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Dalian Ocean University

In research, Dalian Ocean University stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,329 of 7,800 worldwide), Aquatic Science (#14 of 67 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,617 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Oceanography and Immunology — Aquatic Science is 40.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,954
of 28,054 · #5,644 all time
Rank in China
#739
of 3,058
Research works
5.8k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Dalian Ocean University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,329 of 7,800 21.8%499 #2937
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #14 of 67 29.3%117 #56
Physical SciencesDomain #3,617 of 12,888 17.8%844 #6051
Environmental ScienceField #1,008 of 3,551 19.8%317 #1917
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,293 of 3,579 17.6%157 #3193
EngineeringField #2,409 of 6,636 16.3%247 #3556
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,652 of 3,409 30.0%226 #3028
Health SciencesDomain #5,992 of 11,982 20.6%90 #12609
EcologySubfield #354 of 578 28.8%73 #1091
MedicineField #7,597 of 10,443 16.2%68 #15266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dalian Ocean University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#2,937 #1,329
  2. Aquatic Science#56 #14
  3. Physical Sciences#6,051 #3,617
  4. Environmental Science#1,917 #1,008
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,193 #1,293
  6. Engineering#3,556 #2,409
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,028 #1,652
  8. Health Sciences#12,609 #5,992
  9. Ecology#1,091 #354
  10. Medicine#15,266 #7,597
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Dalian Ocean University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 40.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 116.6 works40×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 48.1 works11×
  3. ImmunologySubfield · 93.6 works8.5×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 27.8 works7.9×
  5. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 100.4 works6.3×
  6. EcologySubfield · 72.9 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 226 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 157 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.27× its world share, 100 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.76× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 93 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 71 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 247 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.01× its world share, 317 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dalian Ocean University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yanping Gao, Ziqi Li and Yan Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalian Ocean University.

  1. 1 Yanping Gao China · #56,575 worldwide 334 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Ziqi Li China · #311,806 worldwide 251 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Yan Chen China · #774,889 worldwide 142 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Yang Yu China · #1,051,858 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Guochen Zhang China · #1,071,878 worldwide 26 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Yaqing Chang China · #1,136,560 worldwide 52 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Xiwu Yan China · #1,140,854 worldwide 68 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Huiyan Wang China · #1,145,328 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Lingling Wang China · #1,162,013 worldwide 68 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Ruijin Zhang China · #1,208,092 worldwide 24 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Dalian Ocean University

Which keywords describe research at Dalian Ocean University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Innate Immunity, Nutrition, Gut Microbiota, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment and Probiotics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Aquaculture231▲ 55×8 topics
  2. Climate Change113▲ 2.6×59 topics
  3. Environmental Impact95▲ 3.5×40 topics
  4. Sustainability72▲ 1.86×29 topics
  5. Innate Immunity69▲ 14×9 topics
  6. Nutrition67▲ 9.4×8 topics
  7. Gut Microbiota67▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Marine Environment63▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Probiotics60▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance60▲ 9.8×8 topics
  11. Food Security59▲ 6.7×8 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services57▲ 9.2×7 topics
  13. Cytokines56▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Fatty Acids56▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Omega-3 Fatty Acids56▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Viral Diseases56▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Stress Response56▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Fish Immunology56▲ 77×1 topic
  19. Pathogen Control56▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Fish Feed55▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Sustainable Feeds55▲ 65×1 topic
  22. Bivalve Molluscs48▲ 107×1 topic
  23. Oyster Reefs48▲ 107×1 topic
  24. Antioxidant Activity41▲ 4.1×20 topics
  25. Health Benefits36▲ 6.9×11 topics
  26. Functional Foods36▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Regional Planning35▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Biological Activities34▲ 13×9 topics
  29. Lipid Oxidation34▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Computer Vision33▲ 7.6×5 topics
  31. Sensor Networks32▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Pharmacological Potential31▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Regeneration30▲ 9.8×3 topics
  34. Sea Cucumbers30▲ 254×1 topic
  35. Triterpene Glycosides30▲ 254×1 topic
  36. Drosophila29▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Stem Cells29▲ 7.1×9 topics
  38. Agricultural Development28▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Consumer Perception28▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Pathogen Recognition27▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Dalian Ocean University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies and Echinoderm biology and ecology.

Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 56 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 55 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…48Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 48 fractional worksEchinoderm biology and e…30Echinoderm biology and ecology: 30 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 24 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 24 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …24Meat and Animal Product Quality: 24 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 23 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 21 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 18 fractional works
ImmunologyAquatic ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and Technology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 56 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 55 works
  3. 3 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 48 works
  4. 4 Echinoderm biology and ecology Aquatic Science 30 works
  5. 5 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 24 works
  6. 6 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 24 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 24 works
  8. 8 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 23 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  10. 10 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 18 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dalian Ocean University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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