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Science in Taiwan

Taiwan ranks #24 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#24 all time), with 143k research works and 9.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#24
of 189 · #24 all time
Works, 2022-now
143k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
17.8M
18.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
5 in the top 1,000
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Taiwan

What is Taiwan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Taiwan ranks highest in Medicine (#22 of 152), Computer Science (#21 of 128) and Psychology (#21 of 106). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Bioengineering, Hardware and Architecture and Otorhinolaryngology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #22 of 152 10.5%35,520 #22 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #21 of 128 9.8%13,156 #19 Institutions
PsychologyField #21 of 106 13.4%4,210 #20 Institutions
EngineeringField #26 of 131 8.1%28,382 #27 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #22 of 110 13.0%3,582 #22 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #25 of 122 8.0%5,664 #27 Institutions
Social SciencesField #33 of 148 13.7%6,845 #35 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #24 of 105 7.8%9,213 #24 Institutions
EducationSubfield #26 of 112 19.6%1,344 #27 Institutions
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #20 of 86 7.4%10,861 #20 Institutions
Information SystemsSubfield #21 of 90 14.5%1,487 #16 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #28 of 119 12.9%2,622 #28 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 · 276.9 works · #12 of 160 active here2.6×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 434.6 works · #12 of 169 active here2.4×
  3. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 383.1 works · #16 of 196 active here2.4×
  4. NephrologySubfield · 813.7 works · #15 of 205 active here2.3×
  5. HepatologySubfield · 721.7 works · #14 of 204 active here2.3×
  6. Research and TheorySubfield · 93.7 works · #20 of 183 active here2.2×
  7. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 710.6 works · #18 of 193 active here2.1×
  8. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 11,948.8 works · #12 of 217 active here2.1×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 4,133 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 11k worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 2,019 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 3,416 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 569 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 786 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 2,395 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 15k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2,107 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 1,912 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 31k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6,452 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 7,929 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 1,653 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 3,744 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.10× its world share, 864 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2,937 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 41k worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 754 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 143 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1,543 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 3,994 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 1,818 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 2,328 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 4,863 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 7,853 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science1.40×7,929 works
  2. Chemical Engineering1.39×786 works
  3. Medicine1.31×41k works
  4. Neuroscience1.30×3,416 works
  5. Engineering1.30×31k works
  6. Energy1.29×1,912 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.24×2,019 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.22×11k works
  9. Computer Science1.17×15k works
  10. Decision Sciences1.16×1,818 works
  11. Dentistry1.10×864 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy1.04×3,744 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×569 works
  14. Psychology0.99×4,863 works
  15. Nursing0.95×754 works
  16. Chemistry0.94×2,395 works
  17. Mathematics0.87×1,653 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.83×2,107 works
  19. Environmental Science0.80×6,452 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×3,994 works
  21. Health Professions0.69×2,937 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×2,328 works
  23. Veterinary0.65×143 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×4,133 works
  25. Social Sciences0.38×7,853 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.33×1,543 works

Which fields of science does Taiwan work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Taiwan is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (19%), Computer Science (9%).

