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Research in Tainan City

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Tainan City, Taiwan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Cheng Kung University, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Chang Jung Christian University.

Research institutions
32
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
83k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6M
19.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 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 Tainan City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Cheng Kung UniversityUniversity 59,518 #533
2Southern Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 3,547 #5,716
3Chi Mei Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,995 #7,433
4Kun Shan UniversityUniversity 2,307 #14,153
5University of Kang NingUniversity 2,252 #19,211
6National University of TainanUniversity 2,131 #7,327
7Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and ScienceUniversity 1,990 #8,835
8Chang Jung Christian UniversityUniversity 1,636 #7,263
9Far East UniversityUniversity 990 #18,604 all time
10Tainan University of TechnologyUniversity 971 #12,516
11Chung Hwa University of Medical TechnologyUniversity 814 #19,776
12World Vegetable CenterNonprofit 474 #21,084
13Tainan Municipal HospitalHospital / health system 448 #21,148
14Taiwan Livestock Research InstituteResearch facility 433 #24,070 all time
15Min-Hwei College of Health Care ManagementUniversity 375 #18,797
16An-Nan HospitalHospital / health system 338 #20,207
17National Tainan Institute of NursingUniversity 307 #16,247
18Taiwan Shoufu UniversityUniversity 290 #22,031 all time
19Nan Jeon University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 285 #26,612 all time
20CTBC Business SchoolUniversity 221 #25,714 all time
21Sin-Lau Christian HospitalHospital / health system 192 #31,704 all time
22Southern Taiwan Science ParkNonprofit 169 #30,594 all time
23Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and WelfareHospital / health system 150 #21,865
24Himax (Taiwan)Company 133 #32,574 all time
25Kuo General HospitalHospital / health system 127 #34,647 all time
26Tainan National University of the ArtsUniversity 121 #33,751 all time
27GenMont Biotech (Taiwan)Company 61 not ranked
28Jianan Mental HospitalHospital / health system 46 not ranked
29ScinoPharm Taiwan (Taiwan)Company 23 not ranked
30Tainan Theological College and SeminaryUniversity 18 not ranked
31Shanxi Industrial Equipment Installation Group (Taiwan)Company 12 not ranked
32Taiwan Comprehensive University SystemUniversity 10 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 Cheng Kung University: 71.4%Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology: 4.3%Chi Mei Medical Center: 3.6%Kun Shan University: 2.8%28 others listed: 18.0%71%largest
National Cheng Kung University60k · 71.4%Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology3,547 · 4.3%Chi Mei Medical Center2,995 · 3.6%Kun Shan University2,307 · 2.8%28 others listed15k · 18.0%

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

Which fields of science does Tainan City work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Tainan City is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Medicine (23%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,324 fractional works · 48.9% of its workEngineering: 3,033 fractional works · 23.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 972 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 490 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 363 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 203 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 173 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 146 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 117 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 115 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 92 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,097 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 356 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 248 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 135 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 125 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 778 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 439 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 147 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 509 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 84 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 251 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 122 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 207 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 192 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 158 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3,383 fractional works · 26.2% of its workMedicine: 3,019 fractional works · 23.3% of its workSurgery: 403 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 257 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 216 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 200 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 180 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 154 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 132 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 120 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 110 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 177 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 235 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 93 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,723 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 555 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 199 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 109 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 431 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 120 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 109 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 97 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 336 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMarketing: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 165 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 134 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 102 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 1,507 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 737 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 419 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 312 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 134 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 289 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 125 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 136 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 100 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTainan City13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences13%

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. Engineering3,03323.4%
    2. Computer Science1,0978.5%
    3. Materials Science7786.0%
    4. Environmental Science5093.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2511.9%
    6. Energy2071.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1581.2%
    8. Chemistry1311.0%
    9. Mathematics800.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering800.6%
  1. Health Sciences3,38326.2%
    1. Medicine3,01923.3%
    2. Health Professions2351.8%
    3. Nursing700.5%
    4. Dentistry500.4%
    5. Veterinary90.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,72313.3%
    1. Social Sciences5554.3%
    2. Psychology4313.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3362.6%
    4. Decision Sciences1651.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1341.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities1020.8%
  3. Life Sciences1,50711.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7375.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3122.4%
    3. Neuroscience2892.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1361.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics330.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tainan City strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tainan City is most concentrated in Bioengineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Human-Computer Interaction (2.9× the world share in Bioengineering).

