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National Formosa University

In research, National Formosa University stands highest in Engineering (#3,507 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,933 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,281 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,922
of 28,054 · #5,619 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#127
of 221
Research works
4k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is National Formosa 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
EngineeringField #3,507 of 6,636 6.2%390 #1270
Physical SciencesDomain #7,933 of 12,888 6.9%592 #3556
Computer ScienceField #3,281 of 4,667 10.8%105 #2718
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,142 of 2,318 4.0%112 #846
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,292 of 1,351 4.9%64 #1835

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Formosa 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. Engineering#1,270 #3,507
  2. Physical Sciences#3,556 #7,933
  3. Computer Science#2,718 #3,281
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#846 #2,142
  5. Mechanical Engineering#1,835 #1,292
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 Formosa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 40.5 works11×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 63.9 works4.9×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 111.8 works4.4×
  4. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 32.3 works4.2×
  5. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 35.9 works4.0×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.92× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.68× its world share, 390 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.93× its world share, 48 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Formosa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wen‐Yuh Jywe, Yu‐Jen Hsiao and Cheng-Hung Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Formosa University.

  1. 1 Wen‐Yuh Jywe Taiwan · #208,936 worldwide 93 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Yu‐Jen Hsiao Taiwan · #259,255 worldwide 176 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Cheng-Hung Chen Taiwan · #391,821 worldwide 117 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Chau‐Chung Song Taiwan · #411,799 worldwide 92 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Dar-Li Yang Taiwan · #427,780 worldwide 113 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Hung-Hsu Tsai Taiwan · #490,125 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Yee‐Shin Chang Taiwan · #561,116 worldwide 143 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Siu-Tsen Shen Taiwan · #617,358 worldwide 45 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Liang‐Wen Ji Taiwan · #642,657 worldwide 184 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Stephen D. Prior Taiwan · #666,976 worldwide 79 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at National Formosa University

Which keywords describe research at National Formosa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Tool Wear, Wireless Sensor Networks, Surface Roughness, Machine Vision, Neural Networks, Composite Materials and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Deep Learning85▲ 3.5×65 topics
  2. Machine Learning33▲ 1.44×54 topics
  3. Neural Networks29▲ 2.6×29 topics
  4. Tool Wear24▲ 25×3 topics
  5. Internet of Things22▲ 3.7×18 topics
  6. Wireless Sensor Networks22▲ 6.8×17 topics
  7. Surface Roughness19▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties18▲ 2.7×24 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Networks18▲ 3.5×14 topics
  10. Machine Vision18▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Image Processing17▲ 5.5×11 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency17▲ 2.6×20 topics
  13. Optimization17▲ 5.2×16 topics
  14. Composite Materials16▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Power Electronics16▲ 6.8×8 topics
  16. IoT14▲ 5.3×14 topics
  17. Machining14▲ 35×1 topic
  18. Surface Integrity14▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Virtual Prototyping14▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Nanostructures14▲ 4.8×9 topics
  21. Solar Cells13▲ 9.3×7 topics
  22. Machine Tools13▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Assembly Planning13▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Design for Manufacture13▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Renewable Energy Integration13▲ 5.3×5 topics
  26. Thermal Management12▲ 5.3×6 topics
  27. Environmental Monitoring12▲ 4.5×5 topics
  28. Neural Network11▲ 8.4×8 topics
  29. Texture Analysis11▲ 7.1×2 topics
  30. Electric Vehicle Charging11▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Electric Vehicles11▲ 5.4×4 topics
  32. Fabric Defect Detection11▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Semiconductor Manufacturing11▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Simulation11▲ 6.2×11 topics
  35. Computer Vision11▲ 5.7×4 topics
  36. Thin Films10▲ 7.7×8 topics
  37. Security and Privacy10▲ 7.4×3 topics
  38. Nanowires9▲ 8.5×4 topics
  39. Dimensional Metrology9▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Error Compensation9▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does National Formosa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced machining processes and optimization, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection and Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques.

Advanced machining processes and optimization: 14 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 13 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…11Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and…9Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 7 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 7 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…6Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 5 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 5 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Formosa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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