Physical Sciences: 73k fractional works · 45.2% of its workEngineering: 31k fractional works · 19.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12k fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5,093 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3,031 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,813 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,708 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1,363 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1,309 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1,017 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 919 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 880 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 772 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 644 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 549 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 398 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 15k fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4,429 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3,527 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,876 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1,638 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 800 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 711 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 609 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 441 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 435 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 247 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 7,929 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4,318 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1,346 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1,040 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 806 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 420 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6,452 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,151 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 947 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 891 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 882 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 720 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 479 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 444 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 385 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 554 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3,744 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1,594 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 555 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 504 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 382 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 366 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 343 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2,395 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1,159 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 367 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 339 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 530 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,107 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 656 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 502 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 411 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 539 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1,912 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1,775 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1,653 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 414 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 327 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 912 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 787 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 46k fractional works · 28.1% of its workMedicine: 41k fractional works · 25.2% of its workSurgery: 5,270 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3,532 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3,102 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 2,552 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,241 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2,046 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1,884 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,723 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,282 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,238 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1,207 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1,203 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1,112 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1,057 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 840 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 814 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 806 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 757 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 722 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 627 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 620 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 566 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 518 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 493 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 468 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 461 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 460 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 386 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 383 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 367 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 362 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 324 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,391 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2,937 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,248 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 326 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,363 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 864 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 328 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 536 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 754 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 599 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 155 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 143 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 22k fractional works · 13.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7,853 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,966 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1,571 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 586 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 420 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 327 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,983 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 4,863 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,375 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,181 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1,071 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 913 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 324 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3,994 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 965 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 902 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 628 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 624 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 423 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 452 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,328 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,585 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 526 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 218 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,818 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 962 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 515 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 341 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,543 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 393 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 380 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 769 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 21k fractional works · 12.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11k fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5,921 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 1,303 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1,036 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 663 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 369 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,263 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4,133 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 1,610 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 740 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 428 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 324 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,031 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 3,415 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,383 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 705 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 561 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 767 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2,019 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1,539 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 480 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 569 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKTaiwan162kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences14%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering31k19.5%
    2. Computer Science15k9.1%
    3. Materials Science7,9294.9%
    4. Environmental Science6,4524.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3,7442.3%
    6. Chemistry2,3951.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,1071.3%
    8. Energy1,9121.2%
    9. Mathematics1,6531.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering7870.5%
    1. Medicine41k25.2%
    2. Health Professions2,9371.8%
    3. Dentistry8640.5%
    4. Nursing7540.5%
    5. Veterinary1430.1%
    1. Social Sciences7,8534.9%
    2. Psychology4,8633.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3,9942.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,3281.4%
    5. Decision Sciences1,8181.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities1,5431.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11k6.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4,1332.6%
    3. Neuroscience3,4152.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2,0191.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5690.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Taiwan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Oxidative Stress, Nanomaterials 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 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 Learning7,865▲ 1.41×85 topics
  2. Epidemiology7,791▲ 1.21×140 topics
  3. Inflammation5,362▲ 1.56×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning5,144◆ 0.95×97 topics
  5. Neural Networks3,546▲ 1.42×42 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress3,466▲ 1.30×63 topics
  7. Cancer3,041▲ 1.40×59 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease2,938▲ 1.59×39 topics
  9. Nanomaterials2,863▲ 1.69×21 topics
  10. Quality of Life2,852▲ 1.22×59 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications2,838▲ 1.48×36 topics
  12. Climate Change2,619▼ 0.60×126 topics
  13. Treatment2,563▲ 1.30×52 topics
  14. Nanoparticles2,557▲ 1.25×44 topics
  15. Graphene2,017▲ 1.85×12 topics
  16. Chemotherapy1,962▲ 1.71×25 topics
  17. Diagnosis1,924▲ 1.28×41 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks1,880▲ 1.60×14 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome1,835▲ 1.40×24 topics
  20. Risk Factors1,826◆ 1.03×37 topics
  21. Nanocomposites1,805▲ 1.41×22 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency1,738▲ 1.16×44 topics
  23. Management1,711▲ 1.32×39 topics
  24. Biomarkers1,678▲ 1.49×18 topics
  25. Biosensors1,644▲ 2.1×12 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering1,615▲ 1.65×13 topics
  27. Energy Storage1,546▲ 1.47×12 topics
  28. Mortality1,483▲ 1.61×13 topics
  29. Immunotherapy1,478▲ 1.26×19 topics
  30. Aging1,473▲ 1.67×19 topics
  31. Semiconductors1,435▲ 3.0×6 topics
  32. Nanostructures1,432▲ 2.2×17 topics
  33. Immune Response1,407▲ 1.53×23 topics
  34. Clinical Practice Guidelines1,381▲ 1.55×14 topics
  35. Semiconductor1,171▲ 2.2×7 topics
  36. Thermal Management1,093▲ 2.1×8 topics
  37. Thin Films959▲ 3.1×10 topics
  38. Field-Effect Transistors920▲ 3.6×4 topics
  39. Solar Cells919▲ 2.8×7 topics
  40. Nanowires874▲ 3.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Taiwan publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Semiconductor materials and devices, Conducting polymers and applications.

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 551 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 543 fractional worksConducting polymers and …482Conducting polymers and applications: 482 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 476 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 455 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…432Perovskite Materials and Applications: 432 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 420 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 411 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…410Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 410 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 401 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 386 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…383Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 383 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsSociology and Political Science3 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 551 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 543 works
  3. 3 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 482 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 476 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 455 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 432 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 420 works
  8. 8 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 411 works
  9. 9 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 410 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 401 works
  11. 11 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 386 works
  12. 12 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 383 works

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.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #24 of 189 #24 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #27 of 204 #25 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

101st to 500th2501st to 1,000th3

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

Which universities in Taiwan lead research?

