Ocean University of China: Rankings

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The Ocean University of China ranked 57th in China, 892nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 147 research topics. The Ocean University of China ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 57,204 academic publications and 1,055,677 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#892 of 14,131 In the World
#174 of 5,830 In Asia
#57 of 960 In China
#1 of 8 In Qingdao
#17 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#24 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#44 of 4,656 For Oceanography
#3976 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1785 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 144 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in China and 248th in the World with 40,259 publications made and 748,644 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 553 In China
#50 of 2,841 In Asia
#248 of 6,888 In the World

Ocean University of China
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 12 22
1994 34 48
1995 15 59
1996 32 62
1997 40 58
1998 37 76
1999 41 111
2000 75 151
2001 114 215
2002 172 342
2003 250 473
2004 432 641
2005 589 925
2006 831 1744
2007 960 2334
2008 1106 3558
2009 1237 4763
2010 1307 6705
2011 1540 8796
2012 1334 10344
2013 1511 13234
2014 1581 16886
2015 1600 19896
2016 1513 22529
2017 1591 27142
2018 1786 32561
2019 2117 42933
2020 2482 56188
2021 2868 69655
2022 3810 87002
2023 4045 95930
2024 3225 107499
2025 2280 107741

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

Biology rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 53rd for Biology in China and 438th in the World with 38,253 publications made and 816,664 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#53 of 553 In China
#104 of 2,838 In Asia
#438 of 6,841 In the World

Ocean University of China
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 11 15
1994 21 44
1995 16 55
1996 21 54
1997 32 63
1998 40 102
1999 37 129
2000 69 180
2001 106 259
2002 153 364
2003 214 525
2004 390 676
2005 564 997
2006 779 1890
2007 962 2606
2008 1037 4029
2009 1165 5495
2010 1157 7614
2011 1405 10141
2012 1245 12016
2013 1416 15361
2014 1570 19658
2015 1515 23151
2016 1433 26577
2017 1500 31460
2018 1755 37845
2019 2075 48675
2020 2383 62203
2021 2700 76707
2022 3731 93913
2023 3774 102968
2024 2960 113563
2025 2350 115252

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

Biology subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 3 24
Nutrition and Food Science 18 36 123
Animal Science 7 18 133
Microbiology 19 44 248
Paleontology 27 43 263
Toxicology 24 61 276
Zoology 9 28 278
Botany 33 59 313
Evolutionary Biology 33 62 385
Astrobiology 41 75 413
Biochemistry 56 106 426
Molecular Biology 52 119 430
Nanotechnology 92 178 448
Genetics 55 121 470
Agricultural Science 76 149 503
Biotechnology 55 133 505
Horticulture 58 169 518
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 73 133 547
Biophysics 56 137 583
Pharmacology 66 186 585
Immunology 65 195 635
Virology 74 250 854
Oncology and Cancer research 114 323 875
Forestry 69 265 920
Neuroscience 98 304 1084

Chemistry rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 64th for Chemistry in China and 427th in the World with 36,980 publications made and 800,537 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#64 of 547 In China
#114 of 2,785 In Asia
#427 of 6,561 In the World

Ocean University of China
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 11 15
1994 22 47
1995 13 43
1996 21 57
1997 33 55
1998 34 88
1999 40 126
2000 63 163
2001 96 238
2002 161 336
2003 227 493
2004 387 639
2005 529 923
2006 747 1677
2007 939 2494
2008 986 3691
2009 1088 5063
2010 1091 7105
2011 1330 9403
2012 1203 11221
2013 1370 14586
2014 1490 18727
2015 1437 21810
2016 1376 25056
2017 1449 29802
2018 1732 36351
2019 2041 47326
2020 2319 60117
2021 2648 74682
2022 3646 91928
2023 3617 101116
2024 2927 112563
2025 2237 113940

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

Chemistry subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 18 36 123
Environmental Chemistry 30 43 143
Radiochemistry 41 88 158
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 42 223
Chemical Engineering 75 134 286
Biochemical Engineering 40 79 314
Organic Chemistry 58 110 377
Physical chemistry 81 163 422
Biochemistry 56 106 426
Inorganic Chemistry 85 163 445
Nanotechnology 92 178 448
Materials Science 90 178 517
Computational Chemistry 96 204 719
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 91 230 734
Pharmacy 110 349 955

Engineering rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 71st for Engineering in China and 480th in the World with 33,453 publications made and 623,575 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#71 of 560 In China
#139 of 2,841 In Asia
#480 of 6,795 In the World

Ocean University of China
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 15 19
1994 23 36
1995 10 40
1996 21 56
1997 22 41
1998 21 53
1999 31 84
2000 49 99
2001 80 137
2002 135 240
2003 209 302
2004 352 462
2005 466 617
2006 677 1173
2007 797 1641
2008 901 2461
2009 1059 3280
2010 1124 4903
2011 1299 6203
2012 1103 7663
2013 1252 9838
2014 1230 12724
2015 1271 15256
2016 1235 18425
2017 1280 21936
2018 1550 27636
2019 1850 37113
2020 2045 47565
2021 2437 60737
2022 3093 75598
2023 3422 87139
2024 2734 97077
2025 1924 97676

