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National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

In research, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology stands highest in Medicine (#2,284 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,670 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,948 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science and Animal Science and Zoology — Aquatic Science is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,255
of 28,054 · #6,311 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#54
of 221
Research works
4.3k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is National Pingtung 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
MedicineField #2,284 of 10,443 17.6%94 #5550
Health SciencesDomain #2,670 of 11,982 19.9%121 #5586
Life SciencesDomain #2,948 of 7,800 17.0%354 #4110
Social SciencesDomain #4,388 of 10,521 34.1%119 #4470
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,514 of 3,409 20.5%191 #1969
Physical SciencesDomain #6,607 of 12,888 12.7%314 #6719
EngineeringField #4,618 of 6,636 11.2%128 #3152
Environmental ScienceField #2,519 of 3,551 14.5%89 #3073
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,109 of 1,395 26.2%60 #1913
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,996 of 3,579 15.3%99 #4592

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Pingtung 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. Medicine#5,550 #2,284
  2. Health Sciences#5,586 #2,670
  3. Life Sciences#4,110 #2,948
  4. Social Sciences#4,470 #4,388
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,969 #1,514
  6. Physical Sciences#6,719 #6,607
  7. Engineering#3,152 #4,618
  8. Environmental Science#3,073 #2,519
  9. Plant Science#1,913 #1,109
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,592 #2,996
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 Pingtung University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 20.6 works12×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 24.0 works12×
← 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: 4.43× its world share, 191 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 99 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.70× its world share, 52 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.35× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.97× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 2.27× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.53× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Wen‐Tien Tsai, Lung‐Ming Fu and Meng‐Hao Tsai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Pingtung University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Wen‐Tien Tsai Taiwan · #211,474 worldwide 186 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Lung‐Ming Fu Taiwan · #221,525 worldwide 286 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Meng‐Hao Tsai Taiwan · #302,390 worldwide 149 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Shi‐Jer Lou Taiwan · #319,434 worldwide 113 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 L.C. Tsao Taiwan · #350,548 worldwide 141 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Ru‐Yuan Yang Taiwan · #398,258 worldwide 136 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Mohsen Gavahian Taiwan · #431,752 worldwide 162 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Ru-Chu Shih Taiwan · #441,143 worldwide 98 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Chang-Sheng Lin Taiwan · #444,897 worldwide 91 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Chung‐Liang Chang Taiwan · #456,410 worldwide 153 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Innate Immunity, Cytokines, Antibiotic Resistance, Viral Diseases and Fish Immunology.

▲ 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. Aquaculture49▲ 21×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology41◆ 1.13×76 topics
  3. Gut Microbiota39▲ 12×7 topics
  4. Environmental Impact37▲ 2.4×40 topics
  5. Climate Change36▲ 1.46×57 topics
  6. Probiotics33▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Sustainability30▲ 1.36×46 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress29▲ 1.96×47 topics
  9. Innate Immunity27▲ 9.3×7 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity26▲ 4.5×26 topics
  11. Antibiotic Resistance25▲ 7.1×10 topics
  12. Cytokines25▲ 9.6×6 topics
  13. Antioxidant24▲ 3.8×41 topics
  14. Immune Response24▲ 4.6×16 topics
  15. Viral Diseases23▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Fish Immunology23▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Stress Response23▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Nutrition21▲ 5.1×10 topics
  19. Food Security20▲ 3.9×17 topics
  20. Antioxidants20▲ 4.8×13 topics
  21. Pathogenesis19▲ 4.1×14 topics
  22. Biodiversity18▲ 2.7×23 topics
  23. Vaccine17▲ 4.7×9 topics
  24. Health Benefits17▲ 5.8×12 topics
  25. Genomic Sequencing17▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Health Effects17▲ 3.0×18 topics
  27. Fatty Acids15▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Metabolism15▲ 3.2×26 topics
  29. Flavonoids14▲ 6.1×9 topics
  30. Omega-3 Fatty Acids14▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Cancer Prevention14▲ 5.9×10 topics
  32. Fish Feed14▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Nutritional Significance14▲ 9.8×4 topics
  34. Sustainable Feeds14▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Waste Management14▲ 3.6×9 topics
  36. Phenolic Compounds13▲ 7.7×8 topics
  37. Polyphenols11▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Peptides10▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Host Defense10▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Drosophila10▲ 26×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Aquaculture disease mana…23Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 23 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…14Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 14 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Resp…8Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 7 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 7 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 7 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 6 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 6 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 6 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation Methods: 5 fractional works
ImmunologyAquatic ScienceBiochemistryAnimal Science and Zoology3 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 23 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 14 works
  3. 3 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 8 works
  4. 4 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 7 works
  5. 5 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  6. 6 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 7 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 6 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  10. 10 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 5 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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