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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Taiwan

Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica ranks first in Taiwan for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022–2025 (#246 worldwide), followed by National Central University.

Taiwan's world rank
#34
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
482
Top-10% rate
20.6%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Taiwan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia SinicaTaipei #2469.624.3%103
2National Central UniversityTaoyuan City #407139.012.8%65

Institutions in Taiwan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Astronomy and Astrophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Taiwan?

Patrick M. Koch, Keiichi Umetsu and Hsien Shang rank highest among researchers based in Taiwan.

  1. 1Patrick M. Koch#53,749 worldwide overall909 citations · 60 works
  2. 2Keiichi Umetsu#193,965 worldwide overall412 citations · 48 works
  3. 3Hsien Shang#227,762 worldwide overall292 citations · 49 works
  4. 4F. Kemper#260,503 worldwide overall319 citations · 61 works
  5. 5Satoki Matsushita#374,340 worldwide overall433 citations · 72 works
  6. 6Chow‐Choong Ngeow#474,760 worldwide overall253 citations · 58 works
  7. 7A. K. H. Kong#496,712 worldwide overall484 citations · 90 works
  8. 8Tomotsugu Goto#535,853 worldwide overall340 citations · 73 works
  9. 9Chin‐Fei Lee#583,029 worldwide overall184 citations · 51 works
  10. 10Y. Urata#615,054 worldwide overall328 citations · 89 works
  11. 11Pisin Chen#674,927 worldwide overall406 citations · 48 works
  12. 12W.-H. Ip#685,335 worldwide overall204 citations · 86 works
  13. 13Nagayoshi Ohashi#739,978 worldwide overall169 citations · 53 works
  14. 14Hsiang‐Kuang Chang#1,252,211 worldwide overall24 citations · 49 works

How Taiwan compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics