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Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)

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Research works
105
▲ 80% vs 2018-21
Citations
812
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)

Not ranked overall: Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Materials Science (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 61.9% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 19.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 17.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workALL ITS WORKFormosa Plastics(Taiwan)32fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences7%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering619.7%
    2. Materials Science515.5%
    3. Environmental Science27.1%
    4. Computer Science26.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences25.3%
    6. Chemistry13.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering12.6%
    8. Energy12.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences411.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine411.3%
    2. Health Professions01.5%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences13.4%
    2. Psychology11.9%
    3. Decision Sciences01.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
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: 2.51× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.62× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.43× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering7.39×1 works
  2. Materials Science4.43×5 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.41×2 works
  4. Energy2.62×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.51×4 works
  6. Chemistry2.05×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.43×2 works
  8. Engineering1.31×6 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.07×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.78×2 works
  12. Nursing0.70×0 works
  13. Psychology0.63×1 works
  14. Medicine0.59×4 works
  15. Health Professions0.58×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.36×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.32×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.27×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)?

Ranked on the quality score, Po-Wei Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Formosa Plastics (Taiwan).

  1. 1 Po-Wei Chen Taiwan · #3,923,245 worldwide 98 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)

What are the most cited papers from Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)?

The most cited paper from Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) is "Design of a Solar Power Management System for an Experimental UAV" (Jaw-Kuen Shiau, Der-Ming Ma, Pin-Ying Yang et al., 2009), with 129 citations. Next come "On-line fault diagnosis using the signed directed graph" (97) and "Differentiation of intraspecific groups within anastomosis group 1 of Rhizoctonia solani using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer and isozyme comparisons" (71).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Design of a Solar Power Management System for an Experimental UAV Jaw-Kuen Shiau, Der-Ming Ma, Pin-Ying Yang et al. · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems Oct 2009 129
2 On-line fault diagnosis using the signed directed graph Chung Chien Chang, Cheng Ching Yu · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Jul 1990 97
3 Differentiation of intraspecific groups within anastomosis group 1 of Rhizoctonia solani using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer and isozyme comparisons Z.L. Liu, James B. Sinclair · Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology Dec 1993 71
4 Synthesis and properties of liquid crystalline polymers with low Tm and broad mesophase temperature ranges Bor‐Kuan Chen, Sun‐Yuan Tsay, Junyuan Chen · Polymer 11 Aug 2005 68
5 Investigating the value of information sharing in multi-echelon supply chains Mu‐Chen Chen, Taho Yang, Chi-Tsung Yen · Quality & Quantity 19 Feb 2007 56
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Nanocomposites, Phylogeny, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, Catalysis, Ecosystem Functioning and Conservation.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Biogeography4▲ 40×10 topics
  2. Nanocomposites3▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Phylogeny2▲ 43×6 topics
  4. Nanoparticles2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  6. Catalysis1▲ 6.2×6 topics
  7. Drug Delivery1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  8. Epidemiology1◆ 1.02×12 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties1▲ 4.1×6 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  11. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Conservation1▲ 8.3×6 topics
  13. Deep Learning1◆ 1.01×10 topics
  14. Hydrogenation1▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 4.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Bryophyte Studies and Records, Fern and Epiphyte Biology, Fire Detection and Safety Systems and Dielectric materials and actuators.

Bryophyte Studies and Re…1Bryophyte Studies and Records: 1 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology1Fern and Epiphyte Biology: 1 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 0 fractional worksDielectric materials and actuators: 0 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 0 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 0 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 0 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites a…0Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 0 fractional worksOrthoptera Research and Taxonomy: 0 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityBiomedical EngineeringProcess Chemistry and Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Bryophyte Studies and Records Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  4. 4 Dielectric materials and actuators Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 0 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 0 works
  8. 8 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  9. 9 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  10. 10 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.1%domestic only67.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 80% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Formosa Plastics (Taiwan) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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