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Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica

In research, Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,784 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry — Chemistry is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,333
of 28,054 · #4,954 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#115
of 221
Research works
1.7k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,784 of 12,888 10.9%92 #3159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica 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).

What does Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 28.6 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.27× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.96× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 14.09× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.58× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.05× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica?

Ranked on the composite score, Shih‐Sheng Sun, Jiann T. Lin and Yu‐Tai Tao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica.

  1. 1 Shih‐Sheng Sun Taiwan · #140,077 worldwide 209 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jiann T. Lin Taiwan · #140,885 worldwide 459 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Yu‐Tai Tao Taiwan · #148,012 worldwide 347 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Chao‐Ping Hsu Taiwan · #149,774 worldwide 212 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Chen‐Hsiung Hung Taiwan · #252,457 worldwide 141 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Chin‐Ti Chen Taiwan · #338,930 worldwide 201 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Kwang‐Hwa Lii Taiwan · #354,955 worldwide 88 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ta‐shue Chou Taiwan · #586,396 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 G. H. HAKIMELAHI Taiwan · #587,912 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Kuan‐Jiuh Lin Taiwan · #610,697 worldwide 82 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Tissue Engineering, Self-Assembly, Chemical Sensors, Nanomaterials and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications11▲ 7.0×22 topics
  2. Catalysis11▲ 13×23 topics
  3. Nanocomposites8▲ 8.2×12 topics
  4. Nanomaterials7▲ 5.2×11 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering6▲ 8.2×8 topics
  6. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.9×17 topics
  7. Chemical Sensors6▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Self-Assembly6▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Bioimaging6▲ 19×5 topics
  10. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Nanofibers6▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Drug Discovery5▲ 18×7 topics
  13. Organic Electronics5▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Graphene5▲ 5.4×7 topics
  15. Drug Delivery4▲ 6.0×12 topics
  16. Efficiency4▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Conducting Polymers4▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Polyaniline4▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Biosensors4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  20. Macrocycles4▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Synthesis4▲ 8.1×18 topics
  22. Photodynamic Therapy4▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Stability4▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Water Splitting4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  25. Cathode Materials4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  26. Methane Storage4▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Semiconductors4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  28. CO2 Reduction4▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Aggregation-Induced Emission3▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Fluorescent Materials3▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Heterogeneous Catalysis3▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Supramolecular Chemistry3▲ 31×4 topics
  33. Crystal Growth3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Hydrogenation3▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Electrocatalysis3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Organometal Halide Perovskites3▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Perovskite Solar Cells3▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Transition Metal Catalysis3▲ 29×4 topics
  39. Visible Light3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 8.1×10 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials, Perovskite Materials and Applications and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis.

Conducting polymers and …4Conducting polymers and applications: 4 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…3Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 3 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…3Perovskite Materials and Applications: 3 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and A…3Chemical Synthesis and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…2Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 2 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 2 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 2 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framewo…2Covalent Organic Framework Applications: 2 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  2. 2 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 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 available14.5%not open85.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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