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Medicine research in Taiwan

National Taiwan University ranks first in Taiwan for Medicine research in 2022-now (#231 worldwide), followed by Academia Sinica and National Cheng Kung University.

Taiwan's world rank
#22
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
36k
Top-10% rate
10.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Taiwan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National Taiwan UniversityTaipei #23139.910.5%3,788
2Academia SinicaTaipei #49231.513.7%406
3National Cheng Kung UniversityTainan City #54330.410.7%1,679
4National Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityHsinchu #64828.510.6%1,768
5Chang Gung Memorial HospitalTaipei #70027.610.7%1,883
6Taipei Medical UniversityTaipei #71927.312.7%2,193
7China Medical UniversityTaichung #80826.011.7%1,121
8Kaohsiung Medical UniversityKaohsiung City #85925.49.8%1,492
9Chang Gung UniversityTaoyuan City #90224.810.5%1,609
10National Sun Yat-sen UniversityKaohsiung City #97424.012.6%341
11Taipei Veterans General HospitalTaipei #1,13022.39.8%1,169
12Asia UniversityTaichung #1,16722.013.7%355
13China Medical University HospitalTaichung #1,18721.810.9%732
14National Tsing Hua UniversityHsinchu #1,19421.714.1%288
15Fu Jen Catholic UniversityTaipei #1,29920.811.2%450
16National Taipei University of Nursing and Health ScienceTaipei #1,51419.112.6%248
17I-Shou UniversityKaohsiung City #1,52319.09.5%545
18National Defense Medical CenterTaipei #1,57918.68.6%690
19Department of HealthTaipei #1,58518.615.4%154
20National Health Research InstitutesHsinchu #1,68817.910.7%291
21National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung #1,77517.49.9%537
22National Yunlin University of Science and TechnologyDouliu #1,78117.315.4%175
23Chi Mei Medical CenterTainan City #1,84616.912.1%428
24Chia-Yi Christian HospitalChiayi City #1,86216.812.2%155
25Ministry of Health and WelfareTaipei #1,87016.810.2%345
26Tzu Chi UniversityHualien City #1,89416.613.3%558
27Mackay Memorial HospitalHsinchu #1,99716.07.7%446
28Chang Gung University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan District #2,06015.714.0%202
29Cheng Hsin General HospitalTaipei #2,08715.68.9%122
30Chung Shan Medical UniversityTaichung #2,18915.08.2%950
31Taipei Tzu Chi HospitalTaipei #2,21014.910.5%270
32Keelung Chang Gung Memorial HospitalKeelung #2,22214.911.3%204
33Taipei City HospitalTaipei #2,26814.69.5%209
34Tri-Service General HospitalTaipei #2,31614.48.4%484
35Kaohsiung Armed Forces General HospitalKaohsiung City #2,49213.68.4%89
36Changhua Christian HospitalChanghua #2,51813.59.4%278
37Taichung Veterans General HospitalTaichung #2,53613.48.1%624
38National Taipei UniversityTaipei #2,65412.99.8%129
39Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial HospitalKaohsiung City #2,73712.68.5%641
40Kaohsiung Veterans General HospitalKaohsiung #2,73912.68.1%297
41Tzu Chi FoundationHualien City #2,86912.111.5%254
42Cathay General HospitalTaipei #2,91611.98.8%140
43National Taiwan Normal UniversityTaipei #2,95111.710.1%164
44Soochow UniversityTaipei #3,16611.010.1%94
45Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial HospitalChiayi City #3,17110.99.2%190
46Far Eastern Memorial HospitalTaipei #3,20210.87.0%364
47National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTaipei #3,20910.813.5%150
48Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and ScienceTainan City #3,21310.818.7%80
49Cardinal Tien HospitalTaipei #3,22710.819.5%61
50Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial HospitalTaoyuan City #3,28910.510.4%128
51Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial HospitalChanghua #3,36310.39.7%106
52Mackay Medical UniversityTaipei #3,44210.08.5%249
53Taipei Municipal YangMing HospitalTaipei #3,5819.612.8%94
54Health & Life (Taiwan)Taipei #3,7759.012.1%68
55National Chung Cheng UniversityMinxiong #3,8388.813.3%88
56Taiwan Centers for Disease ControlTaipei #4,0528.27.2%133
57Hualien Tzu Chi Medical CenterHualien City #4,0768.27.3%93
58University of TaipeiTaipei #4,2127.88.4%79
59Southern Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTainan City #4,4787.110.4%72
60Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung HospitalKaohsiung City #4,4957.110.3%89

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Taiwan?

James Chih‐Hsin Yang, Pei‐Jer Chen and Jia‐Horng Kao rank highest among researchers based in Taiwan, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1James Chih‐Hsin Yang#19,892 worldwide overall173.5 of 543 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pei‐Jer Chen#135,519 worldwide overall155.4 of 712 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jia‐Horng Kao#206,851 worldwide overall157.3 of 828 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yu‐Kang Tu#56,009 worldwide overall88.5 of 278 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ding‐Shinn Chen#242,171 worldwide overall131.4 of 727 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Pan‐Chyr Yang#152,317 worldwide overall120.4 of 619 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ann‐Lii Cheng#191,410 worldwide overall113.2 of 561 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Vin‐Cent Wu#206,799 worldwide overall100.0 of 480 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Yun‐Fan Liaw#183,296 worldwide overall98.7 of 410 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chong‐Jen Yu#227,129 worldwide overall111.6 of 615 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Chun‐Jen Liu#184,503 worldwide overall94.3 of 450 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ming‐Shiang Wu#265,098 worldwide overall105.5 of 564 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Taiwan on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine