Iran University of Science and Technology: Rankings

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The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 10th in Iran, 1049th in the global 2025 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 36,575 academic publications and 663,269 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1049 of 14,131 In the World
#253 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 310 In Iran
#8 of 37 In Tehran
#51 of 2,300 For Operations Research
#90 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#131 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#1299 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2513 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 404th in the World with 31,286 publications made and 585,607 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#117 of 2,835 In Asia
#404 of 6,782 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 7 20
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 103 147
2003 156 245
2004 211 362
2005 284 518
2006 602 991
2007 695 1342
2008 981 2388
2009 1102 3422
2010 1332 5289
2011 1500 8247
2012 1483 10806
2013 1476 14097
2014 1567 18148
2015 1533 20858
2016 1692 24621
2017 1830 29113
2018 1826 34507
2019 2038 42373
2020 2350 53948
2021 2289 64422
2022 2173 71156
2023 2249 79055
2024 1471 79110

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 15 51
Automotive Engineering 1 39 90
Automation and Control engineering 2 54 131
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 43 132
Structural Engineering 2 46 134
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 45 142
Industrial Engineering 3 43 160
Construction Management 2 41 169
Transportation Engineering 1 45 171
Geotechnical Engineering 4 66 198
Civil Engineering 2 64 205
Electronic Engineering 4 81 222
Nuclear Engineering 8 94 258
Chemical Engineering 6 125 266
Marine Engineering 4 89 276
Electrical Engineering 4 103 282
Mechanical Engineering 4 85 285
Architectural Engineering 2 84 293
Robotics 5 101 293
Telecommunications 4 101 313
Petroleum Engineering 7 114 318
Acoustical Engineering 3 91 321
Aerospace Engineering 3 86 326
Computer Networking 4 100 335
Nanotechnology 6 136 338
Metallurgical Engineering 5 119 350
Materials Science 4 117 361
Systems Engineering 2 81 375
Environmental Engineering 7 132 385
Computer Engineering 5 138 440
Landscape Architecture 5 109 446
Architecture 4 93 455
Optical Engineering 4 143 498
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 169 545
Human-Computer Interaction 1 124 570
Biomedical Engineering 13 180 588
Technical Drawing 5 205 625
Mining Engineering 22 230 647
Remote Sensing 8 174 662
Product and Industrial Design 5 198 684
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 270 831
Biochemical Engineering 13 258 836
Agricultural Engineering 20 393 855
Aviation 8 230 867
Engineering Management 4 304 1089
Biotechnology 43 820 1916

Physics rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Physics in Iran and 449th in the World with 27,611 publications made and 525,156 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#119 of 2,817 In Asia
#449 of 6,713 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 6 20
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 95 168
2003 146 237
2004 198 360
2005 263 507
2006 546 962
2007 632 1282
2008 829 2221
2009 940 3095
2010 1143 4815
2011 1297 7405
2012 1279 9648
2013 1308 12384
2014 1412 15905
2015 1366 18545
2016 1460 21917
2017 1605 26021
2018 1584 30672
2019 1804 38198
2020 2097 48259
2021 2027 56970
2022 1939 63123
2023 2013 70484
2024 1292 69659

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 91 321
Nanotechnology 6 136 338
Materials Science 4 117 361
Quantum and Particle physics 4 118 427
Optical Engineering 4 143 498
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 169 545
Nuclear Physics 7 219 754
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 196 795
Astrobiology 5 206 810
Condensed Matter Physics 6 305 831
Theoretical Physics 15 229 865
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 341 1074
Biophysics 25 672 1734

Chemistry rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 7th for Chemistry in Iran and 641st in the World with 21,443 publications made and 436,212 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 122 In Iran
#198 of 2,781 In Asia
#641 of 6,545 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 6 22
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 387 916
2008 550 1722
2009 700 2474
2010 811 3786
2011 911 5688
2012 936 7403
2013 985 9635
2014 1048 12359
2015 1069 14530
2016 1179 17512
2017 1267 21135
2018 1287 24992
2019 1481 31302
2020 1699 40732
2021 1650 48465
2022 1586 54571
2023 1670 61505
2024 1129 63263

