Yantai University

Updated 9 may 2026
Country
China
Founded
1984
Type
Education
ROR
01rp41m56
FWUR Rank#1393 globally (of 4980)#200 in China
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 35,1/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.13 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 3 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 801–3050 (2249 positions apart).

Headline composite trimmed: dropped CWUR (#1130, most generous score) and ARWU (#801, harshest score).

ARWU
801[src]of 996
CWUR
1130[src]of 1929
SCImago
3050[src]of 4699
FWUR
1393of 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.

  • ARWU15,4
  • CWUR6,4
  • SCImago0

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
27,4ARWU + SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
No data

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
41,5CWUR

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) · #1,393 · 35.1
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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
27.4
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
No data
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
41.5
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 35.1 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
THE
CWUR2025
#1130
cwur.org
RUR
SCImago2025
#3050
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

CWUR climbed #1682 → #1281 (2019–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼277#1693QSNo dataTHENo dataARWU#901CWUR▲63#1281RURNo dataSCImago▼406#3280
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3594
2010#3750
2011#3742
2012#3725
2013#3705
2014#3842
2015#3903
2016#3428
2017#3372
2018#2845
2019#1682#1774
2020#1619#3445
2021#901#1572#3407
2022#901#1442#3570
2023#1344#2874
2024#901#1281#3280

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Shenyang Pharmaceutical University1395.0
2XiangTan University1387.0

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