National Taiwan Ocean University: Rankings

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National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 20th in Taiwan, 1452nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 109 research topics. National Taiwan Ocean University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,798 academic publications and 345,454 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 7 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1452 of 14,131 In the World
#368 of 5,830 In Asia
#20 of 144 In Taiwan
#1 of 3 In Keelung
#146 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#216 of 1,003 For Aviation
#250 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#2115 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2546 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 106 other topics

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Engineering rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 15th for Engineering in Taiwan and 1101st in the World with 10,201 publications made and 203,480 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#15 of 128 In Taiwan
#393 of 2,841 In Asia
#1101 of 6,795 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 55 79
1994 61 123
1995 90 103
1996 100 167
1997 145 277
1998 120 279
1999 152 405
2000 135 595
2001 127 717
2002 251 988
2003 223 1183
2004 241 1398
2005 267 1534
2006 374 2228
2007 379 2571
2008 370 3174
2009 389 3613
2010 460 4602
2011 429 5954
2012 413 6897
2013 422 8060
2014 437 8815
2015 399 9372
2016 356 9633
2017 394 10093
2018 383 10734
2019 409 12211
2020 429 14160
2021 484 16798
2022 557 17577
2023 458 17518
2024 373 16280
2025 280 14629

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aviation 3 35 216
Marine Engineering 3 82 250
Operations Research 10 106 352
Remote Sensing 6 158 593
Transportation Engineering 8 178 634
Structural Engineering 10 221 716
Automation and Control engineering 17 288 748
Geotechnical Engineering 9 267 751
Automotive Engineering 8 291 770
Electronic Engineering 18 300 824
Product and Industrial Design 36 297 907
Aerospace Engineering 10 276 933
Chemical Engineering 15 440 981
Nanotechnology 16 437 994
Technical Drawing 23 395 1001
Metallurgical Engineering 14 402 1018
Electrical Engineering 18 391 1025
Telecommunications 21 376 1026
Computer Networking 22 363 1052
Robotics 20 437 1080
Computer Engineering 29 433 1093
Materials Science 15 438 1109
Civil Engineering 14 394 1113
Mechanical Engineering 17 381 1116
Optical Engineering 17 430 1151
Petroleum Engineering 16 422 1160
Human-Computer Interaction 26 340 1164
Reliability and Quality Engineering 26 452 1201
Renewable Energy Engineering 16 496 1213
Acoustical Engineering 19 433 1233
Environmental Engineering 20 539 1324
Biomedical Engineering 23 541 1351
Biotechnology 17 584 1454
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 622 1461
Systems Engineering 25 666 1844

Environmental Science rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 893rd in the World with 9,806 publications made and 225,851 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 124 In Taiwan
#255 of 2,841 In Asia
#893 of 6,888 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 62 152
1994 54 206
1995 97 248
1996 111 247
1997 133 398
1998 133 509
1999 137 569
2000 140 820
2001 131 992
2002 193 1224
2003 197 1509
2004 220 1867
2005 242 1956
2006 305 2587
2007 284 2808
2008 330 3660
2009 325 4146
2010 385 5042
2011 383 6344
2012 359 7110
2013 411 8495
2014 426 9241
2015 422 9713
2016 341 9738
2017 372 10456
2018 331 11080
2019 372 12911
2020 476 15046
2021 511 17642
2022 589 18436
2023 489 18412
2024 436 16996
2025 300 15659

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 21 146
Oceanography 6 108 438
Hydrology and Water resources management 4 194 551
Geotechnical Engineering 9 267 751
Earth science and Geophysics 8 236 780
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 238 792
Ecology 7 226 823
Geology 10 247 864
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 264 904
Environmental Chemistry 11 335 942
Paleontology 12 313 1040
Environmental Management 12 384 1062
Geography and Cartography 9 337 1191
Environmental Engineering 20 539 1324
Agricultural Science 12 526 1348
Forestry 13 693 1997

Biology rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 14th for Biology in Taiwan and 1187th in the World with 9,782 publications made and 245,892 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 123 In Taiwan
#423 of 2,838 In Asia
#1187 of 6,841 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 56 153
1994 57 211
1995 92 249
1996 108 270
1997 131 436
1998 118 543
1999 112 592
2000 132 865
2001 134 1029
2002 191 1268
2003 183 1625
2004 209 1906
2005 221 2082
2006 286 2711
2007 290 3007
2008 341 3900
2009 363 4532
2010 414 5532
2011 413 6962
2012 389 7992
2013 408 9455
2014 433 10283
2015 415 11025
2016 353 10974
2017 354 11732
2018 336 12460
2019 374 14443
2020 453 16795
2021 544 19761
2022 544 20725
2023 468 20746
2024 449 18986
2025 305 17617

