Hunan Agricultural University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
China
Founded
1951
Type
Education
ROR
01dzed356
FWUR Rank#1,170 globally (of 4,980)#176 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 42.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 901–2,699 (1,798 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#971, most generous score) and ARWU (#901, harshest score).

ARWU
901[src]of 996
CWUR
971[src]of 1,929
SCImago
2,699[src]of 4,699
FWUR
1,170of 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.

  • ARWU32.9
  • CWUR7.1
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
26.1ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
49.7CWUR

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.

Try other agency subsets

Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

Toggle agencies to see how the composite + rank shift. The default is all six.

Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #1,170 · 42.6
= canonical FWUR rank (toggle agencies off to customize)

Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
26.1
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
49.7
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 42.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#971
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#2699
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #3758 → #2419 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼20#1056QSNo dataTHENo dataARWUNo dataCWUR▲36#1036RURNo dataSCImago▼352#2419
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3758
2010#3851
2011#4206
2012#4280
2013#4305
2014#4400
2015#4526
2016#4247
2017#2077
2018#1836
2019#1378#1477
2020#1317#3426
2021#1231#2840
2022#901#1109#2695
2023#801#1072#2067
2024#1036#2419

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Shanghai Normal University1181.0
2Qingdao Agricultural University1155.0

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.

Sources