Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology: Rankings

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The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 44th in Taiwan, 2878th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 63 research topics. The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,998 academic publications and 74,303 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2878 of 14,131 In the World
#913 of 5,830 In Asia
#44 of 144 In Taiwan
#4 of 14 In Tainan
#485 of 1,024 For Product and Industrial Design
#612 of 2,056 For Computer Engineering
#760 of 1,498 For Robotics
#5882 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4356 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 60 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 34th for Engineering in Taiwan and 1769th in the World with 4,303 publications made and 52,121 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 128 In Taiwan
#719 of 2,809 In Asia
#1769 of 6,684 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 6 2
2000 25 3
2001 35 8
2002 62 38
2003 121 75
2004 150 187
2005 200 419
2006 206 640
2007 245 1001
2008 218 1275
2009 244 1732
2010 215 2005
2011 236 2450
2012 212 2548
2013 226 2912
2014 204 2994
2015 185 3012
2016 220 2826
2017 201 3016
2018 161 2961
2019 215 3260
2020 223 3799
2021 172 4317
2022 159 4559
2023 147 4483

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 17 115 485
Computer Engineering 15 190 612
Robotics 15 269 760
Operations Research 22 246 788
Automation and Control engineering 21 305 821
Reliability and Quality Engineering 20 322 941
Automotive Engineering 16 350 942
Electronic Engineering 27 372 991
Biomedical Engineering 17 377 1068
Human-Computer Interaction 23 292 1096
Telecommunications 25 400 1112
Electrical Engineering 26 453 1183
Nanotechnology 33 632 1389
Computer Networking 38 544 1427
Mechanical Engineering 27 574 1549
Chemical Engineering 32 742 1569
Renewable Energy Engineering 29 682 1610
Acoustical Engineering 26 621 1636
Optical Engineering 32 710 1701
Materials Science 36 746 1723
Aerospace Engineering 28 670 1732
Metallurgical Engineering 35 795 1786
Geotechnical Engineering 32 849 2030
Structural Engineering 46 871 2069
Systems Engineering 39 815 2182
Civil Engineering 48 960 2302
Biotechnology 43 1079 2416

Physics rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 34th for Physics in Taiwan and 1884th in the World with 3,614 publications made and 45,321 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 126 In Taiwan
#779 of 2,786 In Asia
#1884 of 6,603 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 5 2
2000 24 2
2001 25 6
2002 50 28
2003 111 63
2004 139 165
2005 167 381
2006 197 585
2007 224 909
2008 182 1157
2009 203 1538
2010 179 1757
2011 198 2151
2012 177 2285
2013 200 2567
2014 174 2630
2015 145 2599
2016 168 2479
2017 150 2641
2018 138 2534
2019 192 2874
2020 178 3258
2021 147 3616
2022 115 3720
2023 112 3779

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 33 632 1389
Acoustical Engineering 26 621 1636
Condensed Matter Physics 30 751 1683
Optical Engineering 32 710 1701
Materials Science 36 746 1723
Quantum and Particle physics 35 748 1813
Nuclear Physics 38 1007 2326
Astrophysics and Astronomy 43 1038 2633

Computer Science rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 37th for Computer Science in Taiwan and 1794th in the World with 3,284 publications made and 33,626 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#37 of 124 In Taiwan
#663 of 2,809 In Asia
#1794 of 6,752 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 5 2
2000 18 3
2001 29 4
2002 40 27
2003 63 42
2004 92 83
2005 129 205
2006 122 277
2007 177 483
2008 168 605
2009 180 888
2010 167 1073
2011 155 1373
2012 154 1417
2013 184 1730
2014 148 1819
2015 133 1830
2016 174 1822
2017 156 1957
2018 156 2004
2019 183 2256
2020 200 2784
2021 173 3323
2022 143 3659
2023 129 3687

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

Computer Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 15 190 612
Robotics 15 269 760
Information Technology 17 199 796
Multimedia 32 263 1070
Human-Computer Interaction 23 292 1096
Telecommunications 25 400 1112
Computer Networking 38 544 1427
Blockchain and Cryptography 41 621 1496
Computer Vision 36 612 1515
Computer Graphics 36 566 1529
Management Information Systems 46 413 1547
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 36 599 1582
Machine Learning 40 662 1648
Cyber Security 42 701 1804
Data Science 34 661 1963
Computational Linguistics 43 899 2101
Cognitive Science 47 879 2165
Neuroscience 37 777 2251
Software Engineering 46 922 2393
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 1320 2956

Biology rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 46th for Biology in Taiwan and 2584th in the World with 3,134 publications made and 44,510 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#46 of 123 In Taiwan
#1110 of 2,814 In Asia
#2584 of 6,770 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
2000 6 1
2001 18 2
2002 31 11
2003 71 41
2004 89 123
2005 112 288
2006 112 480
2007 140 732
2008 125 911
2009 148 1273
2010 148 1444
2011 165 1716
2012 154 1870
2013 181 2228
2014 169 2401
2015 159 2467
2016 164 2521
2017 147 2703
2018 133 2674
2019 153 3038
2020 208 3784
2021 174 4301
2022 160 4709
2023 153 4613