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 21 146
Animal Science 1 51 275
Zoology 2 64 441
Nutrition and Food Science 4 230 638
Microbiology 10 291 897
Biophysics 11 277 909
Molecular Biology 12 312 916
Nanotechnology 16 437 994
Evolutionary Biology 10 265 1017
Paleontology 12 313 1040
Toxicology 10 372 1043
Botany 11 378 1108
Genetics 14 440 1210
Biochemistry 14 488 1226
Immunology 18 494 1319
Virology 15 457 1336
Agricultural Science 12 526 1348
Oncology and Cancer research 23 584 1437
Biotechnology 17 584 1454
Horticulture 12 637 1549
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 652 1669
Pharmacology 27 774 1767
Forestry 13 693 1997
Neuroscience 35 880 2391

Chemistry rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 15th for Chemistry in Taiwan and 1182nd in the World with 9,384 publications made and 236,158 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 126 In Taiwan
#451 of 2,785 In Asia
#1182 of 6,561 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 67 159
1994 73 234
1995 107 243
1996 127 288
1997 154 454
1998 125 522
1999 143 613
2000 147 849
2001 134 1051
2002 214 1274
2003 215 1568
2004 219 1833
2005 250 2050
2006 328 2695
2007 328 3020
2008 321 3828
2009 355 4264
2010 409 5176
2011 394 6559
2012 364 7493
2013 376 8698
2014 404 9730
2015 391 10252
2016 333 10412
2017 334 11021
2018 323 11985
2019 356 13568
2020 411 15717
2021 460 18326
2022 409 19130
2023 377 18787
2024 373 17606
2025 256 16284

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 230 638
Petrology and Geochemistry 10 264 904
Environmental Chemistry 11 335 942
Chemical Engineering 15 440 981
Nanotechnology 16 437 994
Materials Science 15 438 1109
Radiochemistry 17 580 1145
Organic Chemistry 16 465 1155
Biochemistry 14 488 1226
Physical chemistry 23 597 1333
Inorganic Chemistry 27 750 1640
Computational Chemistry 32 1103 2350

Physics rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 16th for Physics in Taiwan and 1172nd in the World with 8,720 publications made and 180,060 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 126 In Taiwan
#425 of 2,822 In Asia
#1172 of 6,729 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 54 88
1994 61 124
1995 87 119
1996 100 169
1997 137 286
1998 124 270
1999 132 408
2000 122 538
2001 122 691
2002 225 910
2003 196 1106
2004 205 1198
2005 239 1398
2006 339 1991
2007 336 2324
2008 326 2903
2009 351 3230
2010 394 4030
2011 377 5198
2012 341 5948
2013 365 6949
2014 375 7542
2015 316 8061
2016 291 8255
2017 344 8644
2018 330 9286
2019 338 10486
2020 350 12057
2021 408 13964
2022 389 15078
2023 373 14807
2024 312 13645
2025 198 12064

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biophysics 11 277 909
Nanotechnology 16 437 994
Quantum and Particle physics 18 395 1109
Materials Science 15 438 1109
Optical Engineering 17 430 1151
Condensed Matter Physics 18 504 1211
Acoustical Engineering 19 433 1233
Astrophysics and Astronomy 15 409 1306
Atomic and Molecular physics 15 465 1310
Applied/Engineering Physics 19 622 1461
Nuclear Physics 20 581 1483
Theoretical Physics 15 557 1623

Computer Science rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 22nd for Computer Science in Taiwan and 1320th in the World with 5,856 publications made and 102,167 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#22 of 124 In Taiwan
#452 of 2,842 In Asia
#1320 of 6,855 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 23 15
1994 18 22
1995 27 43
1996 42 70
1997 59 104
1998 47 104
1999 76 200
2000 72 247
2001 56 322
2002 203 611
2003 122 585
2004 112 576
2005 165 693
2006 226 1087
2007 213 1281
2008 226 1523
2009 228 2054
2010 253 2447
2011 227 3066
2012 221 3628
2013 258 4092
2014 240 4547
2015 234 4836
2016 204 4840
2017 237 5020
2018 194 5409
2019 233 6214
2020 240 7322
2021 318 8909
2022 358 9246
2023 311 9508
2024 227 7858
2025 184 6888

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 240 699
Animation 20 294 837
Web Design and Development 15 284 870
Telecommunications 21 376 1026
Machine Learning 19 370 1041
Computer Networking 22 363 1052
Robotics 20 437 1080
Computer Engineering 29 433 1093
Management Information Systems 23 254 1102
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 386 1125
Human-Computer Interaction 26 340 1164
Computer Vision 20 441 1185
Cyber Security 19 426 1207
Computer Graphics 25 427 1290
Multimedia 39 405 1331
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 652 1669
Software Engineering 26 535 1692
Cognitive Science 32 711 1773
Computational Linguistics 37 902 2048
Data Science 36 831 2214
Neuroscience 35 880 2391
Library and Information science 29 816 2750

