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Life Sciences research in Taiwan

Academia Sinica ranks first in Taiwan for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#267 worldwide), followed by National Taiwan University and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.

Taiwan's world rank
#26
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
18k
Top-10% rate
8.4%
Ranked institutions
58

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Taiwan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Academia SinicaTaipei #26736.29.9%956
2National Taiwan UniversityTaipei #42630.97.9%1,861
3National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityHsinchu #75624.48.4%861
4National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung #91322.28.2%705
5National Cheng Kung UniversityTainan City #92122.18.2%843
6China Medical UniversityTaichung #99221.311.2%612
7National Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu #1,03620.88.0%388
8Taipei Medical UniversityTaipei #1,19019.210.6%883
9Kaohsiung Medical UniversityKaohsiung City #1,52416.46.8%608
10Chang Gung Memorial HospitalTaipei #1,55616.18.6%466
11China Medical University HospitalTaichung #1,56516.110.7%311
12Asia UniversityTaichung #1,69915.111.2%186
13National Health Research InstitutesHsinchu #1,72115.010.0%196
14Ministry of EducationTaipei #1,82614.318.4%62
15National Chiayi UniversityChiayi City #1,89213.95.4%142
16Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan City #2,05313.08.3%469
17National Defense Medical CenterTaipei #2,18012.38.0%220
18National Sun Yat-sen UniversityKaohsiung City #2,23812.06.8%270
19Taipei Veterans General HospitalTaipei #2,31011.69.1%280
20National Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipei #2,38811.27.1%172
21Animal Health Research InstituteTaipei #2,54810.56.8%297
22National Taipei UniversityTaipei #2,7409.77.8%88
23National Kaohsiung Marine UniversityKaohsiung City #2,7989.414.5%65
24World Vegetable CenterShanhua #2,8079.418.1%82
25National Taiwan Ocean UniversityKeelung #2,9898.76.4%255
26Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan District #3,0268.69.6%86
27Taiwan Forestry Research InstituteTaipei #3,0588.44.3%67
28Tunghai UniversityTaichung #3,1538.18.9%78
29National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTaipei #3,3637.310.3%166
30I-Shou UniversityKaohsiung City #3,3707.37.2%162
31Taiwan Centers for Disease ControlTaipei #3,4167.27.4%62
32Soochow UniversityTaipei #3,4537.16.5%60
33National Taipei University of TechnologyTaipei #3,6776.39.2%143
34National Central UniversityTaoyuan City #3,7866.09.5%155
35Council of AgricultureTaipei #3,8205.99.6%66
36Chung Shan Medical UniversityTaichung #4,0805.17.2%340
37Chi Mei Medical CenterTainan City #4,3784.39.1%83
38Ministry of Health and WelfareTaipei #4,3984.37.2%99
39Fu Jen Catholic UniversityTaipei #4,3994.38.3%194
40National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyDouliu #4,5304.011.5%73
41National Chung Cheng UniversityMinxiong #4,6013.810.8%91
42National Ilan UniversityYilan #4,7303.57.0%65
43Yuan Ze UniversityTaoyuan District #4,7393.414.7%102
44Mackay Memorial HospitalHsinchu #4,7483.45.9%111
45Taichung Veterans General HospitalTaichung #4,9303.06.1%135
46Taipei Tzu Chi HospitalTaipei #5,0562.77.3%78
47Kaohsiung Veterans General HospitalKaohsiung #5,0642.77.3%77
48Tri-Service General HospitalTaipei #5,1632.58.3%121
49Fooyin UniversityKaohsiung City #5,2102.38.2%66
50Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial HospitalKaohsiung City #5,3492.07.4%146
51National Pingtung University of Science and TechnologyPingtung City #5,4131.99.9%354
52Far Eastern Memorial HospitalTaipei #5,4491.87.3%65
53Mackay Medical UniversityTaipei #5,5121.74.7%74
54National Chengchi UniversityTaipei #5,5891.54.8%63
55Changhua Christian HospitalChanghua #5,724128.06.7%66
56Chung Yuan Christian UniversityTaoyuan City #5,733126.05.9%82
57Tzu Chi UniversityHualien City #6,04665.05.8%191
58Tzu Chi FoundationHualien City #6,23730.07.1%86

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Taiwan?

Jo‐Shu Chang, Keqiang Wu and Hsing‐Wen Sung rank highest among researchers based in Taiwan, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jo‐Shu Chang#9,317 worldwide overall63.0 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Keqiang Wu#41,904 worldwide overall52.0 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hsing‐Wen Sung#32,936 worldwide overall43.4 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Tzyy‐Jen Chiou#53,071 worldwide overall38.7 of 86 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Taiwan on their work in Life 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 Life Sciences