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 8 106 189
Chemical Engineering 6 125 266
Nanotechnology 6 136 338
Materials Science 4 117 361
Physical chemistry 6 144 370
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 119 501
Computational Chemistry 7 137 543
Inorganic Chemistry 9 205 565
Environmental Chemistry 6 193 615
Organic Chemistry 8 200 618
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 9 270 831
Biochemical Engineering 13 258 836
Biochemistry 15 366 1006
Pharmacy 22 372 1012
Nutrition and Food Science 57 958 2113

Computer Science rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Computer Science in Iran and 509th in the World with 18,818 publications made and 315,609 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#114 of 2,840 In Asia
#509 of 6,845 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 5 12
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 75 90
2003 90 133
2004 143 215
2005 200 290
2006 465 625
2007 534 882
2008 764 1608
2009 853 2307
2010 923 3363
2011 1067 5262
2012 1016 6914
2013 952 8842
2014 979 11002
2015 916 12411
2016 969 14066
2017 1011 15683
2018 988 18229
2019 1126 21981
2020 1227 27240
2021 1272 32996
2022 1148 35239
2023 1153 37825
2024 760 33162

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 78 271
Robotics 5 101 293
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 89 311
Telecommunications 4 101 313
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 85 316
Computer Networking 4 100 335
Computer Engineering 5 138 440
Computer Graphics 1 108 440
Computer Vision 4 129 457
Cyber Security 3 119 458
Human-Computer Interaction 1 124 570
Software Engineering 3 116 617
Cognitive Science 5 157 648
Management Information Systems 3 126 697
Web Design and Development 5 206 706
Computational Linguistics 4 209 737
Database Administration 4 280 857
Animation 14 304 862
Data Science 5 226 967
Information Technology 10 315 977
Neuroscience 24 468 1470
Multimedia 7 496 1543
Library and Information science 18 443 1796
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 898 2141

Environmental Science rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Iran and 626th in the World with 17,694 publications made and 364,734 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 2,838 In Asia
#626 of 6,876 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 9
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 100 181
2005 151 292
2006 302 545
2007 350 710
2008 491 1391
2009 551 2063
2010 670 3201
2011 815 4708
2012 775 6227
2013 807 8050
2014 880 10627
2015 792 12326
2016 989 15051
2017 1060 17472
2018 1085 20915
2019 1207 26301
2020 1467 34561
2021 1413 41876
2022 1303 46488
2023 1354 52287
2024 845 48708

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 946th in the World with 16,271 publications made and 340,178 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#15 of 122 In Iran
#310 of 2,834 In Asia
#946 of 6,833 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 2 12
1993 2 9
1994 0 3
1995 3 10
1996 4 10
1997 11 24
1998 7 22
1999 5 9
2000 6 28
2001 27 29
2002 45 69
2003 51 99
2004 84 143
2005 110 266
2006 256 458
2007 286 653
2008 419 1261
2009 470 1826
2010 630 2820
2011 689 4372
2012 699 5679
2013 730 7561
2014 821 9573
2015 782 11316
2016 894 13433
2017 1003 16300
2018 969 19374
2019 1124 24027
2020 1333 31686
2021 1249 38098
2022 1258 42424
2023 1329 47787
2024 898 45927

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 6 136 338
Agricultural Science 10 248 750
Paleontology 8 200 751
Evolutionary Biology 4 173 779
Astrobiology 5 206 810
Biochemistry 15 366 1006
Genetics 24 457 1254
Neuroscience 24 468 1470
Zoology 27 478 1540
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 579 1676
Botany 34 658 1693
Biophysics 25 672 1734
Pharmacology 51 766 1770
Oncology and Cancer research 52 796 1877
Biotechnology 43 820 1916
Nutrition and Food Science 57 958 2113
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 47 898 2141
Horticulture 60 1060 2385
Molecular Biology 57 1025 2397
Microbiology 72 1165 2612
Virology 64 1070 2681
Immunology 71 1239 2957

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 1040th in the World with 11,267 publications made and 196,289 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Iran
#212 of 2,864 In Asia
#1040 of 7,081 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
1992 3 8
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 270 488
2008 337 728
2009 412 1194
2010 450 1968
2011 555 2853
2012 561 3889
2013 547 5024
2014 563 6495
2015 540 7216
2016 632 8650
2017 674 9863
2018 688 11761
2019 714 14299
2020 899 18784
2021 860 23879
2022 773 25636
2023 728 27867
2024 501 25501

