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Research in Hsinchu

Science Explorer records 43 research institutions in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Tsing Hua University and National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center.

Research institutions
43
14 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
134k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6M
19.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Hsinchu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityUniversity 60,002 #681
2National Tsing Hua UniversityUniversity 40,109 #742
3Industrial Technology Research InstituteNonprofit 8,355 #4,846
4Mackay Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 4,276 #8,742
5National Health Research InstitutesNonprofit 3,772 #3,994
6Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (Taiwan)Company 3,453 #6,167
7National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterResearch facility 3,365 #3,114
8Chung Hua UniversityUniversity 3,314 #10,759
9Minghsin University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 1,614 #8,402
10Yuanpei UniversityUniversity 1,234 #13,486
11AU Optronics (Taiwan)Company 813 #21,389
12United Microelectronics (Taiwan)Company 643 #29,136 all time
13Ta Hwa University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 633 #18,286 all time
14Macronix International (Taiwan)Company 627 #21,398
15National Hsinchu University of EducationUniversity 620 #2,245 all time
16MediaTek (Taiwan)Company 612 #16,950
17Global Unichip (Taiwan)Company 499 #25,890 all time
18Food Industry Research and Development InstituteNonprofit 467 #22,549 all time
19Taiwan Space AgencyGovernment institution 302 #29,704 all time
20Hsuan Chuang UniversityUniversity 283 #21,370 all time
21Realtek (Taiwan)Company 243 #23,353 all time
22Powerchip (Taiwan)Company 207 #33,369 all time
23Agricultural Technology Research InstituteResearch facility 192 #22,177
24Powertech Technology (Taiwan)Company 171 #31,805 all time
25Epistar (Taiwan)Company 118 not ranked
26Vanguard International Semiconductor (Taiwan)Company 98 not ranked
27ProMOS Technologies (Taiwan)Company 92 not ranked
28Novatek Microelectronics (Taiwan)Company 85 not ranked
29MSSCORPS (Taiwan)Company 65 not ranked
30Faraday Technology (Taiwan)Company 63 not ranked
31Pervasive Artificial Intelligence Research LabsResearch facility 47 not ranked
32Sino-American Silicon Products (Taiwan)Company 35 not ranked
33Sitronix Technology (Taiwan)Company 28 not ranked
34ELAN Microelectronics (Taiwan)Company 26 not ranked
35PixArt (Taiwan)Company 22 not ranked
36Phison (Taiwan)Company 13 not ranked
37E Ink (Taiwan)Company 8 not ranked
38Focaltech Systems (Taiwan)Company 5 not ranked
39Raydium Semiconductor (Taiwan)Company 3 not ranked
40Avisonic (Taiwan)Company 3 not ranked
41Somnics (Taiwan)Company 2 not ranked
42Service Science Society of TaiwanNonprofit 2 not ranked
43Taiwan Semiconductor Industry AssociationInstitution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University: 44.0%National Tsing Hua University: 29.4%Industrial Technology Research Institute: 6.1%Mackay Memorial Hospital: 3.1%38 others listed: 17.4%44%largest
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University60k · 44.0%National Tsing Hua University40k · 29.4%Industrial Technology Research Institute8,355 · 6.1%Mackay Memorial Hospital4,276 · 3.1%38 others listed24k · 17.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Hsinchu work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research in Hsinchu is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Medicine (17%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 12k fractional works · 62.2% of its workEngineering: 6,024 fractional works · 30.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3,144 fractional works · 15.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 859 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 445 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 301 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 226 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 209 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 160 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 135 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2,391 fractional works · 12.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 646 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 619 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 369 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 184 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 148 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,507 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 868 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 301 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 170 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 85 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 929 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 434 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 176 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 416 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 110 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 183 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 371 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 186 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 301 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 286 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 139 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 135 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,618 fractional works · 18.2% of its workMedicine: 3,310 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSurgery: 389 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 298 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 237 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 237 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 219 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 209 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 173 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 131 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 117 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 104 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 101 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 396 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 198 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1,958 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,082 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 629 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 478 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 213 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 118 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 198 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 79 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,950 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 661 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 220 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 165 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 226 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 454 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 295 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 208 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 138 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 185 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 99 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 146 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 100 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKHsinchu20kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6,02430.3%
    2. Computer Science2,39112.0%
    3. Materials Science1,5077.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy9294.7%
    5. Environmental Science4162.1%
    6. Chemistry3711.9%
    7. Energy3011.5%
    8. Mathematics1560.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1390.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering1350.7%
  1. Health Sciences3,61818.2%
    1. Medicine3,31016.6%
    2. Health Professions1981.0%
    3. Dentistry600.3%
    4. Nursing420.2%
    5. Veterinary80.0%
  2. Life Sciences1,9589.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,0825.4%
    2. Neuroscience4782.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1981.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1630.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics380.2%
    1. Social Sciences6613.3%
    2. Psychology4542.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2951.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2081.0%
    5. Decision Sciences1850.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities1460.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hsinchu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hsinchu is most concentrated in Hardware and Architecture, Condensed Matter Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (6.2× the world share in Hardware and Architecture).

