Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Country

Science in Taiwan

Taiwan ranks #31 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#26 all time), with 143k research works and 17.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#31
of 192 · #26 all time
Works, 2022–2025
143k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
5 in the top 1,000
Open access
29%
world 63%

What is Taiwan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Taiwan ranks highest in Psychology (#18 of 109), Medicine (#26 of 155) and Computer Science (#23 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Bioengineering, Otorhinolaryngology and Hardware and Architecture.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
PsychologyField #18 of 109 24.8%4,210 Institutions
MedicineField #26 of 155 16.7%35,520 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #23 of 131 16.6%13,156 Institutions
EngineeringField #24 of 134 12.7%28,382 Institutions
Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield #12 of 61 34.3%791 Institutions
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #18 of 89 10.8%10,861 Institutions
EducationSubfield #26 of 115 36.3%1,344 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #28 of 122 31.0%2,622 Institutions
MathematicsField #21 of 82 18.1%1,486 Institutions
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #20 of 74 14.1%3,079 Institutions
Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield #18 of 65 23.6%846
Decision SciencesField #22 of 79 29.1%1,627 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. BioengineeringSubfield · 263.3 works2.8×
  2. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 329.3 works2.3×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 370.5 works2.3×
  4. HepatologySubfield · 632.1 works2.3×
  5. NephrologySubfield · 684.7 works2.2×
  6. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 10,861.1 works2.1×
  7. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 623.6 works2.1×
  8. ElectrochemistrySubfield · 219.9 works2.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 3,601 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 9,213 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 1,758 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 2,980 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 492 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 685 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 2,131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 13k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1,749 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 1,665 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 28k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 5,664 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.41× its world share, 7,018 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 1,486 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 3,312 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 782 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2,601 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 36k worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 657 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 125 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1,352 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 3,582 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1,627 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 2,130 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 4,210 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 6,845 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 1.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Taiwan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Oxidative Stress 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 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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 Learning7,067▲ 1.45×85 topics
  2. Epidemiology6,808▲ 1.21×140 topics
  3. Inflammation4,675▲ 1.57×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning4,516◆ 0.97×97 topics
  5. Neural Networks3,198▲ 1.45×42 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress3,027▲ 1.30×63 topics
  7. Cancer2,680▲ 1.40×59 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2,556▲ 1.61×39 topics
  9. Nanomaterials2,550▲ 1.69×20 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications2,540▲ 1.50×36 topics
  11. Quality of Life2,494▲ 1.21×59 topics
  12. Climate Change2,256▼ 0.59×123 topics
  13. Treatment2,250▲ 1.30×52 topics
  14. Nanoparticles2,249▲ 1.25×44 topics
  15. Graphene1,805▲ 1.85×12 topics
  16. Diagnosis1,703▲ 1.28×41 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks1,702▲ 1.63×14 topics
  18. Chemotherapy1,699▲ 1.70×25 topics
  19. Nanocomposites1,632▲ 1.42×22 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome1,624▲ 1.40×24 topics
  21. Risk Factors1,603◆ 1.02×37 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency1,566▲ 1.17×44 topics
  23. Biosensors1,519▲ 2.1×12 topics
  24. Management1,495▲ 1.33×39 topics
  25. Tissue Engineering1,459▲ 1.67×13 topics
  26. Biomarkers1,447▲ 1.48×18 topics
  27. Energy Storage1,377▲ 1.48×12 topics
  28. Semiconductors1,334▲ 3.1×6 topics
  29. Mortality1,314▲ 1.59×13 topics
  30. Aging1,290▲ 1.68×19 topics
  31. Nanostructures1,279▲ 2.2×17 topics
  32. Immune Response1,229▲ 1.52×23 topics
  33. Clinical Practice Guidelines1,194▲ 1.54×14 topics
  34. Semiconductor1,070▲ 2.2×7 topics
  35. Thermal Management973▲ 2.0×8 topics
  36. Field-Effect Transistors843▲ 3.7×4 topics
  37. Thin Films840▲ 3.1×10 topics
  38. Solar Cells817▲ 2.8×7 topics
  39. Nanowires780▲ 3.8×5 topics
  40. Integrated Circuits731▲ 3.3×3 topics

How many world-class institutions does Taiwan hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country’s whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

101st to 500th1501st to 1,000th4

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 5 — the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000 — and not to four times it.

Which universities in Taiwan lead research?

