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Overseas Chinese University

In research, Overseas Chinese University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,508 of 17,446 worldwide), Computer Science (#3,583 of 6,336 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,994 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,723
of 22,385 · #12,669 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#146
of 185
Research works
699
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Overseas Chinese University

What is Overseas Chinese University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,508 of 17,446 7.0%291
Computer ScienceField #3,583 of 6,336 6.4%141
Social SciencesDomain #9,994 of 14,833 6.4%333

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Overseas Chinese 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 Overseas Chinese University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Overseas Chinese University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Computer Science (16%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 39 fractional works · 52.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 35.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 15.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 13.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKOverseas ChineseUniversity75fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences53%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1519.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1013.5%
    3. Psychology56.9%
    4. Decision Sciences45.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance44.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    1. Computer Science1215.5%
    2. Engineering1013.1%
    3. Environmental Science33.8%
    4. Materials Science22.2%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine45.6%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Neuroscience22.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.19× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.06× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.06×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting4.19×10 works
  3. Psychology2.27×5 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.23×4 works
  5. Computer Science1.99×12 works
  6. Social Sciences1.56×15 works
  7. Neuroscience1.30×2 works
  8. Nursing0.91×0 works
  9. Engineering0.88×10 works
  10. Environmental Science0.77×3 works
  11. Materials Science0.63×2 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.58×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.43×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×0 works
  17. Medicine0.29×4 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works
  19. Energy0.08×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Overseas Chinese University?

Ranked on the quality score, Yuan-Ming Lee, Yu-Cheng Lin and Kuan‐Min Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Overseas Chinese University.

  1. 1 Yuan-Ming Lee Taiwan · #1,304,553 worldwide 561 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Yu-Cheng Lin Taiwan · #1,347,165 worldwide 341 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Kuan‐Min Wang Taiwan · #1,423,432 worldwide 1.2k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Chih-Chuan Yeh Taiwan · #1,680,517 worldwide 888 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Wen-Yuan Jen Taiwan · #1,930,985 worldwide 827 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Kuo‐Lung Hou Taiwan · #2,438,153 worldwide 646 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Su-Fang Lee Taiwan · #2,459,020 worldwide 212 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Yuan-Cheng Tsai Taiwan · #2,561,912 worldwide 223 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Kuang-Yu Chang Taiwan · #2,910,358 worldwide 88 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Tien-Yu Lin Taiwan · #2,953,889 worldwide 282 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Overseas Chinese University

What are the most cited papers from Overseas Chinese University?

The most cited paper from Overseas Chinese University is "Extensions of the TOPSIS for group decision-making under fuzzy environment" (Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen, 2000), with 3,850 citations. Next come "Toward an understanding of the behavioral intention to use mobile banking" (1,969) and "A three-stage theory of international expansion: the link between multinationality and performance in the service sector" (1,098).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Extensions of the TOPSIS for group decision-making under fuzzy environment Chen‐Tung Arthur Chen · Fuzzy Sets and Systems Aug 2000 3,850
2 Toward an understanding of the behavioral intention to use mobile banking Pin Luarn, Hsin‐Hui Lin · Computers in Human Behavior May 2004 1,969
3 A three-stage theory of international expansion: the link between multinationality and performance in the service sector Farok J. Contractor, Sumit K. Kundu, Chin‐Chun Hsu · Journal of International Business Studies 12 Dec 2002 1,098
4 Determining technology trends and forecasts of RFID by a historical review and bibliometric analysis from 1991 to 2005 Chia‐Chen Chao, Jiann-Min Yang, Wen-Yuan Jen · Technovation 3 Feb 2007 372
5 Elucidating user behavior of mobile learning Jen‐Hung Huang, Yu‐Ru Lin, Shu‐Ting Chuang · The Electronic Library 9 Oct 2007 331
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Which keywords describe research at Overseas Chinese University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Management, Social Media, User-Generated Content, Consumer Engagement, Electronic Word-of-Mouth and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Deep Learning7▲ 2.8×26 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 4.8×12 topics
  3. Social Media4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.59×20 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management4▲ 5.9×12 topics
  6. Sustainability3▲ 1.68×11 topics
  7. User-Generated Content3▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Consumer Engagement3▲ 31×1 topic
  9. Electronic Word-of-Mouth3▲ 31×1 topic
  10. Internet of Things3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  11. Economic Growth2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  12. Big Data2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  13. Financial Performance2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  14. International Law2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  17. Environmental Protection2▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Customer Experience2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  20. Digital Twin2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Regulation2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  22. User Satisfaction2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Access and Benefit Sharing2▲ 148×1 topic
  24. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  25. Marine Genetic Resources2▲ 148×1 topic
  26. Well-being2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Anomaly Detection1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Moisture Management1▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Thermal Properties1▲ 15×1 topic
  30. 5G Networks1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  31. Big Data Analytics1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. COVID-19 Impact1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Computer Vision Syndrome1▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Democratization1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Human-Robot Interaction1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Information Systems1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Musculoskeletal Symptoms1▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Service Robots1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Sustainable Tourism1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Technology Adoption1▲ 8.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Overseas Chinese University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Marketing and Social Media, International Maritime Law Issues, Textile materials and evaluations and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Digital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 2 fractional worksTextile materials and ev…1Textile materials and evaluations: 1 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculosk…1Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 1 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 1 fractional worksHong Kong and Taiwan Politics: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…1Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and T…1Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolymers and PlasticsSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  3. 3 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  4. 4 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Overseas Chinese University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower 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 Overseas Chinese University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Overseas Chinese University0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Overseas Chinese 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Overseas Chinese University6.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 2007.

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