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National Taiwan University ranked 1st in Taiwan, 140th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 39 research topics. National Taiwan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 132,963 academic publications and 2,876,094 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 330 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#140 of 14,131 In the World
#12 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 28 In Taipei
#29 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#30 of 3,360 For Electronic Engineering
#51 of 4,893 For Electrical Engineering
#53 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#224 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 36 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Taiwan and 120th in the World with 83,182 publications made and 1,986,820 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 126 In Taiwan
#27 of 2,750 In Asia
#120 of 6,447 In the World

National Taiwan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 529 1489
1992 648 2028
1993 715 2107
1994 752 2666
1995 798 3021
1996 1013 3795
1997 1083 4793
1998 1072 5733
1999 1157 7381
2000 1280 8251
2001 1453 10241
2002 1920 12885
2003 1749 15210
2004 2029 17877
2005 2285 21988
2006 2672 26562
2007 2851 32723
2008 2984 39470
2009 3070 46637
2010 3383 55094
2011 3645 65696
2012 3609 74508
2013 3708 86966
2014 3636 95960
2015 3539 102167
2016 3333 107190
2017 3333 112950
2018 3309 123054
2019 3579 135829
2020 3755 154037
2021 3837 174568
2022 3973 183468
2023 3662 179096

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 29 56
Chemical Engineering 1 36 63
Physical chemistry 1 35 70
Radiochemistry 1 52 70
Environmental Chemistry 1 21 71
Materials Science 1 31 75
Nutrition and Food Science 1 18 87
Organic Chemistry 1 29 95
Inorganic Chemistry 1 45 104
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 21 115
Pharmacy 2 39 164
Biochemistry 1 32 186
Computational Chemistry 1 41 215
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 53 231
Biochemical Engineering 2 75 329

Engineering rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Engineering in Taiwan and 89th in the World with 82,469 publications made and 1,699,546 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 128 In Taiwan
#27 of 2,809 In Asia
#89 of 6,684 In the World

National Taiwan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 509 1011
1992 594 1422
1993 620 1516
1994 681 1986
1995 693 2223
1996 864 2814
1997 935 3564
1998 939 4087
1999 982 5207
2000 1115 5824
2001 1266 7333
2002 2218 10964
2003 1900 12081
2004 2087 14142
2005 2448 17932
2006 2867 22306
2007 2934 27544
2008 3106 33857
2009 3305 40965
2010 3506 48526
2011 3800 58488
2012 3738 66296
2013 3752 78074
2014 3696 86036
2015 3398 90826
2016 3356 95926
2017 3270 100705
2018 3299 110353
2019 3454 121700
2020 3575 135123
2021 3693 153235
2022 3741 159467
2023 3652 156855

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 2 7 29
Electronic Engineering 1 11 30
Telecommunications 1 15 51
Electrical Engineering 1 19 51
Environmental Engineering 1 21 53
Nanotechnology 1 29 56
Computer Networking 2 18 63
Chemical Engineering 1 36 63
Optical Engineering 1 19 67
Automation and Control engineering 1 29 71
Materials Science 1 31 75
Metallurgical Engineering 1 36 88
Architecture 1 16 92
Acoustical Engineering 1 24 96
Technical Drawing 4 33 97
Robotics 1 35 100
Geotechnical Engineering 1 34 106
Biomedical Engineering 1 20 107
Human-Computer Interaction 1 18 112
Structural Engineering 1 37 112
Civil Engineering 1 33 116
Mechanical Engineering 1 33 121
Nuclear Engineering 2 46 123
Petroleum Engineering 2 44 125
Reliability and Quality Engineering 4 46 145
Automotive Engineering 2 53 153
Aerospace Engineering 2 38 154
Marine Engineering 2 49 164
Architectural Engineering 1 47 169
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 54 172
Systems Engineering 1 39 175
Construction Management 3 44 180
Operations Research 4 56 180
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 59 184
Transportation Engineering 3 54 203
Industrial Engineering 6 57 206
Agricultural Engineering 1 68 210
Biotechnology 1 34 221
Remote Sensing 2 59 230
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 53 231
Landscape Architecture 1 52 251
Mining Engineering 1 93 256
Engineering Management 2 38 263
Product and Industrial Design 5 59 296
Biochemical Engineering 2 75 329
Firefighting and Fire Science 10 183 512
Aviation 10 119 562

Biology rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Biology in Taiwan and 173rd in the World with 81,514 publications made and 1,996,550 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 123 In Taiwan
#30 of 2,814 In Asia
#173 of 6,770 In the World

