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Wuhan University

Wuhan University

🇨🇳 China 4-Year University

Global #291 China #18

Campus of Wuhan University

Institution Info

Founded: 1926
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 53,000 students
Faculty: 5,000
Website: http://www.whu.edu.cn

About

Wuhan University is a higher education institution in China, founded in 1926. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is one of the leading universities in China. The university has approximately 53K students, a member of Global B-Tier (World 101-300) and Top 100 Universities in Asia.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #186 · Top 200	57.30
THE	2026	THE #124 · Top 200	64.10
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #291 · Ranked	88.01
ARWU	2025	ARWU #81 · Top 100	28.30

Research Output via OpenAlex

836

h-index

16,030,292

Citations

216,533

Publications

279,294

i10-index

4.14

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global B-Tier (World 101-300) Top 100 Universities in Asia Top 30 Universities in China Project 985 Universities

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Motto

"Strength through self-renewal, strive to persevere, aspire for the truth, toil to discover."

Frequently Asked Questions

Wuhan University is ranked #291 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within China, it holds the #18 position.

Wuhan University was founded in 1926, making it 100 years old. It is one of the established institutions in China.

Wuhan University has a student body of approximately 53,000 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 10:1.

Wuhan University has produced 216,533 research publications with 16,030,292 total citations and an h-index of 836, according to OpenAlex data.