Islamic Azad University, South Tehran: Rankings

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Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 55th in Iran, 4335th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 83 research topics. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,791 academic publications and 151,155 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4335 of 14,131 In the World
#1472 of 5,830 In Asia
#55 of 310 In Iran
#18 of 37 In Tehran
#190 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#312 of 2,326 For Operations Research
#339 of 1,014 For Information Technology
#4059 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#8594 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 80 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 36th for Engineering in Iran and 1717th in the World with 6,837 publications made and 122,826 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#36 of 122 In Iran
#713 of 2,841 In Asia
#1717 of 6,795 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1999 4 3
2000 0 7
2001 3 4
2002 2 3
2003 6 11
2004 7 11
2005 17 14
2006 27 27
2007 35 77
2008 57 122
2009 85 200
2010 154 394
2011 259 736
2012 316 1224
2013 313 1679
2014 337 2333
2015 392 2985
2016 499 4141
2017 524 5214
2018 531 7040
2019 634 9097
2020 662 11878
2021 703 14688
2022 470 14939
2023 457 15706
2024 261 14643
2025 98 13206

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 43rd for Physics in Iran and 1817th in the World with 5,977 publications made and 103,467 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#43 of 122 In Iran
#766 of 2,822 In Asia
#1817 of 6,729 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1999 4 3
2000 0 6
2001 2 4
2002 2 6
2003 7 10
2004 5 12
2005 18 15
2006 24 29
2007 33 69
2008 49 112
2009 71 170
2010 132 348
2011 202 597
2012 260 949
2013 276 1443
2014 289 1943
2015 343 2414
2016 437 3388
2017 463 4426
2018 482 5988
2019 572 7836
2020 586 10300
2021 614 12490
2022 399 12577
2023 391 13046
2024 248 12274
2025 82 10898

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 42 626 1351
Acoustical Engineering 33 616 1608
Quantum and Particle physics 42 713 1723
Materials Science 42 777 1742
Nuclear Physics 47 798 1895
Condensed Matter Physics 41 904 1929
Optical Engineering 47 881 2000
Atomic and Molecular physics 42 839 2040
Astrophysics and Astronomy 54 1003 2521

Chemistry rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 57th for Chemistry in Iran and 2166th in the World with 5,001 publications made and 89,870 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#57 of 122 In Iran
#974 of 2,785 In Asia
#2166 of 6,561 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1999 4 0
2000 0 4
2001 3 5
2002 1 1
2003 3 5
2004 2 8
2005 12 10
2006 16 23
2007 25 60
2008 32 87
2009 57 156
2010 84 240
2011 156 474
2012 228 815
2013 224 1255
2014 230 1599
2015 297 2056
2016 368 2941
2017 407 3950
2018 396 5319
2019 460 6718
2020 511 9031
2021 505 11143
2022 354 11129
2023 335 11933
2024 220 11715
2025 85 10830

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 33 464 1240
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 417 1257
Radiochemistry 58 681 1324
Chemical Engineering 41 625 1325
Nanotechnology 42 626 1351
Physical chemistry 45 736 1616
Pharmacy 45 689 1635
Materials Science 42 777 1742
Inorganic Chemistry 59 880 1882
Organic Chemistry 57 942 2050
Environmental Chemistry 59 983 2146
Biochemistry 81 1204 2600
Nutrition and Food Science 74 1303 2755

Computer Science rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 27th for Computer Science in Iran and 1785th in the World with 4,617 publications made and 71,422 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#27 of 122 In Iran
#686 of 2,842 In Asia
#1785 of 6,855 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 2
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 4
1998 0 1
1999 4 3
2000 0 7
2001 1 6
2002 1 5
2003 4 12
2004 5 8
2005 14 11
2006 21 24
2007 23 52
2008 40 82
2009 57 148
2010 127 300
2011 175 506
2012 234 960
2013 219 1046
2014 244 1523
2015 262 1854
2016 286 2380
2017 302 2869
2018 325 3661
2019 418 4866
2020 443 6132
2021 490 7699
2022 326 8228
2023 323 8875
2024 207 7528
2025 78 6181

