2019 Research Leaders: Leading 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 Academia Sinica, Taiwan 70.44 75.61 360 1.3% Increase
2 National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan 82.67 75.27 351 -14.1% Decrease
3 National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Taiwan 61.45 51.10 205 -21.5% Decrease
4 National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan 40.63 30.50 101 -29.1% Decrease
5 National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan 26.41 27.12 85 -3.0% Decrease
6 National Central University (NCU), Taiwan 16.52 16.85 171 -3.7% Decrease
7 National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taiwan 13.88 12.28 29 -16.5% Decrease
8 National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan 15.07 11.42 32 -28.5% Decrease
9 National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan 5.42 7.92 27 37.9% Increase
10 Formosa Plastics Group, Taiwan 7.52 6.49 27 -18.4% Decrease
11 National Dong Hwa University (NDHU), Taiwan 3.89 6.49 13 57.6% Increase
12 National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), Taiwan 8.77 6.04 38 -35.0% Decrease
13 National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Taiwan 5.78 5.89 25 -3.8% Decrease
14 National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan 4.04 5.71 58 33.6% Increase
15 National Chung Cheng University (CCU), Taiwan 8.28 5.33 13 -39.3% Decrease
16 Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Taiwan 10.60 5.25 13 -53.2% Decrease
17 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan 3.00 4.58 19 44.4% Increase
18 China Medical University (CMU), Taiwan 1.37 4.32 29 198.4% Increase
19 Taipei Medical University (TMU), Taiwan 2.34 3.70 21 49.6% Increase
20 Chung Yuan Christian University (CYCU), Taiwan 2.59 3.53 9 28.4% Increase
21 National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taiwan 1.02 2.92 7 170.9% Increase
22 National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU), Taiwan 3.14 2.41 10 -27.7% Decrease
23 National Chi Nan University (NCNU), Taiwan 0.86 2.36 3 158.1% Increase
24 National University of Kaohsiung (NUK), Taiwan 1.03 2.17 3 99.4% Increase
25 Tamkang University (TKU), Taiwan 2.00 2.01 9 -5.2% Decrease
26 The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT), Taiwan 0.51 1.45 5 169.6% Increase
27 National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), Taiwan 1.61 1.33 7 -22.2% Decrease
28 National Defense Medical Center (NDMC), Taiwan 0.91 1.26 13 30.0% Increase
29 Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TPEVGH), Taiwan 1.47 0.97 5 -37.4% Decrease
30 Tunghai University, Taiwan 2.19 0.97 8 -58.2% Decrease
31 CHO Pharma Inc., Taiwan 0.00 0.90 2 0.0% Increase
32 Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan 4.01 0.89 7 -79.2% Decrease
33 Foxconn Technology Group, Taiwan 1.23 0.86 8 -34.4% Decrease
34 National Chiayi University, Taiwan 1.37 0.58 3 -60.2% Decrease
35 CPC Corporation, Taiwan, Taiwan 0.11 0.47 2 299.1% Increase
36 Feng Chia University (FCU), Taiwan 0.13 0.44 1 235.7% Increase
37 National Ilan University, Taiwan 0.15 0.42 2 165.7% Increase
38 Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Taiwan 0.03 0.40 4 1,411.7% Increase
39 National Chengchi University (CNCCU), Taiwan 0.28 0.40 2 34.3% Increase
39 Hungkuang University, Taiwan 0.00 0.40 1 0.0% Increase
40 University of Taipei (UT), Taiwan 0.00 0.37 2 0.0% Increase
41 National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), Taiwan 0.01 0.37 5 4,329.7% Increase
42 Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan 0.37 0.36 3 -6.5% Decrease
43 Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Taiwan 0.00 0.33 1 0.0% Increase
44 China Steel Corporation (CSC), Taiwan 0.28 0.28 2 -5.6% Decrease
45 Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Taiwan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
45 Fooyin University, Taiwan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
45 Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Ltd., Taiwan 0.00 0.25 1 0.0% Increase
45 Chi Mei Corporation, Taiwan 0.09 0.25 1 159.6% Increase
46 Asia University, Taiwan 0.12 0.22 8 70.5% Increase
47 National United University, Taiwan 0.19 0.22 14 8.2% Increase
48 Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Taiwan 0.03 0.21 1 547.3% Increase
49 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), Taiwan 0.04 0.19 11 314.0% Increase
50 Oleader Technologies, Co., Ltd., Taiwan 0.00 0.17 1 0.0% Increase
51 Tatung University (TTU), Taiwan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
51 Atomic Energy Council (AEC), Taiwan 0.44 0.14 1 -69.1% Decrease
51 National Formosa University (NFU), Taiwan 0.00 0.14 1 0.0% Increase
51 Yuan Ze University, Taiwan 0.90 0.14 1 -85.0% Decrease
52 Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan 0.41 0.14 8 -66.9% Decrease
53 Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU), Taiwan 1.50 0.13 2 -92.0% Decrease
54 Elixiron Immunotherapeutics Inc., Taiwan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
54 Taroko National Park Headquarters, Taiwan 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
55 Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan 0.38 0.11 1 -72.2% Decrease
55 National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (First Tech), Taiwan 0.29 0.11 1 -63.3% Decrease
56 Chinese Culture University, Taiwan 0.13 0.09 1 -31.3% Decrease
56 Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd. (CPT), Taiwan 0.73 0.09 1 -88.3% Decrease
56 Yuan's General Hospital (YUANHOSP), Taiwan 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
56 Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan 0.00 0.09 1 0.0% Increase
57 AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan 0.00 0.08 1 0.0% Increase
57 National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences (KUAS), Taiwan 0.05 0.08 1 49.5% Increase
58 Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan 0.19 0.08 2 -62.5% Decrease
59 AcroMass Technologies, Inc., Taiwan 0.00 0.06 1 0.0% Increase
59 National Changhua University of Education (NCUE), Taiwan 1.58 0.06 1 -96.3% Decrease
60 Chilisin Electronics Corporation, Taiwan 0.04 0.06 7 22.9% Increase
60 Delta Electronics, Inc., Taiwan 0.04 0.06 7 22.9% Increase
61 Chien Hsin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan 0.00 0.05 1 0.0% Increase
62 Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taiwan 0.00 0.04 1 0.0% Increase
63 Cathay General Hospital, Taiwan 0.23 0.03 1 -88.7% Decrease
64 Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute (TESRI), Taiwan 0.00 0.02 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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