Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
China
Founded
1958
Type
Education
ROR
02vg7mz57
FWUR Rank#2,657 globally (of 4,980)#279 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 14.1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,493–4,436 (2,943 positions apart).

CWUR
1,493[src]of 1,929
SCImago
4,436[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,657of 4,980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • CWUR8.5
  • SCImago8.5

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
5.6SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
22.7CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #2,657 · 14.1
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

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Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
5.6
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
22.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 14.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
ARWU
CWUR2025
#1493
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#4436
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #3988 → #2742 (2010–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼326#1630QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲62#1576RURNo dataSCImago▼809#2742
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010#3988
2011#4156
2012#4298
2013#4045
2014#3864
2015#3809
2016#3504
2017#2109
2018#2084
2019#1898#1182
2020#1884#1969
2021#1828#1851
2022#1708#2482
2023#1638#1933
2024#1576#2742

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Jiangxi Agricultural University2650.0
2Northeast Electric Power University2666.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
3The University of MelbourneAustralia27.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

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