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Research in Tainan City

Science Explorer records 33 research institutions in Tainan City, Taiwan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National Cheng Kung University, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Chi Mei Medical Center.

Research institutions
33
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
83k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 54,859 #779
2National Cheng Kung University HospitalHospital / health system 4,659 #4,379
3Southern Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 3,547 #9,143
4Chi Mei Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,995 #5,151
5Kun Shan UniversityUniversity 2,307 #23,629
6University of Kang NingUniversity 2,252 #26,673
7National University of TainanUniversity 2,131 #9,017
8Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and ScienceUniversity 1,990 #10,409
9Chang Jung Christian UniversityUniversity 1,636 #10,902
10Far East UniversityUniversity 990 #17,075 all time
11Tainan University of TechnologyUniversity 971 #16,074
12Chung Hwa University of Medical TechnologyUniversity 814 #21,958
13World Vegetable CenterNonprofit 474 #17,410
14Tainan Municipal HospitalHospital / health system 448 #21,003
15Taiwan Livestock Research InstituteResearch facility 433 #33,017 all time
16Min-Hwei College of Health Care ManagementUniversity 375 #13,963
17An-Nan HospitalHospital / health system 338 #11,679
18National Tainan Institute of NursingUniversity 307 #20,116
19Taiwan Shoufu UniversityUniversity 290 #29,904 all time
20Nan Jeon University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 285 #18,854 all time
21CTBC Business SchoolUniversity 221 #35,071 all time
22Sin-Lau Christian HospitalHospital / health system 192 #33,554 all time
23Southern Taiwan Science ParkNonprofit 169 #32,953 all time
24Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and WelfareHospital / health system 150 #17,629
25Himax (Taiwan)Company 133 #38,209 all time
26Kuo General HospitalHospital / health system 127 #38,128 all time
27Tainan National University of the ArtsUniversity 121 #41,820 all time
28GenMont Biotech (Taiwan)Company 61 not ranked
29Jianan Mental HospitalHospital / health system 46 not ranked
30ScinoPharm Taiwan (Taiwan)Company 23 not ranked
31Tainan Theological College and SeminaryUniversity 18 not ranked
32Shanxi Industrial Equipment Installation Group (Taiwan)Company 12 not ranked
33Taiwan Comprehensive University SystemUniversity 10 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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: 65.8%National Cheng Kung University Hospital: 5.6%Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology: 4.3%Chi Mei Medical Center: 3.6%29 others listed: 20.8%66%largest
National Cheng Kung University55k · 65.8%National Cheng Kung University Hospital4,659 · 5.6%Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology3,547 · 4.3%Chi Mei Medical Center2,995 · 3.6%29 others listed17k · 20.8%

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

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×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Tainan City?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Nanomaterials, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Nanostructures and Cathode Materials.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Learning528▲ 1.34×81 topics
  2. Epidemiology517◆ 1.14×129 topics
  3. Machine Learning367◆ 0.98×88 topics
  4. Inflammation338▲ 1.42×83 topics
  5. Neural Networks273▲ 1.54×40 topics
  6. Nanomaterials242▲ 1.99×19 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications208▲ 1.53×35 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease206▲ 1.62×39 topics
  9. Cancer197▲ 1.27×58 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress190◆ 1.01×61 topics
  11. Nanoparticles189▲ 1.31×44 topics
  12. Quality of Life184◆ 1.11×55 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties173▲ 1.55×37 topics
  14. Graphene170▲ 2.1×11 topics
  15. Treatment162▲ 1.16×50 topics
  16. Nanostructures160▲ 3.5×17 topics
  17. Energy Storage160▲ 2.1×12 topics
  18. Nanocomposites153▲ 1.66×21 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency148▲ 1.37×34 topics
  20. Remote Sensing147◆ 1.04×31 topics
  21. Cathode Materials145▲ 3.2×3 topics
  22. Risk Factors142◆ 1.13×37 topics
  23. Semiconductors130▲ 3.7×5 topics
  24. Biosensors124▲ 2.1×12 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries120▲ 2.5×4 topics
  26. Chemotherapy117▲ 1.46×25 topics
  27. Mortality108▲ 1.63×12 topics
  28. Thermal Management96▲ 2.5×7 topics
  29. Water Splitting96▲ 2.3×4 topics
  30. Semiconductor96▲ 2.5×7 topics
  31. Rechargeable Batteries87▲ 2.8×2 topics
  32. Thin Films83▲ 3.8×10 topics
  33. Nanocrystals83▲ 2.6×5 topics
  34. Synaptic Plasticity79▲ 3.1×6 topics
  35. Field-Effect Transistors75▲ 4.1×4 topics
  36. Neuromorphic Computing74▲ 5.6×2 topics
  37. Transparent Conductors67▲ 4.5×2 topics
  38. Nanowires66▲ 4.0×5 topics
  39. Doping60▲ 5.6×3 topics
  40. Photodetectors56▲ 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.