).

Notably, a month ago, she became the sole representative from Asia in the core author group developing the WHO's 2025 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Infertility. 

Lan is the daughter of Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, former Director of Tu Du Hospital.

In other award categories for 2023-2025, UMP HCMC also recorded many outstanding marks. In innovation and entrepreneurship, the university honored scientists who authored six patents and four utility solutions. A notable example is Dr. Truong Cong Tri, a lecturer in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, who holds one patent and two utility solution certificates.

Regarding city-level science and technology tasks, a project chaired by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Cong Nhat Nam (Department of Dental Prosthetics, Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology) with a budget of over 2.7 billion VND was completed and approved.

Specifically, in activities to increase revenue from science and technology, a collaborative project with Shionogi Co., Ltd., conducted by the group of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Van Dung, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoang Bac, and Dr. Nguyen Thi Hai Lien, was highly evaluated with a contract value exceeding 43 billion VND.

Le Huyen