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 33 632 1389
Oncology and Cancer research 38 752 1825
Evolutionary Biology 30 684 1949
Pharmacology 38 915 2110
Immunology 37 884 2222
Molecular Biology 50 949 2236
Agricultural Science 32 921 2250
Neuroscience 37 777 2251
Biotechnology 43 1079 2416
Biochemistry 51 1182 2601
Genetics 50 1156 2704
Nutrition and Food Science 54 1311 2801
Virology 44 1179 2885
Paleontology 52 1210 2938
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 1320 2956
Microbiology 53 1520 3287
Botany 59 1446 3338

Chemistry rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 43rd for Chemistry in Taiwan and 2223rd in the World with 3,093 publications made and 46,461 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#43 of 126 In Taiwan
#989 of 2,750 In Asia
#2223 of 6,447 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 3 0
2000 16 1
2001 20 5
2002 41 19
2003 92 56
2004 109 160
2005 135 384
2006 174 586
2007 181 926
2008 144 1117
2009 158 1481
2010 146 1704
2011 180 2034
2012 153 2176
2013 166 2507
2014 167 2704
2015 144 2702
2016 138 2648
2017 131 2809
2018 117 2724
2019 127 3052
2020 166 3501
2021 129 3964
2022 120 4174
2023 121 4138

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 33 632 1389
Physical chemistry 30 678 1521
Radiochemistry 29 774 1523
Chemical Engineering 32 742 1569
Materials Science 36 746 1723
Inorganic Chemistry 33 833 1822
Organic Chemistry 40 976 2156
Environmental Chemistry 52 1023 2248
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 910 2313
Biochemistry 51 1182 2601
Nutrition and Food Science 54 1311 2801

Environmental Science rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 51st for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 2723rd in the World with 2,209 publications made and 27,384 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#51 of 124 In Taiwan
#1107 of 2,811 In Asia
#2723 of 6,798 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
2000 14 2
2001 13 4
2002 32 13
2003 41 33
2004 66 80
2005 89 174
2006 84 286
2007 127 428
2008 110 575
2009 106 856
2010 109 974
2011 123 1220
2012 130 1300
2013 130 1555
2014 115 1680
2015 98 1720
2016 117 1660
2017 95 1746
2018 89 1723
2019 109 1905
2020 118 2274
2021 109 2716
2022 100 2919
2023 80 2851

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

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 684 1720
Geotechnical Engineering 32 849 2030
Environmental Chemistry 52 1023 2248
Agricultural Science 32 921 2250
Petrology and Geochemistry 45 910 2313
Oceanography 44 918 2323
Earth science and Geophysics 44 965 2344
Environmental Management 51 1110 2613
Geography and Cartography 43 988 2634
Geology 49 1103 2700
Paleontology 52 1210 2938
Ecology 57 1294 3095

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 44th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 2940th in the World with 2,146 publications made and 22,392 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#44 of 123 In Taiwan
#963 of 2,845 In Asia
#2940 of 7,020 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 3 0
2000 8 2
2001 13 3
2002 26 15
2003 27 27
2004 53 57
2005 57 98
2006 58 145
2007 90 272
2008 98 320
2009 100 507
2010 102 611
2011 88 840
2012 96 861
2013 109 1050
2014 111 1128
2015 101 1222
2016 117 1200
2017 126 1268
2018 110 1420
2019 115 1615
2020 140 2022
2021 152 2441
2022 124 2753
2023 117 2898

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 6 80 438
Education Majors 36 495 1872
Linguistics 38 699 1956
Communications and Public Relations 41 617 2236
Law 40 746 2371
Political Science 40 787 2675
Philosophy 41 832 2694
Anthropology 53 903 2908
Sociology 49 949 2988
Archaeology 54 1188 3066
Demography 46 1144 3089
History 54 1215 3249
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 53 1372 3861

Medicine rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 42nd for Medicine in Taiwan and 2706th in the World with 1,892 publications made and 23,915 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#42 of 122 In Taiwan
#1046 of 2,781 In Asia
#2706 of 6,680 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2000 1 2
2001 7 0
2002 8 4
2003 14 9
2004 32 43
2005 43 120
2006 31 145
2007 56 239
2008 54 316
2009 66 427
2010 64 485
2011 72 592
2012 78 686
2013 102 925
2014 107 1098
2015 118 1206
2016 122 1249
2017 117 1424
2018 112 1565
2019 116 1830
2020 151 2363
2021 151 2706
2022 144 3327
2023 121 3177