National Taiwan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 466 1542
1992 550 2020
1993 600 2033
1994 656 2571
1995 731 2935
1996 834 3525
1997 929 4626
1998 935 5623
1999 1024 7078
2000 1120 8102
2001 1220 9899
2002 1579 12566
2003 1467 15458
2004 1721 17405
2005 1901 21096
2006 2297 25661
2007 2454 31610
2008 2721 38092
2009 2885 45705
2010 3203 54347
2011 3451 64755
2012 3527 74822
2013 3745 87200
2014 3695 97397
2015 3641 104192
2016 3443 108790
2017 3449 114953
2018 3489 125023
2019 3907 138644
2020 4136 161601
2021 4437 183989
2022 4459 194775
2023 4200 189373

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 29 56
Toxicology 1 5 61
Nutrition and Food Science 1 18 87
Virology 1 15 114
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 18 137
Horticulture 1 33 141
Molecular Biology 1 24 146
Oncology and Cancer research 2 41 152
Botany 1 22 156
Pharmacology 1 33 177
Agricultural Science 1 39 182
Biochemistry 1 32 186
Paleontology 1 25 191
Microbiology 1 27 193
Genetics 1 30 202
Immunology 1 35 210
Biophysics 1 25 213
Biotechnology 1 34 221
Zoology 1 15 230
Astrobiology 1 50 287
Forestry 1 44 296
Neuroscience 2 38 301
Evolutionary Biology 1 40 309
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 47 313
Entomology 1 48 346
Animal Science 2 58 346
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 69 653

Physics rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Physics in Taiwan and 101st in the World with 76,120 publications made and 1,613,578 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 126 In Taiwan
#27 of 2,786 In Asia
#101 of 6,603 In the World

National Taiwan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 490 970
1992 575 1428
1993 612 1513
1994 658 1906
1995 666 2176
1996 829 2752
1997 920 3474
1998 916 3987
1999 966 5155
2000 1097 5676
2001 1251 7231
2002 2030 10390
2003 1714 11774
2004 1888 13640
2005 2219 17235
2006 2601 21347
2007 2687 26293
2008 2851 32284
2009 3052 38602
2010 3199 45513
2011 3493 54868
2012 3367 61468
2013 3445 71913
2014 3380 79629
2015 3151 84916
2016 3053 89800
2017 3066 95015
2018 2985 103887
2019 3130 114017
2020 3289 126057
2021 3381 141689
2022 3423 146197
2023 3300 145176

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 29 56
Optical Engineering 1 19 67
Materials Science 1 31 75
Quantum and Particle physics 1 27 94
Condensed Matter Physics 1 29 94
Acoustical Engineering 1 24 96
Nuclear Physics 1 22 114
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 24 161
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 29 170
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 54 172
Theoretical Physics 1 25 178
Biophysics 1 25 213
Astrobiology 1 50 287
Medical Physics 3 85 482

Computer Science rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Taiwan and 119th in the World with 53,302 publications made and 964,023 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 124 In Taiwan
#20 of 2,809 In Asia
#119 of 6,752 In the World

National Taiwan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 308 705
1992 333 851
1993 354 1016
1994 385 1239
1995 425 1435
1996 478 1699
1997 539 2124
1998 509 2482
1999 517 3018
2000 593 3383
2001 621 3797
2002 1543 7147
2003 1170 6750
2004 1266 7876
2005 1620 10378
2006 1794 13184
2007 1794 15410
2008 2006 19426
2009 2058 23458
2010 2283 27623
2011 2451 33133
2012 2461 38133
2013 2444 44567
2014 2354 49119
2015 2279 52700
2016 2214 54987
2017 2094 56771
2018 2198 63345
2019 2344 69755
2020 2468 79999
2021 2711 92380
2022 2624 95953
2023 2619 94267

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

Environmental Science rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 150th in the World with 51,241 publications made and 1,136,353 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 124 In Taiwan
#28 of 2,811 In Asia
#150 of 6,798 In the World

National Taiwan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 281 839
1992 361 1130
1993 385 1026
1994 389 1308
1995 408 1522
1996 511 1794
1997 581 2352
1998 594 2880
1999 585 3436
2000 723 4026
2001 803 4945
2002 1146 6705
2003 1015 8468
2004 1180 9459
2005 1257 11294
2006 1621 14411
2007 1552 17329
2008 1780 21501
2009 1917 25621
2010 2040 30780
2011 2241 37401
2012 2224 43002
2013 2337 51170
2014 2284 57127
2015 2207 60252
2016 2088 63660
2017 2136 67157
2018 2087 73491
2019 2368 82936
2020 2562 96350
2021 2602 109743
2022 2629 116142
2023 2590 112758

