本研究目的在瞭解我國茶業博碩士論文研究概況，透過「臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統」搜尋論文，第一篇論文出現於西元1969年，截至2011年，共得論文692篇。採用內容分析法依基本資料、發酵程度、茶學書庫索引分類、茶葉生產地、學科分類、研究方法及關鍵字數量進行敘述性統計分析，同時進行產銷結構改變、開放電子全文功能是否影響論文數量之推論性統計分析。研究結果為：論文數量呈現逐年上升的趨勢，論文數量集中於國立臺灣大學及國立中興大學；論文指導教授以１位為主，且以碩士論文居多；開放電子全文供下載意願不高且論文平均被引用次數呈現偏低情況；以發酵程度分類而言，論文研究者並未鎖定特定發酵程度茶領域，仍以通盤茶業探討為主；以茶學書庫索引分類，首階分類以茶保健論文數量最多，其次為茶經濟，再者為茶工業，而茶譯文未出現研究論文；以茶葉生產地區而言，以未鎖定生產地區論文數量居多，其次為中部地區，再者為北部地區，之後為非臺灣地區及南部地區，最後則為東部地區；以學科分類而言，以國立學校論文數量居多。國立學校中以高教體系居多，私立學校亦以高教體系居多；以研究方法而言，以量化研究法為主；以關鍵字使用數量而言，普遍介於3至5個之間；產銷結構改變、開放電子全文功能對論文數量無顯著性差異。

The purpose of this study was to understand the status of current research within master theses and doctoral dissertations on the tea industry of our nation. Article searches had been conducted through the ＂National Digital Library of Thesis and Dissertations in Taiwan＂ with the first article appearing in 1969, and until 2011 , a total of 692 pertinent articles. Content analysis had been applied, and the basic information, level of oxidation, tea studies library classifications and index, place of origin, subject classification, research methods, and number of keywords were placed under descriptive statistical analysis, and doing referential statistics on the elements that affect number of theses writtings. The research results are as follows: The number of theses and dissertations has risen each year; theses and dissertations were mainly produced at National Taiwan University and National Chung Hsing University. Most projects were advised by one advisor, and consisted majorly of master theses. Willingness to allow downloads of entire articles was low, and average citation numbers were on the lower side of the scale. In terms of categorizing by level of oxidation, the main of theses and dissertations could not be categorized as such, evidence that research projects have not been focused on the area of specific levels of oxidation, and are mostly concerned with comprehensive examinations on the general tea industry. According to the tea studies library classifications and index, the first category consisted majorly of the health benefits of tea, followed by tea industrialization. No research projects had been found to discuss tea related article translations. In terms of place of origin in tea production, most theses and dissertations did not specify place of origin. Of those that did specify place of origin, the majority of locations were respectively Central Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, followed by non-domestic regions and Southern Taiwan, and lastly Eastern Taiwan. In terms of subject classification, the majority of theses and dissertations were produced at National educational institutes. Within the category of National educational institutes, most were higher education institutes, and the same goes for the category of private educational institutes. In terms of research method, most employed the quantitative research method. In terms of number of keywords, most listed between three to five. Finally, policies in changes in industry structure, and enabling downloads of complete articles have had no significant impact on the number of articles produced.