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Fo Guang Shan

In research, Fo Guang Shan stands highest in Engineering (#5,309 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,785 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,397 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,893
of 42,892
Rank in Taiwan
#166
of 328
Research works
2.3k
▼ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
3%
world 28%

What is Fo Guang Shan known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #5,309 of 11,412 1.1%663
Physical SciencesDomain #11,785 of 21,541 1.1%1,333
Life SciencesDomain #13,397 of 14,347 1.0%357
Computer ScienceField #6,565 of 7,020 1.8%208
MedicineField #16,873 of 17,978 1.5%320
Health SciencesDomain #19,231 of 20,462 1.5%354
Social SciencesDomain #15,932 of 16,945 3.4%262
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #1,953 of 2,019 0.8%184
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,999 of 6,031 1.4%147
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #7,794 of 7,814 1.0%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fo Guang Shan 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: 2.81× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fo Guang Shan?

Ranked on the composite score, Yao Jian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fo Guang Shan.

  1. 1 Yao Jian Taiwan · #1,563,102 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Fo Guang Shan

Which keywords describe research at Fo Guang Shan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Mosses, Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Phylogenetic Analysis, Symbiosis, Biomonitoring and Lichen.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 2.3×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 1.78×12 topics
  3. Biogeography2▲ 20×2 topics
  4. Mosses2▲ 205×2 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.79×5 topics
  6. Power Electronics2▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Globalization2▲ 1.89×6 topics
  8. Epidemiology2◆ 0.88×13 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Symbiosis2▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Biodiversity1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  12. Biomonitoring1▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Lichen1▲ 183×1 topic
  14. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  15. Representation Learning1▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Transfer Learning1▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Cultural Identity1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  18. Invasive Species1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  19. Phylogeny1▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Qualitative Research1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  21. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.98×6 topics
  22. Academic Medicine1▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  24. Gender1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  25. Organizational Commitment1▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Bryophyte1▲ 243×1 topic
  27. Conservation1▲ 5.3×1 topic
  28. Digital Learning1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  29. Domain Adaptation1▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.35×5 topics
  31. Few-Shot Learning1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Liverworts1▲ 243×1 topic
  33. Mentoring1▲ 183×1 topic
  34. Mobile Learning1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  35. Relationships1▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Teaching Strategies1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Vascular Plants1▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 5.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Fo Guang Shan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lichen and fungal ecology, Bryophyte Studies and Records, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Mentoring and Academic Development.

Lichen and fungal ecology1Lichen and fungal ecology: 1 fractional worksBryophyte Studies and Re…1Bryophyte Studies and Records: 1 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…1Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksMentoring and Academic D…1Mentoring and Academic Development: 1 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 1 fractional worksSTEM Education: 1 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…1Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 1 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodi…1Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 1 fractional worksEducational Research and…1Educational Research and Methods: 1 fractional worksWireless Sensor Networks…0Wireless Sensor Networks and IoT: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceSocial PsychologyArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 STEM Education Education 1 works
  7. 7 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Methods Education 1 works
  10. 10 Wireless Sensor Networks and IoT Control and Systems Engineering 0 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 available2.7%not open97.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fo Guang Shan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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