National Taiwan University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and China Medical University rank highest in Taiwan on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%30%mean 19.2533%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →National Taiwan University: 10k, 16.6%National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University: 8,333, 15.9%China Medical University: 2,873, 24.1%National Cheng Kung University: 7,209, 16.1%National Tsing Hua University: 4,992, 16.8%National Taiwan University of Science and Technology: 4,050, 18.4%China Medical University Hospital: 1,714, 23.8%National Sun Yat-sen University: 3,166, 17.3%Chang Gung University: 2,894, 17.4%National Taipei University of Technology: 3,197, 17.4%National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center: 641, 19.9%Taipei Medical University: 2,380, 20.3%National Chung Hsing University: 3,180, 16.2%National Yunlin University of Science and Technology: 1,872, 23.6%Yuan Ze University: 1,461, 25.0%China Medical Univer…National Taiwan Univ…National Cheng Kung …National Yang Ming C…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1National Taiwan UniversityUniversity · Taipei · #485 worldwide16.6% top 10% · 10k works
  2. 2National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityUniversity · Hsinchu · #545 worldwide15.9% top 10% · 8.3k works
  3. 3China Medical UniversityUniversity · Taichung · #750 worldwide24.1% top 10% · 2.9k works
  4. 4National Cheng Kung UniversityUniversity · Tainan City · #779 worldwide16.1% top 10% · 7.2k works
  5. 5National Tsing Hua UniversityUniversity · Hsinchu · #817 worldwide16.8% top 10% · 5k works
  6. 6National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Taipei · #1,272 worldwide18.4% top 10% · 4k works
  7. 7China Medical University HospitalHospital / health system · Taichung · #1,297 worldwide23.8% top 10% · 1.7k works
  8. 8National Sun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity · Kaohsiung City · #1,343 worldwide17.3% top 10% · 3.2k works
  9. 9Chang Gung UniversityUniversity · Taoyuan City · #1,397 worldwide17.4% top 10% · 2.9k works
  10. 10National Taipei University of TechnologyUniversity · Taipei · #1,398 worldwide17.4% top 10% · 3.2k works
  11. 11National Synchrotron Radiation Research CenterResearch facility · Hsinchu · #1,571 worldwide19.9% top 10% · 641 works
  12. 12Taipei Medical UniversityUniversity · Taipei · #1,594 worldwide20.3% top 10% · 2.4k works
  13. 13National Chung Hsing UniversityUniversity · Taichung · #1,724 worldwide16.2% top 10% · 3.2k works
  14. 14National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Douliu · #1,817 worldwide23.6% top 10% · 1.9k works
  15. 15Yuan Ze UniversityUniversity · Taoyuan District · #1,864 worldwide25.0% top 10% · 1.5k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Taiwan

Who are the top researchers in Taiwan?

Jyh‐Shing Roger Jang, Yuh‐Shan Ho and Chin‐Chung Tsai rank highest among researchers based in Taiwan.

  1. 1 Jyh‐Shing Roger Jang · #2,659 worldwide 4.5k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Yuh‐Shan Ho · #3,163 worldwide 1k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Chin‐Chung Tsai · #3,597 worldwide 1.8k citations · 116 works
  4. 4 Gwo‐Hshiung Tzeng · #3,715 worldwide 2.6k citations · 140 works
  5. 5 Hong-Yuan Mark Liao · #6,798 worldwide 3.1k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Bor‐ming Jahn · #7,039 worldwide 1.8k citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Gwo‐Jen Hwang · #8,549 worldwide 1.2k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 Liang‐Kung Chen · #9,767 worldwide 749 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Jien‐Wei Yeh · #11,499 worldwide 1.4k citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Ann‐Lii Cheng · #11,611 worldwide 1.4k citations · 175 works
Top researchers in Taiwan

Which cities in Taiwan are research hubs?

  1. 1 Taipei Taiwan 346k works
  2. 2 Hsinchu Taiwan 134k works
  3. 3 Taichung Taiwan 98k works
  4. 4 Kaohsiung City Taiwan 85k works
  5. 5 Tainan City Taiwan 83k works
  6. 6 Taoyuan City Taiwan 79k works
  7. 7 Chiayi City Taiwan 20k works
  8. 8 Taoyuan District Taiwan 18k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Taipei: 40.1%Hsinchu: 15.5%Taichung: 11.4%Kaohsiung City: 9.8%4 others listed: 23.2%40%largest
Taipei346k · 40.1%Hsinchu134k · 15.5%Taichung98k · 11.4%Kaohsiung City85k · 9.8%4 others listed200k · 23.2%

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

How open and international is Taiwan's research?

29% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 17% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Taiwan's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Taiwan