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Continuing a recent string of noteworthy accolades, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ held its place at No. 5 in the world on the National Taiwan University Ranking of Scientific Papers, which was released Friday. The ranking is based on performance of scientific papers in three major categories — research productivity, research impact and research excellence.

“One of the major ways we contribute to the health and prosperity of our world is through research and scholarship. Given the excellence of our faculty, it is no surprise that a ranking based on research productivity, impact and excellence would place us at the top. They truly deserve this honor,â€� said Ana Mari Cauce, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ interim president.

This year, in addition to the overall performance ranking, the rankings include six field-based rankings and 14 subject-based rankings (see more information on these below), all of which will continue to be updated annually. For more information about the National Taiwan University Ranking program, visit .

The new NTU ranking follows several other notable placements for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, which last week jumped to No. 11 (third among public universities) in . Reuters last month named the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ the – top among public universities; named the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ the No. 7 university in the country and the “best bang for your buckâ€� in the west; and the Shanghai Jiao Tong named the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ No. 15 (fourth among public institutions) on the planet for the second consecutive year, and subsequently released an – removing Nobel Prizes and Field Medals that may have been won dozens of years ago from consideration – in which the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ranked No. 9. Earlier this summer, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ landed seventh on the list of universities with research articles published in the .

The following Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ areas of study ranked in the top 10 of the NTU Rankings by field or subject:

  • Pharmacology & toxicology (subject; third)
  • Geosciences (subject; fourth)
  • Social sciences (field; tied for fourth)
  • Clinical medicine (field; eighth)
  • Life sciences (field; ninth)

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