Abstract：Colleges have combined the research on ecological civilization with their preponderant disciplines and formed their own research characteristics. Based on the bibliometrics, this paper analyzes the trend and hot topics in the research on ecological civilization in China from 1995 to 2016. The detailed comparative analysis of eight representative universities reveals their characteristics and advantages and also provides an objective reference for the advancement in this area. This paper shows that ecological civilization research in comprehensive universities is systematic and comprehensive, while other universities have closely combined their research with political issues. In general, research on ecological civilization in China is comprehensive and has its own characteristics, yet such problems as being too theoretical still exist.

Keyword：ecological civilization;research characteristics;bibliometrics;colleges;