QS World University Rankings by Subject 2016 COUNTRY FILE v1.0

Subject Influence Map

■ Arts & Humanities ■ Engineering & Technology

■ Life Sciences & Medicine ARCHAEOLOGY ■ Natural Sciences ■ Social Sciences & Management

% Institutions Ranked in Subject

% Institutions Scored in Subject

TAIWAN PSYCHOLOGY

Overall Country Performance

Institutions cited by academics in at least one subject 39

Subjects featuring at least one institution from 38

Institutions ranked in at least one subject 37

Institutions in published ranking for at least one subject 21

Range Representation by Subject The following tables display the number of institutions from Taiwan featured in each subject within each given range. Please note that different numbers of institutions are presented overall in different subjects - ranges shaded in grey do not exist for the subjects in question

ARTS & HUMANITIES ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Archaeology 0 0 Computer Science & Information Systems 1 2 2 2 0 1 3 2 Architecture / Built Environment 0 1 Engineering - Chemical 1 1 3 1 Art & Design 1 1 Engineering - Civil & Structural 1 1 1 1 English Language & Literature 0 1 1 0 1 0 Engineering - Electrical & Electronic 3 1 2 1 2 2 History 0 0 1 0 Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing 1 2 2 2 1 1 Linguistics 0 3 1 1 Engineering - Mineral & Mining 1 0 Modern Languages 1 0 2 2 1 1 Performing Arts 0 0 LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE Philosophy 0 1 0 2 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Agriculture & Forestry 0 0 2 0 Biological Sciences 0 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 Dentistry 1 Medicine 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT Nursing 1 2 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Pharmacy & Pharmacology 1 0 3 2 Accounting & Finance 0 1 1 1 Psychology 0 0 1 0 Anthropology 0 0 Veterinary Science 0 Business & Management Studies 0 1 1 3 Communication & Media Studies 0 2 0 0 NATURAL SCIENCES Development Studies 1 0 Top 50 51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 251-300 301-350 351-400 Economics & Econometrics 0 1 0 0 2 2 Chemistry 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 Education 1 1 1 3 0 1 Earth & Marine Sciences 1 0 0 1 Law 1 0 0 0 Environmental Sciences 0 1 1 0 3 1 Politics & International Studies 0 2 0 0 Geography 0 1 0 1 Social Policy & Administration 0 1 Materials Science 1 2 1 2 Sociology 0 1 0 1 Mathematics 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 Statistics & Operational Research 0 2 2 1 Physics & Astronomy 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1

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Top 5 Institutions by Subject In the tables below the [number] in square brackets is the global rank of that institution for the given subject. Thorough checks are conducted for the ranked institutions in each subject but where fewer than five institutions for the country in question are present in a given subject ranking, we have included the runners up - these are presented in grey. In many cases, these institutions beyond the published ranking, owe their position to relatively low amounts of data (which is why the ranking itself are truncated) and whether or not the institution operates degree programs in that subject may not have been verified. Nonetheless it has been found useful in the context of a country report to present these additional data. At the tail end of a table institutions can appear in dsiciplines they are not very active in due to very strong profiles in "neighbouring" subjects. Since the All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) system operates at a journal level an institution strong in Chemistry can appear in Chemical Engineering for example. Within ranked ranges the existence of qualifying programs is personally checked by a member of the QSIU team - but this is not always practical for the hundreds of entries falling outside the range. At time of writing the QSIU team have manually verified the operation of programs in over 15,000 subject institution intersections.

ARTS & HUMANITIES

ARCHAEOLOGY ARCHITECTURE / BUILT ENVIRONMENT ART & DESIGN 1 National Taiwan Normal University 1 National Cheng Kung University [51-100] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [43] 2 Soochow University (Taiwan) 2 National Chiao Tung University 2 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [51-100] 3 3 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 3 National Chiao Tung University 4 4 National University of Technology 4 National Chengchi University 5 5 National Chung Hsing University 5 National Taiwan Normal University

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE HISTORY LINGUISTICS 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [101-150] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 2 National Sun Yat-sen University [101-150] 2 National Taiwan Normal University 2 National Taiwan Normal University [51-100] 3 National Taiwan Normal University [201-250] 3 Tamkang University 3 National Tsing Hua University [51-100] 4 Tamkang University 4 National Tsing Hua University 4 National Chengchi University [101-150] 5 National Tsing Hua University 5 National Chengchi University 5 National Chiao Tung University [151-200]

MODERN LANGUAGES PERFORMING ARTS PHILOSOPHY 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [39=] 1 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 2 National Taiwan Normal University [101-150] 2 National Taiwan University (NTU) 2 National Chengchi University [151-200] 3 National Chengchi University [101-150] 3 National Tsing Hua University 3 Fu Jen Catholic University [151-200] 4 National Tsing Hua University [151-200] 4 Soochow University (Taiwan) 4 National Chung Cheng University 5 National Sun Yat-sen University [151-200] 5 National Sun Yat-sen University 5 National Tsing Hua University

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - CIVIL & STRUCTURAL 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [46] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [34] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [34=] 2 National Tsing Hua University [51-100] 2 National Tsing Hua University [51-100] 2 National Cheng Kung University [51-100] 3 National Chiao Tung University [51-100] 3 National Cheng Kung University [101-150] 3 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [101-150] 4 National Cheng Kung University [101-150] 4 National Chiao Tung University [101-150] 4 National Chiao Tung University [151-200] 5 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [101-150] 5 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [101-150] 5 National Central University

ENGINEERING - ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING - MECHANICAL, AERONAUTICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING - MINERAL & MINING 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [23=] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [48] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [49] 2 National Tsing Hua University [40=] 2 National Tsing Hua University [51-100] 2 National Chung Hsing University 3 National Chiao Tung University [48=] 3 National Cheng Kung University [51-100] 3 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 4 National Cheng Kung University [51-100] 4 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [101-150] 4 National Taiwan Normal University 5 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [101-150] 5 National Chiao Tung University [101-150] 5 National Chiao Tung University

LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICINE

AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DENTISTRY 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [101-150] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [45=] 2 National Chung Hsing University [101-150] 2 National Tsing Hua University [101-150] 2 Taipei Medical University 3 National Tsing Hua University 3 National Cheng Kung University [201-250] 3 National Yang Ming University 4 National Yang Ming University 4 National Yang Ming University [201-250] 4 National Cheng Kung University 5 National Taiwan Ocean University 5 National Chung Hsing University [201-250] 5 China Medical University

MEDICINE NURSING PHARMACY & PHARMACOLOGY 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [44=] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [43] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [50] 2 Taipei Medical University [101-150] 2 Taipei Medical University [51-100] 2 China Medical University Taichung [101-150] 3 National Yang Ming University [101-150] 3 National Yang Ming University [51-100] 3 Taipei Medical University [101-150] 4 National Cheng Kung University [151-200] 4 4 National Cheng Kung University [101-150] 5 Chang Gung University [151-200] 5 5 Chang Gung University [151-200]

PSYCHOLOGY VETERINARY SCIENCE 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [101-150] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) 2 National Chengchi University 2 National Chung Hsing University 3 National Taiwan Normal University 3 Taipei Medical University 4 National Cheng Kung University 4 National Tsing Hua University 5 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology 5

NATURAL SCIENCES

CHEMISTRY EARTH & MARINE SCIENCES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [29=] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [43] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 2 National Tsing Hua University [51-100] 2 National Central University [151-200] 2 National Cheng Kung University [101-150] 3 National Chiao Tung University [151-200] 3 National Cheng Kung University 3 National Chiao Tung University [201-250] 4 National Cheng Kung University [151-200] 4 National Taiwan Normal University 4 National Tsing Hua University [201-250] 5 National Chung Hsing University [201-250] 5 National Taiwan Ocean University 5 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [201-250]

GEOGRAPHY MATERIALS SCIENCE MATHEMATICS 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [49] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 2 National Cheng Kung University [151-200] 2 National Tsing Hua University [51-100] 2 National Tsing Hua University [101-150] 3 National Chengchi University 3 National Chiao Tung University [51-100] 3 National Chiao Tung University [151-200] 4 National Taiwan Normal University 4 National Cheng Kung University [101-150] 4 National Cheng Kung University [151-200] 5 National Central University 5 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [151-200] 5 National Sun Yat-sen University [251-300]

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [47=] 2 National Tsing Hua University [101-150] 3 National Chiao Tung University [151-200] 4 National Central University [201-250] 5 National Cheng Kung University [201-250]

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SOCIAL SCIENCES & MANAGEMENT

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE ANTHROPOLOGY BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 2 National Chengchi University [101-150] 2 National Chengchi University 2 National Chengchi University [101-150] 3 National Cheng Kung University [151-200] 3 National Chiao Tung University 3 National Cheng Kung University [151-200] 4 National Chiao Tung University 4 National Tsing Hua University 4 National Tsing Hua University [151-200] 5 National Central University 5 5 National Chiao Tung University [151-200]

COMMUNICATION & MEDIA STUDIES DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ECONOMICS & ECONOMETRICS 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [49] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 2 National Chengchi University [51-100] 2 National Cheng Kung University 2 National Chengchi University [201-300] 3 National Sun Yat-sen University 3 National Chiao Tung University 3 National Tsing Hua University [201-300] 4 National Chiao Tung University 4 National Taiwan Normal University 4 National Sun Yat-sen University [201-300] 5 National Taiwan Normal University 5 National Central University 5 National Cheng Kung University [201-300]

EDUCATION LAW POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 1 National Taiwan Normal University [44] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [45=] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 2 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology [51-100] 2 National Tsing Hua University 2 National Chengchi University [51-100] 3 National Cheng Kung University [101-150] 3 National Chengchi University 3 National Sun Yat-sen University 4 National Chiao Tung University [151-200] 4 National Cheng Kung University 4 National Chung Cheng University 5 National Sun Yat-sen University [151-200] 5 National Central University 5 Tamkang University

SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION SOCIOLOGY STATISTICS & OPERATIONAL RESEARCH 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 1 National Taiwan University (NTU) [51-100] 1 National Tsing Hua University [51-100] 2 National Chengchi University 2 National Chengchi University [151-200] 2 National Chiao Tung University [51-100] 3 National Chiao Tung University 3 National Sun Yat-sen University 3 National Cheng Kung University [101-150] 4 National Tsing Hua University 4 National Cheng Kung University 4 National Central University [101-150] 5 National Chung Hsing University 5 National Central University 5 National Sun Yat-sen University [151-200]

Overall Project Statistics The QS World University Rankings by Subject has become a vast task, each year involving more data screening and cleaning and higher volumes of survey and publication data. To provide some sense of the scale of the project, here are some of the key statistics.

Universities selected by academics Academic responses Total number of subjects 76,798 in at least one subject 4,226 42

Institutions ranked in at least one Employer responses Total number of ranked entries 44,226 subject 2,691 9,200

Total survey responses Countries with at least one (academics and employers) 121,024 institution ranked 125

Research paper attributions Within published range in counted 28.5m at least one subject 945

Countries with at least one Citation attributions counted 113m institution in published range 62

Within top 200 in Self-citations excluded 25.4m at least one subject 774

Countries with at least Programs verified 15,530 one institution in top 200 55

Within top 100 in at least one subject 551

Countries with at least one institution in top 100 49

Within top 50 in at least one subject 347

Countries with at least one institution in top 100 38

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