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Vanung University

In research, Vanung University stands highest in Engineering (#4,275 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,919 of 17,446 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,473 of 3,771 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,353
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#111
of 284
Research works
1k
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Vanung University

What is Vanung University 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 #4,275 of 9,532 8.7%287
Physical SciencesDomain #7,919 of 17,446 7.4%711
Materials ScienceField #2,473 of 3,771 5.7%160
Computer ScienceField #4,229 of 6,336 9.1%124
Social SciencesDomain #13,338 of 14,833 10.9%219

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vanung 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Vanung University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Vanung University is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 38.3% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 21.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 36.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVanung University58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences37%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1221.4%
    2. Environmental Science46.1%
    3. Computer Science23.5%
    4. Materials Science12.3%
    5. Chemistry11.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    7. Energy11.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences813.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting58.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance46.2%
    4. Decision Sciences23.5%
    5. Psychology23.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    1. Medicine610.4%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.90× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.60×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.90×4 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.66×5 works
  4. Engineering1.43×12 works
  5. Energy1.35×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.35×2 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.25×3 works
  8. Environmental Science1.24×4 works
  9. Psychology1.10×2 works
  10. Chemistry1.09×1 works
  11. Social Sciences1.05×8 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×1 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.88×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.67×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.59×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.55×0 works
  18. Medicine0.54×6 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.45×2 works
  22. Nursing0.39×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vanung University?

Ranked on the quality score, Shiang-Tai Liu, Cheng-Cai Wang and Lain-Chuen Juang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vanung University.

  1. 1 Shiang-Tai Liu Taiwan · #481,805 worldwide 3.5k citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Cheng-Cai Wang Taiwan · #891,140 worldwide 2.2k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Lain-Chuen Juang Taiwan · #1,080,268 worldwide 2.2k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Shu-Huei Yu Taiwan · #1,127,308 worldwide 1.5k citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Ruey-Jing Lian Taiwan · #1,488,681 worldwide 957 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Chung‐Kung Lee Taiwan · #1,505,040 worldwide 2.9k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Wei-Ting Hung Taiwan · #1,581,973 worldwide 912 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Cheng-Li Liu Taiwan · #1,874,886 worldwide 839 citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Kao-Shan Chen Taiwan · #2,182,994 worldwide 230 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Yan-Kuen Wu Taiwan · #2,188,815 worldwide 1.4k citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Vanung University

What are the most cited papers from Vanung University?

The most cited paper from Vanung University is "To Share or Not to Share: Modeling Tacit Knowledge Sharing, Its Mediators and Antecedents" (Chieh‐Peng Lin, 2006), with 494 citations. Next come "Effects of exchanged surfactant cations on the pore structure and adsorption characteristics of montmorillonite" (378) and "Mechanism and consequence of chitosan-mediated reversible epithelial tight junction opening" (378).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 To Share or Not to Share: Modeling Tacit Knowledge Sharing, Its Mediators and Antecedents Chieh‐Peng Lin · Journal of Business Ethics 24 Oct 2006 494
2 Effects of exchanged surfactant cations on the pore structure and adsorption characteristics of montmorillonite Cheng-Cai Wang, Lain-Chuen Juang, Chung‐Kung Lee et al. · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 21 Aug 2004 378
3 Mechanism and consequence of chitosan-mediated reversible epithelial tight junction opening Tzyy-Harn Yeh, Li‐Wen Hsu, Michael T. Tseng et al. · Biomaterials 19 Jun 2011 378
4 Gender differs: assessing a model of online purchase intentions in e‐tail service Yu‐Bin Chiu, Chieh‐Peng Lin, Ling-Lang Tang · International Journal of Service Industry Management Dec 2005 339
5 Characterization of ring‐opening polymerization of genipin and pH‐dependent cross‐linking reactions between chitosan and genipin Fwu‐Long Mi, Shin‐Shing Shyu, Chih‐Kang Peng · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry 30 Mar 2005 313
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vanung University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Virtual Reality, Risk Assessment, Fuzzy Mathematics, Set Pair Analysis, Consumer Perception, Social Media, Economic Growth and Ethical Consumption.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Media2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  2. Machine Learning2◆ 1.12×8 topics
  3. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 1.57×9 topics
  5. Deep Learning2◆ 1.00×10 topics
  6. Economic Growth2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  7. Virtual Reality2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  8. Globalization2▲ 1.65×7 topics
  9. Fuzzy Mathematics2▲ 151×1 topic
  10. Set Pair Analysis2▲ 151×1 topic
  11. Consumer Perception2▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Culture2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  13. Ethical Consumption2▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Identity2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  15. Crisis Communication1▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Gender1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  17. Gender Differences1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  18. Internet of Things1▲ 2.7×3 topics
  19. Medical Ethics1▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Public Relations1▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Biomedical Applications1▲ 1.73×8 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  23. Environmental Management1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  24. Optimization1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  25. Physical Activity1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  26. STEM Education1▲ 4.4×1 topic
  27. Spatial Ability1▲ 135×1 topic
  28. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 1.34×4 topics
  29. Fashion1▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Lifestyle1▲ 66×2 topics
  31. Public Health1▲ 1.32×5 topics
  32. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.29×4 topics
  33. Supply Chain Management1▲ 2.1×3 topics
  34. Customer Satisfaction1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  35. Patient Rights1▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Politics1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  37. RFID Technology1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Reproductive Medicine1▲ 130×1 topic

Which research topics does Vanung University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research studies in Vietnam, Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Spatial Cognition and Navigation and Medical and Health Sciences Research.

Research studies in Vietnam: 2 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 1 fractional worksSpatial Cognition and Na…1Spatial Cognition and Navigation: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…1Medical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contem…1Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 1 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 1 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability in Business: 1 fractional works
EcologyCommunicationAutomotive EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 1 works
  3. 3 Spatial Cognition and Navigation Automotive Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 1 works
  8. 8 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 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 available16.5%not open83.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vanung University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Vanung University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Vanung University0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vanung University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Vanung University17.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.6% in 2025.

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