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Feng Chia University

In research, Feng Chia University stands highest in Engineering (#1,663 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,376 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,388 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Polymers and Plastics — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,024
of 28,054 · #2,528 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#50
of 221
Research works
12k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
166k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Feng Chia 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
EngineeringField #1,663 of 6,636 11.8%498 #526
Physical SciencesDomain #3,376 of 12,888 12.2%1,092 #1673
Social SciencesDomain #3,388 of 10,521 26.4%299 #2400
Computer ScienceField #1,983 of 4,667 15.1%260 #1154
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,074 of 2,318 10.1%173 #508
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #944 of 1,775 33.8%78 #1034
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,484 of 2,578 23.2%91 #1218
Social SciencesField #4,250 of 6,365 28.7%64 #3015
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #677 of 941 12.2%120 #628
Environmental ScienceField #2,642 of 3,551 18.9%75 #1487

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Feng Chia 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. Engineering#526 #1,663
  2. Physical Sciences#1,673 #3,376
  3. Social Sciences#2,400 #3,388
  4. Computer Science#1,154 #1,983
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#508 #1,074
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,034 #944
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#1,218 #1,484
  8. Social Sciences#3,015 #4,250
  9. Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition#628 #677
  10. Environmental Science#1,487 #2,642
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 Feng Chia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 119.6 works6.2×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 37.9 works4.8×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 26.2 works4.3×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 41.0 works3.5×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.49× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.20× its world share, 260 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.08× its world share, 43 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 498 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.39× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 91 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.40× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Feng Chia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chow‐Yen‐Desmond Sim, Chiu‐Yue Lin and Chyi–How Lay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Feng Chia University.

  1. 1 Chow‐Yen‐Desmond Sim Taiwan · #62,844 worldwide 461 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Chiu‐Yue Lin Taiwan · #73,303 worldwide 340 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Chyi–How Lay Taiwan · #163,775 worldwide 260 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Chin‐Chia Wu Taiwan · #187,691 worldwide 226 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Lien‐Wu Chen Taiwan · #227,935 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Kun‐Huang Huarng Taiwan · #246,257 worldwide 247 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Chia‐Chen Lin Taiwan · #247,843 worldwide 234 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Sze‐Teng Liong Taiwan · #253,346 worldwide 136 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Xing Zhang Taiwan · #273,225 worldwide 72 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Chen‐Yeon Chu Taiwan · #290,155 worldwide 231 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Feng Chia University

Which keywords describe research at Feng Chia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Nanostructures, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Graphene, Security Analysis and Semiconductors.

▲ 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 Learning184▲ 3.5×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning74▲ 1.49×75 topics
  3. Neural Networks60▲ 2.5×34 topics
  4. Nanomaterials55▲ 3.4×15 topics
  5. Nanostructures39▲ 6.4×12 topics
  6. Graphene38▲ 3.7×11 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications37▲ 2.1×27 topics
  8. Nanoparticles36▲ 1.88×28 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks35▲ 3.1×13 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency34▲ 2.4×25 topics
  11. Economic Growth31▲ 2.4×18 topics
  12. Nanocomposites29▲ 2.3×18 topics
  13. Water Splitting28▲ 5.0×3 topics
  14. Internet of Things28▲ 2.1×18 topics
  15. Semiconductors28▲ 6.0×4 topics
  16. Semiconductor27▲ 5.1×6 topics
  17. Security Analysis26▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Nanocrystals25▲ 5.9×5 topics
  19. Hydrogen Production24▲ 5.9×5 topics
  20. Visible Light23▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Cryptanalysis23▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Reversible Data Embedding20▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Steganography20▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Efficiency20▲ 4.3×6 topics
  25. CO2 Reduction19▲ 5.8×2 topics
  26. Solar Energy19▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Wireless Communications19▲ 7.2×5 topics
  28. Machine Vision19▲ 5.6×6 topics
  29. Chaos19▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Image Encryption19▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Nanowires18▲ 8.4×5 topics
  32. Solar Cells18▲ 5.9×7 topics
  33. Photocatalyst18▲ 6.6×1 topic
  34. Plasmonic18▲ 6.6×1 topic
  35. Monetary Policy18▲ 4.8×7 topics
  36. Metamaterial14▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Antenna14▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Electromigration14▲ 34×2 topics
  39. High-Temperature Electronics14▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Microstrip14▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Feng Chia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques, Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Antenna Design and Analysis.

Advanced Steganography a…20Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques: 20 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal…19Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …18Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 18 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…14Antenna Design and Analysis: 14 fractional worksDigital Media Forensic Detection: 12 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 11 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and…10Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 10 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 10 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 10 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and T…10Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 10 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 20 works
  2. 2 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 19 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Digital Media Forensic Detection Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 12 works
  6. 6 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  10. 10 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 10 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 available18.1%not open81.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Feng Chia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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