On September 23, 2026, Clarivate released the latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data, which shows that at Hainan University, Plant & Animal Science has entered  the global top 0.1% and Geosciences has entered the global top 1%, both for the first time.

Hainan University now has 12 disciplines ranked among the global top 1% in ESI:

• Plant & Animal Science

• Materials Science

• Chemistry

• Agricultural Sciences

• Engineering

• Environment/Ecology

• Biology & Biochemistry

• Social Sciences, General

• Computer Science

• Microbiology

• Pharmacology & Toxicology

• Geosciences

Among them, Agricultural Sciences and Plant & Animal Science rank among the global top 0.1%.

ESI, created in 2001, is a globally recognized analytical tool that helps identify top-performing research in the Web of Science Core Collection. ESI data covers a rolling 10-year period and includes bimonthly updates to rankings and citation counts. ESI rankings are based on key metrics such as publication counts, citation counts, and the percentage of Highly Cited Papers. Disciplines in the global top 1% are generally regarded as internationally excellent, and those in the top 0.1% are considered world-leading.

Translated by Liang Shanshan

Proofread by Jin Ying