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Fo Guang University

In research, Fo Guang University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,398 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,338
of 22,385 · #18,474 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#132
of 185
Research works
1.2k
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.4k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Fo Guang University

What is Fo Guang University 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,398 of 9,585 4.1%67 #8967

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

Which fields of science does Fo Guang University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Fo Guang University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Psychology (11%), Computer Science (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 71 fractional works · 54.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 8.9% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 6.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 23.8% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 10.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 6.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.8% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFo GuangUniversity130fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences54%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2721.1%
    2. Psychology1511.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities128.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting86.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance54.2%
    6. Decision Sciences32.6%
    1. Computer Science1410.5%
    2. Engineering96.9%
    3. Environmental Science43.0%
    4. Energy10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    6. Materials Science10.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    10. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Medicine129.2%
    2. Health Professions43.5%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience75.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.42× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.08× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.02× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.69× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.69×15 works
  2. Neuroscience3.42×7 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.08×12 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.66×3 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.02×8 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.94×5 works
  7. Social Sciences1.67×27 works
  8. Computer Science1.35×14 works
  9. Health Professions1.31×4 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.04×0 works
  11. Energy0.81×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.61×4 works
  13. Medicine0.48×12 works
  14. Engineering0.46×9 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×3 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.22×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  21. Nursing0.19×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.13×0 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fo Guang University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ku‐Hsieh Chen, Hui‐Ju Wang and Robert R. Pennington lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fo Guang University.

  1. 1 Ku‐Hsieh Chen Taiwan · #1,867,097 worldwide 474 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Hui‐Ju Wang Taiwan · #2,464,262 worldwide 700 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Robert R. Pennington Taiwan · #2,488,228 worldwide 276 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Jung-Hua Lo Taiwan · #2,904,800 worldwide 657 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Yu-Shuang Yao Taiwan · #3,043,341 worldwide 55 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Chi-Hung Chuang Taiwan · #3,203,874 worldwide 291 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Wei‐Lun Lin Taiwan · #3,228,716 worldwide 379 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Tsai Chen Taiwan · #3,373,758 worldwide 206 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Shu‐Hua Chiang Taiwan · #3,548,128 worldwide 602 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Chih-Chung Lo Taiwan · #3,550,044 worldwide 462 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Fo Guang University

What are the most cited papers from Fo Guang University?

The most cited paper from Fo Guang University is "Adoption of open government data among government agencies" (Hui‐Ju Wang, Jin Lo, 2016), with 238 citations. Next come "Flooding-limited and multi-constrained QoS multicast routing based on the genetic algorithm for MANETs" (215) and "Research and trends in the field of e-learning from 2001 to 2005: A content analysis of cognitive studies in selected journals" (202).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adoption of open government data among government agencies Hui‐Ju Wang, Jin Lo · Government Information Quarterly 2016 238
2 Flooding-limited and multi-constrained QoS multicast routing based on the genetic algorithm for MANETs Yun‐Sheng Yen, Han‐Chieh Chao, Ruay-Shiung Chang et al. · Mathematical and Computer Modelling Open access 31 Oct 2010 215
3 Research and trends in the field of e-learning from 2001 to 2005: A content analysis of cognitive studies in selected journals Meilun Shih, Jui Feng, Chin‐Chung Tsai · Computers & Education 6 Dec 2007 202
4 Air passenger demand forecasting and passenger terminal capacity expansion: A system dynamics framework Erma Suryani, Shuo‐Yan Chou, Chih‐Hsien Chen · Expert Systems with Applications 7 Aug 2009 182
5 Unexpected Features of Cardiac Pathology in COVID-19 Infection Sharon Fox, Guang Li, Aibek Akmatbekov et al. · Circulation 21 Jul 2020 165
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fo Guang University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Religion, Philosophy, Culture, Nationalism, Regulation, China and Confucianism.

▲ 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. History15▲ 16×8 topics
  2. Religion14▲ 23×6 topics
  3. Philosophy11▲ 19×4 topics
  4. Culture7▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Nationalism7▲ 12×2 topics
  6. Regulation7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  7. China7▲ 56×1 topic
  8. Confucianism7▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Neuroscience6▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Modernization6▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Mental Health5▲ 2.9×13 topics
  12. Gender5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  13. Emotion Regulation5▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Colonialism4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  15. Identity4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  16. Literature4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  17. Well-being4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  18. Politics4▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Society4▲ 15×3 topics
  20. East Asia4▲ 119×2 topics
  21. Buddhism3▲ 140×1 topic
  22. South Asia3▲ 140×1 topic
  23. Embodiment3▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Emotion3▲ 11×3 topics
  25. User Satisfaction3▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Surgery2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  28. Cognitive Function2▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Consumer Preferences2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Neurobiology2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  31. Cognitive Performance2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Medical History2▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Product Design2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Aggression2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Color Psychology2▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Japan2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Kansei Engineering2▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Stress Reduction2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Mindfulness2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Self-Compassion2▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Fo Guang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chinese history and philosophy, Indian and Buddhist Studies, Color perception and design and Japanese History and Culture.

Chinese history and phil…7Chinese history and philosophy: 7 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Studies: 3 fractional worksColor perception and design: 2 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 2 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksHistory of Medicine Studies: 2 fractional worksMartial Arts: Techniques…2Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education: 2 fractional worksEfficiency Analysis Using DEA: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesSocial PsychologyCultural Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 3 works
  3. 3 Color perception and design Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 History of Medicine Studies History 2 works
  7. 7 Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education Safety Research 2 works
  8. 8 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fo Guang University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fo Guang University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Fo Guang University0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fo Guang University 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 2025Fo Guang University6.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2019.

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