Iran University of Science and Technology: Rankings

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The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 12th in Iran, 1143rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 134 research topics. The Iran University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,360 academic publications and 730,013 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1143 of 14,131 In the World
#265 of 5,830 In Asia
#12 of 310 In Iran
#8 of 37 In Tehran
#50 of 2,326 For Operations Research
#90 of 2,425 For Automotive Engineering
#127 of 4,095 For Structural Engineering
#1317 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2680 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 131 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Engineering in Iran and 398th in the World with 31,893 publications made and 645,195 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#118 of 2,841 In Asia
#398 of 6,795 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 11 27
1994 8 11
1995 14 24
1996 10 22
1997 24 50
1998 20 42
1999 21 42
2000 31 69
2001 51 86
2002 102 147
2003 156 245
2004 211 362
2005 284 518
2006 602 991
2007 696 1343
2008 981 2391
2009 1101 3419
2010 1332 5287
2011 1501 8241
2012 1481 10792
2013 1481 14081
2014 1577 18176
2015 1536 20881
2016 1694 24660
2017 1827 29166
2018 1826 34565
2019 2037 42396
2020 2348 53988
2021 2288 64439
2022 2168 71112
2023 2251 79015
2024 1502 79737
2025 787 72335

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 16 50
Automotive Engineering 1 40 90
Structural Engineering 2 45 127
Automation and Control engineering 2 56 132
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 44 132
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 46 140
Industrial Engineering 2 46 157
Construction Management 2 40 159
Transportation Engineering 1 45 171
Geotechnical Engineering 3 66 194
Civil Engineering 2 65 204
Electronic Engineering 4 81 222
Nuclear Engineering 7 92 251
Chemical Engineering 6 125 258
Electrical Engineering 4 100 271
Marine Engineering 4 90 274
Mechanical Engineering 3 85 281
Architectural Engineering 2 84 289
Robotics 5 100 292
Telecommunications 4 101 308
Petroleum Engineering 7 115 309
Acoustical Engineering 3 91 320
Aerospace Engineering 3 87 325
Nanotechnology 6 136 328
Computer Networking 4 101 335
Metallurgical Engineering 5 120 339
Materials Science 4 118 351
Systems Engineering 2 79 359
Environmental Engineering 5 127 371
Landscape Architecture 3 105 423
Computer Engineering 5 137 435
Architecture 4 91 442
Optical Engineering 4 141 490
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 162 520
Biomedical Engineering 12 171 556
Human-Computer Interaction 1 124 568
Technical Drawing 5 194 594
Mining Engineering 22 232 645
Remote Sensing 8 176 663
Product and Industrial Design 4 195 675
Biochemical Engineering 12 256 816
Agricultural Engineering 20 378 817
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 267 818
Aviation 7 234 858
Engineering Management 4 293 1069
Biotechnology 43 810 1878

Physics rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Physics in Iran and 442nd in the World with 28,125 publications made and 578,797 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#120 of 2,822 In Asia
#442 of 6,729 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 11 21
1994 8 12
1995 13 19
1996 9 20
1997 32 57
1998 23 58
1999 19 42
2000 30 75
2001 54 90
2002 94 168
2003 146 237
2004 198 360
2005 263 507
2006 546 962
2007 632 1283
2008 830 2221
2009 940 3095
2010 1143 4812
2011 1299 7402
2012 1278 9642
2013 1309 12364
2014 1422 15918
2015 1367 18550
2016 1461 21948
2017 1606 26053
2018 1579 30727
2019 1803 38191
2020 2095 48286
2021 2024 56971
2022 1932 63029
2023 2012 70432
2024 1317 70304
2025 680 63761

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 3 91 320
Nanotechnology 6 136 328
Materials Science 4 118 351
Quantum and Particle physics 4 120 422
Optical Engineering 4 141 490
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 162 520
Nuclear Physics 7 219 747
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 198 791
Astrobiology 5 202 802
Condensed Matter Physics 6 308 826
Theoretical Physics 14 222 851
Atomic and Molecular physics 13 339 1059
Biophysics 26 690 1752

Chemistry rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 7th for Chemistry in Iran and 638th in the World with 21,855 publications made and 483,526 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 122 In Iran
#199 of 2,785 In Asia
#638 of 6,561 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 11 16
1994 6 8
1995 7 19
1996 6 17
1997 20 45
1998 15 36
1999 16 25
2000 25 42
2001 46 60
2002 70 119
2003 102 178
2004 134 268
2005 171 389
2006 356 684
2007 387 918
2008 551 1722
2009 701 2474
2010 811 3786
2011 912 5687
2012 935 7407
2013 986 9629
2014 1052 12351
2015 1071 14544
2016 1180 17521
2017 1268 21146
2018 1286 25031
2019 1477 31289
2020 1695 40738
2021 1641 48462
2022 1585 54507
2023 1670 61494
2024 1141 63712
2025 572 59107

