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National Center for Theoretical Sciences

In research, National Center for Theoretical Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,176 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#672 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 36.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,870
of 28,054 · #4,888 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#32
of 221
Research works
1.3k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is National Center for Theoretical Sciences 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 #2,176 of 12,888 25.1%237 #3036
Physics and AstronomyField #672 of 1,646 34.9%116 #1345

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center for Theoretical Sciences 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 National Center for Theoretical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 36.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 28.9 works36×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 40.0 works22×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 115.5 works20×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 22.8 works17×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.50× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.33× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 13.09× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 20.47× its world share, 116 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 20.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Theoretical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Takaaki Nomura, Ching-Yu Huang and Shiue-Yuan Shiau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Theoretical Sciences.

  1. 1 Takaaki Nomura Taiwan · #776,390 worldwide 180 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Ching-Yu Huang Taiwan · #1,560,000 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Shiue-Yuan Shiau Taiwan · #1,633,389 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Theoretical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Theoretical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Dark Matter, Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Particle Physics, Superconducting Circuits and Supernovae.

▲ 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. Entanglement19▲ 50×4 topics
  2. Dark Matter13▲ 46×4 topics
  3. Quantum Information13▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Quantum Gravity13▲ 62×4 topics
  5. Black Holes12▲ 48×3 topics
  6. Particle Physics12▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Superconducting Circuits11▲ 65×2 topics
  8. Supernovae11▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Quantum Entanglement10▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Computation10▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Two-Dimensional Materials10▲ 18×4 topics
  12. General Relativity10▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Dark Energy10▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Cosmic Microwave Background10▲ 67×1 topic
  15. Cosmological Parameters10▲ 67×1 topic
  16. Cryptography10▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Electronic Structure9▲ 20×8 topics
  18. Quantum Simulation9▲ 44×2 topics
  19. String Theory9▲ 62×2 topics
  20. Metrology9▲ 58×1 topic
  21. Quantum9▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Field Theories8▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Holographic8▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Topological Insulators8▲ 69×2 topics
  25. Renormalization Group7▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Quantum Spin Hall Effect7▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Superconductors7▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Higgs Boson7▲ 53×1 topic
  29. High-Energy Collider7▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Cosmic Rays7▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Neutrinos7▲ 54×2 topics
  32. Cosmology7▲ 40×3 topics
  33. Dynamics7▲ 59×3 topics
  34. Topological Order6▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Quantum Algorithms6▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Quantum Computation6▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Symplectic Geometry6▲ 66×2 topics
  38. Spintronics6▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Superconductivity6▲ 14×9 topics
  40. Galactic Center6▲ 51×2 topics

Which research topics does National Center for Theoretical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Topological Materials and Phenomena.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…10Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 10 fractional worksQuantum Information and …9Quantum Information and Cryptography: 9 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…8Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 8 fractional worksTopological Materials an…7Topological Materials and Phenomena: 7 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 7 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 6 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…52D Materials and Applications: 5 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 5 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 5 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems5Quantum many-body systems: 5 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial IntelligenceNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 9 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  4. 4 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 5 works
  9. 9 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  10. 10 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 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 available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Theoretical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher 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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