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 17 377 1068
Radiation Therapy 30 608 1463
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 21 392 1506
Anesthesiology 25 585 1646
Cardiology 28 633 1761
Sports Medicine 33 542 1779
Oncology and Cancer research 38 752 1825
Critical Care Nursing 25 584 1826
Pediatrics 25 588 1833
Pharmacology 38 915 2110
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 42 895 2117
Surgery 34 751 2117
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 33 798 2143
Immunology 37 884 2222
Psychiatry 34 803 2321
Physical Therapy 42 850 2381
Pathology 44 1004 2512
Anatomy and Physiology 42 992 2569
Nursing 49 959 2883
Virology 44 1179 2885
Clinical Psychology 55 1040 2901
Health Science 49 932 2940
Public Health 47 1140 3059

Mathematics rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 41st for Mathematics in Taiwan and 1941st in the World with 1,789 publications made and 18,520 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#41 of 122 In Taiwan
#736 of 2,673 In Asia
#1941 of 6,305 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 3 2
2000 11 2
2001 19 2
2002 28 19
2003 22 18
2004 40 47
2005 64 81
2006 59 115
2007 67 207
2008 68 258
2009 95 401
2010 90 480
2011 83 643
2012 70 659
2013 88 857
2014 82 915
2015 89 935
2016 94 884
2017 107 993
2018 90 1063
2019 104 1194
2020 101 1465
2021 105 1700
2022 101 1987
2023 105 1930

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 22 246 788
Blockchain and Cryptography 41 621 1496
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 480 1537
Math Teachers 29 383 1538
Statistics 43 756 1960
Applied Mathematics 49 1126 2511

Psychology rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 43rd for Psychology in Taiwan and 2448th in the World with 1,393 publications made and 15,411 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#43 of 123 In Taiwan
#879 of 2,703 In Asia
#2448 of 6,528 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 6 1
2002 6 4
2003 12 6
2004 16 19
2005 17 51
2006 30 52
2007 42 99
2008 50 141
2009 49 220
2010 62 294
2011 55 369
2012 59 441
2013 73 545
2014 82 636
2015 71 675
2016 75 765
2017 90 857
2018 91 979
2019 89 1141
2020 109 1437
2021 116 1714
2022 96 2141
2023 94 2083

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 36 495 1872
Cognitive Science 47 879 2165
Social Psychology 45 679 2196
Neuroscience 37 777 2251
Psychiatry 34 803 2321
Child Psychology 46 769 2485
Clinical Psychology 55 1040 2901

Business rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 41st for Business in Taiwan and 1809th in the World with 1,373 publications made and 16,321 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#41 of 124 In Taiwan
#577 of 2,579 In Asia
#1809 of 6,187 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 7 2
2001 22 1
2002 17 13
2003 21 17
2004 46 38
2005 45 71
2006 37 103
2007 67 187
2008 62 240
2009 72 355
2010 73 472
2011 68 619
2012 73 672
2013 83 829
2014 70 885
2015 53 975
2016 76 895
2017 74 921
2018 72 1020
2019 63 1091
2020 75 1375
2021 82 1713
2022 56 1720
2023 54 1657

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 22 246 788
Management Information Systems 46 413 1547
Management 37 526 1605
Investment Banking and Stock trading 41 570 1615
Marketing 47 535 1711
Advertising 42 495 1730
Accounting 36 507 1776
Finance 45 772 2211

Economics rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 46th for Economics in Taiwan and 2411th in the World with 602 publications made and 7,069 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#46 of 118 In Taiwan
#826 of 2,461 In Asia
#2411 of 5,995 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 3 1
2001 5 1
2002 7 9
2003 8 6
2004 14 22
2005 21 28
2006 11 31
2007 25 95
2008 23 79
2009 27 159
2010 37 229
2011 30 273
2012 42 292
2013 27 353
2014 33 408
2015 22 413
2016 33 418
2017 32 391
2018 28 450
2019 22 492
2020 40 614
2021 52 793
2022 29 845
2023 29 843

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 44 480 1537
Investment Banking and Stock trading 41 570 1615
Finance 45 772 2211
Development Studies 52 1071 2989

Art & Design rankings

The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 42nd for Art & Design in Taiwan and 2383rd in the World with 569 publications made and 5,112 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature.

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
#42 of 118 In Taiwan
#774 of 2,302 In Asia
#2383 of 5,720 In the World

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2002 4 1
2003 5 5
2004 9 12
2005 16 20
2006 25 33
2007 37 49
2008 36 66
2009 36 122
2010 39 159
2011 27 183
2012 24 199
2013 29 235
2014 21 215
2015 23 284
2016 30 222
2017 39 253
2018 21 238
2019 26 251
2020 37 358
2021 41 484
2022 28 526
2023 16 606

The following table provides academic rankings for The Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 32 263 1070
Computer Graphics 36 566 1529
Fashion Design 47 849 2421
Literature 39 922 2825