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 8 102 178
Chemical Engineering 6 125 258
Nanotechnology 6 136 328
Materials Science 4 118 351
Physical chemistry 6 140 355
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 119 495
Computational Chemistry 7 143 548
Inorganic Chemistry 9 205 557
Organic Chemistry 8 197 608
Environmental Chemistry 6 196 615
Biochemical Engineering 12 256 816
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 267 818
Biochemistry 15 366 1000
Pharmacy 22 373 1006
Nutrition and Food Science 56 957 2101

Computer Science rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Computer Science in Iran and 506th in the World with 19,180 publications made and 342,614 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#116 of 2,842 In Asia
#506 of 6,855 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 4 11
1994 5 8
1995 11 11
1996 5 9
1997 16 25
1998 15 32
1999 15 23
2000 17 61
2001 17 43
2002 74 90
2003 90 133
2004 143 216
2005 200 290
2006 465 625
2007 535 882
2008 764 1612
2009 855 2307
2010 923 3360
2011 1067 5258
2012 1015 6905
2013 957 8834
2014 984 11002
2015 918 12429
2016 967 14098
2017 1006 15714
2018 988 18268
2019 1129 22036
2020 1227 27242
2021 1263 32935
2022 1145 35166
2023 1146 37796
2024 788 33673
2025 466 28315

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Machine Learning 3 79 270
Robotics 5 100 292
Telecommunications 4 101 308
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 89 310
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 86 311
Computer Networking 4 101 335
Computer Engineering 5 137 435
Computer Graphics 1 110 440
Computer Vision 4 131 449
Cyber Security 3 121 465
Human-Computer Interaction 1 124 568
Software Engineering 3 114 605
Cognitive Science 5 157 645
Management Information Systems 3 134 702
Web Design and Development 5 207 708
Computational Linguistics 4 215 735
Animation 14 298 846
Database Administration 4 286 862
Data Science 5 229 960
Information Technology 10 320 981
Neuroscience 24 473 1455
Multimedia 7 480 1499
Library and Information science 17 425 1731
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 893 2107

Environmental Science rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Iran and 618th in the World with 17,997 publications made and 403,286 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Iran
#158 of 2,841 In Asia
#618 of 6,888 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 6 16
1994 4 5
1995 8 15
1996 1 15
1997 16 30
1998 8 26
1999 11 24
2000 9 35
2001 33 48
2002 48 81
2003 65 118
2004 100 182
2005 151 292
2006 303 545
2007 351 710
2008 490 1392
2009 552 2062
2010 669 3200
2011 816 4706
2012 775 6226
2013 806 8040
2014 882 10617
2015 792 12329
2016 987 15040
2017 1059 17487
2018 1085 20943
2019 1205 26290
2020 1463 34529
2021 1409 41783
2022 1298 46409
2023 1351 52238
2024 855 49193
2025 430 42485

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Biology rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 15th for Biology in Iran and 937th in the World with 16,601 publications made and 376,202 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 122 In Iran
#307 of 2,838 In Asia
#937 of 6,841 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 2 9
1994 0 3
1995 3 10
1996 4 10
1997 11 24
1998 7 22
1999 5 9
2000 6 27
2001 27 29
2002 45 69
2003 51 99
2004 84 143
2005 110 266
2006 256 458
2007 286 653
2008 418 1262
2009 471 1825
2010 630 2822
2011 690 4363
2012 698 5679
2013 731 7553
2014 821 9562
2015 783 11299
2016 894 13410
2017 1001 16280
2018 962 19401
2019 1127 24065
2020 1326 31650
2021 1246 38030
2022 1259 42397
2023 1326 47741
2024 913 46385
2025 462 41850

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 6 136 328
Paleontology 8 198 740
Agricultural Science 10 252 758
Evolutionary Biology 4 176 783
Astrobiology 5 202 802
Biochemistry 15 366 1000
Genetics 24 469 1264
Neuroscience 24 473 1455
Zoology 27 491 1559
Botany 34 660 1681
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 588 1692
Pharmacology 50 747 1721
Biophysics 26 690 1752
Oncology and Cancer research 51 789 1848
Biotechnology 43 810 1878
Nutrition and Food Science 56 957 2101
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 46 893 2107
Horticulture 60 1058 2373
Molecular Biology 57 1014 2375
Microbiology 71 1153 2580
Virology 62 1057 2642
Immunology 72 1231 2931

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 1034th in the World with 11,480 publications made and 216,034 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Iran
#216 of 2,867 In Asia
#1034 of 7,088 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 5 9
1994 2 3
1995 3 6
1996 2 10
1997 11 21
1998 5 16
1999 10 23
2000 7 37
2001 11 34
2002 36 56
2003 46 98
2004 71 131
2005 110 175
2006 202 354
2007 272 488
2008 337 729
2009 411 1196
2010 450 1967
2011 557 2853
2012 561 3888
2013 547 5019
2014 564 6500
2015 541 7232
2016 633 8672
2017 672 9858
2018 688 11787
2019 716 14307
2020 895 18779
2021 860 23840
2022 773 25631
2023 727 27842
2024 512 25900
2025 264 22432