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Information Technology 4 67 339
Management Information Systems 5 141 725
Machine Learning 26 464 1240
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 23 580 1489
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 639 1500
Robotics 21 655 1543
Computer Networking 24 654 1600
Telecommunications 36 767 1773
Computer Engineering 25 806 1820
Cyber Security 21 732 1842
Cognitive Science 36 794 1951
Computer Vision 39 874 1984
Computational Linguistics 34 945 2136
Software Engineering 25 825 2251
Data Science 33 918 2374
Human-Computer Interaction 31 963 2433
Neuroscience 67 1175 3024
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 92 1619 3516

Environmental Science rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 41st for Environmental Science in Iran and 2135th in the World with 4,584 publications made and 81,538 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#41 of 122 In Iran
#841 of 2,841 In Asia
#2135 of 6,888 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1999 3 1
2000 0 4
2001 4 4
2002 0 5
2003 1 5
2004 4 7
2005 14 8
2006 22 23
2007 27 51
2008 33 58
2009 54 118
2010 85 235
2011 146 397
2012 194 731
2013 215 1007
2014 226 1475
2015 253 1900
2016 311 2640
2017 347 3308
2018 344 4517
2019 435 6106
2020 453 8105
2021 514 10131
2022 337 10417
2023 332 11022
2024 179 9800
2025 61 8324

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 7 76 190
Geotechnical Engineering 38 482 1238
Petrology and Geochemistry 24 417 1257
Environmental Engineering 39 629 1496
Environmental Management 31 597 1515
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 37 625 1590
Earth science and Geophysics 35 646 1660
Oceanography 31 727 1874
Geology 43 780 1998
Ecology 38 800 2071
Environmental Chemistry 59 983 2146
Geography and Cartography 40 796 2198
Paleontology 58 1043 2526
Agricultural Science 61 1092 2567

Biology rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 74th for Biology in Iran and 2655th in the World with 4,452 publications made and 74,676 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#74 of 122 In Iran
#1177 of 2,838 In Asia
#2655 of 6,841 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1999 2 3
2000 0 4
2001 3 5
2002 1 0
2003 2 7
2004 3 7
2005 6 12
2006 14 13
2007 22 48
2008 19 46
2009 41 115
2010 67 179
2011 141 389
2012 192 645
2013 194 1086
2014 196 1393
2015 242 1777
2016 317 2508
2017 355 3282
2018 342 4433
2019 418 5505
2020 466 7242
2021 479 9087
2022 339 9407
2023 327 10170
2024 200 9484
2025 77 8368

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 42 626 1351
Evolutionary Biology 47 977 2506
Paleontology 58 1043 2526
Agricultural Science 61 1092 2567
Biochemistry 81 1204 2600
Molecular Biology 74 1190 2625
Biotechnology 73 1231 2685
Nutrition and Food Science 74 1303 2755
Oncology and Cancer research 76 1265 2839
Microbiology 84 1350 2953
Botany 72 1291 2974
Neuroscience 67 1175 3024
Genetics 82 1361 3081
Pharmacology 90 1457 3119
Zoology 74 1265 3258
Horticulture 91 1552 3347
Virology 85 1436 3423
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 92 1619 3516
Immunology 86 1576 3645

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 28th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 2314th in the World with 3,919 publications made and 55,342 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#28 of 122 In Iran
#700 of 2,867 In Asia
#2314 of 7,088 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 4
1994 0 3
1995 0 2
1996 0 3
1997 0 9
1998 0 3
1999 2 4
2000 0 11
2001 0 12
2002 0 12
2003 0 9
2004 6 14
2005 8 13
2006 13 35
2007 23 75
2008 33 83
2009 40 158
2010 85 254
2011 121 426
2012 188 763
2013 162 921
2014 205 1303
2015 212 1501
2016 243 1894
2017 255 2307
2018 299 3061
2019 377 3893
2020 430 5125
2021 473 6667
2022 278 7251
2023 264 7862
2024 150 6502
2025 61 5609

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 4 145 864
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 262 1015
Linguistics 28 622 1748
Political Science 19 486 1887
Aesthetics 22 677 2111
Law 27 668 2150
Sociology 29 631 2197
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 54 688 2359
Anthropology 41 715 2411
Education Majors 35 782 2420
Archaeology 33 925 2427
Philosophy 31 735 2450
History 34 954 2641
Demography 65 1010 2731