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

Medicine rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 2nd for Medicine in Taiwan and 240th in the World with 50,744 publications made and 1,176,165 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Oncology and Cancer research.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Taiwan
#33 of 2,781 In Asia
#240 of 6,680 In the World

National Taiwan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 280 1016
1992 335 1240
1993 330 1274
1994 398 1665
1995 411 1812
1996 550 2239
1997 552 2870
1998 550 3376
1999 586 4279
2000 629 5132
2001 623 6014
2002 825 7481
2003 805 8818
2004 1028 10382
2005 1115 12556
2006 1289 15335
2007 1453 18459
2008 1545 22037
2009 1585 26190
2010 1833 31084
2011 2028 36567
2012 2115 42091
2013 2270 49277
2014 2272 54639
2015 2317 60348
2016 2226 62360
2017 2192 66052
2018 2271 70540
2019 2621 78849
2020 2787 94753
2021 3144 109718
2022 3193 115674
2023 3073 111993

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 5 61
Biomedical Engineering 1 20 107
Virology 1 15 114
Occupational Therapy 1 6 121
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 23 126
Epidemiology 1 18 145
Oncology and Cancer research 2 41 152
Pharmacy 2 39 164
Pharmacology 1 33 177
Optometry 1 28 185
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 55 194
Radiation Therapy 3 50 197
Family medicine 1 16 209
Immunology 1 35 210
Sports Medicine 1 16 218
Pathology 2 35 228
Public Health 1 19 242
Anatomy and Physiology 3 40 248
Veterinary 1 44 254
Physical Therapy 3 25 257
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 21 262
Respiratory Therapy 1 38 264
Ophthalmology 3 49 267
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 51 269
Surgery 3 53 273
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 19 275
Gerontology 2 17 282
Audiology 2 31 283
Dentistry 3 65 283
Pediatrics 3 44 290
Dermatology 3 68 302
Orthodontics 3 69 306
Anesthesiology 3 58 315
Forensic Science 1 57 319
Clinical Psychology 1 20 320
Nursing 2 26 320
Psychiatry 3 48 334
Urology 3 76 338
Sports / Exercise science 1 21 340
Cardiology 3 85 371
Critical Care Nursing 3 50 387
Social Work 1 20 418
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 67 451
Cosmetology 6 123 455
Medical Physics 3 85 482
Health Science 2 68 500
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 69 653
Neurosurgery 8 230 664
Plastic Surgery 10 203 713

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 270th in the World with 36,775 publications made and 740,927 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 123 In Taiwan
#20 of 2,845 In Asia
#270 of 7,020 In the World

National Taiwan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 158 432
1992 202 485
1993 226 597
1994 225 815
1995 230 871
1996 268 1090
1997 327 1342
1998 301 1585
1999 346 2053
2000 377 2318
2001 365 2669
2002 785 4412
2003 698 4718
2004 737 5596
2005 860 6994
2006 1085 8808
2007 1085 10324
2008 1172 12792
2009 1328 15862
2010 1485 18422
2011 1626 22437
2012 1662 26411
2013 1765 31313
2014 1777 35048
2015 1656 38675
2016 1575 39907
2017 1558 42236
2018 1690 46313
2019 1827 52941
2020 2003 62110
2021 2063 72276
2022 2177 75416
2023 2136 74443

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

Mathematics rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Taiwan and 146th in the World with 27,756 publications made and 525,276 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Taiwan
#27 of 2,673 In Asia
#146 of 6,305 In the World

National Taiwan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 117 244
1992 126 270
1993 146 337
1994 156 505
1995 153 528
1996 205 710
1997 221 848
1998 228 1014
1999 245 1231
2000 275 1442
2001 285 1621
2002 734 3031
2003 596 3012
2004 633 3549
2005 774 4579
2006 854 5979
2007 879 6956
2008 968 8608
2009 1034 10727
2010 1160 12792
2011 1271 15204
2012 1315 17875
2013 1343 21352
2014 1297 23762
2015 1209 25805
2016 1202 27210
2017 1117 28019
2018 1236 31521
2019 1319 34866
2020 1428 39609
2021 1496 45072
2022 1532 47000
2023 1568 45549

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 29 93
Actuarial Science 1 10 132
Statistics 1 27 148
Operations Research 4 56 180
Applied Mathematics 1 43 189
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 27 221
Math Teachers 7 106 668

