Hainan Tropical Ocean University: Statistics

Updated: March 15, 2026

Position	Category
#5773 of 14,131	In the World
#2126 of 5,830	In Asia
#479 of 960	In China
#1 of 2	In Sanya
#1476 of 1,623	For Engineering Management

Quick Review

Enrollment: 10,000
Website: qzu.edu.cn
Acceptance rate: 35%*

* Hainan Tropical Ocean University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Enrollment	10,000

Research profile

Hainan Tropical Ocean University has published 2,913 scientific papers with 16,348 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Biology, Engineering, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, Ecology, Biochemistry, and Geology.

Publications: 2,913
Citations: 16,348

Hainan Tropical Ocean University majors

by publication & citation count

Environmental Science	1,657 / 10,334
Biology	1,574 / 12,696
Engineering	1,455 / 8,642
Chemistry	1,401 / 12,864
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	1,289 / 4,056
Physics	1,207 / 8,034
Computer Science	1,163 / 4,560
Ecology	876 / 5,907
Biochemistry	874 / 9,375
Geology	840 / 6,068
Genetics	776 / 7,194
Quantum and Particle physics	772 / 5,130
Geography and Cartography	762 / 2,754
Organic Chemistry	698 / 7,068
Mathematics	685 / 2,237
Political Science	669 / 1,273
Medicine	662 / 4,714
Law	650 / 1,257
Philosophy	627 / 1,041
Materials Science	542 / 5,711
Business	533 / 1,359
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	514 / 2,320
History	514 / 1,416
Archaeology	481 / 1,390
Paleontology	467 / 3,569
Psychology	464 / 1,753
Sociology	448 / 1,537
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation	420 / 3,730
Statistics	392 / 1,634
Botany	369 / 2,832
Economics	343 / 862
Linguistics	336 / 543
Oceanography	332 / 2,394
Art & Design	312 / 664
Machine Learning	289 / 1,773
Optical Engineering	259 / 1,441
Electrical Engineering	247 / 1,363
Math Teachers	239 / 140
Telecommunications	227 / 887
Metallurgical Engineering	223 / 2,537

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1993	0	0
1994	0	0
1995	0	1
1996	0	0
1997	0	0
1998	0	0
1999	5	0
2000	26	1
2001	37	2
2002	45	3
2003	46	8
2004	59	2
2005	66	10
2006	89	20
2007	73	22
2008	82	48
2009	92	42
2010	142	49
2011	156	90
2012	116	120
2013	124	159
2014	94	166
2015	69	150
2016	57	257
2017	78	283
2018	59	348
2019	75	490
2020	147	659
2021	206	1259
2022	252	2057
2023	267	2627
2024	263	3847
2025	223	4460

Tuition

The tuition table for Hainan Tropical Ocean University gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.