ISU Faculty Members Ranked Among the World’s Top 2% Scientists, Advancing Research and Industry Collaboration to Strengthen Global Competitiveness
ISU continues to make strides toward the forefront of global academic research. In the latest World’s Top 2% Scientists list released by Stanford University, several ISU faculty members were recognized across a range of fields, including medicine, engineering, design, management, and international business. This recognition underscores ISU’s strong research foundation, vibrant academic environment, and increasing global competitiveness, reaffirming the university’s commitment to cultivating interdisciplinary talent and strengthening Taiwan’s connection with the world.
Compiled by a team of experts from Stanford University, the World’s Top 2% Scientists list is based on citation data from the Scopus database and includes both lifetime and annual scientific impact rankings. ISU stands out among the world’s leading scholars, reflecting its international research and academic excellence. In the Lifetime Scientific Impact Rankings, honorees from ISU include Professor Emeritus Chao-Shun Chen (Department of Electrical Engineering), Professor Chih-Huang Weng (Department of Civil Engineering), Professor Sheng-Rui Chien (Department of Materials Science and Engineering), and Professor Li-Yeh Chuang (Department of Chemical Engineering). Those featured in the Annual Scientific Impact Rankings include Professor Yao-Chun Hsu, Director of the Graduate Institute of Medicine; Associate Professor I-Ting Tsai; Professor Su-Ying Tsai (Department of Health Management); Professor Cheuk-Kwan Sun (Department of Chemical Engineering); Professor Shu-Mei Tseng (Department of Hospitality Management); and Associate Professor Behzad Foroughi (International College). The recognized faculty represent diverse fields, from medicine and engineering to design, management, and international business, collectively shaping ISU’s strong and dynamic intellectual landscape. Notably, distinguished alumnus Sheng-Feng Cheng was also listed in the Lifetime Scientific Impact Rankings, highlighting the university’s solid research foundation and the long-term impact of its talent cultivation. From professors to alumni, ISU continues to build a comprehensive academic ecosystem grounded in knowledge innovation, combining research depth with educational breadth.
In addition to its outstanding research achievements, ISU excels in industry–university collaboration. In recent years, the university has actively aligned with the government’s “dual-axis policy” of digitalization and sustainability, positioning itself as a key driver of collaboration and a major hub for talent cultivation in southern Taiwan. By strengthening the connection between technological research and practical application, ISU continues to bridge academia and industry. As of the end of September this year, the Headquarters for Industry-University Collaboration and Intellectual Property Management has launched 104 joint projects with government agencies and enterprises, with a total value of nearly NT$100 million, demonstrating ISU’s strong capacity for innovation, technology transfer, and its growing impact on southern Taiwan’s industrial-academic ecosystem.