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Research in Taipei

Science Explorer records 211 research institutions in Taipei, Taiwan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and National Taipei University of Technology.

Research institutions
211
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
346k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.8%
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 Taipei?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Taiwan UniversityUniversity 79,120 #485
2National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 21,065 #1,272
3National Taiwan University HospitalHospital / health system 18,127 #2,329
4National Taipei University of TechnologyUniversity 14,846 #1,398
5Academia SinicaResearch facility 13,948 #3,056
6Chang Gung Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 12,648 #2,096
7National Taiwan Normal UniversityUniversity 11,599 #2,272
8Taipei Veterans General HospitalHospital / health system 10,919 #3,387
9Taipei Medical UniversityUniversity 10,389 #1,594
10Tamkang UniversityUniversity 9,146 #3,771
11National Defense Medical CenterHospital / health system 7,037 #4,209
12Wan Fang HospitalHospital / health system 6,977 #6,027
13National Chengchi UniversityUniversity 6,506 #4,479
14Fu Jen Catholic UniversityUniversity 6,498 #3,914
15National Taipei UniversityUniversity 6,178 #4,814
16Tri-Service General HospitalHospital / health system 4,121 #6,009
17Taiwan Centers for Disease ControlResearch facility 4,074 #7,156
18Tatung UniversityUniversity 4,067 #15,050
19Soochow UniversityUniversity 3,581 #4,883
20Ming Chi University of TechnologyUniversity 3,346 #3,095
21Taipei Medical University HospitalHospital / health system 3,073 #3,907
22Institute of Physics, Academia SinicaResearch facility 3,062 #4,297
23Chinese Culture UniversityUniversity 2,961 #8,815
24National Institutes of Applied ResearchGovernment institution 2,566 #9,717
25St. John's UniversityUniversity 2,557 #23,006
26Ministry of Health and WelfareGovernment institution 2,220 #7,290
27Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia SinicaResearch facility 2,194 #4,923
28Animal Health Research InstituteGovernment institution 2,138 #7,985
29Far Eastern Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 2,111 #8,196
30National Taipei University of Nursing and Health ScienceUniversity 2,075 #7,105
31Institute of Information Science, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,978 #14,063
32Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,874 #5,831
33Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai HospitalHospital / health system 1,801 #24,784 all time
34Institute of Chemistry, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,687 #12,333
35Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho HospitalHospital / health system 1,652 #5,843
36Taipei City HospitalHospital / health system 1,502 #9,566
37Sony (Taiwan)Company 1,462 #13,724
38Cathay General HospitalHospital / health system 1,447 #13,352
39Department of HealthGovernment institution 1,380 #7,168
40National Taipei University of EducationUniversity 1,332 #15,724
41National Center for Theoretical SciencesResearch facility 1,296 #3,870
42National Taipei University of BusinessUniversity 1,216 #13,058
43Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,211 #7,876
44Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan)Company 1,196 #18,036
45Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,159 #9,295
46Taipei Tzu Chi HospitalHospital / health system 1,129 #6,660
47Mackay Medical UniversityUniversity 1,127 #9,557
48Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,111 #13,991
49Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,074 #8,724
50Aletheia UniversityUniversity 1,024 #24,463
51Genomics Research Center, Academia SinicaResearch facility 1,007 #7,988
52University of TaipeiUniversity 1,002 #11,159
53Research Center for Applied Science, Academia SinicaResearch facility 985 #8,429
54Ministry of EducationGovernment institution 976 #2,498
55Shih Hsin UniversityUniversity 963 #15,654
56Shih Chien UniversityUniversity 957 #5,955
57Eaton (Taiwan)Company 930 #25,476
58Cheng Hsin General HospitalHospital / health system 928 #11,469
59Asia Eastern University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 907 #17,826 all time
60Institute of Mathematics, Academia SinicaResearch facility 907 #17,484

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 Taiwan University: 25.0%National Taiwan University of Science and Technology: 6.7%National Taiwan University Hospital: 5.7%National Taipei University of Technology: 4.7%56 others listed: 57.9%25%largest
National Taiwan University79k · 25.0%National Taiwan University of Science and Technology21k · 6.7%National Taiwan University Hospital18k · 5.7%National Taipei University of Technology15k · 4.7%56 others listed183k · 57.9%

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

What is Taipei strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Taipei is most concentrated in Electrochemistry, Bioengineering and Hepatology (3.0× the world share in Electrochemistry).

  1. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 119.7 works3.0×
  2. BioengineeringSubfield · 102.3 works2.9×
  3. HepatologySubfield · 259.4 works2.5×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 265.0 works2.4×
  5. NephrologySubfield · 274.6 works2.4×
  6. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 120.1 works2.2×
  7. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 124.0 works2.1×
  8. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 63.1 works2.1×
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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 Taipei?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Epidemiology2,826▲ 1.32×137 topics
  2. Deep Learning2,366▲ 1.28×85 topics
  3. Inflammation1,854▲ 1.65×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning1,597◆ 0.90×97 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress1,210▲ 1.37×63 topics
  6. Neural Networks1,104▲ 1.33×41 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease1,035▲ 1.73×39 topics
  8. Cancer1,018▲ 1.41×59 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications1,011▲ 1.58×36 topics
  10. Quality of Life999▲ 1.28×58 topics
  11. Climate Change984▼ 0.68×113 topics
  12. Treatment926▲ 1.41×52 topics
  13. Nanomaterials908▲ 1.59×20 topics
  14. Nanoparticles747◆ 1.10×44 topics
  15. Diagnosis722▲ 1.44×41 topics
  16. Risk Factors698▲ 1.18×37 topics
  17. Graphene690▲ 1.87×12 topics
  18. Chemotherapy674▲ 1.78×25 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome659▲ 1.50×24 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks628▲ 1.59×14 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering618▲ 1.87×13 topics
  22. Nanocomposites606▲ 1.39×22 topics
  23. Biomarkers585▲ 1.59×18 topics
  24. Management575▲ 1.36×37 topics
  25. Depression568▲ 1.20×24 topics
  26. Biosensors553▲ 1.99×12 topics
  27. Mortality535▲ 1.72×13 topics
  28. Immunotherapy518▲ 1.35×19 topics
  29. Aging513▲ 1.77×19 topics
  30. Immune Response504▲ 1.65×23 topics
  31. Global Burden495▲ 1.71×12 topics
  32. Energy Storage486▲ 1.38×12 topics
  33. Clinical Practice Guidelines482▲ 1.64×14 topics
  34. Cancer Therapy448▲ 1.46×20 topics
  35. Neurological Disorders443▲ 1.45×20 topics
  36. Drug Delivery433▲ 1.48×16 topics
  37. Semiconductors409▲ 2.5×6 topics
  38. Tumor Microenvironment407▲ 1.70×8 topics
  39. Heart Failure406▲ 1.75×14 topics
  40. Prognosis360▲ 2.0×9 topics

What research is done in Taipei?

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 197 works
  2. 2 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 173 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 168 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 163 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 158 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social MediaSociology and Political Science 134 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 132 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentEpidemiology 130 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health ImpactsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 125 works
  10. 10 Virtual Reality Applications and ImpactsHuman-Computer Interaction 125 works

Research output over time

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