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Yu Da University

In research, Yu Da University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,234 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,316 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,185
of 34,923
Rank in Taiwan
#158
of 284
Research works
536
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.68×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Yu Da University

What is Yu Da 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,234 of 17,446 8.8%243
Social SciencesDomain #12,316 of 14,833 5.9%220

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yu Da 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 Yu Da University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Yu Da University is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (13%).

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 47.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 26.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 12.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 18.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 15.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKYu Da University34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences29%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering926.1%
    2. Computer Science412.8%
    3. Environmental Science24.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.0%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
    6. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences310.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting38.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.3%
    4. Psychology12.7%
    5. Decision Sciences12.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    1. Medicine515.8%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.74× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.61× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.61×3 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.56×1 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.02×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.90×1 works
  5. Engineering1.74×9 works
  6. Computer Science1.64×4 works
  7. Dentistry1.02×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.96×2 works
  9. Psychology0.89×1 works
  10. Medicine0.82×5 works
  11. Social Sciences0.80×3 works
  12. Health Professions0.73×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.34×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.29×0 works
  17. Energy0.18×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Yu Da University?

Ranked on the quality score, Chien‐Hsin Lin, Kai-Yung Lin and Shun‐Hsing Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yu Da University.

  1. 1 Chien‐Hsin Lin Taiwan · #1,242,169 worldwide 2k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Kai-Yung Lin Taiwan · #2,585,280 worldwide 753 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Shun‐Hsing Chen Taiwan · #2,796,214 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Dian‐Yan Liou Taiwan · #3,246,013 worldwide 539 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Kai-Chi Chuang Taiwan · #3,294,914 worldwide 124 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Chun-Ta Lin Taiwan · #3,496,018 worldwide 195 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Li‐Wei Fong Taiwan · #3,866,763 worldwide 271 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Chen-Feng Wu Taiwan · #4,213,838 worldwide 316 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Chen-Fu Huang Taiwan · #4,235,452 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Pin-Chang Chen Taiwan · #4,324,467 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Yu Da University

What are the most cited papers from Yu Da University?

The most cited paper from Yu Da University is "Integrating technology readiness into technology acceptance: The TRAM model" (Chien‐Hsin Lin, Hsin‐Yu Shih, Peter Jih-Hsin Sher, 2007), with 859 citations. Next come "An Improved Reversible Data Hiding in Encrypted Images Using Side Match" (661) and "Selecting management systems for sustainable development in SMEs: A novel hybrid model based on DEMATEL, ANP, and ZOGP" (433).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Integrating technology readiness into technology acceptance: The TRAM model Chien‐Hsin Lin, Hsin‐Yu Shih, Peter Jih-Hsin Sher · Psychology and Marketing 24 May 2007 859
2 An Improved Reversible Data Hiding in Encrypted Images Using Side Match Wien Hong, Tung-Shou Chen, Han-Yan Wu · IEEE Signal Processing Letters 10 Feb 2012 661
3 Selecting management systems for sustainable development in SMEs: A novel hybrid model based on DEMATEL, ANP, and ZOGP Wen-Hsien Tsai, Wen-Chin Chou · Expert Systems with Applications 12 Dec 2007 433
4 The impact of corporate social responsibility on financial performance: Evidence from business in Taiwan Chin‐Huang Lin, Ho-Li Yang, Dian‐Yan Liou · Technology in Society 2 Dec 2008 407
5 Reversible data hiding for high quality images using modification of prediction errors Wien Hong, Tung-Shou Chen, Chih-Wei Shiu · Journal of Systems and Software 4 Jun 2009 325
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Yu Da University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging, Neural Networks, Transfer Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 3.5×17 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 2.2×12 topics
  3. Neural Networks2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  6. Internet of Things2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  7. Sustainability1▲ 1.73×7 topics
  8. Big Data1▲ 4.1×5 topics
  9. COVID-191▲ 2.9×6 topics
  10. Medical Imaging1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  11. Security1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  12. Transfer Learning1▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Epidemiology1▼ 0.77×16 topics
  14. Ocean Circulation1▲ 22×1 topic
  15. Oceanic Modeling1▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Supply Chain Management1▲ 3.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Yu Da University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, COVID-19 diagnosis using AI, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…1Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using…1COVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…1Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality…1Customer Service Quality and Loyalty: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 1 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 0 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting…0Stock Market Forecasting Methods: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental and biolog…0Environmental and biological studies: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…0Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksMerger and Competition A…0Merger and Competition Analysis: 0 fractional works
OceanographyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEducationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  5. 5 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  8. 8 Environmental and biological studies Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Yu Da University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower 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 Yu Da University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Yu Da University0.000084% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Yu Da 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2015Yu Da University5.6% in 20152010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2014.

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