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Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica

In research, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,469 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,077 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 23.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,247
of 28,054 · #17,135 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#113
of 221
Research works
635
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,469 of 7,800 21.8%70 #7433
Physical SciencesDomain #10,077 of 12,888 17.2%76 #17018

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica 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).

What does Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 23.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 28.5 works23×
← 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: 4.25× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.05× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.07× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.08× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.78× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica?

Ranked on the composite score, Chih‐Yu Chiu, Kwang‐Tsao Shao and Benny K. K. Chan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica.

  1. 1 Chih‐Yu Chiu Taiwan · #909,116 worldwide 95 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Kwang‐Tsao Shao Taiwan · #1,056,409 worldwide 31 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Benny K. K. Chan Taiwan · #1,093,635 worldwide 74 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Wen‐Hsiung Li Taiwan · #1,096,829 worldwide 57 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Yoko Nozawa Taiwan · #1,106,982 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Sen‐Lin Tang Taiwan · #1,315,842 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Chaolun Allen Chen Taiwan · #1,360,259 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Yoshiko Kono Taiwan · #1,471,270 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Sheng‐Feng Shen Taiwan · #1,544,792 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica

Which keywords describe research at Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Biogeography, Conservation, Phylogenetic Analysis, Invasive Species, DNA Barcoding and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Climate Change35▲ 8.4×37 topics
  2. Biodiversity21▲ 18×20 topics
  3. Biogeography19▲ 47×18 topics
  4. Conservation17▲ 25×15 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 27×14 topics
  6. Invasive Species12▲ 19×17 topics
  7. DNA Barcoding12▲ 49×9 topics
  8. Population Dynamics12▲ 31×11 topics
  9. Ocean Acidification12▲ 105×3 topics
  10. Marine Ecosystems11▲ 138×2 topics
  11. Benthic Communities9▲ 95×2 topics
  12. Marine Biodiversity9▲ 95×2 topics
  13. Phylogeny8▲ 36×14 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 28×7 topics
  15. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 35×10 topics
  16. Taxonomy8▲ 40×10 topics
  17. Bleaching8▲ 154×1 topic
  18. Coral Reefs8▲ 154×1 topic
  19. Ecosystem Services7▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Global Change6▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Ecology6▲ 26×9 topics
  22. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity6▲ 9.2×8 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 18×5 topics
  25. Evolution6▲ 16×12 topics
  26. Trophic Cascades6▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Freshwater6▲ 78×2 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Relationships6▲ 51×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Management5▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Marine Fisheries5▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Acoustic Communication5▲ 65×2 topics
  32. Deep-Sea Ecology5▲ 107×1 topic
  33. Estuarine Quality5▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Aquaculture5▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Coastal Protection5▲ 49×2 topics
  36. Diversification5▲ 76×2 topics
  37. Functional Genomics4▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Citizen Science4▲ 29×2 topics
  39. RNA-Seq4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. sequence alignment4▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…8Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 8 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…5Marine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…5Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 5 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…4Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 4 fractional worksCrustacean biology and ecology: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies4Plant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…3Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanographyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 8 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Crustacean biology and ecology Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  10. 10 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 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 available63.6%not open36.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.3%domestic only47.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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