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Taiwan Space Agency

In research, Taiwan Space Agency stands highest in Engineering (#5,917 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,476 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,704
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#245
of 284
Research works
302
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Taiwan Space Agency

What is Taiwan Space Agency 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
EngineeringField #5,917 of 9,532 5.5%166
Physical SciencesDomain #11,476 of 17,446 5.8%292

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Taiwan Space Agency 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 Taiwan Space Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 95% of research at Taiwan Space Agency is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (10%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 94.7% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 52.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 23.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKTaiwan SpaceAgency37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1952.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences410.1%
    3. Computer Science49.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy38.5%
    5. Materials Science25.4%
    6. Environmental Science25.2%
    7. Chemistry01.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering01.1%
    9. Energy00.8%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Health Professions00.9%
    2. Medicine00.8%
    1. Neuroscience00.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.42× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.84× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.42×4 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.84×3 works
  3. Engineering3.52×20 works
  4. Chemical Engineering3.10×0 works
  5. Materials Science1.55×2 works
  6. Computer Science1.22×4 works
  7. Environmental Science1.04×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.86×0 works
  9. Energy0.82×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.48×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.36×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  17. Medicine0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Taiwan Space Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Vicky Chu, Yi-Kai Huang and Nick L. Yen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Taiwan Space Agency.

  1. 1 Vicky Chu Taiwan · #800,163 worldwide 1.4k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Yi-Kai Huang Taiwan · #1,790,930 worldwide 2.3k citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Nick L. Yen Taiwan · #2,609,450 worldwide 1.6k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Chen-Joe Fong Taiwan · #3,509,550 worldwide 512 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Chen-Tsung Lin Taiwan · #3,719,849 worldwide 277 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Tien-Chuan Kuo Taiwan · #3,757,731 worldwide 251 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Ren-Young Liu Taiwan · #4,083,571 worldwide 201 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Peter Wilczynski Taiwan · #4,175,056 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kuo-Hsien Hsu Taiwan · #4,362,176 worldwide 110 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 T. C. Chiang Taiwan · #4,558,668 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Taiwan Space Agency

What are the most cited papers from Taiwan Space Agency?

The most cited paper from Taiwan Space Agency is "The COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 Mission: Early Results" (Richard A. Anthes et al., 2008), with 1,069 citations. Next come "First Result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: Precision Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5–350 GeV" (1,059) and "Ice shelf disintegration by plate bending and hydro-fracture: Satellite observations and model results of the 2008 Wilkins ice shelf break-ups" (411).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3 Mission: Early Results Richard A. Anthes et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access Mar 2008 1,069
2 First Result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: Precision Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5–350 GeV María Luisa Hernández Aguilar et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access348 authors 3 Apr 2013 1,059
3 Ice shelf disintegration by plate bending and hydro-fracture: Satellite observations and model results of the 2008 Wilkins ice shelf break-ups T. A. Scambos, H. A. Fricker, Cheng‐Chien Liu et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters Open access Mar 2009 411
4 Comparison of COSMIC ionospheric measurements with ground‐based observations and model predictions: Preliminary results Jiuhou Lei, Stig Syndergaard, Alan G. Burns et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Jul 2007 365
5 COSMIC‐2 Radio Occultation Constellation: First Results William Schreiner, Jan P. Weiss, Richard A. Anthes et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access 5 Feb 2020 331
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Taiwan Space Agency?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Channel Modeling, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Validation, Data Assimilation and Free-Space Optical Communication.

▲ 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-now 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 2.6×15 topics
  2. Remote Sensing3▲ 6.5×12 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 28×3 topics
  4. Channel Modeling2▲ 43×3 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  6. Validation2▲ 54×2 topics
  7. Data Assimilation2▲ 27×2 topics
  8. CubeSat1▲ 201×1 topic
  9. Free-Space Optical Communication1▲ 138×1 topic
  10. Orbit Determination1▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Visible Light Communication1▲ 138×1 topic
  12. small satellite1▲ 201×1 topic
  13. Satellite Observations1▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Soil Moisture1▲ 47×1 topic
  15. LEO Satellite Constellation1▲ 118×1 topic
  16. Machine Learning1◆ 1.00×8 topics
  17. Micro-Doppler Effect1▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Satellite Communications1▲ 118×1 topic
  19. Synthetic Aperture Radar1▲ 109×1 topic
  20. Heat Transfer1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  21. SAR Interferometry1▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Surface Deformation Monitoring1▲ 127×1 topic

Which research topics does Taiwan Space Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Optical Wireless Communication Technologies, Satellite Communication Systems and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing.

Spacecraft Design and Te…1Spacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communi…1Optical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote…1Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Tec…1Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 1 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 1 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…1Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Taiwan Space Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower than in 2018-2021.

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grewheldshrank

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 Taiwan Space Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Taiwan Space Agency0.00015% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Taiwan Space Agency over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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