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Tamkang University

In research, Tamkang University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,585 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,456 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,575 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematics — Mathematics is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,771
of 28,054 · #3,288 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#30
of 221
Research works
9.1k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
156k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Tamkang 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,585 of 12,888 14.1%616 #2380
Social SciencesDomain #2,456 of 10,521 33.6%296 #1757
EngineeringField #2,575 of 6,636 11.4%245 #1311
Social SciencesField #2,698 of 6,365 37.0%93 #2541
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,178 of 2,578 38.7%68 #703
Computer ScienceField #3,267 of 4,667 15.9%122 #1901
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,697 of 2,318 12.5%74 #1224
Health SciencesDomain #9,270 of 11,982 19.3%61 #10899

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tamkang 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. Physical Sciences#2,380 #2,585
  2. Social Sciences#1,757 #2,456
  3. Engineering#1,311 #2,575
  4. Social Sciences#2,541 #2,698
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#703 #1,178
  6. Computer Science#1,901 #3,267
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,224 #1,697
  8. Health Sciences#10,899 #9,270
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 Tamkang University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematics takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MathematicsField · 48.8 works4.1×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.29× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.39× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.60× its world share, 245 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.07× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.06× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.98× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.25× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tamkang University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shu-Hsien Liao, Liang‐Yuh Ouyang and J. D. Yau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tamkang University.

  1. 1 Shu-Hsien Liao Taiwan · #38,160 worldwide 712 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Liang‐Yuh Ouyang Taiwan · #119,478 worldwide 390 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 J. D. Yau Taiwan · #126,012 worldwide 243 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Kun‐Shan Wu Taiwan · #132,193 worldwide 301 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Yilun Chen Taiwan · #198,446 worldwide 220 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Horng‐Jinh Chang Taiwan · #227,624 worldwide 119 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 San‐Lang Wang Taiwan · #234,466 worldwide 160 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Hsu-Shih Shih Taiwan · #250,969 worldwide 159 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Y-K. Chu Taiwan · #262,535 worldwide 176 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Chi‐Yi Tsai Taiwan · #267,624 worldwide 162 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Tamkang University

Which keywords describe research at Tamkang University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Machine Learning, Energy Conversion, Catalysts and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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 Learning71▲ 2.0×67 topics
  2. Machine Learning44▲ 1.33×62 topics
  3. Neural Networks36▲ 2.3×32 topics
  4. Nanomaterials31▲ 2.9×14 topics
  5. Water Splitting22▲ 5.8×4 topics
  6. Nanoparticles20▲ 1.56×33 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency18▲ 1.86×21 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks18▲ 4.2×5 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior18▲ 2.7×12 topics
  10. Economic Growth17▲ 2.0×14 topics
  11. Energy Conversion16▲ 7.6×4 topics
  12. Graphene16▲ 2.3×10 topics
  13. Internet of Things16▲ 1.81×21 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks16▲ 2.1×13 topics
  15. Electrocatalysis16▲ 5.4×5 topics
  16. Energy Storage15▲ 2.3×9 topics
  17. Catalysts15▲ 7.5×3 topics
  18. Catalysis15▲ 2.2×21 topics
  19. Risk Management13▲ 2.6×12 topics
  20. CO2 Reduction12▲ 5.5×2 topics
  21. Fuel Cells12▲ 7.6×2 topics
  22. IoT12▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Cathode Materials12▲ 3.0×3 topics
  24. Semiconductor12▲ 3.4×4 topics
  25. Sensor Networks12▲ 4.6×4 topics
  26. Hydrogen Evolution11▲ 8.5×1 topic
  27. Oxygen Reduction11▲ 8.5×1 topic
  28. Consumer Engagement11▲ 8.2×1 topic
  29. Electronic Word-of-Mouth11▲ 8.2×1 topic
  30. Visible Light10▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Weibull Distribution10▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Bayesian Inference9▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Photocatalyst9▲ 5.0×1 topic
  34. Plasmonic9▲ 5.0×1 topic
  35. Generalized Exponential8▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Skew Distributions8▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Wireless Power Transfer8▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Market Efficiency8▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Asset Pricing8▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Stochastic Differential Equations7▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Tamkang University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…11Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 11 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…11Digital Marketing and Social Media: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …9Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 9 fractional worksStatistical Distribution…8Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 8 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 7 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 6 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…6Advanced battery technologies research: 6 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 6 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 6 fractional worksGeometric Analysis and C…5Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows: 5 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSociology and Political ScienceStatistics and ProbabilityFinance4 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  4. 4 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 8 works
  5. 5 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 7 works
  6. 6 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 6 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 6 works
  10. 10 Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Applied Mathematics 5 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tamkang University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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