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Health Sciences research in Taiwan

National Taiwan University ranks first in Taiwan for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#243 worldwide), followed by Academia Sinica and National Cheng Kung University.

Taiwan's world rank
#23
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
40k
Top-10% rate
10.8%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Taiwan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National Taiwan UniversityTaipei #24340.310.7%4,166
2Academia SinicaTaipei #50632.313.7%448
3National Cheng Kung UniversityTainan City #59430.611.1%1,875
4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityHsinchu #70528.710.8%1,923
5Taipei Medical UniversityTaipei #78027.613.1%2,474
6Chang Gung Memorial HospitalTaipei #78827.510.9%2,007
7China Medical UniversityTaichung #91425.911.8%1,221
8Kaohsiung Medical UniversityKaohsiung City #93525.610.1%1,675
9Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan City #1,03224.610.7%1,716
10National Sun Yat-sen UniversityKaohsiung City #1,11523.713.0%372
11Asia UniversityTaichung #1,25722.413.6%407
12Taipei Veterans General HospitalTaipei #1,30022.19.8%1,238
13National Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu #1,31721.914.3%321
14China Medical University HospitalTaichung #1,40421.210.9%789
15Fu Jen Catholic UniversityTaipei #1,43921.011.4%500
16National Taipei University of Nursing and Health ScienceTaipei #1,44620.912.9%328
17Department of HealthTaipei #1,45420.915.4%234
18I-Shou UniversityKaohsiung City #1,72819.09.7%584
19National Defense Medical CenterTaipei #1,84418.38.7%750
20National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyDouliu #1,87918.115.8%206
21National Health Research InstitutesHsinchu #1,89718.010.8%320
22Ministry of Health and WelfareTaipei #2,02617.210.2%401
23National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung #2,10616.810.1%590
24Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan District #2,10716.813.9%247
25Chia-Yi Christian HospitalChiayi City #2,17616.512.7%168
26Chi Mei Medical CenterTainan City #2,19116.412.3%461
27Tzu Chi UniversityHualien City #2,22916.213.1%597
28Cheng Hsin General HospitalTaipei #2,45415.29.2%129
29Mackay Memorial HospitalHsinchu #2,45715.18.0%476
30Chung Shan Medical UniversityTaichung #2,47815.19.1%1,090
31National Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipei #2,53914.810.5%213
32Taipei City HospitalTaipei #2,63414.49.9%229
33Taipei Tzu Chi HospitalTaipei #2,65214.310.6%290
34Keelung Chang Gung Memorial HospitalKeelung #2,69314.111.6%216
35Tri-Service General HospitalTaipei #2,83013.68.7%523
36National Taipei UniversityTaipei #2,95513.110.4%149
37Changhua Christian HospitalChanghua #3,07712.79.5%299
38Kaohsiung Armed Forces General HospitalKaohsiung City #3,19112.38.7%93
39Taichung Veterans General HospitalTaichung #3,23612.28.1%662
40National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTaipei #3,29012.014.1%201
41Tzu Chi FoundationHualien City #3,42911.511.7%279
42Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial HospitalKaohsiung City #3,51411.38.5%675
43Kaohsiung Veterans General HospitalKaohsiung #3,56911.18.2%314
44Cardinal Tien HospitalTaipei #3,57711.119.3%69
45Ming Chi University of TechnologyTaipei #3,61910.917.1%72
46Cathay General HospitalTaipei #3,66910.88.9%152
47Soochow UniversityTaipei #3,70010.710.5%108
48Taiwan Centers for Disease ControlTaipei #3,77510.57.2%148
49Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and ScienceTainan City #3,82110.417.7%88
50University of TaipeiTaipei #3,95010.09.9%93
51Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial HospitalTaoyuan City #3,95710.010.9%140
52National Chung Cheng UniversityMinxiong #3,9869.913.0%107
53Far Eastern Memorial HospitalTaipei #4,0119.87.3%384
54Health & Life (Taiwan)Taipei #4,0179.811.8%94
55Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial HospitalChiayi City #4,0469.79.8%202
56Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial HospitalChanghua #4,3319.09.8%114
57Mackay Medical UniversityTaipei #4,3808.98.7%267
58Taipei Municipal YangMing HospitalTaipei #4,3988.813.1%102
59Tamkang UniversityTaipei #4,7677.915.8%61
60Southern Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTainan City #4,9017.610.5%85

Institutions in Taiwan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Taiwan?

James Chih‐Hsin Yang, Pei‐Jer Chen and Yu‐Kang Tu rank highest among researchers based in Taiwan, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1James Chih‐Hsin Yang#19,892 worldwide overall174.1 of 546 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pei‐Jer Chen#135,519 worldwide overall157.4 of 721 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yu‐Kang Tu#56,009 worldwide overall114.1 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jia‐Horng Kao#206,851 worldwide overall157.6 of 838 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Pan‐Chyr Yang#152,317 worldwide overall122.7 of 632 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ding‐Shinn Chen#242,171 worldwide overall131.4 of 730 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ann‐Lii Cheng#191,410 worldwide overall113.5 of 563 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Yun‐Fan Liaw#183,296 worldwide overall100.0 of 413 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Vin‐Cent Wu#206,799 worldwide overall100.9 of 491 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chong‐Jen Yu#227,129 worldwide overall114.9 of 633 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ming‐Shiang Wu#265,098 worldwide overall109.2 of 587 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Chun‐Jen Liu#184,503 worldwide overall94.6 of 452 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Taiwan on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Taiwan compares with other countries in Health Sciences