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National Center for Theoretical Sciences

In research, National Center for Theoretical Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,121 of 10,670 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#394 of 1,417 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 35.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,568
of 22,385 · #3,245 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#57
of 185
Research works
1.3k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
National Center for Theoretical Sciences

What is National Center for Theoretical Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,121 of 10,670 9.5%237 #1608
Physics and AstronomyField #394 of 1,417 11.2%116 #432

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Center for Theoretical Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at National Center for Theoretical Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (45%), Mathematics (16%), Computer Science (11%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 267 fractional works · 92.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 129 fractional works · 44.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 44 fractional works · 15.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 32 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 25 fractional works · 8.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 45 fractional works · 15.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 15 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 11.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 21 fractional works · 7.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 8.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational Centerfor Theoretical…287fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy12944.7%
    2. Mathematics4515.7%
    3. Computer Science3211.3%
    4. Engineering248.5%
    5. Materials Science248.2%
    6. Environmental Science51.7%
    7. Chemistry51.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.7%
    3. Social Sciences10.3%
    4. Decision Sciences10.3%
    5. Psychology00.1%
    1. Medicine41.4%
    2. Nursing00.1%
    3. Health Professions00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Center for Theoretical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 35.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 31.6 works35×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 43.8 works21×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 128.6 works20×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× 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: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.35× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 13.31× its world share, 45 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 20.11× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× 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, 20.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy20.11×129 works
  2. Mathematics13.31×45 works
  3. Materials Science2.35×24 works
  4. Computer Science1.45×32 works
  5. Chemistry1.05×5 works
  6. Engineering0.56×24 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.50×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×7 works
  9. Energy0.44×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.34×5 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.27×1 works
  15. Nursing0.14×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works
  19. Medicine0.07×4 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.05×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.03×1 works
  22. Psychology0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Cheng-Wei Chiang, Yifan Yang and Chia-Min Chung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Theoretical Sciences.

  1. 1 Cheng-Wei Chiang Taiwan · #432,857 worldwide 5.8k citations · 232 works
  2. 2 Yifan Yang Taiwan · #1,058,502 worldwide 702 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Chia-Min Chung Taiwan · #1,183,860 worldwide 1.5k citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Yoshiki Fukusumi Taiwan · #1,197,807 worldwide 81 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Chia-Kai Kuo Taiwan · #1,226,424 worldwide 114 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Dimitrios Giataganas Taiwan · #1,288,053 worldwide 1k citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Yu-Chin Tzeng Taiwan · #1,485,082 worldwide 395 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Renata Wong Taiwan · #2,258,100 worldwide 165 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Chen Zhang Taiwan · #2,285,306 worldwide 429 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Tomohisa Takimi Taiwan · #2,761,491 worldwide 336 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Theoretical Sciences

What are the most cited papers from National Center for Theoretical Sciences?

The most cited paper from National Center for Theoretical Sciences is "Gradient-index meta-surfaces as a bridge linking propagating waves and surface waves" (Shulin Sun, Qiong He, Shiyi Xiao et al., 2012), with 2,081 citations. Next come "Software for the frontiers of quantum chemistry: An overview of developments in the Q-Chem 5 package" (1,434) and "High-Efficiency Broadband Anomalous Reflection by Gradient Meta-Surfaces" (1,383).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gradient-index meta-surfaces as a bridge linking propagating waves and surface waves Shulin Sun, Qiong He, Shiyi Xiao et al. · Nature Materials 30 Mar 2012 2,081
2 Software for the frontiers of quantum chemistry: An overview of developments in the Q-Chem 5 package Evgeny Epifanovsky et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics Open access220 authors 23 Aug 2021 1,434
3 High-Efficiency Broadband Anomalous Reflection by Gradient Meta-Surfaces Shulin Sun, Kuang-Yu Yang, Chih‐Ming Wang et al. · Nano Letters 28 Nov 2012 1,383
4 Long-Range Corrected Hybrid Density Functionals with Improved Dispersion Corrections You-Sheng Lin, Guan-De Li, Shan-Ping Mao et al. · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation Open access 5 Nov 2012 1,003
5 Cosmic structure as the quantum interference of a coherent dark wave Hsi-Yu Schive, Tzihong Chiueh, Tom J. Broadhurst · Nature Physics Open access 20 Jun 2014 961
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Theoretical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Dark Matter, Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Superconducting Circuits, Particle Physics 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-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. Entanglement21▲ 48×4 topics
  2. Dark Matter15▲ 45×4 topics
  3. Quantum Information14▲ 42×3 topics
  4. Quantum Gravity13▲ 55×4 topics
  5. Black Holes13▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Particle Physics12▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Superconducting Circuits12▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Supernovae12▲ 50×2 topics
  9. Computation11▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Two-Dimensional Materials11▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Quantum Entanglement11▲ 60×2 topics
  12. General Relativity11▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Cryptography10▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Dark Energy10▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Cosmic Microwave Background10▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Cosmological Parameters10▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Electronic Structure10▲ 20×8 topics
  18. Security10▲ 5.1×2 topics
  19. Metrology10▲ 57×1 topic
  20. Quantum10▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Quantum Simulation9▲ 41×2 topics
  22. String Theory9▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Topological Insulators9▲ 68×2 topics
  24. Field Theories9▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Holographic9▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Quantum Spin Hall Effect8▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Renormalization Group8▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Superconductors8▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Cosmology8▲ 41×3 topics
  30. Cosmic Rays8▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Higgs Boson8▲ 52×1 topic
  32. High-Energy Collider8▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Neutrinos8▲ 53×2 topics
  34. Topological Order7▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Dynamics7▲ 54×3 topics
  36. Quantum Algorithms7▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Quantum Computation7▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Galactic Center6▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Superconductivity6▲ 13×9 topics
  40. Symplectic Geometry6▲ 62×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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 …10Quantum Information and Cryptography: 10 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…9Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 9 fractional worksTopological Materials an…8Topological Materials and Phenomena: 8 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 8 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 7 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…62D Materials and Applications: 6 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 5 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 5 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…5Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 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 10 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  4. 4 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 5 works
  9. 9 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  10. 10 Quantum and electron transport phenomena 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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 National Center for Theoretical Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00099% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%National Center for Theoretical Sciences0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Center for Theoretical Sciences 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025National Center for Theoretical Sciences9.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2007.

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