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Asia University

In research, Asia University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,850 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,839 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,041 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications — Computer Networks and Communications is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,509
of 28,054 · #3,397 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#22
of 221
Research works
5k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
102k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Asia University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,850 of 11,982 21.9%407 #2881
Social SciencesDomain #1,839 of 10,521 28.6%293 #1654
MedicineField #2,041 of 10,443 22.1%355 #3065
Physical SciencesDomain #3,560 of 12,888 23.8%462 #4298
Life SciencesDomain #2,201 of 7,800 23.4%186 #3032
Computer ScienceField #1,467 of 4,667 27.1%214 #1409
EngineeringField #2,389 of 6,636 20.0%150 #3217
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,028 of 2,578 33.6%72 #1059
PsychologyField #974 of 2,181 23.6%64 #1165
Social SciencesField #3,033 of 6,365 26.3%88 #2765

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Asia University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#2,881 #1,850
  2. Social Sciences#1,654 #1,839
  3. Medicine#3,065 #2,041
  4. Physical Sciences#4,298 #3,560
  5. Life Sciences#3,032 #2,201
  6. Computer Science#1,409 #1,467
  7. Engineering#3,217 #2,389
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#1,059 #1,028
  9. Psychology#1,165 #974
  10. Social Sciences#2,765 #3,033
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Asia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 36.6 works3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.38× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 103 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.04× its world share, 214 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 150 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 355 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Asia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yuh‐Shan Ho, Ming‐Lang Tseng and Pandi Vijayakumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asia University.

  1. 1 Yuh‐Shan Ho Taiwan · #3,163 worldwide 1k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Ming‐Lang Tseng Taiwan · #60,901 worldwide 1.1k citations · 108 works
  3. 3 Pandi Vijayakumar Taiwan · #109,421 worldwide 439 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Kuo‐Jui Wu Taiwan · #194,149 worldwide 251 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Cheng‐I Chen Taiwan · #451,909 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Massoud Moslehpour Taiwan · #624,954 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Yi‐Lung Chen Taiwan · #638,098 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Lingling Wang Taiwan · #704,146 worldwide 68 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Marthandam Asokan Shibu Taiwan · #713,897 worldwide 51 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Hsing‐Chung Chen Taiwan · #834,311 worldwide 50 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Asia University

Which keywords describe research at Asia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Inflammation, Epidemiology, IoT Security, Internet of Things, Healthcare and Security.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 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 Learning112▲ 2.4×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning99▲ 2.3×75 topics
  3. Epidemiology73▲ 1.37×119 topics
  4. Inflammation61▲ 2.2×81 topics
  5. Healthcare40▲ 2.6×17 topics
  6. Cancer37▲ 2.1×54 topics
  7. Internet of Things37▲ 3.2×22 topics
  8. Neural Networks37▲ 1.76×32 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease36▲ 2.4×39 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress34▲ 1.56×58 topics
  11. Security30▲ 3.4×19 topics
  12. IoT Security29▲ 6.8×3 topics
  13. Quality of Life29▲ 1.49×48 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 1.53×34 topics
  15. Big Data28▲ 2.3×22 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management25▲ 1.99×17 topics
  17. Data Mining23▲ 2.3×18 topics
  18. Depression23▲ 1.95×22 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome20▲ 1.83×22 topics
  20. Aging17▲ 2.4×17 topics
  21. Precision Medicine17▲ 2.7×8 topics
  22. Privacy16▲ 4.2×7 topics
  23. Anomaly Detection16▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Security Analysis16▲ 6.9×4 topics
  25. Environmental Management16▲ 2.9×8 topics
  26. Smart Cities16▲ 4.5×6 topics
  27. IoT15▲ 3.0×13 topics
  28. Cybersecurity15▲ 4.5×4 topics
  29. Behavioral Analysis14▲ 9.1×2 topics
  30. Angiogenesis14▲ 3.2×16 topics
  31. Security and Privacy13▲ 5.0×3 topics
  32. 5G Networks12▲ 4.5×3 topics
  33. Mobile Edge Computing12▲ 5.5×2 topics
  34. Product Design12▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Intrusion Detection11▲ 5.8×4 topics
  36. Network Security11▲ 6.0×2 topics
  37. Botnet Detection10▲ 6.4×1 topic
  38. DDoS Attacks10▲ 6.4×1 topic
  39. Android Malware10▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Permission Analysis10▲ 8.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Asia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Network Security and Int…10Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…10Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…9Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 9 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing9IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 9 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 8 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 7 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…6Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …6Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 6 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…6Digital Marketing and Social Media: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…5Environmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingInformation SystemsStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 10 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 8 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 7 works
  7. 7 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 6 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Asia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.