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National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

In research, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,574 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#1,288 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,632 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Science and Operations Research, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Decision Sciences — Management Science and Operations Research is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,881
of 28,054 · #7,321 all time
Rank in ??
#29
of 692
Research works
3.5k
▲ 8560% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology 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 #1,574 of 10,521 39.6%324 #3307
EngineeringField #1,288 of 6,636 12.8%674 #3210
Physical SciencesDomain #2,632 of 12,888 13.5%1,317 #6338
Business, Management and AccountingField #623 of 2,578 43.4%101 #1380
Social SciencesField #2,793 of 6,365 43.6%76 #5031
Environmental ScienceField #1,615 of 3,551 19.6%155 #3114
Health SciencesDomain #5,907 of 11,982 20.4%84 #11760
Decision SciencesField #350 of 703 35.9%66 #1052
Computer ScienceField #2,432 of 4,667 14.0%201 #4163
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,231 of 2,318 8.7%188 #2660

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology 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#3,307 #1,574
  2. Engineering#3,210 #1,288
  3. Physical Sciences#6,338 #2,632
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,380 #623
  5. Social Sciences#5,031 #2,793
  6. Environmental Science#3,114 #1,615
  7. Health Sciences#11,760 #5,907
  8. Decision Sciences#1,052 #350
  9. Computer Science#4,163 #2,432
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,660 #1,231
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 Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Science and Operations Research takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 44.2 works4.9×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 43.0 works4.6×
  3. Decision SciencesField · 66.1 works3.7×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.20× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 201 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.10× its world share, 52 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.46× its world share, 674 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 155 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.19× its world share, 140 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.74× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Reeta Rani Singhania, Te‐Hua Fang and Anil Kumar Patel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Reeta Rani Singhania ?? · #181,921 worldwide 291 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Te‐Hua Fang ?? · #464,349 worldwide 417 citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Anil Kumar Patel ?? · #477,805 worldwide 238 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Yi‐Li Lin ?? · #519,767 worldwide 125 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mahmoud Elsisi ?? · #725,434 worldwide 89 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Chia‐Nan Wang ?? · #744,282 worldwide 119 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Yung‐Chung Chen ?? · #917,759 worldwide 132 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Chia‐Chin Chiang ?? · #1,078,886 worldwide 56 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Jenq-Renn Chen ?? · #1,137,136 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Shih‐Chih Chen ?? · #1,297,639 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Neural Networks, Environmental Impact, Machine Learning, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 Learning136▲ 2.2×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning84▲ 1.40×75 topics
  3. Neural Networks74▲ 2.6×34 topics
  4. Nanomaterials66▲ 3.4×19 topics
  5. Environmental Impact66▲ 2.1×46 topics
  6. Renewable Energy57▲ 2.2×31 topics
  7. Sustainability56▲ 1.27×56 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications45▲ 2.1×29 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties43▲ 2.4×31 topics
  10. Nanocomposites42▲ 2.9×20 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management38▲ 2.2×18 topics
  12. Graphene37▲ 2.9×11 topics
  13. Power Electronics36▲ 6.0×7 topics
  14. Internet of Things36▲ 2.2×21 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration35▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency33▲ 1.94×28 topics
  17. Nanostructures32▲ 4.4×14 topics
  18. Energy Storage28▲ 2.4×11 topics
  19. Microstructure28▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Semiconductors27▲ 4.9×5 topics
  21. Security26▲ 2.2×18 topics
  22. Water Splitting25▲ 3.8×4 topics
  23. Optimization24▲ 2.9×21 topics
  24. Semiconductor24▲ 3.8×7 topics
  25. Smart Grid23▲ 3.4×9 topics
  26. IoT23▲ 3.4×14 topics
  27. Recycling22▲ 3.1×10 topics
  28. Visible Light21▲ 4.9×3 topics
  29. Aquaculture18▲ 3.9×7 topics
  30. User Satisfaction18▲ 5.0×4 topics
  31. Consumer Engagement18▲ 7.7×1 topic
  32. Electronic Word-of-Mouth18▲ 7.7×1 topic
  33. Room Temperature16▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Electric Vehicle Charging16▲ 9.9×2 topics
  35. Tool Wear16▲ 6.4×3 topics
  36. Marine Environment15▲ 5.8×3 topics
  37. Maritime Transportation14▲ 15×2 topics
  38. DC-DC Converters14▲ 13×1 topic
  39. High-Frequency Power Conversion14▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Analytic Hierarchy Process14▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Marketing and Social Media, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced DC-DC Converters and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors.

Digital Marketing and So…18Digital Marketing and Social Media: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …15Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 15 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 14 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 13 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 13 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 11 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting…11Stock Market Forecasting Methods: 11 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 11 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 13 works
  6. 6 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 13 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 11 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 11 works
  10. 10 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8560% 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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