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 3 135 638
Archaeology 2 145 669
Occupational Safety and Health 14 126 703
History 3 156 771
Urban and Regional planning 5 165 822
Philosophy 2 184 963
Aesthetics 7 230 1022
Law 7 225 1061
Journalism and Digital Media 7 299 1079
Political Science 7 252 1275
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 22 344 1483
Education Majors 13 390 1523
Sociology 20 408 1660
Anthropology 25 414 1715
Demography 31 573 1778
Library and Information science 18 443 1796
Classics and Ancient History 19 641 2250
Communications and Public Relations 23 677 2333

Mathematics rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Mathematics in Iran and 486th in the World with 10,838 publications made and 197,519 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
#107 of 2,718 In Asia
#486 of 6,418 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 3
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 33 53
2003 46 64
2004 59 108
2005 115 189
2006 232 349
2007 327 608
2008 394 1062
2009 470 1614
2010 531 2390
2011 600 3494
2012 550 4520
2013 586 5475
2014 576 6595
2015 520 7345
2016 592 8563
2017 572 9293
2018 612 10725
2019 654 12838
2020 777 16218
2021 770 19741
2022 693 21082
2023 657 22459
2024 359 16260

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 15 51
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 89 311
Applied Mathematics 3 84 325
Statistics 4 109 496
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 133 655
Actuarial Science 14 325 1196
Math Teachers 21 446 1591

Business rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Iran and 449th in the World with 8,913 publications made and 156,328 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Operations Research, Finance, Supply Chain Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#88 of 2,646 In Asia
#449 of 6,339 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 1
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 236 370
2008 321 724
2009 368 931
2010 494 1662
2011 530 2511
2012 486 3338
2013 506 4450
2014 514 5698
2015 436 6420
2016 473 7261
2017 544 8303
2018 488 9491
2019 515 11385
2020 592 13590
2021 615 17009
2022 514 17406
2023 503 18110
2024 285 14278

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 15 51
Construction Management 2 41 169
Management 3 64 288
Project Management 2 41 330
Risk Management 4 79 423
Marketing 2 88 483
Finance 4 139 680
Management Information Systems 3 126 697
Occupational Safety and Health 14 126 703
Accounting 4 171 794
Human Resource Management 11 227 1008
Engineering Management 4 304 1089
Actuarial Science 14 325 1196
Advertising 7 315 1229
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 432 1328

Economics rankings

The Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Economics in Iran and 779th in the World with 3,559 publications made and 65,592 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 2,553 In Asia
#779 of 6,167 In the World

Iran University of Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
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 162 634
2011 173 974
2012 161 1240
2013 184 1676
2014 178 2111
2015 160 2451
2016 194 2946
2017 223 3434
2018 221 3976
2019 238 4751
2020 291 6414
2021 302 7926
2022 278 8858
2023 256 9165
2024 128 7051

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 49 198
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 133 655
Finance 4 139 680
Development Studies 9 182 844
Actuarial Science 14 325 1196
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 432 1328

Other rankings

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

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Interior Design 2 116 416
Graphic Design 2 92 429
Fashion Design 3 126 661
Sonography and Ultrasound 11 280 793
Art & Design 6 177 884
Social Psychology 14 214 1034
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 22 274 1122
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 22 384 1146
Anatomy and Physiology 19 392 1192
Cardiology 25 439 1284
Psychology 22 392 1295
Literature 20 321 1334
Orthodontics 34 450 1423
Sports Medicine 26 396 1436
Dentistry 36 504 1488
Audiology 31 506 1559
Radiation Therapy 44 663 1560
Physical Therapy 37 487 1572
Surgery 42 558 1589
Public Health 31 494 1602
Child Psychology 35 438 1667
Medicine 33 589 1669
Psychiatry 39 580 1745
Pathology 43 733 1927
Healthcare Management (MHA) 48 640 2066
Anesthesiology 63 824 2202
Clinical Psychology 75 783 2443
Nursing 68 954 2810
Health Science 78 1219 3544