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Abstract We propose and numerically investigate the plasmonic whispering-gallery mode (WGM) with high-quality (Q) factor (as high as 285) and ultra-small mode volume (as low as 0 . 04 μ m 3 ) in the hybrid plasmonic microcavity with a sandwiched and electrically controlled graphene. The theoretical results present that the resonant wavelength of hybrid plasmonic microcavity dramatically changes and the corresponding intrinsic loss exhibits a distinct peak by electrically adjusting the permittivity of graphene around the epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) point. The influence of graphene with different layers on the characteristic of hybrid plasmonic microcavity is also analyzed. As a potential application, the plasmonic WGM microcavity with the sandwiched graphene could be applied for a refractometer with the sensitivity of higher than 1000 nm per refraction index unit (nm/RIU), and large figure of merit. The sensitivity can also be tuned by the electrically controlled graphene.