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National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

In research, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,724 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,816 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science and Business, Management and Accounting — Sociology and Political Science is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,131
of 28,054 · #15,176 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#122
of 221
Research works
538
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism 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 #2,724 of 10,521 47.8%131 #2475
Social SciencesField #2,816 of 6,365 46.5%67 #3620

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism 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 University of Hospitality and Tourism specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 42.3 works7.0×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 33.7 works6.2×
← 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: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.21× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.16× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.43× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism?

Ranked on the composite score, Liwei Hsu and Li‐Hsin Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism.

  1. 1 Liwei Hsu Taiwan · #834,678 worldwide 72 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Li‐Hsin Chen Taiwan · #1,379,024 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

Which keywords describe research at National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: COVID-19 Impact, Social Media, Economic Growth, Destination Image, Tourist Satisfaction, Community Perceptions, Sustainable Tourism and Consumer Engagement.

▲ 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. Social Media18▲ 7.6×10 topics
  2. COVID-19 Impact18▲ 65×3 topics
  3. Economic Growth16▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Destination Image16▲ 115×2 topics
  5. Tourist Satisfaction16▲ 94×2 topics
  6. Community Perceptions15▲ 131×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Tourism15▲ 78×1 topic
  8. Sustainability15▲ 3.6×14 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior13▲ 13×10 topics
  10. Consumer Engagement13▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Electronic Word-of-Mouth13▲ 63×1 topic
  12. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 3.9×13 topics
  13. Customer Experience8▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Customer Satisfaction8▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Well-being7▲ 11×6 topics
  16. E-commerce7▲ 7.0×2 topics
  17. User Satisfaction7▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Information Systems7▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Technology Acceptance Model7▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Service Quality6▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Perceived Value6▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Relationship Marketing6▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Brand Equity6▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Brand Community6▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Brand Trust6▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Consumer Perception6▲ 15×7 topics
  27. Human-Robot Interaction4▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Social Justice4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  29. Economic Impact4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  30. Ethical Challenges4▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Health4▲ 6.1×3 topics
  32. Constraints4▲ 188×1 topic
  33. Leisure4▲ 93×1 topic
  34. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Service Robots4▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Community Engagement4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  37. Chatbots4▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Hospitality4▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Global Citizenship3▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Volunteer Tourism3▲ 124×1 topic

Which research topics does National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty.

Diverse Aspects of Touri…15Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 15 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…13Digital Marketing and Social Media: 13 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 7 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 6 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 6 fractional worksRecreation, Leisure, Wil…4Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management: 4 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 4 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 3 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 3 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementMarketing4 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 7 works
  4. 4 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  5. 5 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 6 works
  6. 6 Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management Social Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  8. 8 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 3 works
  9. 9 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 3 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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