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Nanhua University

In research, Nanhua University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,396 of 14,833 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,163 of 17,446 worldwide) and Medicine (#13,396 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting (Business, Management and Accounting is 6.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,663
of 22,385 · #16,869 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#134
of 185
Research works
862
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.3k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Nanhua University

What is Nanhua 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 #7,396 of 14,833 11.1%313
Physical SciencesDomain #12,163 of 17,446 5.2%318
MedicineField #13,396 of 14,558 3.4%130
Health SciencesDomain #15,523 of 16,688 4.1%149

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

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Nanhua University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (21%), Social Sciences (14%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 58 fractional works · 53.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 20.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 24.2% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 10.0% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNanhua University108fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences54%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting2320.9%
    2. Social Sciences1514.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance87.2%
    4. Psychology65.7%
    5. Decision Sciences44.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    1. Computer Science1110.0%
    2. Engineering76.2%
    3. Environmental Science54.6%
    4. Materials Science11.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    6. Chemistry10.7%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Medicine109.1%
    2. Health Professions44.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nanhua University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 22.6 works6.5×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.49× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.09× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.36× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting6.49×23 works
  2. Decision Sciences4.09×4 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.36×8 works
  4. Psychology1.88×6 works
  5. Health Professions1.55×4 works
  6. Computer Science1.29×11 works
  7. Nursing1.19×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.10×15 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.95×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.93×5 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.77×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.72×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×4 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.67×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×3 works
  16. Medicine0.48×10 works
  17. Chemistry0.44×1 works
  18. Engineering0.42×7 works
  19. Materials Science0.33×1 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.29×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  22. Energy0.17×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nanhua University?

Ranked on the quality score, Hsin‐Kuang Chi, Ying‐Kai Liao and Ying Kai Liao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanhua University.

  1. 1 Hsin‐Kuang Chi Taiwan · #438,821 worldwide 1.5k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ying‐Kai Liao Taiwan · #599,101 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Ying Kai Liao Taiwan · #1,197,041 worldwide 548 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Yalin Chen Taiwan · #1,403,359 worldwide 2.2k citations · 208 works
  5. 5 Ming-Chien Hung Taiwan · #1,593,309 worldwide 951 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Yi‐Ching Liaw Taiwan · #1,964,076 worldwide 872 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Chiu-Yuan Chen Taiwan · #2,095,577 worldwide 1.1k citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Phuoc-Thien Nguyen Taiwan · #2,419,460 worldwide 228 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Jue‐Sam Chou Taiwan · #2,553,612 worldwide 613 citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Chih‐Wen Ting Taiwan · #3,153,828 worldwide 224 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Nanhua University

What are the most cited papers from Nanhua University?

The most cited paper from Nanhua University is "cytoHubba: identifying hub objects and sub-networks from complex interactome" (Chia-Hao Chin, Shu-Hwa Chen, Hsin-Hung Wu et al., 2014), with 7,025 citations. Next come "Fuzzy hierarchical TOPSIS for supplier selection" (503) and "Understanding factors influencing information communication technology adoption behavior: The moderators of information literacy and digital skills" (295).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 cytoHubba: identifying hub objects and sub-networks from complex interactome Chia-Hao Chin, Shu-Hwa Chen, Hsin-Hung Wu et al. · BMC Systems Biology Open access Dec 2014 7,025
2 Fuzzy hierarchical TOPSIS for supplier selection Jia-Wen Wang, Ching‐Hsue Cheng, Kun-Cheng Huang · Applied Soft Computing 30 Apr 2008 503
3 Understanding factors influencing information communication technology adoption behavior: The moderators of information literacy and digital skills Tai‐Kuei Yu, Mei‐Lan Lin, Ying‐Kai Liao · Computers in Human Behavior 2 Feb 2017 295
4 Effects of consumer characteristics on their acceptance of online shopping: Comparisons among different product types Jiunn-Woei Lian, Tzu-Ming Lin · Computers in Human Behavior 13 Mar 2007 289
5 Using adaptive network based fuzzy inference system to forecast regional electricity loads Li-Chih Ying, Mei-Chiu Pan · Energy Conversion and Management 8 Aug 2007 266
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nanhua University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Job Satisfaction, Customer Satisfaction, Social Capital, Leadership, Consumer Behavior, Organizational Performance, Healthcare and Online Education.

▲ 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 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. Job Satisfaction6▲ 13×9 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 1.61×14 topics
  3. Healthcare4▲ 3.6×7 topics
  4. Customer Satisfaction4▲ 12×4 topics
  5. Social Capital4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  7. Leadership4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  8. Big Data4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.2×7 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.4×5 topics
  11. Organizational Performance3▲ 11×6 topics
  12. E-Learning3▲ 2.8×2 topics
  13. Economic Growth3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  14. Emotional Responses3▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Internet of Things3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  16. Online Education3▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Structural Equation Modeling3▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Psychological Capital3▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Self-Efficacy3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  20. Transformational Leadership3▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Virtual Reality3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  22. E-commerce3▲ 4.2×2 topics
  23. User Satisfaction3▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Distance Education2▲ 12×1 topic
  25. Environmental Management2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Financial Performance2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Information Systems2▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Perceived Value2▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Service Quality2▲ 8.3×1 topic
  30. Smart Learning2▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Technology Acceptance Model2▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Customer Experience2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Smart Cities2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Human Resource Management2▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Employee Engagement2▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Organizational Behavior2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Work Engagement2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Social Entrepreneurship2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Work-Life Balance2▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Nanhua University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Learning Interventions, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

Education and Learning I…2Education and Learning Interventions: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …2Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality…2Customer Service Quality and Loyalty: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…2Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…1Organizational and Employee Performance: 1 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…1Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…1Digital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsInformation Systems and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementMarketing4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  4. 4 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nanhua University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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grewheldshrank

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 Nanhua University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Nanhua University0.00049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nanhua 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.

still counting10%20%Nanhua University18.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.7% in 2025.

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