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National Kaohsiung Normal University

In research, National Kaohsiung Normal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,755 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,838 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematics — Mathematics is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,830
of 28,054 · #7,894 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#87
of 221
Research works
2.1k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is National Kaohsiung Normal 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,755 of 12,888 13.2%170 #4849
Social SciencesDomain #5,838 of 10,521 25.1%79 #6289

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

What does National Kaohsiung Normal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematics takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MathematicsField · 25.6 works7.4×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.94× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.37× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.16× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Kaohsiung Normal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jung-Chieh Chen, Hsien-Chung Wu and Wei–Shih Du lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Kaohsiung Normal University.

  1. 1 Jung-Chieh Chen Taiwan · #122,281 worldwide 283 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Hsien-Chung Wu Taiwan · #183,787 worldwide 188 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Wei–Shih Du Taiwan · #324,154 worldwide 105 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Chih‐Yu Huang Taiwan · #561,748 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Chien‐Yu Pan Taiwan · #608,677 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Yu-Lung Lo Taiwan · #874,133 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Jung-Hui Tsai Taiwan · #1,061,850 worldwide 60 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Horng‐Dean Chen Taiwan · #1,068,083 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Chi‐Jen Lee Taiwan · #1,155,454 worldwide 13 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Hua-Lin Tsai Taiwan · #1,177,901 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at National Kaohsiung Normal University

Which keywords describe research at National Kaohsiung Normal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Fractional Calculus, Thermal Comfort, Energy Efficiency, Numerical Methods, Machine Learning, Virtual Reality and User Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Machine Learning13▲ 1.35×27 topics
  2. Deep Learning10◆ 0.98×30 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency9▲ 3.2×12 topics
  4. Optimization8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  5. Education8▲ 1.48×16 topics
  6. Virtual Reality7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  7. Fractional Calculus6▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Thermal Comfort6▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Numerical Methods5▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Social Interaction5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  11. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 3.3×4 topics
  12. Nanostructures5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  13. Semiconductors4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  14. User Satisfaction4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  15. Fuzzy Differential Equations4▲ 126×1 topic
  16. Uncertainty Theory4▲ 126×1 topic
  17. Learning Analytics4▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Learning Outcomes4▲ 3.2×2 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  20. Social Norms4▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Building Energy Consumption4▲ 15×1 topic
  22. Embodiment4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  23. Energy Simulation4▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Fixed Point Theorems4▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Immersion4▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Metric Spaces4▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Presence4▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Creativity4▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Environmental Attitudes4▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Energy Conservation3▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Pro-environmental Behavior3▲ 23×1 topic
  32. 5G Networks3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  33. Analytic Hierarchy Process3▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Product Design3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Engineering Design3▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Nonlinear Equations3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. Fuzzy Sets3▲ 17×1 topic
  38. TOPSIS3▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Transparent Conductors3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  40. Color Psychology3▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does National Kaohsiung Normal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fuzzy Systems and Optimization, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts, Fixed Point Theorems Analysis and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Fuzzy Systems and Optimi…4Fuzzy Systems and Optimization: 4 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…4Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 4 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 4 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…4Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …3Environmental Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 3 fractional worksOptimization and Variational Analysis: 3 fractional worksColor perception and des…3Color perception and design: 3 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional works
Statistics and ProbabilityHuman-Computer InteractionGeometry and TopologyBuilding and Construction6 others

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

  1. 1 Fuzzy Systems and Optimization Statistics and Probability 4 works
  2. 2 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  3. 3 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 4 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 4 works
  5. 5 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  7. 7 Optimization and Variational Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  8. 8 Color perception and design Social Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Kaohsiung Normal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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