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Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica

In research, Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,943 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,755 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 55.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,075
of 28,054 · #8,884 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#90
of 221
Research works
628
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica 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 #4,943 of 12,888 15.2%144 #5325
Environmental ScienceField #2,755 of 3,551 16.5%75 #3257

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica 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).

What does Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 55.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 38.9 works55×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 31.1 works26×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 55.8 works22×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 75.3 works9.5×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.19× its world share, 56 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.46× its world share, 75 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica?

Ranked on the composite score, Shih‐Chun Candice Lung, Yi‐Ying Chen and Shih‐Chieh Hsu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica.

  1. 1 Shih‐Chun Candice Lung Taiwan · #170,209 worldwide 184 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Yi‐Ying Chen Taiwan · #478,871 worldwide 113 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Shih‐Chieh Hsu Taiwan · #561,175 worldwide 191 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Chuan‐Yao Lin Taiwan · #663,825 worldwide 120 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Charles C.‐K. Chou Taiwan · #786,102 worldwide 138 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Huang‐Hsiung Hsu Taiwan · #841,501 worldwide 154 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Chih-Chung Chang Taiwan · #991,118 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Tung‐Yuan Ho Taiwan · #1,380,050 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Wei‐Nai Chen Taiwan · #1,384,668 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Yi‐Chi Wang Taiwan · #1,512,893 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica

Which keywords describe research at Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Hydrological Cycle, Air Quality, Ocean Circulation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Health Effects and Particulate Matter.

▲ 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. Climate Change49▲ 11×53 topics
  2. Global Warming32▲ 50×9 topics
  3. Air Quality21▲ 72×5 topics
  4. Hydrological Cycle21▲ 139×2 topics
  5. Ocean Circulation20▲ 96×3 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions16▲ 36×5 topics
  7. Health Effects16▲ 16×13 topics
  8. Mortality15▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Particulate Matter15▲ 61×2 topics
  10. Remote Sensing15▲ 7.5×18 topics
  11. Extreme Events15▲ 105×2 topics
  12. Climate Modeling14▲ 124×1 topic
  13. Precipitation Extremes14▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Data Assimilation14▲ 54×3 topics
  15. Atmospheric Aerosols12▲ 135×1 topic
  16. Black Carbon12▲ 135×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress11▲ 4.3×8 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 5.9×2 topics
  19. Global Burden of Disease10▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Air Pollution10▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Fine Particulate Air Pollution10▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Tropical Cyclones10▲ 116×2 topics
  23. Satellite Observations10▲ 65×3 topics
  24. Boundary Layer10▲ 49×2 topics
  25. Sea Level Rise9▲ 44×3 topics
  26. Convective Parameterization9▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Ensemble Kalman Filter9▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Hurricanes8▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Storm Surge8▲ 148×1 topic
  30. Climate8▲ 55×2 topics
  31. Ice Nucleation7▲ 113×2 topics
  32. Aerosols7▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Atmospheric Dust7▲ 183×1 topic
  34. Human Health6▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Impact5▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Vulnerability5▲ 15×5 topics
  37. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  38. Forecasting5▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Oceanic Modeling5▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Tidal Analysis5▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Climate variability and models: 14 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 12 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…10Air Quality and Health Impacts: 10 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…9Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 9 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 8 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 7 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…5Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 5 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 5 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 12 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 9 works
  5. 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 5 works
  8. 8 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 4 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 available55.6%not open44.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica'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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