- Student-faculty ratios: 18.4
- Male to female ratio: -
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://iecd.csu.edu.cn/en-US/
- Address: Yuelu,Changsha, Hunan 410083,China
- Phone: 00 86-731-8887 7515
Central South University (CSU) is situated in Changsha, a famous historical and cultural city in Hunan, China. CSU was established in April 2000 by merging the former Central South University of Technology (CSUT), the former Changsha Railway University (CRU) and the former Hunan Medical University (HMU). The main disciplines of CSUT and CRU originated from the disciplines of Mining & Metallurgy and Civil Engineering of Hunan Industrial College established in 1903.The predecessor of HMU was Xiangya Medical College founded in 1914 as one of China's earliest colleges offering western medicine courses. Central South University was selected as a Class A university under China's World-Class Universities Initiative in September 2017. In 2020 THE World University Ranking, CSU shows a remarkable progress from ranking 601-800 to 401-500. In 2019 THE Asia University Rankings, CSU ranked 85th, entering TOP 100 for the first time and becoming the fastest improving university in THE Asia University Rankings and Emerging Economies Rankings. Central South University has 31 schools, 104 undergraduate majors, 35 first level disciplines authorized to offer Doctorate Degree, 46 first level disciplines authorized to offer Master’s Degree, 32 post-doctoral research stations, 16 global top 1% Essential Science Indicators (ESI) disciplines and 3 top 1% ESI disciplines. There are 27 national science and technology innovation bases, and 61 national key clinical specialties. More than 57,000 students are studying in CSU now. The history of Central South University could be traced back to 100 years ago with a legacy on education, advocating the spirit of Learning by Doing and Learning for Using and implementing the ethos of Virtue, Truth, Perfection, Inclusiveness. In the face of national and social development demanding, a large number of renowned industrial leaders and innovative talents have been nurtured at CSU, and its innovations are driving relevant industries and regional development. CSU is well on the way to becoming a world-class university. It will strive to improve international reputation and impact, cultivate internationally competitive students, and produce significant scientific achievements serving national strategic needs. Above all, CSU is striving to gather the global excellent researchers and students. Apply for CSU International students who are interested in applying to CSU can refer to the website. Scholarships CSU provides scholarship opportunities to international students. More info can be found here. Contact us: Website: http://en.csu.edu.cn/index.htm
- Total number of students 53,069
- Number of international students 980
- Total number of academic staff 3,071
- Number of international staff 247
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 7,954
- Number of master's degrees awarded 4,303
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 912
- Number of research only staff 245
- Number of new undergraduate students 8,158
- Number of new master's students 4,284
- Number of new doctoral students 1,048
- Global score 49.1
- Global research reputation #682
- Regional research reputation #154
- Publications #126
- Books #796
- Conferences #155
- Normalized citation impact #725
- Total citations #186
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #198
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #766
- International collaboration #703
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #1,121
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #270
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #817
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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18.4
No. of students per staff
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2%
Percentage of International Students
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51,546
Number of FTE Students
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41 : 59
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2017
> 800
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2018
601–800
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2019
601–800
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2020
401–500
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-
Asia University Rankings
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2017
201-250
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2018
=135
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2019
85
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
401–500
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2019
301–400
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-
Engineering & technology
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2018
401–500
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2019
301–400
-
-
Life sciences
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2019
301–400
-
-
Physical sciences
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2019
501–600
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-
Social sciences
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2019
301–400
-
-
Business & Economics
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2019
201–250
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-
Computer Science
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2019
301–400
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-
Emerging Economies
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2017
=189
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2018
=110
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2019
56
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#302 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 34.4
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #409
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #79
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #119
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #475
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #230
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #252
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #448
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #15
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #427
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #314
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #443
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#266 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 54.1
- Chemistry global research reputation #618
- Chemistry regional research reputation #138
- Chemistry publications #66
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #379
- Chemistry total citations #97
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #96
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #403
- Chemistry international collaboration #522
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #888
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #236
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #576
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#263 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 53.5
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #310
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #76
- Clinical Medicine publications #130
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #515
- Clinical Medicine total citations #186
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #235
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #681
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #261
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #720
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #296
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #672
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#68 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 58.1
- Computer Science global research reputation #224
- Computer Science regional research reputation #79
- Computer Science publications #110
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #20
- Computer Science total citations #50
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #40
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #6
- Computer Science international collaboration #21
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #163
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #16
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #9
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#126 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 66.0
- Engineering global research reputation #356
- Engineering regional research reputation #109
- Engineering publications #109
- Engineering normalized citation impact #187
- Engineering total citations #96
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #95
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #215
- Engineering international collaboration #190
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #534
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #57
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #117
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#58 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 66.3
- Materials Science global research reputation #153
- Materials Science regional research reputation #51
- Materials Science publications #4
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #376
- Materials Science total citations #19
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #19
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #377
- Materials Science international collaboration #399
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #479
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #84
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #337
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#129 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 52.1
- Mathematics global research reputation #276
- Mathematics regional research reputation #64
- Mathematics publications #60
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #50
- Mathematics total citations #31
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #23
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #35
- Mathematics international collaboration #339
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #343
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #19
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #32
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#251 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 36.0
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #33
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #108
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #352
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #200
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #238
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #371
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #15
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #327
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #245
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #341
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#332 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 22.8
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #48
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #145
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #386
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #212
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #261
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #379
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #160
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #312
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #357
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #392
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#187 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 37.8
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #217
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #47
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #73
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #255
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #120
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #188
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #269
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #50
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #249
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #257
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #288