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Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

In research, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,453 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,341
of 28,054 · #24,866 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#205
of 221
Research works
341
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,453 of 16,945 34.2%259

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages 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).

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.11× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.77× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Language Policy, Multilingualism, Language Teaching, Second Language Acquisition, Higher Education, Student Perceptions and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Globalization11▲ 8.1×15 topics
  2. Language Policy8▲ 74×2 topics
  3. Multilingualism8▲ 62×2 topics
  4. Language Teaching7▲ 38×2 topics
  5. Higher Education6▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Second Language Acquisition6▲ 92×3 topics
  7. Student Perceptions6▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Teacher Training6▲ 13×3 topics
  9. CLIL5▲ 111×1 topic
  10. Content and Language Integrated Learning5▲ 111×1 topic
  11. Corrective Feedback5▲ 101×1 topic
  12. L2 Motivation5▲ 101×1 topic
  13. Corpus Linguistics5▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Social Interaction4▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Education4▲ 3.0×11 topics
  16. Social Media3▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Social Capital2▲ 6.5×9 topics
  18. Academic Writing2▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Discourse Analysis2▲ 13×1 topic
  20. Educational Technology2▲ 2.7×6 topics
  21. Social Justice2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics2▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy2▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Translanguaging2▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Gender Differences2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  27. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Student Engagement2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Well-being2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Academic Achievement2▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Feminism2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  32. Teacher Education2▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Global Citizenship Education2▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Resilience2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  35. Second Language Learning2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Vocabulary Acquisition2▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Cultural Intelligence2▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Intercultural Competence2▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Second Language Learning and Teaching, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies and Multilingual Education and Policy.

Second Language Learning…5Second Language Learning and Teaching: 5 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…5EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 2 fractional worksInternational Student an…2International Student and Expatriate Challenges: 2 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 1 fractional worksEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness: 1 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryLanguage and LinguisticsLinguistics and LanguageDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  2. 2 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  3. 3 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
  5. 5 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 2 works
  7. 7 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 1 works
  8. 8 Education, Achievement, and Giftedness Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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