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 3 134 633
Archaeology 2 145 660
Occupational Safety and Health 14 128 703
History 3 157 768
Urban and Regional planning 5 163 793
Philosophy 2 183 950
Aesthetics 7 228 1012
Law 7 228 1058
Journalism and Digital Media 7 304 1086
Political Science 7 254 1272
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 21 344 1471
Education Majors 13 394 1513
Sociology 20 405 1651
Anthropology 25 425 1718
Library and Information science 17 425 1731
Demography 31 572 1763
Classics and Ancient History 19 648 2249
Communications and Public Relations 22 694 2359

Mathematics rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Mathematics in Iran and 479th in the World with 10,947 publications made and 213,452 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 121 In Iran
#108 of 2,725 In Asia
#479 of 6,434 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 1
1994 3 3
1995 4 8
1996 3 5
1997 13 11
1998 8 15
1999 9 21
2000 9 35
2001 12 34
2002 32 53
2003 46 64
2004 59 108
2005 115 189
2006 233 349
2007 327 608
2008 394 1062
2009 470 1614
2010 531 2394
2011 601 3495
2012 551 4521
2013 585 5458
2014 578 6587
2015 517 7345
2016 592 8569
2017 571 9297
2018 611 10745
2019 651 12810
2020 769 16160
2021 769 19624
2022 682 20964
2023 655 22388
2024 364 16573
2025 174 12527

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 2 16 50
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 89 310
Applied Mathematics 3 84 319
Statistics 4 114 495
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 138 656
Actuarial Science 11 316 1179
Math Teachers 22 453 1586

Business rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Iran and 445th in the World with 9,033 publications made and 168,055 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Operations Research, Finance, Supply Chain Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#89 of 2,654 In Asia
#445 of 6,366 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 0
1994 3 1
1995 7 7
1996 3 0
1997 8 6
1998 2 9
1999 4 10
2000 2 11
2001 5 11
2002 33 23
2003 35 20
2004 69 65
2005 84 106
2006 206 236
2007 237 370
2008 321 726
2009 369 931
2010 494 1661
2011 530 2508
2012 486 3341
2013 505 4438
2014 518 5693
2015 435 6421
2016 471 7272
2017 542 8317
2018 487 9483
2019 516 11395
2020 586 13551
2021 613 16980
2022 508 17339
2023 503 18078
2024 295 14532
2025 158 11784

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 2 5 16
Operations Research 2 16 50
Construction Management 2 40 159
Management 3 68 293
Project Management 2 41 333
Risk Management 4 74 410
Marketing 2 86 472
Finance 4 140 679
Management Information Systems 3 134 702
Occupational Safety and Health 14 128 703
Accounting 4 170 782
Human Resource Management 12 234 1023
Engineering Management 4 293 1069
Actuarial Science 11 316 1179
Advertising 7 312 1217
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 428 1316
International Business 11 410 1625

Economics rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Economics in Iran and 774th in the World with 3,605 publications made and 71,801 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 120 In Iran
#159 of 2,559 In Asia
#774 of 6,188 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 2
1994 1 1
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 3 2
1998 2 2
1999 1 1
2000 1 4
2001 1 6
2002 8 16
2003 16 11
2004 18 16
2005 28 43
2006 50 80
2007 69 134
2008 86 198
2009 114 306
2010 162 633
2011 173 971
2012 161 1241
2013 183 1668
2014 180 2112
2015 159 2454
2016 193 2943
2017 224 3436
2018 218 3949
2019 237 4763
2020 290 6408
2021 304 7885
2022 278 8811
2023 254 9118
2024 129 7193
2025 67 5480

The following table provides academic rankings for The Iran University of Science and Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 2 49 196
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 138 656
Finance 4 140 679
Development Studies 9 185 843
Actuarial Science 11 316 1179
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 428 1316

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Iran University of Science and Technology

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Interior Design 2 110 381
Graphic Design 2 87 409
Fashion Design 3 129 662
Sonography and Ultrasound 9 270 771
Art & Design 6 177 876
Social Psychology 15 219 1033
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 284 1126
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 388 1142
Anatomy and Physiology 19 397 1189
Psychology 22 396 1290
Cardiology 26 450 1305
Literature 20 316 1308
Orthodontics 34 461 1440
Sports Medicine 26 408 1461
Dentistry 36 516 1507
Radiation Therapy 44 657 1544
Audiology 31 520 1583
Physical Therapy 37 491 1586
Surgery 42 566 1590
Public Health 31 502 1601
Medicine 33 594 1660
Ophthalmology 32 634 1672
Child Psychology 34 445 1673
Psychiatry 39 584 1737
Pathology 44 740 1929
Healthcare Management (MHA) 47 641 2042
Anesthesiology 63 820 2190
Clinical Psychology 75 805 2471
Nursing 68 970 2823
Health Science 74 1204 3498