Psychology rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Psychology in Taiwan and 233rd in the World with 22,149 publications made and 458,350 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 123 In Taiwan
#28 of 2,703 In Asia
#233 of 6,528 In the World

National Taiwan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 97 344
1992 125 460
1993 140 490
1994 156 587
1995 163 684
1996 205 740
1997 204 932
1998 190 1085
1999 215 1335
2000 223 1629
2001 215 1771
2002 348 2487
2003 282 2528
2004 350 3245
2005 433 4065
2006 518 4967
2007 574 5976
2008 628 7303
2009 690 9054
2010 831 10822
2011 963 13220
2012 944 15886
2013 1000 19024
2014 992 21545
2015 1050 24365
2016 1006 25235
2017 990 26612
2018 1059 29815
2019 1274 33469
2020 1270 40268
2021 1457 46025
2022 1511 48932
2023 1427 47804

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 6 121
Cognitive Science 1 31 164
Social Psychology 1 13 174
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 16 277
Neuroscience 2 38 301
Clinical Psychology 1 20 320
Child Psychology 1 20 327
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 47 328
Psychiatry 3 48 334
Social Work 1 20 418
Education Majors 5 51 430
Sexology 2 53 756
Special Education 7 117 944

Business rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Business in Taiwan and 194th in the World with 15,680 publications made and 265,147 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 124 In Taiwan
#29 of 2,579 In Asia
#194 of 6,187 In the World

National Taiwan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 90 204
1992 108 195
1993 114 276
1994 104 362
1995 121 350
1996 153 486
1997 145 548
1998 147 696
1999 155 839
2000 168 875
2001 159 942
2002 488 2183
2003 362 1838
2004 374 2256
2005 439 2614
2006 509 3393
2007 555 4086
2008 573 5020
2009 629 6388
2010 732 7328
2011 796 9132
2012 745 10635
2013 729 12152
2014 742 13417
2015 642 14077
2016 636 14666
2017 603 14964
2018 661 16678
2019 638 18801
2020 687 21442
2021 753 25245
2022 710 25988
2023 763 25540

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Economics in Taiwan and 190th in the World with 9,384 publications made and 194,412 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 118 In Taiwan
#17 of 2,461 In Asia
#190 of 5,995 In the World

National Taiwan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 30 78
1992 45 73
1993 48 112
1994 46 146
1995 55 145
1996 71 187
1997 57 230
1998 69 335
1999 87 420
2000 77 477
2001 91 588
2002 195 907
2003 161 949
2004 191 1262
2005 211 1407
2006 253 1829
2007 287 2306
2008 328 2694
2009 390 3662
2010 438 4144
2011 446 5066
2012 447 6045
2013 485 7187
2014 468 7866
2015 424 8721
2016 403 9232
2017 404 9347
2018 430 10375
2019 425 12093
2020 507 14255
2021 522 16630
2022 530 17635
2023 569 17522

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan University in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

National Taiwan University ranked 1st for Art & Design in Taiwan and 186th in the World with 8,200 publications made and 121,008 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Aesthetics, 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
#1 of 118 In Taiwan
#21 of 2,302 In Asia
#186 of 5,720 In the World

National Taiwan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 24 74
1992 43 79
1993 41 95
1994 47 124
1995 46 150
1996 64 204
1997 75 236
1998 82 246
1999 85 322
2000 83 366
2001 86 427
2002 194 816
2003 178 746
2004 178 938
2005 222 1194
2006 292 1485
2007 324 1921
2008 346 2416
2009 358 2955
2010 397 3648
2011 417 4438
2012 396 5078
2013 408 5609
2014 407 6316
2015 408 6695
2016 363 7035
2017 344 7125
2018 364 7570
2019 360 8668
2020 350 9299
2021 376 10756
2022 358 10984
2023 331 10507

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

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 1 15 55
Computer Graphics 1 17 78
Photography 1 6 86
Architecture 1 16 92
Game Design and Development 1 13 95
Multimedia 3 12 100
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 10 108
Fashion Design 1 17 132
UX/UI Desgin 2 28 189
Music 1 17 219
Landscape Architecture 1 52 251
Graphic Design 4 39 265
Cinematography 1 9 272
Literature 1 25 282
Aesthetics 1 39 299
Painting and Drawing 4 53 321
Sculpture 4 53 321
Illustration and Concept Art 4 55 331
Interior Design 1 90 362
Performing arts 1 41 400
Entertainment Industry Business 5 69 558
Creative Writing 1 36 579
Art History 2 37 591