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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Taiwan

Academia Sinica ranks first in Taiwan for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022-now (#154 worldwide), followed by National Central University.

Taiwan's world rank
#28
of 49 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
482
Top-10% rate
7.7%
Ranked institutions
2
Astronomy and Astrophysics
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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
1Academia SinicaTaipei #15415.910.0%136
2National Central UniversityTaoyuan City #370130.04.1%65

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

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Taiwan?

Shiuh Chao, Patrick M. Koch and Yu‐Hung Chen rank highest among researchers based in Taiwan, on their papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Shiuh Chao#7,459 worldwide overall82.4 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Patrick M. Koch#28,206 worldwide overall66.8 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yu‐Hung Chen#15,614 worldwide overall47.1 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4L. C.-C. Lin#24,817 worldwide overall36.3 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hsi-An Pan#53,814 worldwide overall33.5 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hsi-Wei Yen#58,962 worldwide overall30.0 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yi Yang#47,447 worldwide overall25.9 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Albert K. H. Kong#572,599 worldwide overall47.2 of 247 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Chien-Ming Wu#63,098 worldwide overall25.9 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chian-Chou Chen#94,930 worldwide overall28.6 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Francisca Kemper#366,303 worldwide overall35.5 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12T. Sawada#103,470 worldwide overall24.6 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Lihwai Lin#72,121 worldwide overall26.8 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Masanori Nakamura#75,776 worldwide overall24.5 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Kuo-Chuan Pan#306,079 worldwide overall38.4 of 122 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Taiwan on their work in Astronomy and Astrophysics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Taiwan compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics