2019 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions

The 2019 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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Position Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan 82.67 75.27 351 -14.1% Decrease
2 National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan 61.45 51.10 205 -21.5% Decrease
3 National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan 40.63 30.50 101 -29.1% Decrease
4 National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan 26.41 27.12 85 -3.0% Decrease
5 National Central University (NCU), Taiwan 16.52 16.85 171 -3.7% Decrease
6 National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taiwan 13.88 12.28 29 -16.5% Decrease
7 National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan 15.07 11.42 32 -28.5% Decrease
8 National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan 5.42 7.92 27 37.9% Increase
9 National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Taiwan 3.89 6.49 13 57.6% Increase
10 National Chung Cheng University (CCU), Taiwan 8.28 5.33 13 -39.3% Decrease
11 Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Taiwan 10.60 5.25 13 -53.2% Decrease
12 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan 3.00 4.58 19 44.4% Increase
13 China Medical University (CMU), Taiwan 1.37 4.32 29 198.4% Increase
14 Taipei Medical University (TMU), Taiwan 2.34 3.70 21 49.6% Increase
15 Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan 2.59 3.53 9 28.4% Increase
16 Chang Gung University (CGU), Taiwan 4.74 3.01 21 -40.1% Decrease
17 National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taiwan 1.02 2.92 7 170.9% Increase
18 National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU), Taiwan 3.14 2.41 10 -27.7% Decrease
19 National Chi Nan University (NCNU), Taiwan 0.86 2.36 3 158.1% Increase
20 National University of Kaohsiung (NUK), Taiwan 1.03 2.17 3 99.4% Increase
21 Tamkang University (TKU), Taiwan 2.00 2.01 9 -5.2% Decrease
22 National Defense Medical Center (NDMC), Taiwan 0.91 1.26 13 30.0% Increase
23 Ming Chi University of Technology (MCUT), Taiwan 0.13 1.25 2 790.1% Increase
24 Tunghai University, Taiwan 2.19 0.97 8 -58.2% Decrease
25 Mackay Medical College (MMC), PCT, Taiwan 0.04 0.92 3 2,043.0% Increase
26 National Chiayi University, Taiwan 1.37 0.58 3 -60.2% Decrease
27 MacKay Memorial Hospital (MMH), Taiwan 0.18 0.45 4 131.9% Increase
28 Feng Chia University (FCU), Taiwan 0.13 0.44 1 235.7% Increase
29 National Ilan University, Taiwan 0.15 0.42 2 165.7% Increase
30 Hungkuang University, Taiwan 0.00 0.40 1 0.0% Increase
30 National Chengchi University (CNCCU), Taiwan 0.28 0.40 2 34.3% Increase
31 University of Taipei (UT), Taiwan 0.00 0.37 2 0.0% Increase
32 Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Taiwan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
33 Tzu Chi University (TCU), Taiwan 0.00 0.32 4 0.0% Increase
34 Fooyin University, Taiwan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
35 Asia University, Taiwan 0.12 0.22 8 70.5% Increase
36 National United University, Taiwan 0.19 0.22 14 8.2% Increase
37 Yuan Ze University, Taiwan 0.90 0.14 1 -85.0% Decrease
37 Tatung University (TTU), Taiwan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
37 National Formosa University (NFU), Taiwan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
38 Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU), Taiwan 1.50 0.13 2 -92.0% Decrease
39 National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (First Tech), Taiwan 0.29 0.11 1 -63.3% Decrease
40 Chinese Culture University, Taiwan 0.13 0.09 1 -31.3% Decrease
41 Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (CGUST), Taiwan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
41 National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences (KUAS), Taiwan 0.05 0.08 1 49.5% Increase
42 National Changhua University of Education (NCUE), Taiwan 1.58 0.06 1 -96.3% Decrease
43 Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan 0.00 0.05 1 0.0% Increase

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences and health sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 145 natural-science and health-science journals. The journals were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields. The list is reviewed periodically and journals may be removed or added. Articles from eLife were no longer included in the Nature Index from 2023 after the journal changed its publishing model.
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