Ocean University of China: Rankings

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The Ocean University of China ranked 61st in China, 733rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 144 research topics. The Ocean University of China ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 54,441 academic publications and 927,809 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#733 of 14,131 In the World
#138 of 5,830 In Asia
#61 of 960 In China
#1 of 8 In Qingdao
#18 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#25 of 3,409 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#48 of 4,619 For Oceanography
#3979 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#962 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 141 other topics

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Acceptance rate and other statistics

Environmental Science rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 34th for Environmental Science in China and 260th in the World with 38,540 publications made and 659,733 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#34 of 553 In China
#52 of 2,838 In Asia
#260 of 6,876 In the World

Ocean University of China
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 22 22
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 432 642
2005 589 925
2006 831 1744
2007 960 2334
2008 1106 3559
2009 1236 4755
2010 1308 6711
2011 1540 8795
2012 1334 10337
2013 1513 13237
2014 1582 16884
2015 1597 19882
2016 1511 22525
2017 1592 27136
2018 1787 32563
2019 2120 42906
2020 2486 56169
2021 2868 69705
2022 3809 86971
2023 4047 95968
2024 3202 106922

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 54th for Biology in China and 458th in the World with 36,458 publications made and 720,494 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#54 of 553 In China
#113 of 2,834 In Asia
#458 of 6,833 In the World

Ocean University of China
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 18 22
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 4030
2009 1164 5486
2010 1158 7620
2011 1405 10131
2012 1245 12016
2013 1416 15358
2014 1570 19656
2015 1512 23150
2016 1433 26566
2017 1499 31474
2018 1756 37868
2019 2080 48687
2020 2381 62278
2021 2701 76826
2022 3736 93985
2023 3777 103037
2024 2938 113031

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 25
Nutrition and Food Science 17 36 129
Animal Science 7 18 134
Microbiology 18 45 259
Paleontology 26 44 280
Toxicology 23 60 281
Zoology 9 28 287
Botany 33 60 331
Evolutionary Biology 33 63 397
Astrobiology 41 78 426
Biochemistry 55 108 440
Molecular Biology 53 123 442
Nanotechnology 93 185 475
Genetics 56 130 490
Agricultural Science 74 153 511
Biotechnology 55 142 526
Horticulture 57 171 533
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 70 132 561
Pharmacology 65 190 605
Biophysics 57 145 606
Immunology 65 205 652
Virology 74 254 860
Oncology and Cancer research 112 321 883
Forestry 69 275 952
Neuroscience 97 310 1102

Chemistry rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 63rd for Chemistry in China and 436th in the World with 35,301 publications made and 705,381 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#63 of 546 In China
#115 of 2,781 In Asia
#436 of 6,545 In the World

Ocean University of China
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 12 17
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 1678
2007 939 2495
2008 986 3692
2009 1087 5054
2010 1092 7109
2011 1330 9397
2012 1203 11222
2013 1370 14587
2014 1490 18722
2015 1437 21814
2016 1374 25059
2017 1447 29834
2018 1738 36407
2019 2047 47359
2020 2326 60240
2021 2653 74824
2022 3656 92036
2023 3621 101186
2024 2899 112020

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 17 36 129
Radiochemistry 42 92 162
Environmental Chemistry 31 49 163
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 41 230
Chemical Engineering 75 137 301
Biochemical Engineering 40 83 346
Organic Chemistry 58 112 393
Biochemistry 55 108 440
Physical chemistry 81 167 441
Inorganic Chemistry 85 169 459
Nanotechnology 93 185 475
Materials Science 90 183 542
Computational Chemistry 96 208 739
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 93 240 776
Pharmacy 111 358 977

Engineering rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 70th for Engineering in China and 490th in the World with 31,970 publications made and 545,201 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#70 of 560 In China
#138 of 2,835 In Asia
#490 of 6,782 In the World

Ocean University of China
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 18 15
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 466 618
2006 676 1171
2007 797 1641
2008 901 2462
2009 1059 3276
2010 1124 4904
2011 1299 6195
2012 1103 7659
2013 1251 9835
2014 1230 12728
2015 1270 15238
2016 1232 18407
2017 1279 21928
2018 1552 27630
2019 1854 37156
2020 2049 47618
2021 2434 60754
2022 3099 75682
2023 3421 87102
2024 2698 96432