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 124.8 works6.2×
  2. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 154.9 works5.5×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 2,865.2 works4.5×
  4. BioengineeringSubfield · 42.3 works3.6×
  5. InstrumentationSubfield · 29.9 works3.4×
  6. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 268.8 works3.3×
  7. Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsSubfield · 53.7 works3.1×
  8. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 389.6 works3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 176 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 954 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 146 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 432 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.87× its world share, 116 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.18× its world share, 330 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 2,130 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 121 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 263 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.05× its world share, 5,470 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 374 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.18× its world share, 1,355 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 137 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.08× its world share, 824 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 52 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 174 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 2,926 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 131 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 267 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 162 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 193 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 394 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 563 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science2.18×1,355 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.08×824 works
  3. Engineering2.05×5,470 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.87×116 works
  5. Energy1.61×263 works
  6. Computer Science1.54×2,130 works
  7. Neuroscience1.50×432 works
  8. Chemistry1.18×330 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×954 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.95×162 works
  11. Medicine0.86×2,926 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.82×146 works
  13. Psychology0.73×394 works
  14. Mathematics0.65×137 works
  15. Dentistry0.60×52 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×34 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×193 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×267 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×121 works
  20. Nursing0.43×37 works
  21. Environmental Science0.42×374 works
  22. Health Professions0.37×174 works
  23. Veterinary0.29×7 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.26×131 works
  25. Social Sciences0.25×563 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×176 works

Which keywords describe research in Hsinchu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Thin Films, Neuromorphic Computing, Semiconductors, Nanoelectronics, Field-Effect Transistors and Nanowires.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning1,238▲ 1.80×81 topics
  2. Neural Networks677▲ 2.2×38 topics
  3. Machine Learning630◆ 0.95×89 topics
  4. Nanoparticles483▲ 1.93×44 topics
  5. Nanomaterials434▲ 2.1×19 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications400▲ 1.70×36 topics
  7. Biosensors357▲ 3.6×12 topics
  8. Thin Films343▲ 8.9×10 topics
  9. Semiconductors340▲ 5.9×6 topics
  10. Thermal Management321▲ 5.0×8 topics
  11. Neuromorphic Computing304▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Graphene297▲ 2.2×11 topics
  13. Energy Storage296▲ 2.3×12 topics
  14. Nanoelectronics285▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Field-Effect Transistors280▲ 9.0×4 topics
  16. Nanowires277▲ 9.8×5 topics
  17. Semiconductor275▲ 4.2×7 topics
  18. Nanostructures271▲ 3.4×17 topics
  19. Semiconductor Devices263▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Atomic Layer Deposition263▲ 20×1 topic
  21. High-k Dielectrics263▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Integrated Circuits247▲ 8.6×3 topics
  23. Solar Cells241▲ 6.0×7 topics
  24. Cathode Materials235▲ 3.0×3 topics
  25. Light-Emitting Diodes216▲ 7.2×3 topics
  26. Nanocrystals209▲ 4.1×5 topics
  27. Doping205▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Synaptic Plasticity201▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. High-Temperature Electronics193▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Process Variation189▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Non-Volatile Memory181▲ 9.7×2 topics
  32. Flexible Electronics180▲ 5.3×3 topics
  33. Metal Oxides176▲ 7.4×2 topics
  34. Ferroelectricity165▲ 8.9×4 topics
  35. Memristor164▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Resistive Switching164▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Electromigration156▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Band Parameters151▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Power Devices148▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Nanowire Transistors147▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Hsinchu?

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 252 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 153 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 132 works
  4. 4 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 124 works
  5. 5 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 106 works
  6. 6 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 101 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 98 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 90 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 90 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 89 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Hsinchu15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.6% in 2008.

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