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National Pingtung University

In research, National Pingtung University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,462 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,233 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology and Biotechnology (Paleontology is 54.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,331
of 22,385 · #8,432 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#93
of 185
Research works
1.6k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
National Pingtung University

What is National Pingtung University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,462 of 9,585 10.1%127 #6517
Physical SciencesDomain #9,233 of 10,670 7.0%152 #8058

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Pingtung 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Pingtung University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at National Pingtung University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (15%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 198 fractional works · 45.0% of its workComputer Science: 64 fractional works · 14.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 57 fractional works · 12.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 22 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPaleontology: 29 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 139 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 7.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 77 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiotechnology: 28 fractional works · 6.4% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNational PingtungUniversity441fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences32%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science6414.5%
    2. Engineering5712.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences306.7%
    4. Materials Science163.5%
    5. Environmental Science112.4%
    6. Mathematics71.6%
    7. Chemistry51.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy51.1%
    9. Energy40.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Social Sciences5211.8%
    2. Psychology337.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting245.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance122.6%
    5. Decision Sciences112.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities81.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology378.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences378.4%
    3. Neuroscience20.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine173.9%
    2. Health Professions40.8%
    3. Veterinary30.8%
    4. Dentistry20.5%
    5. Nursing00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Pingtung University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 54.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 29.3 works55×
  2. BiotechnologySubfield · 28.1 works41×
← 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: 1.76× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.28× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.63× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.46× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.63×3 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.28×30 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.55×11 works
  4. Psychology2.46×33 works
  5. Computer Science1.87×64 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×37 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.67×24 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.58×37 works
  9. Mathematics1.36×7 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.23×12 works
  11. Materials Science1.01×16 works
  12. Dentistry0.93×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.93×52 works
  14. Energy0.91×4 works
  15. Engineering0.86×57 works
  16. Chemistry0.75×5 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.64×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.63×8 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.49×5 works
  20. Environmental Science0.48×11 works
  21. Health Professions0.31×4 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.27×2 works
  24. Medicine0.21×17 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  26. Nursing0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Pingtung University?

Ranked on the quality score, Chi-Yao Weng, Ming‐Huwi Horng and Sheng-Yi Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Pingtung University.

  1. 1 Chi-Yao Weng Taiwan · #995,587 worldwide 911 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Ming‐Huwi Horng Taiwan · #1,007,775 worldwide 2.1k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Sheng-Yi Wu Taiwan · #1,340,832 worldwide 742 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Tsai-Yun Mou Taiwan · #1,425,338 worldwide 316 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Chia‐Yen Hsieh Taiwan · #1,573,195 worldwide 153 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Jong‐Chin Huang Taiwan · #1,725,510 worldwide 2k citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Tsung-Hui Chen Taiwan · #1,731,759 worldwide 407 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Chen-Yuan Chen Taiwan · #2,051,782 worldwide 3.3k citations · 137 works
  9. 9 Kelvin H.‐C. Chen Taiwan · #2,100,371 worldwide 1.9k citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Cheng-Hsing Yang Taiwan · #2,156,772 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at National Pingtung University

What are the most cited papers from National Pingtung University?

The most cited paper from National Pingtung University is "Factors influencing the adoption of internet banking: An integration of TAM and TPB with perceived risk and perceived benefit" (Ming-Chi Lee, 2008), with 2,044 citations. Next come "Explaining and predicting users’ continuance intention toward e-learning: An extension of the expectation–confirmation model" (1,264) and "Green Innovation and Performance: The View of Organizational Capability and Social Reciprocity" (1,056).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Factors influencing the adoption of internet banking: An integration of TAM and TPB with perceived risk and perceived benefit Ming-Chi Lee · Electronic Commerce Research and Applications 9 Dec 2008 2,044
2 Explaining and predicting users’ continuance intention toward e-learning: An extension of the expectation–confirmation model Ming-Chi Lee · Computers & Education 25 Sep 2009 1,264
3 Green Innovation and Performance: The View of Organizational Capability and Social Reciprocity Jingwen Huang, Yonghui Li · Journal of Business Ethics 12 Oct 2015 1,056
4 A Deep CNN-LSTM Model for Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Forecasting in Smart Cities Chiou‐Jye Huang, Ping‐Huan Kuo · Sensors Open access 10 Jul 2018 716
5 50 Years of CORDIC: Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications Pramod Kumar Meher, Javier Valls, Tso‐Bing Juang et al. · IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers 25 Jun 2009 581
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Pingtung University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ecology, Pharmacology, Evolution, Biodiversity, Marine Natural Products, Microbial Symbionts, Sponge-Associated Microorganisms and Adaptation.

▲ 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. Ecology34▲ 45×3 topics
  2. Pharmacology30▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Biodiversity29▲ 8.6×9 topics
  4. Evolution29▲ 24×5 topics
  5. Marine Natural Products28▲ 144×2 topics
  6. Microbial Symbionts28▲ 433×1 topic
  7. Sponge-Associated Microorganisms28▲ 433×1 topic
  8. Adaptation26▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Deep Learning24▲ 1.60×49 topics
  10. Cavefish24▲ 279×1 topic
  11. Subterranean24▲ 279×1 topic
  12. Biogeography16▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Phylogeny16▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Taxonomy15▲ 24×5 topics
  15. Aquaculture12▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Education12▲ 1.54×16 topics
  17. Biological Activities12▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Functional Foods11▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Regeneration11▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Diversity11▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Sea Cucumbers11▲ 300×1 topic
  22. Triterpene Glycosides11▲ 300×1 topic
  23. Energy Efficiency10▲ 2.4×11 topics
  24. Collembola9▲ 325×1 topic
  25. Systematics9▲ 105×1 topic
  26. Motivation9▲ 5.0×8 topics
  27. Student Engagement8▲ 4.8×6 topics
  28. Academic Achievement8▲ 10.0×6 topics
  29. Gender Differences8▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Anti-inflammatory7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Technology Integration7▲ 5.0×6 topics
  32. STEM Education7▲ 3.4×7 topics
  33. Self-Regulation6▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Security Analysis5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  35. Wnt Signaling5▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Cytotoxicity5▲ 8.0×7 topics
  37. Toxins5▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Cnidarian Evolution5▲ 92×1 topic
  39. Jellyfish Blooms5▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Coleoptera5▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does National Pingtung University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Echinoderm biology and ecology and Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies.

Marine Sponges and Natur…28Marine Sponges and Natural Products: 28 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversit…24Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 24 fractional worksEchinoderm biology and ecology: 11 fractional worksCollembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies: 9 fractional worksMarine Invertebrate Phys…5Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology: 5 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds: 3 fractional works
BiotechnologyPaleontologyAquatic ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Sponges and Natural Products Biotechnology 28 works
  2. 2 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 24 works
  3. 3 Echinoderm biology and ecology Aquatic Science 11 works
  4. 4 Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  5. 5 Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology Paleontology 5 works
  6. 6 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds Biomaterials 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Pingtung University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Pingtung University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%National Pingtung University0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025National Pingtung University9.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.3% in 2011.

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