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Ocean University of China

In research, Ocean University of China stands highest in Physical Sciences (#189 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#66 of 3,551 worldwide) and Oceanography (#3 of 156 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Aquatic Science and Earth-Surface Processes — Oceanography is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#221
of 28,054 · #706 all time
Rank in China
#84
of 3,058
Research works
36k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
569k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Ocean University of China 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
Physical SciencesDomain #189 of 12,888 22.5%7,271 #720
Environmental ScienceField #66 of 3,551 23.8%1,735 #325
OceanographySubfield #3 of 156 18.6%592 #63
EngineeringField #172 of 6,636 24.9%2,119 #542
Aquatic ScienceSubfield #2 of 67 34.0%218 #1
Life SciencesDomain #264 of 7,800 29.3%1,695 #633
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #46 of 1,209 18.9%1,271 #308
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #76 of 1,775 55.0%248 #389
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #71 of 1,272 57.7%200 #365
Social SciencesDomain #591 of 10,521 38.9%955 #1477

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ocean University of China 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. Physical Sciences#720 #189
  2. Environmental Science#325 #66
  3. Oceanography#63 #3
  4. Engineering#542 #172
  5. Aquatic Science#1 #2
  6. Life Sciences#633 #264
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences#308 #46
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#389 #76
  9. Economics and Econometrics#365 #71
  10. Social Sciences#1,477 #591
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 Ocean University of China specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 592.1 works20×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 218.4 works12×
  3. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 130.9 works11×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 1,271.0 works7.8×
  5. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 324.8 works7.0×
  6. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 134.9 works5.9×
  7. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 309.0 works5.7×
  8. PhysiologySubfield · 32.7 works5.7×
← 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: 1.21× its world share, 600 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 813 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 178 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 70 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 43 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.27× its world share, 208 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 912 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.78× its world share, 1,271 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.49× its world share, 238 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 2,119 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.35× its world share, 1,734 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.41× its world share, 514 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 99 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 133 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 400 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 66 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 113 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 180 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 75 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 248 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 92 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 248 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ocean University of China?

Ranked on the composite score, Gai‐Ge Wang, Sanzhong Li and Bo Dong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ocean University of China.

  1. 1 Gai‐Ge Wang China · #19,947 worldwide 831 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Sanzhong Li China · #32,865 worldwide 1.4k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Bo Dong China · #83,866 worldwide 393 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Zuosheng Yang China · #95,673 worldwide 549 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jian Zhao China · #109,326 worldwide 428 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Yuezun Li China · #116,739 worldwide 312 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Mengchun Gao China · #141,932 worldwide 270 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Jing Xing China · #142,156 worldwide 237 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Tao Zuo China · #147,843 worldwide 270 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Xiaohong Yao China · #149,127 worldwide 267 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Ocean University of China

Which keywords describe research at Ocean University of China?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Ocean Circulation, Global Warming, Deep Learning, Environmental Impact, Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation.

▲ 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. Climate Change845▲ 3.0×85 topics
  2. Deep Learning583▲ 1.63×82 topics
  3. Environmental Impact434▲ 2.5×56 topics
  4. Aquaculture398▲ 15×8 topics
  5. Remote Sensing383▲ 3.0×36 topics
  6. Machine Learning378◆ 1.11×82 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation298▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy292▲ 1.95×41 topics
  9. Global Warming292▲ 6.9×10 topics
  10. Neural Networks276▲ 1.72×37 topics
  11. Nanomaterials252▲ 2.3×19 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications247▲ 2.0×35 topics
  13. Nanoparticles230▲ 1.75×37 topics
  14. Data Assimilation228▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Marine Environment214▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services199▲ 4.9×8 topics
  17. Wave Modeling180▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Climate Change Impact164▲ 7.0×4 topics
  19. Microbial Communities160▲ 3.6×10 topics
  20. Oceanic Modeling156▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Tidal Analysis156▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Tropical Cyclones154▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Harmful Algal Blooms152▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Gut Microbiota150▲ 4.1×7 topics
  25. Eutrophication148▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Climate Change Impacts143▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Sea-Level Rise142▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Probiotics130▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Sediment Transport126▲ 7.6×6 topics
  30. Omega-3 Fatty Acids124▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Nutrient Limitation124▲ 11×2 topics
  32. CO2 Emissions121▲ 6.3×4 topics
  33. Dissolved Organic Matter120▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Oceanic Carbon Cycle120▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Fatty Acids117▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Bivalve Molluscs113▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Oyster Reefs113▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Fish Feed113▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Ocean Acidification113▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Sustainable Feeds113▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Ocean University of China publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Oceanographic and Atmosp…156Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 156 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…120Marine and coastal ecosystems: 120 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 113 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 113 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 92 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 88 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 88 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…88Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 88 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 86 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 84 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeAquatic ScienceImmunology3 others

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

  1. 1 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 156 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 120 works
  3. 3 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 113 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 113 works
  5. 5 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 92 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 88 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 88 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 88 works
  9. 9 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 86 works
  10. 10 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 84 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ocean University of China's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher 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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