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National Open University

nou.edu.twROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#24,667
of 28,054 · #39,991 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#207
of 221
Research works
185
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

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: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.09× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.55× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.00× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Well-being, Social Capital, Teacher Training, Curriculum Development, Social Support, Health 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 2022–2025 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. Corporate Governance5▲ 11×6 topics
  2. Well-being4▲ 15×6 topics
  3. Social Capital3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  4. Educational Technology3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  5. Curriculum Development3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  6. Teacher Training3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  7. Social Support2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  8. E-Learning2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  10. Public Health2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  11. Economic Growth2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  12. Health2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  13. Professional Development2▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Innovation2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  15. Higher Education2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  16. Online Learning2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  17. Strategic Alliances2▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  19. Environmental Management2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. Financial Constraints2▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Positive Psychology2▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Resilience2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  23. Technology Integration2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  24. Finance2▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Investor Protection2▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Ownership Structure2▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Child Development1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  28. Ethical Identity1▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Islamic Banking1▲ 5.6×1 topic
  30. Job Satisfaction1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  31. Subjective Well-Being1▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Child Mortality1▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  35. Agroecology1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Dynamic Capabilities1▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Happiness1▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Knowledge Transfer1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Positive Emotions1▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Student Satisfaction1▲ 10.0×2 topics

Which research topics does National Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksVocational Education and Training: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences1Plant and soil sciences: 1 fractional worksEfficiency Analysis Using DEA: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 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 Vocational Education and Training Education 1 works
  7. 7 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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