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Southern Taiwan Science Park

In research, Southern Taiwan Science Park stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,532 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,594
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#252
of 284
Research works
169
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Southern Taiwan Science Park

What is Southern Taiwan Science Park 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 #14,532 of 17,446 5.8%120

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern Taiwan Science Park 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 Southern Taiwan Science Park work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Southern Taiwan Science Park is in Life Sciences, 43% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (27%), Engineering (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 11 fractional works · 48.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 26.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 19.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 14.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 42.6% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 19.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthern TaiwanScience Park22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences49%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences4%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences626.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology418.3%
    3. Neuroscience13.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    1. Engineering419.5%
    2. Environmental Science29.5%
    3. Materials Science15.0%
    4. Chemistry13.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy12.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences02.0%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Medicine14.6%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Psychology02.0%
    2. Social Sciences00.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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: 5.64× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.43× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.64×6 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.43×4 works
  3. Chemistry2.29×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.94×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.91×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.86×0 works
  7. Materials Science1.43×1 works
  8. Engineering1.30×4 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.23×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.13×0 works
  11. Psychology0.64×0 works
  12. Energy0.42×0 works
  13. Medicine0.24×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Southern Taiwan Science Park?

The most cited paper from Southern Taiwan Science Park is "Recent Advances in Food Processing Using High Hydrostatic Pressure Technology" (Chung‐Yi Wang, Hsiao‐Wen Huang, Chiao‐Ping Hsu et al., 2015), with 274 citations. Next come "Complex Regulation of Two Target Genes Encoding SPX-MFS Proteins by Rice miR827 in Response to Phosphate Starvation" (268) and "A tomato bZIP transcription factor, SlAREB, is involved in water deficit and salt stress response" (248).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recent Advances in Food Processing Using High Hydrostatic Pressure Technology Chung‐Yi Wang, Hsiao‐Wen Huang, Chiao‐Ping Hsu et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 28 Jan 2015 274
2 Complex Regulation of Two Target Genes Encoding SPX-MFS Proteins by Rice miR827 in Response to Phosphate Starvation Shu-I Lin, Carole Santi, Edouard Jobet et al. · Plant and Cell Physiology 9 Nov 2010 268
3 A tomato bZIP transcription factor, SlAREB, is involved in water deficit and salt stress response Tsai-Hung Hsieh, Chia‐Wen Li, Ruey‐Chih Su et al. · Planta 31 Mar 2010 248
4 RGF1 controls root meristem size through ROS signalling Masashi Yamada, Xinwei Han, Philip N. Benfey · Nature Open access 4 Dec 2019 233
5 A rice gene activation/knockout mutant resource for high throughput functional genomics Yue-ie Caroline Hsing et al. · Plant Molecular Biology 20 Nov 2006 212
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Southern Taiwan Science Park publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity and Plant Molecular Biology Research.

Microplastics and Plasti…1Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…1Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 0 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology …0Plant Molecular Biology Research: 0 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …0Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 0 fractional worksConducting polymers and …0Conducting polymers and applications: 0 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…0Coastal and Marine Management: 0 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…0Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 0 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine B…0Cephalopods and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksMarine Invertebrate Phys…0Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology: 0 fractional works
PollutionElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPlant SciencePolymers and Plastics4 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 0 works
  4. 4 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 0 works
  5. 5 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  8. 8 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  10. 10 Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology Paleontology 0 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southern Taiwan Science Park's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Southern Taiwan Science Park as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000093% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Southern Taiwan Science Park0.000099% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Southern Taiwan Science Park over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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