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Research in Hualien City

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Hualien City, Taiwan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Dong Hwa University, Tzu Chi University and Tzu Chi Foundation.

Research institutions
11
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
240k
17.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Hualien City

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 Hualien City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Dong Hwa UniversityUniversity 5,800 #3,848
2Tzu Chi UniversityUniversity 3,830 #8,384
3Buddhist Tzu Chi General HospitalHospital / health system 1,936 #20,201
4Tzu Chi FoundationNonprofit 960 #15,209
5Hualien Tzu Chi Medical CenterHospital / health system 534 #16,296
6Tzu Chi College of TechnologyUniversity 348 #26,851 all time
7Hualien Armed Forces General HospitalHospital / health system 160 #32,789 all time
8Taiwan Hospitality and Tourism UniversityUniversity 149 #31,022 all time
9Yuli Veterans HospitalHospital / health system 128 #33,798 all time
10Mennonite Christian HospitalHospital / health system 110 not ranked
11Yuli HospitalHospital / health system 74 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 Dong Hwa University: 41.3%Tzu Chi University: 27.3%Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital: 13.8%Tzu Chi Foundation: 6.8%7 others listed: 10.7%41%largest
National Dong Hwa University5,800 · 41.3%Tzu Chi University3,830 · 27.3%Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital1,936 · 13.8%Tzu Chi Foundation960 · 6.8%7 others listed1,503 · 10.7%

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

Which fields of science does Hualien City work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Hualien City is in Health Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Social Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,328 fractional works · 44.4% of its workMedicine: 1,209 fractional works · 40.4% of its workSurgery: 162 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 81 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 78 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 72 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 68 fractional works · 2.3% of its workUrology: 58 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 56 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 55 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 51 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 46 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 72 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 686 fractional works · 22.9% of its workEngineering: 182 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 68 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 149 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 108 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 71 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 101 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 538 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 265 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 102 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 59 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 92 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 78 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 46 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 440 fractional works · 14.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 203 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 111 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 109 fractional works · 3.6% of its workImmunology: 96 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMicrobiology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 68 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHualien City2,992fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences18%

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. Health Sciences1,32844.4%
    1. Medicine1,20940.4%
    2. Health Professions722.4%
    3. Dentistry270.9%
    4. Nursing170.6%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Engineering1826.1%
    2. Computer Science1495.0%
    3. Materials Science1083.6%
    4. Environmental Science1013.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy391.3%
    6. Energy351.2%
    7. Chemistry341.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences180.6%
    9. Mathematics110.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.3%
    1. Social Sciences2658.8%
    2. Psychology923.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting782.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance461.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities361.2%
    6. Decision Sciences210.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2036.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology1093.6%
    3. Neuroscience682.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences451.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Hualien City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hualien City is most concentrated in Urology, Rheumatology and Nephrology (16.7× the world share in Urology).

  1. UrologySubfield · 53.3 works17×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 65.4 works5.4×
  3. NephrologySubfield · 29.2 works5.1×
  4. ImmunologySubfield · 85.7 works4.7×
  5. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 97.2 works3.7×
  6. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 21.1 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: 0.31× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 181 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.67× its world share, 97 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 159 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 96 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.93× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 1,070 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 78 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 233 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.67×97 works
  2. Medicine2.11×1,070 works
  3. Dentistry1.93×25 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.43×13 works
  5. Neuroscience1.37×59 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×181 works
  7. Energy1.28×31 works
  8. Nursing1.17×15 works
  9. Materials Science1.04×96 works
  10. Psychology0.98×78 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.91×8 works
  12. Health Professions0.90×62 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.77×20 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×63 works
  15. Chemistry0.74×31 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×42 works
  17. Social Sciences0.70×233 works
  18. Veterinary0.69×2 works
  19. Environmental Science0.66×87 works
  20. Computer Science0.65×134 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.60×35 works
  22. Engineering0.40×159 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×16 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.38×29 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×39 works
  26. Mathematics0.29×9 works

Which keywords describe research in Hualien City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Surgical Treatment, Rehabilitation and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

▲ 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. Epidemiology238▲ 2.0×120 topics
  2. Inflammation177▲ 2.8×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life104▲ 2.4×49 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease89▲ 2.6×36 topics
  5. Urinary Incontinence79▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress79▲ 1.60×59 topics
  7. Cancer77▲ 1.91×50 topics
  8. Treatment65▲ 1.78×48 topics
  9. Rehabilitation60▲ 5.0×11 topics
  10. Risk Factors60▲ 1.82×33 topics
  11. Nanomaterials59▲ 1.88×17 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome52▲ 2.2×21 topics
  13. Surgical Treatment51▲ 8.8×6 topics
  14. Diagnosis50▲ 1.79×37 topics
  15. Chemotherapy50▲ 2.4×25 topics
  16. Management48▲ 2.0×31 topics
  17. Biomarkers45▲ 2.2×17 topics
  18. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia44▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms44▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Guidelines41▲ 2.9×12 topics
  21. Hypertension41▲ 4.7×13 topics
  22. Diabetes39▲ 2.6×21 topics
  23. Complications36▲ 2.4×17 topics
  24. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction35▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Pelvic Organ Prolapse35▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Chronic Kidney Disease33▲ 4.4×8 topics
  27. Atherosclerosis33▲ 3.8×11 topics
  28. Innate Immunity31▲ 3.2×10 topics
  29. Autoimmunity31▲ 7.3×5 topics
  30. Metastasis31▲ 3.0×12 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction30▲ 4.3×8 topics
  32. TGF-ß29▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Events27▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Microbiome25▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. NK Cell Recognition24▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Natural Killer Cells24▲ 13×1 topic
  37. CD4+CD25+23▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Foxp323▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Prevention Strategies21▲ 7.0×4 topics
  40. Dendritic Cells20▲ 7.5×2 topics

What research is done in Hualien City?

Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 39 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 32 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…22Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 22 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immuno…20T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 20 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 16 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …15Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 15 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 15 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 11 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 11 fractional works
UrologyRheumatologyImmunologyEpidemiology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 39 works
  2. 2 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 32 works
  3. 3 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 22 works
  4. 4 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 20 works
  5. 5 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 16 works
  6. 6 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 16 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 15 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 11 works

Research output over time

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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%Hualien City20.7% 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 20.7% in 2025.

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