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Huafan University

In research, Huafan University stands highest in Engineering (#2,658 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,597 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,669
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#133
of 284
Research works
753
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Huafan University

What is Huafan University 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 #2,658 of 9,532 14.1%404
Physical SciencesDomain #7,597 of 17,446 12.0%602

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Huafan 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 Huafan University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Huafan University is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 51.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 23.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 11.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 22.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 17.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 16.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHuafan University34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences22%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering823.9%
    2. Computer Science411.9%
    3. Environmental Science25.9%
    4. Materials Science25.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy12.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences410.5%
    2. Psychology13.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    6. Decision Sciences01.2%
    1. Medicine516.0%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.9%
    2. Neuroscience11.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.59×0 works
  2. Engineering1.59×8 works
  3. Computer Science1.54×4 works
  4. Materials Science1.52×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.24×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.21×0 works
  8. Environmental Science1.19×2 works
  9. Psychology1.05×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.02×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.01×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.92×0 works
  13. Medicine0.84×6 works
  14. Social Sciences0.83×4 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.41×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.19×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  22. Nursing0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Huafan University?

Ranked on the quality score, Hung-Yi Li, Mu‐Tian Yan and Yeou-Ren Shiue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Huafan University.

  1. 1 Hung-Yi Li Taiwan · #1,268,781 worldwide 1.5k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Mu‐Tian Yan Taiwan · #1,440,517 worldwide 814 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Yeou-Ren Shiue Taiwan · #2,069,304 worldwide 969 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Ching-Ho Yen Taiwan · #2,612,238 worldwide 429 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Chwan-Huei Tsai Taiwan · #2,684,787 worldwide 542 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Hans-Rudolf Kantor Taiwan · #2,984,827 worldwide 113 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Junn‐Yuan Teng Taiwan · #3,010,764 worldwide 672 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Chiang‐Ju Chien Taiwan · #3,235,205 worldwide 2.2k citations · 137 works
  9. 9 Yu-Kumg Chen Taiwan · #3,814,936 worldwide 164 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Cheng-Yuan Tang Taiwan · #4,020,690 worldwide 433 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Huafan University

What are the most cited papers from Huafan University?

The most cited paper from Huafan University is "A GA-based feature selection and parameters optimizationfor support vector machines" (Cheng-Lung Huang, Chieh-Jen Wang, 2005), with 1,373 citations. Next come "Particle swarm optimization for parameter determination and feature selection of support vector machines" (910) and "Credit scoring with a data mining approach based on support vector machines" (809).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A GA-based feature selection and parameters optimizationfor support vector machines Cheng-Lung Huang, Chieh-Jen Wang · Expert Systems with Applications 18 Oct 2005 1,373
2 Particle swarm optimization for parameter determination and feature selection of support vector machines Shih-Wei Lin, Kuo‐Ching Ying, Shih‐Chieh Chen et al. · Expert Systems with Applications 2 Oct 2007 910
3 Credit scoring with a data mining approach based on support vector machines Cheng-Lung Huang, Mu‐Chen Chen, Chieh-Jen Wang · Expert Systems with Applications Sep 2006 809
4 A distributed PSO–SVM hybrid system with feature selection and parameter optimization Cheng-Lung Huang, Jian-Fan Dun · Applied Soft Computing 4 Dec 2007 580
5 A decision support system for selecting convenience store location through integration of fuzzy AHP and artificial neural network R.J. Kuo, S.C. Chi, S.S. Kao · Computers in Industry Feb 2002 356
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Huafan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Fabric Defect Detection, Machine Vision, Tool Wear, Religion, Composite Materials, History and Iterative Learning Control.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  2. Fabric Defect Detection2▲ 70×1 topic
  3. Machine Vision2▲ 24×1 topic
  4. Tool Wear1▲ 32×2 topics
  5. History1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  6. Religion1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  7. Composite Materials1▲ 17×2 topics
  8. Epidemiology1▼ 0.80×17 topics
  9. Iterative Learning Control1▲ 147×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning1◆ 0.95×6 topics
  11. Repetitive Control1▲ 147×1 topic
  12. Social Media1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  13. China1▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Plant Molecular Farming1▲ 178×1 topic
  15. Recombinant Proteins1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Huafan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection, Iterative Learning Control Systems, Transgenic Plants and Applications and Advanced machining processes and optimization.

Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional worksIterative Learning Control Systems: 1 fractional worksTransgenic Plants and Ap…1Transgenic Plants and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…1Advanced machining processes and optimization: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Stud…1Indian and Buddhist Studies: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 0 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 0 fractional worksCloud Data Security Solutions: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringBiotechnologyMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Iterative Learning Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Transgenic Plants and Applications Biotechnology 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  6. 6 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 1 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Cloud Data Security Solutions Information Systems 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 available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Huafan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower 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 Huafan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Huafan University0.00014% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Huafan 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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2016Huafan University0.2% in 201620002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.9% in 2007.

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