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National Open University

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,336
of 22,385 · #27,804 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#166
of 185
Research works
185
▲ 61% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
National Open University

Which fields of science does National Open University work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at National Open University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Business, Management and Accounting (15%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 45 fractional works · 63.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 15.4% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 19.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNational OpenUniversity71fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences64%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1927.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1115.4%
    3. Psychology68.2%
    4. Decision Sciences45.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities23.5%
    1. Computer Science69.0%
    2. Engineering46.3%
    3. Environmental Science22.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine68.3%
    2. Health Professions22.4%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.78× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.41× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.41×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.78×11 works
  3. Psychology2.68×6 works
  4. Nursing2.24×1 works
  5. Social Sciences2.16×19 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.99×3 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.22×2 works
  8. Computer Science1.16×6 works
  9. Dentistry0.97×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.92×2 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.59×2 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  14. Medicine0.43×6 works
  15. Engineering0.42×4 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.21×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Open University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jun‐You Lin, Liang‐Chih Chang and Nishchal Devkota lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Open University.

  1. 1 Jun‐You Lin Taiwan · #1,721,240 worldwide 653 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Liang‐Chih Chang Taiwan · #3,941,070 worldwide 619 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Nishchal Devkota Taiwan · #3,966,587 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Chih-Tung Huang Taiwan · #4,229,421 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Ching-Yi Chen Taiwan · #4,502,287 worldwide 82 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Open University

What are the most cited papers from National Open University?

The most cited paper from National Open University is "Identifying the critical factors of customer behavior: An integration perspective of marketing strategy and components of attitudes" (Sheng-Fang Chou, Jeou‐Shyan Horng, Chih-Hsing Sam Liu et al., 2020), with 162 citations. Next come "Corporate social responsibility, enterprise risk management, and real earnings management: Evidence from managerial confidence" (127) and "Proactive e-Governance: Flipping the service delivery model from pull to push in Taiwan" (126).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identifying the critical factors of customer behavior: An integration perspective of marketing strategy and components of attitudes Sheng-Fang Chou, Jeou‐Shyan Horng, Chih-Hsing Sam Liu et al. · Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 25 Mar 2020 162
2 Corporate social responsibility, enterprise risk management, and real earnings management: Evidence from managerial confidence Ya-Fen Kuo, Yi‐Mien Lin, Hsiu-Fang Chien · Finance research letters 20 Oct 2020 127
3 Proactive e-Governance: Flipping the service delivery model from pull to push in Taiwan Dennis Linders, Calvin Zhou-Peng Liao, Chengming Wang · Government Information Quarterly 5 Sep 2015 126
4 Block-based progressive visual secret sharing Young‐Chang Hou, Zen-Yu Quan, Chih‐Fong Tsai et al. · Information Sciences 29 Jan 2013 99
5 Antecedents for Older Adults’ Intention to Use Smart Health Wearable Devices-Technology Anxiety as a Moderator Mei‐Yuan Jeng, Fan‐Yun Pai, Tsu‐Ming Yeh · Behavioral Sciences Open access 18 Apr 2022 87
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Which keywords describe research at National Open University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Well-being, Social Capital, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Social Support, Financial Constraints and Professional Development.

▲ 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-now 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. Corporate Governance5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  2. Well-being4▲ 13×6 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 1.37×14 topics
  4. Social Capital3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  5. Educational Technology3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  6. Curriculum Development3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  7. Teacher Training3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  8. Innovation2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  9. Public Health2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  10. Social Media2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  11. Online Learning2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  12. Social Support2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  13. E-Learning2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Economic Growth2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  16. Financial Constraints2▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Health2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  18. Professional Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  20. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Higher Education2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  22. Strategic Alliances2▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Environmental Management2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Positive Psychology2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Resilience2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  26. Technology Integration2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  27. Finance2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Firm Performance2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Investor Protection2▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Ownership Structure2▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Ethical Identity1▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Subjective Well-Being1▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  34. Child Mortality1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Digital Twin1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Maternal Mortality1▲ 8.4×1 topic
  37. Agroecology1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Dynamic Capabilities1▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Happiness1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Positive Emotions1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does National Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Finance and Governance, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Corporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…1Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge…1Innovation and Knowledge Management: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksVocational Education and…1Vocational Education and Training: 1 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 1 fractional worksEfficiency Analysis Using DEA: 1 fractional works
AccountingSocial PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  3. 3 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  8. 8 Vocational Education and Training Education 1 works
  9. 9 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 1 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%National Open University0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Open University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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