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National Taichung University of Education

In research, National Taichung University of Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,684 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,673 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,908 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology and Psychology — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 18.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,863
of 28,054 · #11,991 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#88
of 221
Research works
1.2k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is National Taichung University of Education 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,684 of 10,521 42.3%127 #4008
Computer ScienceField #2,673 of 4,667 30.6%61 #3386
Physical SciencesDomain #7,908 of 12,888 27.0%102 #9310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Taichung University of Education 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. Social Sciences#4,008 #2,684
  2. Computer Science#3,386 #2,673
  3. Physical Sciences#9,310 #7,908
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 Taichung University of Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 18.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 21.1 works18×
  2. PsychologyField · 38.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.08× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.02× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Taichung University of Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Bor‐Chen Kuo, Chih‐Hung Wu and Meei‐Ling Liaw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Taichung University of Education.

  1. 1 Bor‐Chen Kuo Taiwan · #166,030 worldwide 196 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Chih‐Hung Wu Taiwan · #261,647 worldwide 108 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Meei‐Ling Liaw Taiwan · #397,311 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Chou‐Kang Chiu Taiwan · #551,097 worldwide 80 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Tian-Wei Sheu Taiwan · #644,654 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Chiing‐Chang Chen Taiwan · #718,548 worldwide 239 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Chih‐Hung Wang Taiwan · #947,730 worldwide 23 citations · 108 works
  8. 8 Fuyu Liu Taiwan · #961,265 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Ming-Yuan Hsieh Taiwan · #1,086,789 worldwide 44 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jonathan Lee Taiwan · #1,377,471 worldwide 21 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Taichung University of Education

Which keywords describe research at National Taichung University of Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Student Engagement, Motivation, Higher Education, Online Learning, Collaborative Learning, Learning Outcomes and Self-Regulation.

▲ 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. Educational Technology21▲ 7.1×14 topics
  2. Student Engagement17▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Motivation16▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Machine Learning16▲ 1.92×23 topics
  5. Higher Education16▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Online Learning14▲ 6.7×7 topics
  7. E-Learning12▲ 4.7×11 topics
  8. Collaborative Learning11▲ 61×2 topics
  9. Learning Outcomes11▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Self-Regulation11▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Globalization10▲ 2.0×12 topics
  12. Metacognition10▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Learning Analytics9▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Technology Integration9▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Cognitive Apprenticeship9▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Scaffolding9▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Lifelong Learning8▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Virtual Reality8▲ 6.7×7 topics
  19. Intrinsic Motivation8▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Distance Education8▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Distributed Systems7▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Instructional Design7▲ 37×3 topics
  23. Student Satisfaction7▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Language Teaching7▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Language Policy6▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Multilingualism6▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Student Perceptions6▲ 14×5 topics
  28. MOOCs6▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Game-Based Learning6▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Gamification6▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Educational Data Mining6▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Massive Open Online Courses6▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Resource Management6▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Second Language Acquisition6▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Engagement6▲ 30×2 topics
  36. CLIL6▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Content and Language Integrated Learning6▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Teaching Strategies5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Blended Learning5▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Community of Inquiry5▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does National Taichung University of Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Educational Games and Gamification, Online Learning and Analytics and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Innovative Teaching and …9Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 9 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…6Educational Games and Gamification: 6 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…6Online Learning and Analytics: 6 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…6Second Language Learning and Teaching: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …4Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 4 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methods: 3 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyComputer Science ApplicationsLiterature and Literary TheoryEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  2. 2 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 6 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Taichung University of Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.