Capital Medical University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
China
Founded
1960
Type
Education
ROR
013xs5b60
FWUR Rank#297 globally (of 4980)#45 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 82,1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.14 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 4 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 201–601 (400 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped SCImago (#336, most generous score) and THE (#601, harshest score).

ARWU
201[src]of 996
CWUR
306[src]of 1929
SCImago
336[src]of 4699
THE
601[src]of 2119
FWUR
297of 4980

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.

  • THE10,4
  • ARWU2,1
  • CWUR2,1
  • SCImago10,8

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
86,4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
71,7THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
84,2CWUR

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2025/2026). Treat year-over-year deltas with care.

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)

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Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #297 · 82.1
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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
86.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
71.7
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
84.2
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 82.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
CWUR2025
#306
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#336
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago climbed #3469 → #458 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼7#304QSNo dataTHE#601ARWU#201CWUR▲30#328RURNo dataSCImago▲5#458
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3469
2010#3347
2011#2973
2012#2374
2013#1802
2014#401#824#1324
2015#401#788#1074
2016#601#401#703#982
2017#601#301#642#655
2018#601#401#433#938
2019#801#301#473#386
2020#801#301#454#837
2021#801#301#426#766
2022#501#301#380#481
2023#601#201#358#463
2024#601#201#328#458

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Chongqing University298.0
2University of Science and Technology Beijing295.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityEstados Unidos1.0
2University of OxfordReino Unido5.0
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