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Shih Chien University

In research, Shih Chien University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,656 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,955
of 28,054 · #11,639 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#59
of 221
Research works
957
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Shih Chien 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,656 of 10,521 49.5%93 #3187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shih Chien 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).

What does Shih Chien University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 20.5 works8.1×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 25.8 works7.6×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.58× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.89× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.74× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.57× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shih Chien University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chun‐Ping Chang, Maria R. Lee and Xinxin Zhao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shih Chien University.

  1. 1 Chun‐Ping Chang Taiwan · #57,154 worldwide 726 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Maria R. Lee Taiwan · #681,545 worldwide 66 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Xinxin Zhao Taiwan · #872,212 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Shih Chien University

Which keywords describe research at Shih Chien University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Renewable Energy, Urbanization, Energy Consumption, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis, CO2 Emissions and Environmental 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. Economic Growth14▲ 10×10 topics
  2. Renewable Energy13▲ 5.8×10 topics
  3. Urbanization10▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Energy Consumption10▲ 28×2 topics
  5. Financial Development10▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Panel Data Analysis10▲ 38×2 topics
  7. CO2 Emissions10▲ 33×1 topic
  8. Environmental Regulation10▲ 41×1 topic
  9. Consumer Behavior9▲ 8.5×8 topics
  10. Social Media8▲ 3.7×12 topics
  11. Sustainability7▲ 1.82×23 topics
  12. Environmental Management6▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  14. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.1×10 topics
  15. User Satisfaction5▲ 16×2 topics
  16. E-commerce5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  17. Ethical Consumption5▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Information Systems5▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Consumer Engagement5▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Corporate Governance5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  21. Electronic Word-of-Mouth5▲ 23×1 topic
  22. Environmental Innovation5▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Green Consumption5▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Online Shopping5▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Technology Acceptance Model5▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Household Behavior4▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Monetary Policy4▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Social Capital4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  29. Consumption4▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Rebound Effect4▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Social Interaction3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  32. Virtual Reality3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  33. Stock Market3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. Emotional Responses3▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Firm Performance3▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  37. Customer Experience3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Energy Transition3▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Perceived Value3▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Relationship Marketing3▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Shih Chien University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Energy, Environment, Eco…10Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 10 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…5Environmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …5Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…4Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 4 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality…3Customer Service Quality and Loyalty: 3 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…2Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceMarketingInformation Systems and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 5 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  6. 6 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  7. 7 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shih Chien University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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