Central South University

🇨🇳 China 4-Year University

Global #317 China #22

Institution Info

Founded: 2000
Type: 4-Year University
Website: http://www.csu.edu.cn/

About

Central South University is a higher education institution in China, founded in 2000. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is one of the leading universities in China. The university has a member of Global C-Tier (World 301-500) and Top 100 Universities in Asia.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #491 · Ranked	32,60
THE	2026	THE #297 · Ranked	54,32
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #317 · Ranked	87,38
ARWU	2025	ARWU #96 · Top 100	26,60

Research Output via OpenAlex

680

h-index

17,159,646

Citations

242,886

Publications

357,378

i10-index

4,64

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global C-Tier (World 301-500) Top 100 Universities in Asia Top 30 Universities in China Project 985 Universities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Central South University is ranked #317 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within China, it holds the #22 position.

Central South University was founded in 2000, making it 26 years old. It is one of the established institutions in China.

Central South University has produced 242,886 research publications with 17,159,646 total citations and an h-index of 680, according to OpenAlex data.