National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences: Rankings

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The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 38th in Taiwan, 2663rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 55 research topics. The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,240 academic publications and 87,915 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2663 of 14,131 In the World
#848 of 5,830 In Asia
#38 of 144 In Taiwan
#5 of 16 In Kaohsiung
#806 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#854 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#898 of 1,027 For Industrial Engineering
#3345 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3696 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 52 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 31st for Engineering in Taiwan and 1837th in the World with 4,187 publications made and 67,188 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#31 of 128 In Taiwan
#766 of 2,835 In Asia
#1837 of 6,782 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2000 15 6
2001 38 3
2002 94 30
2003 81 87
2004 118 224
2005 150 352
2006 230 618
2007 198 752
2008 231 1104
2009 258 1407
2010 292 1720
2011 367 2212
2012 331 2903
2013 341 3464
2014 333 3895
2015 298 4086
2016 354 4127
2017 303 4578
2018 81 4821
2019 29 5007
2020 7 5239
2021 8 5296
2022 14 4812
2023 13 4089
2024 3 3442

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 16 237 806
Technical Drawing 19 315 854
Industrial Engineering 19 280 898
Electronic Engineering 27 428 1095
Operations Research 39 421 1152
Reliability and Quality Engineering 28 450 1210
Telecommunications 29 497 1263
Nanotechnology 24 572 1267
Electrical Engineering 28 531 1321
Computer Networking 33 514 1350
Robotics 30 576 1388
Computer Engineering 37 579 1390
Metallurgical Engineering 23 615 1444
Chemical Engineering 29 703 1475
Human-Computer Interaction 39 493 1493
Automotive Engineering 31 655 1580
Optical Engineering 28 666 1609
Materials Science 29 704 1614
Automation and Control engineering 45 734 1645
Structural Engineering 27 678 1649
Mechanical Engineering 26 634 1654
Renewable Energy Engineering 27 741 1708
Acoustical Engineering 27 691 1765
Geotechnical Engineering 25 803 1911
Systems Engineering 28 721 1972
Aerospace Engineering 37 858 2099
Civil Engineering 38 922 2209
Environmental Engineering 51 1134 2467

Physics rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 29th for Physics in Taiwan and 1874th in the World with 3,735 publications made and 60,600 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#29 of 126 In Taiwan
#784 of 2,817 In Asia
#1874 of 6,713 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1996 0 3
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 5
2000 14 8
2001 39 4
2002 82 32
2003 77 83
2004 105 230
2005 128 318
2006 195 565
2007 173 684
2008 187 940
2009 234 1203
2010 260 1548
2011 332 1950
2012 303 2582
2013 309 3143
2014 303 3455
2015 271 3682
2016 326 3713
2017 255 4046
2018 74 4277
2019 24 4422
2020 8 4652
2021 7 4651
2022 13 4242
2023 13 3613
2024 2 3028

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 24 572 1267
Optical Engineering 28 666 1609
Materials Science 29 704 1614
Acoustical Engineering 27 691 1765
Quantum and Particle physics 32 772 1853
Condensed Matter Physics 33 854 1866
Atomic and Molecular physics 33 1032 2363
Nuclear Physics 36 1050 2384
Astrophysics and Astronomy 40 1028 2592

Chemistry rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 40th for Chemistry in Taiwan and 2222nd in the World with 3,153 publications made and 52,898 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#40 of 126 In Taiwan
#998 of 2,781 In Asia
#2222 of 6,545 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2000 13 6
2001 32 2
2002 74 25
2003 67 76
2004 92 200
2005 105 267
2006 147 456
2007 145 576
2008 167 801
2009 195 1031
2010 209 1354
2011 283 1714
2012 237 2203
2013 278 2790
2014 252 2977
2015 228 3197
2016 286 3279
2017 224 3505
2018 61 3816
2019 19 3878
2020 7 4048
2021 7 4031
2022 11 3704
2023 11 3213
2024 3 2839

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 24 572 1267
Chemical Engineering 29 703 1475
Inorganic Chemistry 25 658 1477
Physical chemistry 28 676 1504
Materials Science 29 704 1614
Computational Chemistry 22 734 1749
Radiochemistry 37 1020 1962
Environmental Chemistry 46 909 2020
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 833 2160
Organic Chemistry 39 1020 2209
Biochemistry 53 1303 2818

