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National Dong Hwa University

In research, National Dong Hwa University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,263 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,079 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,172 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,965
of 28,054 · #4,317 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#35
of 221
Research works
5.8k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
103k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is National Dong Hwa University 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,263 of 10,521 25.2%304 #2753
Physical SciencesDomain #3,079 of 12,888 17.2%492 #3116
Social SciencesField #2,172 of 6,365 24.8%166 #2604
Computer ScienceField #2,417 of 4,667 17.3%105 #1547
EngineeringField #3,758 of 6,636 13.0%131 #2879
Materials ScienceField #1,731 of 2,468 16.5%85 #1984

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,753 #2,263
  2. Physical Sciences#3,116 #3,079
  3. Social Sciences#2,604 #2,172
  4. Computer Science#1,547 #2,417
  5. Engineering#2,879 #3,758
  6. Materials Science#1,984 #1,731
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Dong Hwa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 29.2 works4.3×
  2. EnergyField · 29.6 works3.6×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.51× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.76× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.52× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.61× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 131 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.73× its world share, 85 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.60× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 166 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Dong Hwa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ching‐Nung Yang, Ming‐Show Wong and Kuo‐Hui Yeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Dong Hwa University.

  1. 1 Ching‐Nung Yang Taiwan · #68,480 worldwide 421 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Ming‐Show Wong Taiwan · #80,038 worldwide 419 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Kuo‐Hui Yeh Taiwan · #120,551 worldwide 183 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Shinfeng D. Lin Taiwan · #133,349 worldwide 155 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Ruay-Shiung Chang Taiwan · #225,568 worldwide 151 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Mei‐Chin Lu Taiwan · #305,364 worldwide 71 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 C. W. Liu Taiwan · #450,631 worldwide 154 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Yuan‐Ron Ma Taiwan · #479,103 worldwide 256 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Mei‐Juan Chen Taiwan · #503,420 worldwide 165 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Andi Tri Haryono Taiwan · #537,823 worldwide 15 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at National Dong Hwa University

Which keywords describe research at National Dong Hwa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Graphene, Nanostructures, Semiconductor, Visible Light, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials48▲ 5.1×14 topics
  2. Deep Learning42▲ 1.38×54 topics
  3. Climate Change31▲ 1.29×52 topics
  4. Globalization30▲ 1.69×40 topics
  5. Graphene28▲ 4.6×10 topics
  6. Machine Learning28◆ 0.95×48 topics
  7. Water Splitting25▲ 7.7×4 topics
  8. Sustainability24◆ 1.11×45 topics
  9. Nanostructures22▲ 6.2×12 topics
  10. Semiconductor21▲ 6.8×7 topics
  11. Educational Technology20▲ 1.92×20 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks20▲ 5.4×6 topics
  13. Catalysis20▲ 3.3×21 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications19▲ 1.84×21 topics
  15. Energy Storage19▲ 3.3×7 topics
  16. E-Learning18▲ 1.98×12 topics
  17. Visible Light18▲ 8.6×2 topics
  18. Economic Growth18▲ 2.3×13 topics
  19. Online Learning16▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Nanocrystals16▲ 6.6×5 topics
  21. Semiconductors16▲ 5.7×5 topics
  22. Economic Development15▲ 2.1×17 topics
  23. CO2 Reduction15▲ 7.7×2 topics
  24. Hydrogen Production15▲ 6.2×3 topics
  25. Solar Energy15▲ 5.2×2 topics
  26. Mobile Learning14▲ 4.6×4 topics
  27. Photocatalyst14▲ 9.0×1 topic
  28. Plasmonic14▲ 9.0×1 topic
  29. Technology Integration13▲ 4.6×9 topics
  30. Electrocatalysis12▲ 4.8×5 topics
  31. Solar Cells12▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Student Engagement12▲ 3.2×12 topics
  33. Efficiency11▲ 4.0×6 topics
  34. Chemical Sensors11▲ 5.1×3 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction9▲ 5.5×2 topics
  36. Room Temperature9▲ 6.3×3 topics
  37. Crystal Structure8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. Tourist Satisfaction8▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Solar Cell Efficiency8▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Carbon-Based Materials8▲ 8.0×1 topic

Which research topics does National Dong Hwa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Advanced Photocatalysis …14Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 14 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…8Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 8 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…7Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 7 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…6Digital Marketing and Social Media: 6 fractional worksNanocluster Synthesis and Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 6 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  2. 2 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 works
  3. 3 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Dong Hwa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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