Mathematics rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 29th for Mathematics in Iran and 1501st in the World with 3,312 publications made and 52,480 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#29 of 121 In Iran
#526 of 2,725 In Asia
#1501 of 6,434 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 4 1
2000 0 4
2001 1 6
2002 1 2
2003 2 4
2004 7 3
2005 9 7
2006 13 12
2007 13 35
2008 30 54
2009 37 86
2010 75 169
2011 111 341
2012 151 515
2013 169 714
2014 174 1116
2015 193 1337
2016 208 1716
2017 226 2031
2018 243 2801
2019 316 3579
2020 340 4500
2021 375 5814
2022 247 5831
2023 224 6112
2024 108 4126
2025 41 3066

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 7 96 312
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 242 976
Actuarial Science 7 216 984
Blockchain and Cryptography 23 639 1500
Statistics 34 547 1531
Math Teachers 28 557 1862
Applied Mathematics 54 869 2054

Business rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 15th for Business in Iran and 1058th in the World with 3,022 publications made and 46,186 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#15 of 122 In Iran
#275 of 2,654 In Asia
#1058 of 6,366 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 2
1995 0 2
1996 0 2
1997 0 4
1998 0 3
1999 3 1
2000 0 5
2001 1 6
2002 0 7
2003 0 8
2004 4 12
2005 9 10
2006 16 20
2007 9 47
2008 20 61
2009 34 98
2010 81 239
2011 93 374
2012 156 767
2013 176 793
2014 209 1105
2015 173 1332
2016 191 1482
2017 208 1877
2018 227 2403
2019 277 3030
2020 314 3909
2021 340 5000
2022 200 5472
2023 162 5581
2024 88 4204
2025 36 3427

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 8 80 231
Operations Research 7 96 312
Human Resource Management 2 65 393
Project Management 4 66 474
Construction Management 7 182 652
Risk Management 7 147 716
Management Information Systems 5 141 725
Management 15 248 911
Marketing 9 230 938
Actuarial Science 7 216 984
Accounting 9 282 1143
Hospitality and Hotel Management 10 447 1229
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 404 1263
Finance 17 438 1471
Advertising 16 551 1782

Psychology rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 33rd for Psychology in Iran and 1831st in the World with 1,736 publications made and 23,707 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#33 of 122 In Iran
#640 of 2,766 In Asia
#1831 of 6,663 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 4
1998 0 1
1999 0 4
2000 0 8
2001 0 5
2002 0 4
2003 2 7
2004 3 9
2005 5 7
2006 7 15
2007 8 27
2008 16 31
2009 13 62
2010 35 72
2011 39 165
2012 74 304
2013 58 300
2014 89 439
2015 70 464
2016 90 629
2017 91 768
2018 120 1024
2019 185 1279
2020 197 1643
2021 227 2022
2022 144 2280
2023 137 2748
2024 97 2350
2025 34 2075

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 50 288
Child Psychology 32 429 1632
Clinical Psychology 54 488 1703
Social Psychology 30 540 1814
Cognitive Science 36 794 1951
Education Majors 35 782 2420
Psychiatry 69 1044 2774
Neuroscience 67 1175 3024

Economics rankings

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran ranked 20th for Economics in Iran and 1570th in the World with 1,611 publications made and 23,612 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#20 of 120 In Iran
#451 of 2,559 In Asia
#1570 of 6,188 In the World

Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 5
1998 0 0
1999 4 2
2000 0 3
2001 0 4
2002 0 1
2003 0 2
2004 2 5
2005 3 3
2006 4 7
2007 5 22
2008 6 26
2009 12 50
2010 34 90
2011 31 180
2012 64 332
2013 79 330
2014 100 579
2015 93 666
2016 94 750
2017 128 989
2018 132 1334
2019 156 1770
2020 193 2255
2021 206 3034
2022 117 3287
2023 79 3373
2024 54 2459
2025 17 1850

The following table provides academic rankings for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 10 195 655
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 242 976
Actuarial Science 7 216 984
International Relations and Diplomacy 11 262 1015
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 404 1263
Finance 17 438 1471
Development Studies 32 672 2071

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 40 567 1885
Fashion Design 35 783 2240
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 56 811 2405
Physical Therapy 72 934 2528
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 62 1009 2559
Sports Medicine 61 973 2561
Art & Design 43 961 2689
Nursing 65 926 2715
Cardiology 68 1099 2745
Public Health 68 1062 2828
Family medicine 61 1032 2893
Health Science 61 953 2948
Literature 62 1061 3019
Medicine 75 1253 3096
Pathology 77 1372 3251
Anatomy and Physiology 78 1339 3267
Surgery 74 1308 3323