According to Academician H. T. Kung of the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Division, though new scientific fields are constantly opening up, this year the division had few candidates doing multidisciplinary work or conducting research in a new field. Consequently, they elected only six.
今年當選人數創歷年新低，數理組院士孔祥重表示，新科學領域不斷出現，但這次選舉中數理組從事跨領域、新領域研究的候選人不多，因此只有 6 人當選。