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Providence University

In research, Providence University stands highest in Computer Science (#2,981 of 4,667 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,753 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,770 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,534
of 28,054 · #8,658 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#105
of 221
Research works
2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Providence 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
Computer ScienceField #2,981 of 4,667 31.3%70 #2230
Social SciencesDomain #6,753 of 10,521 30.6%69 #4685
Physical SciencesDomain #8,770 of 12,888 21.9%145 #6088

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Providence 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. Computer Science#2,230 #2,981
  2. Social Sciences#4,685 #6,753
  3. Physical Sciences#6,088 #8,770
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.

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: 1.13× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.07× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 3.25× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Providence University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kuan‐Ching Li, Yu‐Chen Hu and Su‐Tze Chou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Providence University.

  1. 1 Kuan‐Ching Li · #237,510 worldwide 661 citations · 148 works
  2. 2 Yu‐Chen Hu · #473,554 worldwide 205 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Su‐Tze Chou · #612,673 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ren‐Jang Wu · #618,481 worldwide 167 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Min‐Teh Yu · #694,222 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Tien‐Hsiung Weng · #698,364 worldwide 75 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Hua Lin · #1,292,000 worldwide 39 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Meng-Yen Hsieh · #1,351,226 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Che‐Lun Hung · #1,487,146 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Chin‐Wei Lu · #1,490,464 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Providence University

Which keywords describe research at Providence University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Internet of Things, IoT Security, Convolutional Neural Networks, Health Benefits and Healthcare.

▲ 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 Learning36▲ 3.6×62 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 2.3×49 topics
  3. Neural Networks14▲ 3.0×24 topics
  4. Internet of Things10▲ 3.8×13 topics
  5. Healthcare9▲ 2.7×13 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 3.8×14 topics
  7. Nanomaterials8▲ 2.4×7 topics
  8. Corporate Governance8▲ 3.5×12 topics
  9. Data Mining8▲ 3.5×9 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 4.0×17 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.0×12 topics
  12. IoT Security7▲ 7.6×3 topics
  13. Security6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  14. Health Benefits6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  15. Semiconductors6▲ 6.4×4 topics
  16. Smart Cities5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  17. Nanostructures5▲ 3.9×4 topics
  18. Privacy5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  19. Anomaly Detection4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. Financial Constraints4▲ 14×2 topics
  21. 5G Networks4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  22. Rheological Properties4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  23. Dietary Fiber4▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Efficiency4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. Transition Metal Complexes4▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Chemical Sensors4▲ 5.1×2 topics
  27. Mobile Edge Computing4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  28. Security and Privacy4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  29. Edge Computing3▲ 9.1×1 topic
  30. Fog Computing3▲ 10.0×1 topic
  31. Investor Protection3▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Ownership Structure3▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Metabolic Health3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Organic Light-Emitting Diodes3▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Phosphorescent Materials3▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Smart Contracts3▲ 6.6×1 topic
  38. Intrusion Detection3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Glycemic Index3▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Starch3▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Providence University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Corporate Finance and Go…3Corporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksOrganic Light-Emitting Diodes Research: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…3Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksFood composition and pro…3Food composition and properties: 3 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …2Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional works
AccountingComputer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  3. 3 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Providence University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher 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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