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 1925th in the World with 4,644 publications made and 99,809 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 123 In Taiwan
#533 of 2,867 In Asia
#1925 of 7,088 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 10 24
1994 9 34
1995 25 44
1996 34 66
1997 39 106
1998 41 149
1999 53 154
2000 39 232
2001 44 253
2002 125 437
2003 93 499
2004 94 582
2005 114 677
2006 153 882
2007 129 1086
2008 162 1549
2009 171 1876
2010 191 2309
2011 186 3041
2012 169 3347
2013 218 4097
2014 223 4503
2015 194 4677
2016 155 4815
2017 220 5220
2018 171 5420
2019 205 6285
2020 223 7333
2021 267 9173
2022 324 9733
2023 256 9953
2024 171 8749
2025 127 7712

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Law 2 87 693
Linguistics 20 388 1258
Archaeology 17 428 1379
History 17 447 1539
Law 24 453 1640
Anthropology 21 424 1715
Aesthetics 23 549 1857
Philosophy 20 499 1877
Political Science 24 497 1909
Demography 24 683 2021
Education Majors 42 657 2120
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 23 643 2241
Sociology 30 679 2319
Library and Information science 29 816 2750

Mathematics rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 21st for Mathematics in Taiwan and 1134th in the World with 3,265 publications made and 70,615 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 122 In Taiwan
#344 of 2,725 In Asia
#1134 of 6,434 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 14 12
1994 4 9
1995 12 27
1996 21 28
1997 30 60
1998 32 67
1999 44 120
2000 37 164
2001 40 207
2002 118 358
2003 83 365
2004 65 346
2005 90 409
2006 129 687
2007 109 725
2008 138 1054
2009 118 1309
2010 148 1493
2011 143 1945
2012 133 2239
2013 162 2655
2014 146 2861
2015 128 3037
2016 104 2866
2017 120 2884
2018 130 3156
2019 124 3633
2020 137 4192
2021 179 5138
2022 175 5519
2023 165 5262
2024 114 3591
2025 71 2940

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 10 106 352
Applied Mathematics 8 196 683
Blockchain and Cryptography 16 240 699
Statistics 21 362 1189
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 23 337 1222
Math Teachers 39 660 2094

Business rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 18th for Business in Taiwan and 1191st in the World with 2,320 publications made and 50,036 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#18 of 124 In Taiwan
#326 of 2,654 In Asia
#1191 of 6,366 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 6 3
1994 8 4
1995 9 8
1996 13 8
1997 23 27
1998 17 36
1999 30 53
2000 22 64
2001 26 88
2002 85 201
2003 53 191
2004 55 203
2005 77 279
2006 86 383
2007 72 474
2008 90 662
2009 72 904
2010 119 1085
2011 98 1512
2012 86 1777
2013 130 1989
2014 125 2253
2015 106 2456
2016 89 2418
2017 94 2396
2018 72 2675
2019 94 3084
2020 90 3392
2021 131 4359
2022 103 4287
2023 116 4512
2024 69 3434
2025 52 2927

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 10 106 352
Supply Chain Management 13 180 496
Management 17 271 975
Marketing 22 273 1041
Management Information Systems 23 254 1102
Project Management 25 328 1347
International Trade 15 319 1364
International Business 15 354 1458
Advertising 37 475 1599
Finance 33 647 1921
Accounting 40 628 1992

Art & Design rankings

National Taiwan Ocean University ranked 20th for Art & Design in Taiwan and 1489th in the World with 915 publications made and 20,880 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#20 of 118 In Taiwan
#417 of 2,450 In Asia
#1489 of 6,010 In the World

National Taiwan Ocean University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 6
1994 0 6
1995 3 9
1996 5 18
1997 11 26
1998 8 29
1999 7 39
2000 7 37
2001 9 71
2002 21 67
2003 23 109
2004 13 68
2005 25 120
2006 28 121
2007 49 185
2008 27 257
2009 38 364
2010 33 396
2011 34 502
2012 33 654
2013 35 605
2014 37 724
2015 41 782
2016 34 841
2017 31 923
2018 34 912
2019 50 1116
2020 43 1213
2021 57 1640
2022 53 1626
2023 57 1605
2024 34 1539
2025 36 1525

The following table provides academic rankings for National Taiwan Ocean University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 20 294 837
Fashion Design 17 341 1256
Computer Graphics 25 427 1290
Multimedia 39 405 1331
Aesthetics 23 549 1857
Literature 19 555 1897

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for National Taiwan Ocean University

Speciality Taiwan Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 9 266 824
Urology 12 345 957
Anatomy and Physiology 17 478 1377
Social Psychology 28 447 1588
Veterinary 13 674 1631
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 715 1762
Medicine 22 669 1835
Economics 30 568 1839
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 689 1857
Dentistry 23 708 1958
Pathology 24 755 1967
Public Health 25 721 2090
Psychology 34 757 2109
Development Studies 29 720 2187
Cardiology 45 981 2492
Surgery 41 959 2535
Physical Therapy 49 1046 2746
Psychiatry 44 1138 2966
Child Psychology 59 1201 3293
Nursing 64 1567 4115