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AU Optronics (Taiwan)

In research, AU Optronics (Taiwan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,611 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,389
of 22,385 · #20,499 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#177
of 185
Research works
813
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
AU Optronics (Taiwan)

What is AU Optronics (Taiwan) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,611 of 10,670 5.4%80 #9061

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where AU Optronics (Taiwan) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does AU Optronics (Taiwan) work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at AU Optronics (Taiwan) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (60%), Physics and Astronomy (11%), Materials Science (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 90.6% of its workEngineering: 57 fractional works · 60.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 35.4% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 10.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAU Optronics(Taiwan)95fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5760.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1010.6%
    3. Materials Science1010.5%
    4. Computer Science66.4%
    5. Environmental Science21.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    3. Psychology00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine32.9%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    2. Neuroscience10.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does AU Optronics (Taiwan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 33.7 works9.9×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.02× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.02× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.76× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.76×10 works
  2. Engineering4.02×57 works
  3. Materials Science3.02×10 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.20×0 works
  5. Computer Science0.82×6 works
  6. Neuroscience0.56×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.37×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.24×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.18×2 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×0 works
  12. Energy0.16×0 works
  13. Medicine0.15×3 works
  14. Psychology0.14×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AU Optronics (Taiwan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ming‐Chin Hung, Meng‐Ting Lee and Wen‐Hao Hsu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AU Optronics (Taiwan).

  1. 1 Ming‐Chin Hung Taiwan · #1,729,510 worldwide 861 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Meng‐Ting Lee Taiwan · #1,994,194 worldwide 2.1k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Wen‐Hao Hsu Taiwan · #2,431,035 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Yusheng Huang Taiwan · #2,662,418 worldwide 464 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Seok-Lyul Lee Taiwan · #2,747,476 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Jiun‐Jye Chang Taiwan · #2,775,545 worldwide 533 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Cheng‐Yeh Tsai Taiwan · #2,990,747 worldwide 561 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Kun‐Cheng Tien Taiwan · #3,235,626 worldwide 730 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Yi‐Fen Lan Taiwan · #3,637,508 worldwide 1.5k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Fengyuan Gan Taiwan · #3,672,931 worldwide 551 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at AU Optronics (Taiwan)

What are the most cited papers from AU Optronics (Taiwan)?

The most cited paper from AU Optronics (Taiwan) is "Prediction of the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery by machine learning" (Po-Yu Tseng, Yi‐Ting Chen, Chuen-Heng Wang et al., 2020), with 472 citations. Next come "Boost Converter With Coupled Inductors and Buck–Boost Type of Active Clamp" (426) and "A versatile thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter for both highly efficient doped and non-doped organic light emitting devices" (356).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prediction of the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery by machine learning Po-Yu Tseng, Yi‐Ting Chen, Chuen-Heng Wang et al. · Critical Care Open access 31 Jul 2020 472
2 Boost Converter With Coupled Inductors and Buck–Boost Type of Active Clamp Tsai‐Fu Wu, Yu‐Sheng Lai, J.-C. Hung et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2008 426
3 A versatile thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter for both highly efficient doped and non-doped organic light emitting devices Wei‐Lung Tsai, Ming-Hao Huang, Wei‐Kai Lee et al. · Chemical Communications 2015 356
4 Prospects and challenges of mini‐LED, OLED, and micro‐LED displays En‐Lin Hsiang, Zhiyong Yang, Qian Yang et al. · Journal of the Society for Information Display 24 May 2021 332
5 Prospects and challenges of mini‐ LED and micro‐ LED displays Yuge Huang, Guanjun Tan, Fangwang Gou et al. · Journal of the Society for Information Display 4 Mar 2019 267
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AU Optronics (Taiwan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flexible Electronics, Solar Cells, Plasmonics, Amorphous Oxide Semiconductors, Thin-Film Transistors, Virtual Reality, Visual Fatigue and Holographic Displays.

▲ 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-now 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. Flexible Electronics10▲ 61×3 topics
  2. Solar Cells10▲ 51×6 topics
  3. Plasmonics8▲ 151×2 topics
  4. Amorphous Oxide Semiconductors8▲ 390×1 topic
  5. Thin-Film Transistors8▲ 390×1 topic
  6. Virtual Reality7▲ 16×3 topics
  7. Visual Fatigue7▲ 186×2 topics
  8. Holographic Displays7▲ 513×1 topic
  9. Stereoscopic Displays7▲ 513×1 topic
  10. Colloidal Crystals5▲ 127×2 topics
  11. Nanowires5▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Optical Interconnects5▲ 145×1 topic
  13. Semiconductor Lasers5▲ 74×1 topic
  14. Biosensors5▲ 9.9×9 topics
  15. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  16. Machine Vision4▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Semiconductors4▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Electroluminescence4▲ 119×2 topics
  19. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes4▲ 154×1 topic
  20. Phosphorescent Materials4▲ 154×1 topic
  21. Band Parameters4▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Image Processing4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  23. Optical Modulators4▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Photonic Crystals4▲ 30×5 topics
  25. Integrated Circuits3▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Light-Emitting Diodes3▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Nanostructured Materials3▲ 20×2 topics
  28. GaN3▲ 93×1 topic
  29. III-Nitrides3▲ 107×1 topic
  30. Liquid Crystals3▲ 212×1 topic
  31. Roughness Measurement3▲ 185×1 topic
  32. Self-Organization3▲ 102×1 topic
  33. Surface Characterization3▲ 150×1 topic
  34. Photon Counting3▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Microcavities3▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Silicon Photonics3▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Biomedical Imaging3▲ 51×2 topics
  38. CMOS Image Sensors3▲ 120×1 topic
  39. High-Speed Imaging3▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Photovoltaics3▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does AU Optronics (Taiwan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Thin-Film Transistor Technologies, Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research.

Thin-Film Transistor Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 7 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…5Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting D…4Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 4 fractional worksLiquid Crystal Research Advancements: 3 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 3 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Op…3Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 3 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 3 fractional worksAdvanced optical system design: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMedia TechnologyElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsCondensed Matter Physics2 others

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

  1. 1 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 7 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  6. 6 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  7. 7 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 3 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced optical system design Biomedical Engineering 2 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AU Optronics (Taiwan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 AU Optronics (Taiwan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%AU Optronics (Taiwan)0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of AU Optronics (Taiwan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025AU Optronics (Taiwan)9.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2010.

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