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I-Shou University

In research, I-Shou University stands highest in Medicine (#2,021 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,512 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,407 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,593
of 28,054 · #4,075 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#27
of 221
Research works
6.2k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
101k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is I-Shou 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
MedicineField #2,021 of 10,443 15.9%306 #3425
Health SciencesDomain #2,512 of 11,982 16.5%333 #3159
Social SciencesDomain #2,407 of 10,521 27.4%179 #2556
Physical SciencesDomain #5,312 of 12,888 8.0%256 #3622
Life SciencesDomain #3,327 of 7,800 15.4%107 #5191
Social SciencesField #3,454 of 6,365 31.2%61 #3683
EngineeringField #4,989 of 6,636 6.1%111 #2319

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where I-Shou 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. Medicine#3,425 #2,021
  2. Health Sciences#3,159 #2,512
  3. Social Sciences#2,556 #2,407
  4. Physical Sciences#3,622 #5,312
  5. Life Sciences#5,191 #3,327
  6. Social Sciences#3,683 #3,454
  7. Engineering#2,319 #4,989
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.

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: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 306 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at I-Shou University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yao‐Chun Hsu, Tien-Chin Wang and Trieu‐Kien Truong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is I-Shou University.

  1. 1 Yao‐Chun Hsu Taiwan · #84,644 worldwide 176 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Tien-Chin Wang Taiwan · #90,653 worldwide 454 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Trieu‐Kien Truong Taiwan · #129,514 worldwide 238 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Jen‐Hao Teng Taiwan · #192,678 worldwide 240 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Chaur‐Heh Hsieh Taiwan · #204,875 worldwide 173 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Chih‐Huang Weng Taiwan · #226,672 worldwide 283 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 J.S.C. Jang Taiwan · #250,662 worldwide 227 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Chi‐Ming Tai Taiwan · #336,811 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Yu-Lung Wu Taiwan · #352,278 worldwide 94 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Nai-Hsiang Sun Taiwan · #419,076 worldwide 63 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at I-Shou University

Which keywords describe research at I-Shou University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cancer, Deep Learning, User-Generated Content, Treatment, Power Electronics and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology53▲ 1.54×109 topics
  2. Inflammation38▲ 2.1×77 topics
  3. Deep Learning34◆ 1.12×49 topics
  4. Machine Learning30◆ 1.03×43 topics
  5. Cancer26▲ 2.2×49 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress24▲ 1.64×55 topics
  7. Treatment22▲ 2.0×47 topics
  8. Social Media21▲ 1.70×12 topics
  9. Quality of Life19▲ 1.50×44 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease18▲ 1.83×35 topics
  11. Depression16▲ 2.1×21 topics
  12. Management15▲ 2.2×28 topics
  13. Chemotherapy15▲ 2.4×21 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior14▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Diagnosis14▲ 1.76×35 topics
  16. Power Electronics14▲ 4.7×8 topics
  17. Obesity13▲ 1.99×21 topics
  18. Mortality13▲ 2.6×12 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 2.6×14 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering12▲ 2.3×13 topics
  21. Complications12▲ 2.8×17 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Medical Imaging11▲ 2.5×7 topics
  24. Semiconductors11▲ 4.2×4 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis11▲ 2.1×15 topics
  26. User-Generated Content11▲ 9.0×2 topics
  27. Customer Satisfaction10▲ 3.7×6 topics
  28. Nanostructures10▲ 2.9×10 topics
  29. Consumer Engagement10▲ 8.9×1 topic
  30. Electronic Word-of-Mouth10▲ 8.9×1 topic
  31. Prognosis10▲ 3.4×9 topics
  32. User Satisfaction9▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. Nanowires8▲ 6.7×4 topics
  34. Online Shopping8▲ 5.1×2 topics
  35. Structural Equation Modeling8▲ 4.7×3 topics
  36. Customer Experience8▲ 6.1×3 topics
  37. Information Systems8▲ 5.2×1 topic
  38. Technology Acceptance Model8▲ 5.9×1 topic
  39. Electric Vehicle Charging6▲ 7.7×2 topics
  40. Photodetectors6▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does I-Shou University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Advanced DC-DC Converters and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications.

Digital Marketing and Social Media: 10 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 8 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 5 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 5 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 5 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 5 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…5Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksZnO doping and properties: 4 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior…4Consumer Retail Behavior Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomaterials5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 5 works
  5. 5 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 5 works
  6. 6 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  7. 7 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 4 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has I-Shou University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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