Science in Taiwan

 
July 2008

Taiwan has focused strongly on semiconductor research during this decade, as revealed by analysis of its scientific research and patenting trends.

Scientific research trends

Between 2002 and 2006, Thomson Reuters indexed 68,602 scientific research papers that listed at least one author address in Taiwan. ScienceWatch.com has analyzed how these science and social science papers compare with those published in the rest of the world, in each of 21 fields in the Scientific database. The highest percentage of these papers appeared in journals classified under the heading of computer science, followed by engineering and materials science. However its impact on world research is strongest in the field of agricultural sciences.
Science in Taiwan 2002 to 2006

Protecting this scientific research

Patenting activity in Taiwan from 2005 to 2007 was analyzed using the Derwent World Patents Index® (DWPISM) database in Thomson InnovationSM. This revealed that the number of patents published during this period remained stable at around 20,000 per year, with around 60 to 70 per cent of the patented inventions originating from countries outside Taiwan — mainly Japan, USA and Korea. Semiconductor devices are the top patented technology, with nine out of the top ten being related to electronics.
Taiwan patenting trends, 2005 to 2007