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National Sun Yat-sen University

In research, National Sun Yat-sen University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,118 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#762 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,606 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,343
of 28,054 · #744 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#8
of 221
Research works
20k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
364k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is National Sun Yat-sen University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,118 of 12,888 14.5%2,018 #513
EngineeringField #762 of 6,636 12.4%890 #104
Social SciencesDomain #1,606 of 10,521 27.2%506 #1304
MedicineField #1,689 of 10,443 20.3%341 #3456
Health SciencesDomain #2,212 of 11,982 20.5%372 #4036
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #473 of 2,318 10.9%466 #47
Computer ScienceField #1,212 of 4,667 17.2%351 #853
Social SciencesField #1,805 of 6,365 26.9%212 #1502
Life SciencesDomain #2,330 of 7,800 15.2%270 #3789
Materials ScienceField #968 of 2,468 15.5%258 #928

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Sun Yat-sen 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 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. Physical Sciences#513 #1,118
  2. Engineering#104 #762
  3. Social Sciences#1,304 #1,606
  4. Medicine#3,456 #1,689
  5. Health Sciences#4,036 #2,212
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#47 #473
  7. Computer Science#853 #1,212
  8. Social Sciences#1,502 #1,805
  9. Life Sciences#3,789 #2,330
  10. Materials Science#928 #968
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 Sun Yat-sen University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 465.9 works4.1×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 51.3 works3.5×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.04× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 351 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 65 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.87× its world share, 890 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 178 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.33× its world share, 258 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.53× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 341 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 92 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 79 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Sun Yat-sen University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kin‐Lu Wong, Ting‐Peng Liang and Hong‐Kun Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Sun Yat-sen University.

  1. 1 Kin‐Lu Wong Taiwan · #11,976 worldwide 1.4k citations · 166 works
  2. 2 Ting‐Peng Liang Taiwan · #13,715 worldwide 930 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Hong‐Kun Xu Taiwan · #16,939 worldwide 790 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen Taiwan · #16,976 worldwide 1.4k citations · 98 works
  5. 5 Yuxuan Wang Taiwan · #19,820 worldwide 1.1k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Yao‐Ching Hsieh Taiwan · #26,067 worldwide 553 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 J.C. Huang Taiwan · #49,586 worldwide 996 citations · 113 works
  8. 8 Shin-Ming Huang Taiwan · #110,104 worldwide 390 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Nian‐Shing Chen Taiwan · #114,766 worldwide 391 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Shiuh‐Jen Jiang Taiwan · #125,371 worldwide 245 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at National Sun Yat-sen University

Which keywords describe research at National Sun Yat-sen University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Energy Efficiency, Nanomaterials, Biosensors, Wireless Communication, Integrated Circuits, Catalysis and Semiconductors.

▲ 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 Learning152▲ 1.40×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning102◆ 0.99×75 topics
  3. Nanomaterials87▲ 2.6×18 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency84▲ 2.8×28 topics
  5. Neural Networks78▲ 1.60×35 topics
  6. Biosensors64▲ 4.0×12 topics
  7. Catalysis63▲ 3.0×26 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications62▲ 1.65×36 topics
  9. Graphene57▲ 2.6×11 topics
  10. Nanostructures50▲ 4.0×16 topics
  11. Semiconductors48▲ 4.9×4 topics
  12. Semiconductor47▲ 4.4×7 topics
  13. Power Electronics45▲ 4.3×8 topics
  14. Metal-Organic Frameworks42▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. Wireless Communication41▲ 8.6×5 topics
  16. Integrated Circuits40▲ 8.1×3 topics
  17. Channel Estimation38▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Chemical Sensors38▲ 5.1×3 topics
  19. Renewable Energy Integration38▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Methane Storage34▲ 8.3×2 topics
  21. Optical Modulators33▲ 7.1×3 topics
  22. MIMO Systems33▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Solar Cells32▲ 5.0×7 topics
  24. Wireless Communications32▲ 5.7×5 topics
  25. Microcavities32▲ 8.9×2 topics
  26. 5G Networks31▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Silicon Photonics31▲ 9.0×2 topics
  28. Thin Films31▲ 5.1×10 topics
  29. Raman Lasers31▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Nanophotonic Waveguides30▲ 9.6×1 topic
  31. Whispering Gallery Mode30▲ 9.6×1 topic
  32. Field-Effect Transistors30▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Nanoelectronics27▲ 9.9×2 topics
  34. Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces27▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access27▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Microwave Photonics26▲ 9.1×2 topics
  37. Atomic Layer Deposition25▲ 11×1 topic
  38. High-k Dielectrics25▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Photodetectors25▲ 9.6×2 topics
  40. Massive MIMO24▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does National Sun Yat-sen University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies, Semiconductor materials and devices and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Photonic and Optical Dev…30Photonic and Optical Devices: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…27Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 27 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 25 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 21 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 20 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 19 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 18 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…18Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 18 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 16 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 16 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryPolymers and Plastics

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  2. 2 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 21 works
  5. 5 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 20 works
  6. 6 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  7. 7 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 16 works
  10. 10 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Sun Yat-sen University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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