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Taiwan
Taiwan ranks between 5th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Advanced chip manufacturing
5thof 39
1stCN31.8%3rdUS15.0%4thKR8.7%5thTW5.4%6thBE2.1%7–8JP1.7%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University3.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
9–11tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%7thIR1.9%8thEG1.4%9–11TW1.3%9–11AU1.3%9–11GB1.3%
National Sun Yat-sen University0.3% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
9thof 56
1stCN40.8%7thGB2.3%8thDE2.1%9thTW1.7%10thMY1.6%11thHK1.3%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University0.9% of the top 10%
Space launch
10–12tied, of 182.0 papers of credit
1stCN34.8%8–9JP2.9%10–12RU2.0%10–12TW2.0%10–12BR1.1%13–17PT1.0%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University2.0% of the top 10%
AI chips
11–13tied, of 46
1stCN46.2%10thIT1.8%11–13SA1.3%11–13TW1.2%11–13ES1.2%14–15FR1.2%
National Tsing Hua University0.7% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
14–15tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%12–13IT1.2%14–15AE1.1%14–15TW1.1%16–18MY0.9%16–18FR0.9%
National Sun Yat-sen University0.3% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
15–21tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%14thFR0.4%15–21MY0.3%15–21TW0.3%15–21IT0.3%15–21SE0.3%
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
13–18tied, of 544.7 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%13–18TR0.6%13–18BE0.6%13–18TW0.6%13–18RU0.5%13–18IR0.5%
National Chung Cheng University0.2% of the top 10%
New antibiotics and antivirals
16thof 82
1stCN30.3%13–15PL1.3%13–15KR1.3%16thTW1.2%17–21EG1.0%17–21BD1.0%
Academia Sinica0.2% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
16–17tied, of 80
1stCN39.9%14–15IT1.4%14–15AE1.4%16–17TW1.3%16–17GR1.3%18–19JP1.2%
National Sun Yat-sen University0.8% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
17–20tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%13–16FR0.9%13–16JP0.9%17–20TW0.7%17–20NL0.7%17–20TR0.7%
National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center0.3% of the top 10%
Optical communication
16–19tied, of 54
1stCN38.8%14–15CH1.1%16–19HK1.0%16–19TW0.9%16–19DK0.9%16–19TR0.9%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University0.4% of the top 10%
Perovskite solar cells
18thof 76
1stCN53.9%15–16SG0.8%17thES0.7%18thTW0.6%19–20NL0.5%19–20SE0.5%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University0.2% of the top 10%
Inertial navigation
16–29tied, of 401.1 papers of credit
1stCN64.0%16–29BR0.4%16–29AE0.4%16–29TW0.4%16–29GR0.3%16–29ID0.3%
National Taiwan Ocean University0.3% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
18–19tied, of 70
1stUS38.7%16–17IR0.8%18–19ES0.7%18–19TW0.6%20thCH0.6%21–22DK0.5%
Academia Sinica0.1% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
20–23tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%18thES1.2%19thBD1.1%20–23TW0.8%20–23BR0.8%20–23IQ0.8%
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
21–31tied, of 441.3 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%14–20SG0.5%21–31BD0.5%21–31TW0.3%21–31MX0.3%21–31SE0.3%
National Cheng Kung University0.3% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
22–23tied, of 68
1stCN50.8%19–21SG0.7%19–21AE0.7%22–23TW0.6%22–23EG0.6%24–30HU0.5%
National Chung Hsing University0.2% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
22–25tied, of 71
1stUS34.9%22–25IL0.4%22–25SA0.4%22–25TW0.4%22–25AE0.4%26–29BE0.3%
National Taiwan University0.1% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 451.3 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35RS0.5%22–35HU0.5%22–35TW0.5%22–35FI0.5%22–35AU0.5%
National Cheng Kung University0.2% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
21–24tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%21–24ES0.4%21–24MY0.4%21–24TW0.4%25–29RU0.3%25–29BD0.3%
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University0.1% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
21–24tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%21–24QA0.9%21–24IR0.9%21–24TW0.9%25thEG0.8%26–29JP0.7%
National Taiwan Normal University0.1% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
24–31tied, of 370.7 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%15–23ES0.3%24–31IL0.2%24–31TW0.2%24–31FR0.1%24–31FI0.1%
Providence University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
26–30tied, of 543.0 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%26–30EG0.5%26–30IL0.5%26–30TW0.4%26–30AT0.4%26–30NO0.4%
National Taiwan University0.1% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
29–36tied, of 591.1 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%29–36TH0.2%29–36PL0.2%29–36TW0.2%29–36PA0.2%29–36BR0.1%
Outside the top 30
National Chung Cheng University0.1% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39FI0.3%28–39AT0.3%28–39TW0.3%28–39BD0.3%28–39MY0.3%
Outside the top 30
Taipei Medical University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
27–40tied, of 571.0 papers of credit
1stCN28.9%27–40EG0.2%27–40ZA0.2%27–40TW0.2%27–40IR0.2%27–40EC0.2%
Outside the top 30
National Taitung University0.1% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
33–40tied, of 451.2 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%33–40GR0.2%33–40KZ0.2%33–40TW0.2%33–40PT0.1%33–40NG0.1%
Outside the top 30
National Taiwan Ocean University0.1% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 591.4 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39AE0.4%27–39CZ0.4%27–39TW0.4%27–39GE0.4%27–39IE0.4%
Outside the top 30
National Taiwan Normal University0.3% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
33–40tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%33–40HU0.3%33–40CZ0.3%33–40TW0.3%33–40TH0.3%33–40DK0.3%
Outside the top 30
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
27–39tied, of 580.8 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%27–39UZ0.2%27–39MX0.2%27–39TW0.2%27–39BE0.2%27–39SK0.2%
Outside the top 30
National Chung Cheng University0.1% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Taiwan is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 2ndHybrid bonding, through-silicon vias and interconnect reliabilityAdvanced chip manufacturing, 72 papers; behind China 53.6%12.2%