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Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica

In research, Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,142 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology and Mathematics — Geometry and Topology is 167.3× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#17,484
of 28,054 · #9,702 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#156
of 221
Research works
907
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Institute of Mathematics, 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 #9,142 of 12,888 8.6%70 #5829

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Mathematics, 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 Mathematics, Academia Sinica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 167.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 20.5 works167×
  2. MathematicsField · 55.0 works62×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 62.01× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.16× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 62.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Yeong‐Nan Yeh, Julie Tzu‐Yueh Wang and Ching Hung Lam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica.

  1. 1 Yeong‐Nan Yeh Taiwan · #386,388 worldwide 105 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Julie Tzu‐Yueh Wang Taiwan · #526,313 worldwide 44 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ching Hung Lam Taiwan · #1,056,576 worldwide 66 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Chin-Yu Hsiao Taiwan · #1,305,446 worldwide 36 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Chia‐Fu Yu Taiwan · #1,365,442 worldwide 27 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Kin Ming Hui Taiwan · #1,441,544 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cohomology, Symplectic Geometry, Tropical Geometry, Modular Forms, Gromov-Witten Theory, Moduli Theory, L-Functions and Representation Theory.

▲ 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. Cohomology12▲ 357×2 topics
  2. Symplectic Geometry11▲ 398×2 topics
  3. Tropical Geometry9▲ 388×2 topics
  4. Modular Forms9▲ 310×3 topics
  5. Gromov-Witten Theory9▲ 587×1 topic
  6. Moduli Theory9▲ 587×1 topic
  7. L-Functions8▲ 373×2 topics
  8. Representation Theory8▲ 320×2 topics
  9. Quantum Groups7▲ 254×2 topics
  10. Automorphic Forms6▲ 487×1 topic
  11. Langlands Conjectures6▲ 487×1 topic
  12. Cluster Algebras6▲ 297×1 topic
  13. Triangulated Categories6▲ 297×1 topic
  14. Deformations5▲ 266×1 topic
  15. Hom-Lie Algebras5▲ 266×1 topic
  16. Stability4▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Kähler Metrics3▲ 334×1 topic
  18. Scalar Curvature3▲ 334×1 topic
  19. K-Theory3▲ 150×2 topics
  20. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation3▲ 66×2 topics
  21. Random Matrix Theory3▲ 118×3 topics
  22. Nonlinear Equations3▲ 26×3 topics
  23. Number Theory2▲ 134×2 topics
  24. Optimal Transport2▲ 151×1 topic
  25. Ricci Curvature2▲ 151×1 topic
  26. Numerical Methods2▲ 35×3 topics
  27. Deformation Quantization2▲ 168×1 topic
  28. Poisson Manifolds2▲ 168×1 topic
  29. Global Existence2▲ 84×2 topics
  30. Rogue Waves2▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Soliton Solutions2▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Boundary Value Problems2▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Compressible Flows2▲ 209×1 topic
  34. Navier-Stokes Equations2▲ 209×1 topic
  35. Eigenvalues2▲ 85×2 topics
  36. Primes2▲ 185×1 topic
  37. Riemann Zeta Function2▲ 185×1 topic
  38. Differential Operators1▲ 136×1 topic
  39. Kinetic Theory1▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Spectral Theory1▲ 136×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, Advanced Algebra and Geometry, Algebraic structures and combinatorial models and Advanced Topics in Algebra.

  1. 1 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 9 works
  2. 2 Advanced Algebra and Geometry Mathematical Physics 6 works
  3. 3 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 6 works
  4. 4 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 5 works
  5. 5 Geometry and complex manifolds Geometry and Topology 3 works
  6. 6 Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Applied Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology Mathematical Physics 2 works
  8. 8 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Navier-Stokes equation solutions Applied Mathematics 2 works
  10. 10 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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