National Taiwan University, Academia Sinica and National Cheng Kung University rank highest in Taiwan on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 11.08%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Academia SinicaNational Yang Ming C…National Cheng Kung …National Taiwan Univ…
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 · #332 worldwide9.0% top 10% · 14k works
  2. 2Academia SinicaResearch facility · Taipei · #484 worldwide9.7% top 10% · 4.1k works
  3. 3National Cheng Kung UniversityUniversity · Tainan City · #533 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 8.4k works
  4. 4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityUniversity · Hsinchu · #681 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 8.4k works
  5. 5National Tsing Hua UniversityUniversity · Hsinchu · #742 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 5k works
  6. 6National Sun Yat-sen UniversityUniversity · Kaohsiung City · #1,152 worldwide9.4% top 10% · 3.2k works
  7. 7China Medical UniversityUniversity · Taichung · #1,300 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 2.9k works
  8. 8National Taiwan Normal UniversityUniversity · Taipei · #1,490 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 2.3k works
  9. 9National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Taipei · #1,608 worldwide10.9% top 10% · 4k works
  10. 10Asia UniversityUniversity · Taichung · #1,635 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 1.3k works
  11. 11National Chung Hsing UniversityUniversity · Taichung · #1,652 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 3.2k works
  12. 12Taipei Medical UniversityUniversity · Taipei · #1,662 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 4.1k works
  13. 13Kaohsiung Medical UniversityUniversity · Kaohsiung City · #1,681 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 3k works
  14. 14National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Douliu · #1,711 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 1.9k works
  15. 15China Medical University HospitalHospital / health system · Taichung · #1,957 worldwide15.0% top 10% · 1.7k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Taiwan

Who are the top researchers in Taiwan?

Gwo‐Jen Hwang, Ming‐Lang Tseng and Sung‐Fu Hung rank highest among researchers based in Taiwan.

  1. 1 Gwo‐Jen Hwang #196 worldwide 39k citations · 649 works
  2. 2 Ming‐Lang Tseng #3,104 worldwide 30k citations · 538 works
  3. 3 Sung‐Fu Hung #3,573 worldwide 30k citations · 198 works
  4. 4 Jien‐Wei Yeh #3,654 worldwide 43k citations · 279 works
  5. 5 Chin‐Chung Tsai #5,063 worldwide 38k citations · 549 works
  6. 6 Behzad Foroughi #6,646 worldwide 5k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Shiuh Chao #7,459 worldwide 72k citations · 275 works
  8. 8 Jo‐Shu Chang #9,317 worldwide 78k citations · 1,045 works
  9. 9 Zong‐Hong Lin #10,386 worldwide 20k citations · 320 works
  10. 10 Hao Ming Chen #12,233 worldwide 41k citations · 301 works
Top researchers in Taiwan

Which cities in Taiwan are research hubs?

  1. 1 TaipeiTaiwan 346k works
  2. 2 HsinchuTaiwan 134k works
  3. 3 TaichungTaiwan 98k works
  4. 4 Kaohsiung CityTaiwan 85k works
  5. 5 Tainan CityTaiwan 83k works
  6. 6 Taoyuan CityTaiwan 79k works
  7. 7 Chiayi CityTaiwan 20k works
  8. 8 Taoyuan DistrictTaiwan 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 53% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 26% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 0.93× the expected open access and 1.11× the expected international share, which puts it #164 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Taiwan's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Taiwan as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.61% in 2024.

still counting0.50%1.0%1.5%Taiwan0.65% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Taiwan over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 8.8% of its 943k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

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Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.0% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Taiwan's?

South Korea is Taiwan's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Taiwan's, with both strong in Materials Science.

  1. 1 South KoreaBoth strong in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Neuroscience 0.86 Compare
  2. 2 ChinaBoth strong in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering 0.77 Compare
  3. 3 SingaporeBoth strong in Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Energy 0.74 Compare
  4. 4 JapanBoth strong in Materials Science, Medicine, Neuroscience 0.71 Compare
  5. 5 IranBoth strong in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Energy 0.64 Compare

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What is Taiwan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Taiwan ranks highest in Medicine (#22 of 152), Computer Science (#21 of 128) and Psychology (#21 of 106). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Bioengineering, Hardware and Architecture and Otorhinolaryngology.

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