  1. BioengineeringSubfield · 21.8 works2.9×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 129.4 works2.5×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 57.7 works2.4×
  4. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 31.3 works2.4×
  5. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 887.1 works2.2×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 268 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 654 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 119 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 255 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.72× its world share, 69 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 115 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 981 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 136 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 179 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 2,746 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 445 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.74× its world share, 699 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 223 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 208 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 2,644 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 62 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 302 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 149 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 121 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 379 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 490 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science1.74×699 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.72×69 works
  3. Energy1.69×179 works
  4. Engineering1.59×2,746 works
  5. Neuroscience1.37×255 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.34×149 works
  7. Medicine1.20×2,644 works
  8. Computer Science1.10×981 works
  9. Nursing1.09×62 works
  10. Psychology1.08×379 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×654 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×119 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.87×223 works
  14. Dentistry0.82×46 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×302 works
  16. Environmental Science0.78×445 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×136 works
  18. Health Professions0.69×208 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×27 works
  20. Chemistry0.64×115 works
  21. Mathematics0.54×72 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×268 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×121 works
  24. Veterinary0.48×8 works
  25. Social Sciences0.34×490 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.28×94 works

Which keywords describe research in Tainan City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Nanostructures and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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 Learning589▲ 1.32×81 topics
  2. Epidemiology588◆ 1.14×130 topics
  3. Machine Learning416◆ 0.97×88 topics
  4. Inflammation384▲ 1.40×83 topics
  5. Neural Networks301▲ 1.51×40 topics
  6. Nanomaterials270▲ 2.0×20 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease241▲ 1.64×39 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications230▲ 1.50×36 topics
  9. Cancer221▲ 1.27×58 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress217◆ 1.02×62 topics
  11. Quality of Life213◆ 1.14×55 topics
  12. Nanoparticles212▲ 1.30×44 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties189▲ 1.49×38 topics
  14. Graphene189▲ 2.2×12 topics
  15. Treatment180◆ 1.15×51 topics
  16. Energy Storage178▲ 2.1×12 topics
  17. Nanostructures175▲ 3.3×17 topics
  18. Nanocomposites169▲ 1.65×22 topics
  19. Remote Sensing168◆ 1.06×32 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency162▲ 1.35×36 topics
  21. Risk Factors159◆ 1.12×37 topics
  22. Cathode Materials156▲ 3.1×3 topics
  23. Semiconductors138▲ 3.7×6 topics
  24. Biosensors133▲ 2.1×12 topics
  25. Chemotherapy133▲ 1.45×25 topics
  26. Mortality127▲ 1.73×13 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries127▲ 2.4×4 topics
  28. Heart Failure116▲ 2.0×14 topics
  29. Water Splitting111▲ 2.3×4 topics
  30. Thermal Management108▲ 2.6×7 topics
  31. Semiconductor106▲ 2.5×7 topics
  32. Thin Films94▲ 3.8×10 topics
  33. Rechargeable Batteries94▲ 2.7×2 topics
  34. Synaptic Plasticity86▲ 3.0×6 topics
  35. Field-Effect Transistors82▲ 4.1×4 topics
  36. Neuromorphic Computing80▲ 5.4×2 topics
  37. Nanowires74▲ 4.0×5 topics
  38. Transparent Conductors70▲ 4.4×2 topics
  39. Doping65▲ 5.4×3 topics
  40. Photodetectors60▲ 6.0×2 topics

What research is done in Tainan City?

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 64 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 58 works
  3. 3 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 51 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 49 works
  5. 5 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 38 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 38 works
  9. 9 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 36 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 35 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%Tainan City17.0% 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 21.0% in 2008.

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