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

Engineering subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 7 8 17
Remote Sensing 27 32 124
Environmental Engineering 41 69 184
Geotechnical Engineering 45 70 202
Petroleum Engineering 38 73 204
Mining Engineering 61 106 282
Chemical Engineering 75 134 286
Biochemical Engineering 40 79 314
Renewable Energy Engineering 56 141 371
Civil Engineering 62 111 389
Nanotechnology 92 178 448
Robotics 72 157 454
Metallurgical Engineering 84 167 487
Aerospace Engineering 64 127 499
Biotechnology 55 133 505
Materials Science 90 178 517
Automation and Control engineering 93 198 531
Human-Computer Interaction 58 123 563
Operations Research 76 179 564
Telecommunications 83 178 569
Structural Engineering 82 170 575
Optical Engineering 90 174 582
Electrical Engineering 91 202 598
Acoustical Engineering 84 171 618
Biomedical Engineering 79 206 648
Electronic Engineering 94 239 668
Computer Engineering 93 230 674
Mechanical Engineering 97 204 698
Computer Networking 91 214 701
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 91 230 734
Applied/Engineering Physics 126 261 757
Systems Engineering 82 184 764
Construction Management 100 232 768
Architecture 85 215 835
Transportation Engineering 107 258 835
Industrial Engineering 117 255 838
Agricultural Engineering 109 424 894
Reliability and Quality Engineering 134 334 963
Aviation 111 298 986
Technical Drawing 181 392 998
Nuclear Engineering 129 408 1016
Architectural Engineering 144 362 1049
Engineering Management 176 315 1109
Automotive Engineering 161 508 1266

Physics rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 77th for Physics in China and 526th in the World with 29,443 publications made and 555,682 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#77 of 558 In China
#149 of 2,822 In Asia
#526 of 6,729 In the World

Ocean University of China
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 14 13
1994 28 33
1995 12 35
1996 25 60
1997 20 52
1998 29 90
1999 28 99
2000 48 126
2001 76 174
2002 145 240
2003 197 340
2004 332 457
2005 425 622
2006 637 1239
2007 703 1501
2008 785 2288
2009 895 2965
2010 930 4409
2011 1080 5677
2012 952 6923
2013 1075 9003
2014 1063 11882
2015 1107 13996
2016 1122 16376
2017 1140 20034
2018 1377 24919
2019 1637 33363
2020 1814 42334
2021 2133 53182
2022 2731 65454
2023 3048 76026
2024 2410 83254
2025 1642 83479

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

Physics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Astrobiology 41 75 413
Nanotechnology 92 178 448
Materials Science 90 178 517
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 106 530
Optical Engineering 90 174 582
Quantum and Particle physics 90 175 583
Biophysics 56 137 583
Acoustical Engineering 84 171 618
Condensed Matter Physics 118 252 701
Applied/Engineering Physics 126 261 757
Nuclear Physics 91 229 778
Theoretical Physics 103 250 920
Atomic and Molecular physics 146 397 1176

Computer Science rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 84th for Computer Science in China and 696th in the World with 17,678 publications made and 247,542 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#84 of 563 In China
#172 of 2,842 In Asia
#696 of 6,855 In the World

Ocean University of China
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 5 4
1994 22 9
1995 9 22
1996 7 18
1997 11 15
1998 8 20
1999 18 38
2000 18 42
2001 31 57
2002 86 85
2003 94 153
2004 198 240
2005 238 259
2006 356 531
2007 433 704
2008 497 1068
2009 509 1359
2010 559 1971
2011 641 2308
2012 545 2722
2013 570 3524
2014 601 4590
2015 565 5723
2016 645 6899
2017 677 7912
2018 832 10999
2019 927 14222
2020 1105 19896
2021 1285 25641
2022 1679 32946
2023 1960 39143
2024 1540 43134
2025 1195 43187

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

Computer Science subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 51 80 282
Robotics 72 157 454
Web Design and Development 65 130 504
Computer Vision 77 152 523
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 73 133 547
Human-Computer Interaction 58 123 563
Telecommunications 83 178 569
Machine Learning 85 165 586
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 83 168 624
Computer Graphics 74 157 626
Cognitive Science 82 160 651
Computer Engineering 93 230 674
Computer Networking 91 214 701
UX/UI Desgin 70 184 751
Game Design and Development 80 215 846
Database Administration 123 292 874
Cyber Security 106 280 892
Computational Linguistics 106 301 924
Blockchain and Cryptography 135 364 939
Software Engineering 94 218 943
Data Science 98 282 1084
Neuroscience 98 304 1084
Multimedia 114 397 1316
Management Information Systems 127 373 1398
Library and Information science 139 575 2133

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 70th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 908th in the World with 17,292 publications made and 245,006 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#70 of 563 In China
#172 of 2,867 In Asia
#908 of 7,088 In the World