Computer Science rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 36th for Computer Science in Taiwan and 1873rd in the World with 3,012 publications made and 46,759 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#36 of 124 In Taiwan
#721 of 2,840 In Asia
#1873 of 6,845 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 4
2000 8 9
2001 25 4
2002 56 16
2003 48 55
2004 87 144
2005 123 262
2006 196 440
2007 153 496
2008 202 779
2009 231 1067
2010 224 1205
2011 244 1569
2012 232 2028
2013 193 2269
2014 230 2625
2015 203 2811
2016 232 2698
2017 192 2999
2018 59 3387
2019 27 3646
2020 17 3848
2021 7 3935
2022 8 3487
2023 10 2841
2024 4 2071

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Telecommunications 29 497 1263
Computer Networking 33 514 1350
Robotics 30 576 1388
Computer Engineering 37 579 1390
Computer Vision 30 576 1418
Machine Learning 32 595 1465
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 623 1485
Multimedia 46 469 1493
Human-Computer Interaction 39 493 1493
Management Information Systems 41 423 1520
Computer Graphics 33 565 1530
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 30 603 1557
Cognitive Science 27 612 1609
Data Science 30 669 1930
Cyber Security 42 825 2021
Computational Linguistics 40 934 2136
Software Engineering 39 817 2240
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 1147 2615
Neuroscience 84 1718 4161

Biology rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 49th for Biology in Taiwan and 2893rd in the World with 2,349 publications made and 43,025 citations received. Main research topics: Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#49 of 123 In Taiwan
#1275 of 2,834 In Asia
#2893 of 6,833 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2000 7 7
2001 21 1
2002 49 16
2003 45 53
2004 63 126
2005 77 210
2006 109 359
2007 104 421
2008 125 654
2009 132 851
2010 182 1107
2011 218 1454
2012 188 1927
2013 210 2305
2014 196 2543
2015 185 2749
2016 198 2724
2017 155 2977
2018 49 3162
2019 12 3275
2020 7 3467
2021 4 3588
2022 4 3197
2023 7 2837
2024 2 2203

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 24 572 1267
Evolutionary Biology 43 1024 2615
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 35 1147 2615
Biochemistry 53 1303 2818
Paleontology 45 1229 2927
Oncology and Cancer research 64 1345 2995
Genetics 59 1461 3319
Agricultural Science 61 1533 3466
Botany 67 1674 3802
Neuroscience 84 1718 4161

Environmental Science rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 46th for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 2764th in the World with 2,205 publications made and 40,778 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#46 of 124 In Taiwan
#1137 of 2,838 In Asia
#2764 of 6,876 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 9 3
2001 19 2
2002 53 19
2003 43 52
2004 59 119
2005 74 173
2006 106 275
2007 111 405
2008 116 551
2009 142 759
2010 145 880
2011 195 1183
2012 161 1631
2013 193 1946
2014 189 2346
2015 163 2540
2016 187 2466
2017 154 2787
2018 49 3011
2019 9 3201
2020 11 3635
2021 6 3744
2022 4 3562
2023 6 3032

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 25 728 1840
Geotechnical Engineering 25 803 1911
Environmental Chemistry 46 909 2020
Oceanography 36 837 2128
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 38 910 2142
Petrology and Geochemistry 33 833 2160
Environmental Management 38 966 2252
Environmental Engineering 51 1134 2467
Geology 39 1059 2579
Geography and Cartography 38 1016 2665
Ecology 49 1135 2750
Paleontology 45 1229 2927
Agricultural Science 61 1533 3466

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 46th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 3276th in the World with 1,735 publications made and 31,738 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#46 of 123 In Taiwan
#1129 of 2,864 In Asia
#3276 of 7,081 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2000 6 9
2001 10 3
2002 23 7
2003 20 22
2004 32 73
2005 63 125
2006 97 195
2007 93 266
2008 95 385
2009 116 550
2010 136 675
2011 144 842
2012 130 1212
2013 130 1446
2014 148 1716
2015 126 1940
2016 147 1908
2017 122 2279
2018 45 2548
2019 16 2754
2020 10 3109
2021 6 3462
2022 5 3064
2023 11 2847
2024 4 2049