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 9 18
Remote Sensing 27 32 128
Environmental Engineering 41 71 201
Geotechnical Engineering 45 70 205
Petroleum Engineering 37 73 212
Mining Engineering 60 110 294
Chemical Engineering 75 137 301
Biochemical Engineering 40 83 346
Renewable Energy Engineering 56 142 391
Civil Engineering 61 114 404
Nanotechnology 93 185 475
Robotics 71 160 483
Metallurgical Engineering 82 167 501
Aerospace Engineering 64 127 518
Biotechnology 55 142 526
Materials Science 90 183 542
Automation and Control engineering 92 202 553
Human-Computer Interaction 56 122 565
Operations Research 76 187 588
Telecommunications 83 184 593
Structural Engineering 82 176 600
Optical Engineering 91 183 603
Electrical Engineering 91 203 615
Acoustical Engineering 83 175 645
Electronic Engineering 94 242 683
Biomedical Engineering 81 218 689
Computer Engineering 96 238 694
Computer Networking 91 222 725
Mechanical Engineering 96 213 737
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 93 240 776
Systems Engineering 82 194 797
Applied/Engineering Physics 128 273 797
Transportation Engineering 104 249 824
Construction Management 99 246 837
Architecture 81 213 840
Industrial Engineering 114 260 856
Agricultural Engineering 104 414 887
Reliability and Quality Engineering 133 342 984
Technical Drawing 180 390 986
Nuclear Engineering 127 408 1018
Aviation 117 318 1041
Architectural Engineering 141 358 1045
Engineering Management 172 310 1099
Automotive Engineering 160 513 1285

Physics rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 78th for Physics in China and 546th in the World with 28,194 publications made and 487,051 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#78 of 558 In China
#153 of 2,817 In Asia
#546 of 6,713 In the World

Ocean University of China
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 20 17
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 894 2956
2010 931 4412
2011 1080 5668
2012 952 6911
2013 1076 9005
2014 1064 11888
2015 1104 13981
2016 1120 16370
2017 1139 20018
2018 1373 24874
2019 1644 33354
2020 1819 42384
2021 2135 53179
2022 2737 65477
2023 3050 76011
2024 2377 82753

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 78 426
Nanotechnology 93 185 475
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 109 540
Materials Science 90 183 542
Optical Engineering 91 183 603
Quantum and Particle physics 91 180 603
Biophysics 57 145 606
Acoustical Engineering 83 175 645
Condensed Matter Physics 120 259 729
Applied/Engineering Physics 128 273 797
Nuclear Physics 91 235 800
Theoretical Physics 108 269 970
Atomic and Molecular physics 144 403 1211

Computer Science rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 85th for Computer Science in China and 716th in the World with 16,720 publications made and 213,618 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#85 of 563 In China
#179 of 2,840 In Asia
#716 of 6,845 In the World

Ocean University of China
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 4
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 237 259
2006 356 531
2007 434 705
2008 497 1067
2009 509 1359
2010 559 1973
2011 640 2307
2012 545 2723
2013 571 3523
2014 603 4589
2015 565 5730
2016 642 6898
2017 673 7874
2018 835 10971
2019 931 14208
2020 1098 19859
2021 1283 25659
2022 1681 32914
2023 1956 39121
2024 1491 42644

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 80 287
Robotics 71 160 483
Web Design and Development 66 132 511
Computer Vision 78 157 557
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 70 132 561
Human-Computer Interaction 56 122 565
Telecommunications 83 184 593
Machine Learning 86 170 605
Computer Graphics 72 156 631
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 83 172 640
Cognitive Science 85 166 675
Computer Engineering 96 238 694
Computer Networking 91 222 725
UX/UI Desgin 69 177 729
Game Design and Development 77 201 820
Database Administration 122 292 877
Cyber Security 109 287 919
Software Engineering 94 219 952
Computational Linguistics 107 313 958
Blockchain and Cryptography 134 368 967
Data Science 97 274 1079
Neuroscience 97 310 1102
Multimedia 113 403 1332
Management Information Systems 130 386 1446
Library and Information science 139 585 2169

