CNRS Cooperation with Taiwan
THE COOPERATION BETWEEN CNRS AND TAIWAN IS ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC OF THE REGION.
Taiwan is one of Asia’s main research players, with 35,000 publications a year. This is strongly supported by its public policies, as exemplified by Taiwan being for years among the world top five countries for the intensity of its research (Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development as a percentage of the GDP).
Taiwanese institutions have consistently been key partners for CNRS. This cooperation has been producing outstanding research, as the copublications with Taiwan show one of the world best impact factor during 2010-2019 for CNRS (Category Normalized Citation Impact data).
The creation of four new collaborative projects (three International Research Projects and one International Research Network) between Taiwan and CNRS in 2021 shows the willingness of CNRS to further develop its scientific cooperation with this country.
KEY FIGURES ABOUT CNRS COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN
11 STRUCTURED COOPERATIONS WITH TAIWAN
Branch of an International Research Laboratory (IRL)
International Research Projects (IRP)
International Research Networks (IRN)
International Emerging Actions (IEA)
540 CO-PUBLICATIONS BETWEEN CNRS AND TAIWAN IN 2021
50% of Taiwan’s co-publications with France
Top 10 areas of research for CNRS and Taiwan,
by number of co-publications, in 2017-2021.
Source: Clarivate’s Web of Science and InCites
Top 10 CNRS partners in Taiwan,
by number of co-publications, in 2017-2021.
Source: Clarivate’s Web of Science and InCites
160 VISITS
of researchers organized by CNRS in Taiwan in 2019
Number of visits organized in Taiwan by CNRS from 2010 to 2019 (rounded numbers).
Number of visits by field of research in 2019.
50 TAIWANESE PHD STUDENTS
studying in France in 2018
(source: Campus France)
CNRS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS IN TAIWAN
STRUCTURED COOPERATION BETWEEN CNRS AND TAIWAN
1 BRANCH OF AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (IRL)
BRANCH IN TAIPEI OF THE IRL CEFC
French Center for Research on Contemporary China
Director of the IRL CEFC: Benjamin TAUNAY
Director of Taipei Branch: Corrado NERI
Taiwanese partner: Taipei Branch hosted by the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (ACADEMIA SINICA)
Research topics: Taiwan’s domestic politics, Social and environmental movements, History and memory, Cultural and artistic representations, Cross-strait relations
Partnering institutions: CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Academia Sinica
Website: http://www.cefc.com.hk
3 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (IRP)
Green Material Institute
Ultra-nanostructured and Stretchable Biomaterials for the Conception of Bioelectronic Devices
Taiwanese leader: Wen-Chang CHEN, National Taiwan University, Taipei
French leader: Redouane BORSALI, UPR5301 Centre de recherches sur les macromolécules végétales (CERMAV), Grenoble
CNRS Institute: CNRS Chemistry
Topics: Biomaterials, Glycopolymers self-assembly, Highly nanostructured thin films, Glyco-nanoparticles, Biomaterial-based stretchable bioelectronic devices
Website: https://irp-gmi.cnrs.fr/
RACeS
Robotic Assisted System for Safe Cervical Surgery
Taiwanese leader: Térence ESSOMBA, National Central University
Other Taiwanese partner: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
French leader: Med Amine LARIBI, UPR3346 Institut PPRIME
CNRS Institute: CNRS Engineering
Other French partner: ABS Lab, Université de Poitiers
Topics: Medical robotics, Collaborative robotics, Spine surgery, Compliance, Haptic interface, Safety, Cervical Surgery, Augmented reality, Teleoperation, Comanipulation
Website: https://irp-races.prd.fr/
G2E
From Geodynamics to Extreme Events
Taiwanese leaders: Jing-Yi LIN, National Central University, and Ya-Ju HSU, Academia Sinica
Other Taiwanese partners: Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University, National Cheng Kung University, National Taipei University of Technology, Chinese Culture University, National Chung-Cheng University, National Taiwan Ocean University, National Donghua University, National Sun Yat-Sen University
French leaders: Frédéric MOUTHEREAU, UMR5563 Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), and Georgui RATZOV, UMR7329 Géoazur, Nice
Other French partners: CEREGE, ISTEP, EPOC, LGO, ISTERRE, IGE, LOG, GM, IPGP, GEOPS, LFCR, CEFREM, GR, EDYTEM, IPGS, IRAP, GEC, LAREG, MATIS
CNRS Institute: CNRS Earth & Space
Topics: Geosciences, Geology, Geophysics, Paleoclimate, Natural hazards
2 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS (IRN)
ReaDiNet
Reaction-Diffusion Network
Taiwanese leader: Jong-Sheng GUO, National Center for Theoretical Science
Other Taiwanese partner: Tamkang University
French leader: Thomas GILETTI, UMR7502 Institut Elie Cartan de Lorraine (IECL)
CNRS Institute: CNRS Mathematics
Other French partners: LJAD, CEREMADE
Other countries involved: Japan, South Korea
Topics: Mathematics applied to life science, in particular (a) Modelization of biological phenomenons (b) Analysis of non-linear partial differential equations (PDE) and determinist dynamical systems (c) Probability theory and stochastic processes
Website: http://readinet.iecl.univ-lorraine.fr/index.html
IONIC
France-Taiwan Initiative for iON channels and TherapeutICs
Taiwanese leader: Chih-Cheng CHEN, Academia Sinica
Other Taiwanese partner: National Yang-Ming University
French leader: Emmanuel DEVAL, UMR7275 Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC)
Other French partner: IGF
CNRS Institute: CNRS Biology
Topics: Ionic channels, Physiology, Physiopathology, Mechanosensitivity