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 43 891 2312
Education Majors 46 726 2327
Archaeology 40 993 2591
Law 45 923 2715
History 40 1039 2837
Political Science 45 984 3079
Philosophy 47 1031 3089
Anthropology 54 1020 3116
Sociology 57 1176 3438
Demography 61 1631 4096

Mathematics rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 42nd for Mathematics in Taiwan and 2106th in the World with 1,545 publications made and 26,341 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#42 of 122 In Taiwan
#833 of 2,718 In Asia
#2106 of 6,418 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 5
2000 3 5
2001 15 2
2002 22 12
2003 25 27
2004 36 86
2005 66 123
2006 87 199
2007 75 208
2008 97 349
2009 104 458
2010 110 594
2011 132 732
2012 126 940
2013 113 1094
2014 120 1348
2015 111 1418
2016 122 1398
2017 110 1707
2018 27 1924
2019 18 2046
2020 12 2182
2021 3 2264
2022 2 1964
2023 5 1690
2024 3 960

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 21 243 1044
Operations Research 39 421 1152
Blockchain and Cryptography 38 623 1485
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 45 585 1723
Statistics 40 820 2049
Applied Mathematics 35 1009 2305
Math Teachers 50 807 2410

Business rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 39th for Business in Taiwan and 1930th in the World with 1,339 publications made and 23,994 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#39 of 124 In Taiwan
#645 of 2,646 In Asia
#1930 of 6,339 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1995 1 1
1996 0 3
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 4
2000 3 9
2001 11 3
2002 17 11
2003 22 27
2004 38 60
2005 39 88
2006 76 151
2007 70 162
2008 64 261
2009 98 449
2010 116 449
2011 117 641
2012 103 905
2013 103 986
2014 116 1228
2015 90 1365
2016 104 1297
2017 87 1569
2018 26 1673
2019 9 1745
2020 12 2119
2021 6 2222
2022 3 1990
2023 6 1759
2024 1 1252

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 16 237 806
Actuarial Science 21 243 1044
Operations Research 39 421 1152
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 495 1463
Management Information Systems 41 423 1520
Project Management 32 416 1581
Management 32 558 1630
Marketing 40 524 1632
Accounting 31 481 1673
Finance 34 644 1944
Advertising 47 735 2190

Economics rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 42nd for Economics in Taiwan and 2463rd in the World with 602 publications made and 11,078 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#42 of 121 In Taiwan
#860 of 2,553 In Asia
#2463 of 6,167 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 1 2
2003 5 2
2004 4 6
2005 11 16
2006 22 29
2007 31 44
2008 28 70
2009 43 131
2010 49 149
2011 64 268
2012 47 380
2013 46 456
2014 56 590
2015 51 725
2016 61 692
2017 48 813
2018 10 824
2019 9 943
2020 8 1053
2021 3 1238
2022 0 1051
2023 3 937
2024 1 611

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 21 243 1044
Investment Banking and Stock trading 34 495 1463
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 45 585 1723
Finance 34 644 1944
Development Studies 47 1098 3005

Art & Design rankings

The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences ranked 51st for Art & Design in Taiwan and 2842nd in the World with 375 publications made and 5,228 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#51 of 118 In Taiwan
#1026 of 2,428 In Asia
#2842 of 5,966 In the World

National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2000 3 1
2001 3 0
2002 6 1
2003 8 6
2004 9 13
2005 26 25
2006 29 41
2007 23 77
2008 22 72
2009 27 126
2010 31 162
2011 32 173
2012 30 252
2013 22 289
2014 20 351
2015 16 367
2016 21 344
2017 28 404
2018 12 428
2019 2 472
2020 1 556
2021 0 552
2022 2 527
2023 1 468
2024 1 347

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 46 469 1493
Computer Graphics 33 565 1530
Fashion Design 57 1166 3029

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

Speciality Taiwan Asia World Rank
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 42 1024 2604
Social Psychology 58 1002 2822
Psychology 52 1124 2913
Surgery 57 1251 3213
Child Psychology 59 1167 3267
Anatomy and Physiology 64 1475 3558
Physical Therapy 66 1514 3652
Medicine 70 1661 4028
Pathology 70 1736 4076
Psychiatry 71 1647 4115
Public Health 66 1701 4212