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Apex Tool Group (Taiwan)

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Research works
28
▲ 1473% vs 2018-21
Citations
138
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Apex Tool Group (Taiwan)

Not ranked overall: Apex Tool Group (Taiwan) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Apex Tool Group (Taiwan) work in?

In all years, 72% of research at Apex Tool Group (Taiwan) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (61%), Medicine (8%), Computer Science (5%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 71.5% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 61.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 12.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKApex Tool Group(Taiwan)28fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1761.1%
    2. Computer Science15.0%
    3. Materials Science12.7%
    4. Environmental Science12.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    1. Medicine28.3%
    2. Health Professions13.5%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences14.2%
    2. Decision Sciences01.8%
    3. Psychology01.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 4.20× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.20×11 works
  2. Health Professions2.20×1 works
  3. Nursing1.67×0 works
  4. Computer Science1.06×1 works
  5. Materials Science0.98×1 works
  6. Psychology0.97×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.71×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×0 works
  10. Medicine0.41×1 works

What are the most cited papers from Apex Tool Group (Taiwan)?

The most cited paper from Apex Tool Group (Taiwan) is "Individual identification based on chaotic electrocardiogram signals during muscular exercise" (Shyan‐Lung Lin, Ching‐Kun Chen, Chun‐Liang Lin et al., 2014), with 49 citations. Next come "Are blogs still effective to maintain customer relationships?" (39) and "Laser patterning with beam shaping on indium tin oxide thin films of glass/plastic substrate" (26).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Individual identification based on chaotic electrocardiogram signals during muscular exercise Shyan‐Lung Lin, Ching‐Kun Chen, Chun‐Liang Lin et al. · IET Biometrics Open access 28 Feb 2014 49
2 Are blogs still effective to maintain customer relationships? Chaang-Iuan Ho, Pie-Chun Lee · Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology 16 Mar 2015 39
3 Laser patterning with beam shaping on indium tin oxide thin films of glass/plastic substrate Mingfei Chen, Wen-Tse Hsiao, Yu-Sen Ho et al. · Thin Solid Films 13 Jul 2009 26
4 Effect of focal spot size on AlSi10Mg alloy parts fabricated by laser powder bed fusion: Process window, mechanical properties, and microstructure Chia‐Hung Hung, Chiawei Chu, Tien-Li Chang et al. · Journal of Alloys and Compounds 28 Dec 2023 24
5 Design of the aerostatic linear guideway with a passive disk-spring compensator for PCB drilling machine M.F. Chen, Wei-Lun Huang, Y.P. Chen · Tribology International 9 Jul 2009 24
All 22 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Apex Tool Group (Taiwan)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tool Wear, Electromigration, Nanoparticles, Interfacial Reactions, Lead-free Solders, Thermal Management, Autonomous Vehicles and Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  2. Tool Wear2▲ 56×3 topics
  3. Electromigration2▲ 139×2 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  5. Interfacial Reactions2▲ 225×1 topic
  6. Lead-free Solders2▲ 225×1 topic
  7. Thermal Management2▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Deep Learning2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  9. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Machine Vision1▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Surface Roughness1▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing1▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Fabric Defect Detection1▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Interconnect1▲ 174×1 topic
  15. Polymer Composites1▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Texture Analysis1▲ 28×1 topic
  17. Through-Silicon Via1▲ 174×1 topic
  18. Machining1▲ 73×1 topic
  19. Solar Cells1▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Surface Integrity1▲ 73×1 topic
  21. Machine Tools1▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Optimal Motion Planning1▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Sampling-Based Algorithms1▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Apex Tool Group (Taiwan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection and 3D IC and TSV technologies.

Electronic Packaging and…2Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 2 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies13D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 0 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive Engineering3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  3. 3 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Apex Tool Group (Taiwan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1473% higher than in 2018-2021.

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Apex Tool Group (Taiwan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000083% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Apex Tool Group (Taiwan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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