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Kainan University

In research, Kainan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,067 of 16,945 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#1,718 of 3,973 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,849 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,631
of 28,054 · #14,576 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#183
of 221
Research works
1k
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Kainan 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,067 of 16,945 30.8%494
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,718 of 3,973 30.5%134
Physical SciencesDomain #12,849 of 21,541 23.0%423
EngineeringField #7,533 of 11,412 22.4%158
Computer ScienceField #4,787 of 7,020 22.8%173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kainan 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).

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: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.24× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.83× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.70× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kainan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chia‐Ling Huang, Yu‐Cheng Lin and Cheng‐Shin Jang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kainan University.

  1. 1 Chia‐Ling Huang Taiwan · #461,541 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Yu‐Cheng Lin Taiwan · #837,347 worldwide 67 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Cheng‐Shin Jang Taiwan · #973,692 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ming‐Chung Chang Taiwan · #1,564,407 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kainan University

Which keywords describe research at Kainan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Data Envelopment Analysis, Efficiency Measurement, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Water Quality and User Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 2.5×18 topics
  2. Deep Learning3▲ 1.46×17 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  4. Data Envelopment Analysis3▲ 248×1 topic
  5. Efficiency Measurement3▲ 248×1 topic
  6. Environmental Management2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 1.66×17 topics
  8. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Neural Networks2▲ 2.1×8 topics
  10. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  12. Social Capital2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  13. Water Quality2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  14. User Satisfaction2▲ 14×2 topics
  15. E-commerce2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  16. Economic Growth2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  18. Online Learning2▲ 3.0×2 topics
  19. Student Engagement2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Support Vector Machines2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  21. Information Systems2▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Technology Acceptance Model2▲ 15×1 topic
  23. Aging1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. User-Generated Content1▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Learning Analytics1▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Pathogen Transport1▲ 234×1 topic
  27. Waterborne Disease1▲ 234×1 topic
  28. Consumer Engagement1▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Educational Data Mining1▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Electronic Word-of-Mouth1▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Insulin Resistance1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  32. Massive Open Online Courses1▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Resource Efficiency1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Emotional Responses1▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Service Quality1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Crowdfunding1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Fintech1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Huntington's Disease1▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Product Design1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Protein Aggregation1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Kainan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Fecal contamination and water quality and Online Learning and Analytics.

Efficiency Analysis Usin…3Efficiency Analysis Using DEA: 3 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksFecal contamination and water quality: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…1FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksSoil Geostatistics and Mapping: 1 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchInformation Systems and ManagementWater Science and TechnologyComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 1 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kainan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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