Ocean University of China
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 4 6
1994 26 20
1995 6 22
1996 8 19
1997 11 20
1998 13 19
1999 9 39
2000 24 48
2001 41 58
2002 78 122
2003 123 204
2004 197 285
2005 260 343
2006 386 624
2007 484 918
2008 525 1245
2009 566 1678
2010 603 2349
2011 766 2841
2012 614 3363
2013 650 4126
2014 600 5317
2015 607 6478
2016 542 7491
2017 605 8690
2018 696 10653
2019 769 13745
2020 1012 18796
2021 1290 24838
2022 1574 31573
2023 1837 38293
2024 1474 43676
2025 1040 45878

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Archaeology 51 79 420
History 51 82 499
International Law 22 69 569
Linguistics 85 180 768
Urban and Regional planning 96 164 794
Demography 55 166 807
Law 76 163 846
Law Enforcement 58 135 907
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 138 279 956
Military science 46 138 962
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 74 180 971
Political Science 77 181 1016
Art History 46 100 1068
Aesthetics 114 246 1070
Sociology 90 255 1202
Philosophy 92 286 1277
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 81 297 1356
Classics and Ancient History 99 288 1374
Education Majors 111 345 1393
Public Policy / Administration 106 275 1466
Anthropology 103 350 1521
Journalism and Digital Media 147 552 1604
Communications and Public Relations 136 475 1840
Gender Studies 86 355 1896
Library and Information science 139 575 2133

Medicine rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 85th for Medicine in China and 896th in the World with 12,707 publications made and 277,423 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#85 of 549 In China
#269 of 2,817 In Asia
#896 of 6,793 In the World

Ocean University of China
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 5
1994 8 7
1995 4 10
1996 3 8
1997 12 10
1998 13 12
1999 14 27
2000 26 45
2001 36 72
2002 62 113
2003 85 163
2004 130 194
2005 189 356
2006 258 583
2007 323 880
2008 368 1306
2009 345 1807
2010 368 2495
2011 448 3247
2012 435 4129
2013 458 5008
2014 476 6573
2015 518 8323
2016 476 9251
2017 505 10857
2018 556 13092
2019 653 16285
2020 727 21383
2021 925 27536
2022 1323 33527
2023 1296 36557
2024 983 38184
2025 809 39239

The following table provides academic rankings for The Ocean University of China in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 24 61 276
Pharmacology 66 186 585
Immunology 65 195 635
Biomedical Engineering 79 206 648
Anatomy and Physiology 57 200 691
Urology 60 237 702
Radiation Therapy 90 293 792
Virology 74 250 854
Public Health 57 180 855
Oncology and Cancer research 114 323 875
Physical Therapy 69 226 933
Pharmacy 110 349 955
Pathology 94 310 956
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 102 372 966
Veterinary 70 352 971
Dermatology 69 360 1005
Surgery 105 419 1216
Ophthalmology 100 433 1252
Dentistry 100 449 1333
Psychiatry 131 450 1419
Pediatrics 74 455 1422
Anesthesiology 129 549 1510
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 155 547 1528
Cardiology 143 550 1546
Sports Medicine 103 453 1554
Orthodontics 145 640 1867
Gerontology 122 543 2005
Nursing 129 605 2017
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 156 780 2357
Health Science 172 744 2405
Family medicine 153 845 2516
Healthcare Management (MHA) 183 1043 2904
Clinical Psychology 242 1032 2910

Mathematics rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 94th for Mathematics in China and 737th in the World with 9,048 publications made and 120,124 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#94 of 550 In China
#192 of 2,725 In Asia
#737 of 6,434 In the World

Ocean University of China
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 3 2
1994 17 3
1995 12 19
1996 6 22
1997 8 29
1998 7 30
1999 12 39
2000 14 58
2001 28 83
2002 54 63
2003 73 121
2004 104 160
2005 127 178
2006 199 390
2007 224 377
2008 261 605
2009 294 710
2010 300 996
2011 358 1193
2012 336 1456
2013 336 1820
2014 339 2351
2015 357 2773
2016 359 3261
2017 374 3898
2018 435 5101
2019 481 6704
2020 568 9076
2021 647 11875
2022 866 15292
2023 914 17746
2024 622 15014
2025 360 13085

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

Mathematics subfield China ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 76 179 564
Applied Mathematics 96 178 643
Statistics 94 191 740
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 78 165 749
Blockchain and Cryptography 135 364 939
Actuarial Science 135 321 1188
Math Teachers 129 450 1575

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Ocean University of China

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 66 120 414
Hospitality and Hotel Management 45 115 452
Performing arts 39 83 613
Graphic Design 71 154 653
Fashion Design 64 130 668
Agricultural Economics 95 233 719
Real Estate 88 201 726
Risk Management 68 150 727
Art & Design 72 148 760
Supply Chain Management 119 288 792
International Trade 61 126 808
Finance 89 197 840
Literature 82 159 844
International Business 66 139 874
Economics 83 192 884
Management 101 243 904
Business 96 234 954
Investment Banking and Stock trading 97 295 997
Development Studies 97 235 1024
Psychology 107 321 1112
International Economics 81 213 1127
Accounting 93 312 1231
Marketing 123 372 1271
Social Psychology 116 332 1324
Creative Writing 149 393 1652
Project Management 139 485 1715
Child Psychology 137 538 1896
Advertising 173 684 2067