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Soochow University

In research, Soochow University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,790 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,391 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,721 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Science and Operations Research and Decision Sciences — Management Science and Operations Research is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,883
of 28,054 · #7,660 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#46
of 221
Research works
3.6k
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Soochow 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 #2,790 of 10,521 28.0%239 #3100
Physical SciencesDomain #4,391 of 12,888 12.1%371 #6877
EngineeringField #3,721 of 6,636 11.2%121 #6289
Health SciencesDomain #6,744 of 11,982 17.3%108 #12679
Social SciencesField #3,623 of 6,365 30.8%70 #4110
MedicineField #6,239 of 10,443 16.5%94 #11181
Life SciencesDomain #5,225 of 7,800 14.1%60 #7211
Computer ScienceField #3,322 of 4,667 14.1%113 #3066

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Soochow 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. Social Sciences#3,100 #2,790
  2. Physical Sciences#6,877 #4,391
  3. Engineering#6,289 #3,721
  4. Health Sciences#12,679 #6,744
  5. Social Sciences#4,110 #3,623
  6. Medicine#11,181 #6,239
  7. Life Sciences#7,211 #5,225
  8. Computer Science#3,066 #3,322
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 Soochow University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Science and Operations Research takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 21.9 works5.7×
  2. Decision SciencesField · 29.9 works4.0×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.97× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 112 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 121 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 38 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.01× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.97× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.57× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Soochow University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hui‐Chun Chu, Yung‐ho Chiu and Catherine Diamond lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Soochow University.

  1. 1 Hui‐Chun Chu Taiwan · #132,421 worldwide 251 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Yung‐ho Chiu Taiwan · #694,220 worldwide 160 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Catherine Diamond Taiwan · #851,286 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Yi‐Tang Chang Taiwan · #1,014,731 worldwide 50 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Yu‐Chen Kuo Taiwan · #1,042,575 worldwide 56 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Hu Taiwan · #1,080,616 worldwide 49 citations · 330 works
  7. 7 Mao-Ting Chien Taiwan · #1,185,354 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Fur‐Hsing Wen Taiwan · #1,322,468 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Hin‐chung Wong Taiwan · #1,347,688 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Tai‐Yu Lin Taiwan · #1,495,012 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Soochow University

Which keywords describe research at Soochow University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Economic Growth, Machine Learning, Environmental Regulation, Nanomaterials, Energy Consumption and Urbanization.

▲ 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 Learning48▲ 1.79×69 topics
  2. Machine Learning34▲ 1.32×58 topics
  3. Neural Networks29▲ 2.4×28 topics
  4. Economic Growth21▲ 3.2×14 topics
  5. Nanomaterials21▲ 2.5×15 topics
  6. Renewable Energy20▲ 1.75×17 topics
  7. Environmental Impact18▲ 1.35×24 topics
  8. Social Media17▲ 1.54×17 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency17▲ 2.3×16 topics
  10. Catalysis15▲ 2.9×18 topics
  11. Urbanization15▲ 4.7×5 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 1.39×26 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior14▲ 2.9×10 topics
  14. Graphene13▲ 2.4×10 topics
  15. Big Data12▲ 1.76×20 topics
  16. Energy Consumption12▲ 7.1×4 topics
  17. Environmental Regulation12▲ 11×3 topics
  18. CO2 Emissions12▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. Financial Development11▲ 9.1×2 topics
  20. Panel Data Analysis11▲ 8.8×2 topics
  21. Kuznets Curve11▲ 12×1 topic
  22. Trade Openness11▲ 12×1 topic
  23. Virtual Reality11▲ 2.7×11 topics
  24. Regulation10▲ 2.5×15 topics
  25. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 4.6×3 topics
  26. Student Engagement9▲ 3.0×7 topics
  27. Productivity Growth9▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Data Envelopment Analysis9▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Efficiency Measurement9▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Life Cycle Assessment9▲ 4.1×5 topics
  31. Electrocatalysis9▲ 3.9×5 topics
  32. User Satisfaction8▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Sustainability Assessment8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Global Trade8▲ 4.9×3 topics
  35. Information Retrieval8▲ 4.4×4 topics
  36. Carbon Footprint7▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Water Footprint7▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Topic Modeling7▲ 6.1×2 topics
  39. Semantic Similarity6▲ 6.5×1 topic
  40. Word Representation6▲ 6.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Soochow University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, Environmental Impact and Sustainability and Topic Modeling.

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 11 fractional worksEfficiency Analysis Using DEA: 9 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…7Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 7 fractional worksTopic Modeling6Topic Modeling: 6 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …4Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …4Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement Science and Operations ResearchEnvironmental EngineeringArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  2. 2 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 9 works
  3. 3 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.0%domestic only68.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Soochow University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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