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 70th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 942nd in the World with 16,471 publications made and 212,805 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#70 of 562 In China
#178 of 2,864 In Asia
#942 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 7 8
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 385 623
2007 484 918
2008 525 1246
2009 566 1677
2010 603 2348
2011 766 2839
2012 614 3365
2013 650 4124
2014 601 5316
2015 607 6472
2016 541 7499
2017 602 8688
2018 695 10637
2019 767 13678
2020 1009 18736
2021 1285 24780
2022 1569 31583
2023 1840 38256
2024 1459 43515

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 81 438
History 51 86 510
International Law 24 74 610
Linguistics 85 193 806
Demography 54 166 815
Urban and Regional planning 98 173 838
Law 78 166 875
Law Enforcement 57 132 895
Military science 45 134 940
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 73 179 971
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 142 289 972
Political Science 77 185 1052
Art History 46 105 1098
Aesthetics 117 261 1113
Sociology 88 255 1216
Philosophy 98 307 1347
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 80 298 1371
Classics and Ancient History 98 293 1398
Education Majors 112 352 1432
Public Policy / Administration 106 280 1481
Anthropology 102 360 1575
Journalism and Digital Media 145 548 1600
Communications and Public Relations 133 480 1877
Gender Studies 88 355 1901
Library and Information science 139 585 2169

Medicine rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 84th for Medicine in China and 913th in the World with 12,103 publications made and 243,500 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Public Health, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#84 of 545 In China
#276 of 2,809 In Asia
#913 of 6,775 In the World

Ocean University of China
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 3 1
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 1307
2009 345 1805
2010 368 2493
2011 448 3249
2012 434 4124
2013 458 5012
2014 476 6583
2015 520 8334
2016 477 9259
2017 505 10887
2018 552 13087
2019 659 16335
2020 742 21514
2021 931 27638
2022 1324 33683
2023 1300 36640
2024 967 37953

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 23 60 281
Pharmacology 65 190 605
Immunology 65 205 652
Biomedical Engineering 81 218 689
Anatomy and Physiology 54 201 705
Urology 58 239 708
Radiation Therapy 89 296 802
Public Health 54 177 859
Virology 74 254 860
Oncology and Cancer research 112 321 883
Physical Therapy 65 220 927
Pharmacy 111 358 977
Pathology 90 316 987
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 102 376 997
Veterinary 74 378 1025
Dermatology 70 370 1038
Surgery 104 426 1247
Ophthalmology 94 424 1251
Dentistry 97 446 1348
Pediatrics 70 451 1421
Psychiatry 129 451 1431
Anesthesiology 128 553 1528
Sports Medicine 96 447 1551
Cardiology 142 554 1575
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 155 560 1577
Orthodontics 139 628 1846
Nursing 127 623 2073
Gerontology 124 569 2083
Health Science 171 750 2436
Family medicine 148 826 2493
Clinical Psychology 241 1047 2945

Mathematics rankings

The Ocean University of China ranked 91st for Mathematics in China and 759th in the World with 8,794 publications made and 105,400 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#91 of 550 In China
#192 of 2,718 In Asia
#759 of 6,418 In the World

Ocean University of China
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 4 5
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 300 997
2011 358 1191
2012 336 1455
2013 337 1823
2014 339 2360
2015 358 2773
2016 358 3270
2017 376 3905
2018 437 5094
2019 490 6727
2020 569 9136
2021 650 11912
2022 867 15357
2023 914 17809
2024 607 14694

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 76 187 588
Applied Mathematics 96 180 654
Statistics 94 194 762
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 78 168 769
Blockchain and Cryptography 134 368 967
Actuarial Science 137 319 1184
Math Teachers 131 475 1659

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Ocean University of China

Speciality China Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 66 122 433
Hospitality and Hotel Management 48 121 482
Performing arts 38 81 620
Graphic Design 69 151 653
Fashion Design 63 135 686
Risk Management 67 149 734
Real Estate 87 202 736
Agricultural Economics 96 244 740
Art & Design 71 149 778
Supply Chain Management 119 289 799
International Trade 61 129 836
Finance 89 202 868
Literature 82 165 877
International Business 64 147 905
Economics 85 198 906
Management 100 248 935
Business 96 238 982
Investment Banking and Stock trading 98 301 1027
Development Studies 98 237 1038
Psychology 107 331 1144
International Economics 82 223 1158
Accounting 91 311 1236
Marketing 124 391 1322
Social Psychology 117 341 1366
Creative Writing 160 397 1633
Project Management 140 503 1757
Child Psychology 136 558 1954
Advertising 179 744 2211