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Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology

In research, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,568 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,142
of 28,054 · #16,631 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#168
of 221
Research works
1.1k
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology 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 #10,568 of 11,982 13.6%63 #9920

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology 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).

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: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 7 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.23× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Yung-Fu Chen, Wen-Fu Ho and Shih-Ching Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Yung-Fu Chen Taiwan · #537,907 worldwide 98 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Wen-Fu Ho Taiwan · #883,522 worldwide 89 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Shih-Ching Wu Taiwan · #964,802 worldwide 91 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Hsueh-Chuan Hsu Taiwan · #976,032 worldwide 89 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Shih‐Kuang Hsu Taiwan · #1,347,183 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Tissue Engineering, Angiogenesis, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Microstructure, Bone Regeneration and Biomaterials.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 1.67×54 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 2.5×45 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties7▲ 5.3×9 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.5×27 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering5▲ 6.2×10 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications5▲ 3.1×17 topics
  7. Cancer5▲ 2.7×36 topics
  8. Quality of Life5▲ 2.5×24 topics
  9. Angiogenesis4▲ 9.5×9 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.8×22 topics
  11. Microstructure4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  12. Bone Regeneration3▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Biomaterials3▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Depression3▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Treatment3▲ 1.97×21 topics
  16. Antioxidant3▲ 3.3×26 topics
  17. Hydroxyapatite3▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Scaffolds3▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Cancer Therapy3▲ 3.7×13 topics
  20. Anxiety2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  21. Apoptosis2▲ 5.9×16 topics
  22. Type III Secretion System2▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Corrosion Resistance2▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Elderly2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Genomics2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  26. Microstructure Evolution2▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Shape Memory Effect2▲ 68×1 topic
  28. Titanium Alloys2▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Bacterial Blight2▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Plant Pathogenic Bacteria2▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Genome Analysis2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Glaucoma2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Nanostructured Materials2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Pharmacology2▲ 5.2×9 topics
  36. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Microbiome2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  39. Myopia1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Pattern Recognition Receptors1▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties, Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies and Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity.

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 3 fractional worksTitanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteri…2Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…1Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 1 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging1Radiation Dose and Imaging: 1 fractional worksMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants: 1 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryPlant ScienceMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants Pollution 1 works
  9. 9 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower 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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