Petroleum University of Technology: Rankings

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The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 54th in Iran, 4152nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 34 research topics. The Petroleum University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,680 academic publications and 80,765 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4152 of 14,131 In the World
#1426 of 5,830 In Asia
#54 of 310 In Iran
#19 of 37 In Tehran
#38 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#565 of 1,000 For Mining Engineering
#859 of 3,520 For Geotechnical Engineering
#4047 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#7259 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 31 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 49th for Engineering in Iran and 2101st in the World with 3,367 publications made and 75,953 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#49 of 122 In Iran
#906 of 2,835 In Asia
#2101 of 6,782 In the World

Petroleum University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 11
1993 0 16
1994 0 18
1995 2 15
1996 2 18
1997 3 16
1998 2 23
1999 2 29
2000 4 30
2001 7 27
2002 1 23
2003 12 39
2004 13 55
2005 19 54
2006 31 55
2007 58 107
2008 70 139
2009 78 163
2010 165 317
2011 148 534
2012 216 758
2013 254 1289
2014 281 1887
2015 236 2740
2016 266 3496
2017 238 4199
2018 254 5387
2019 215 6720
2020 216 7989
2021 208 9098
2022 130 9288
2023 120 9214
2024 86 9205

The following table provides academic rankings for The Petroleum University of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 1 10 38
Mining Engineering 20 204 565
Geotechnical Engineering 20 304 859
Chemical Engineering 29 475 1054
Environmental Engineering 31 489 1230
Systems Engineering 26 446 1396
Automation and Control engineering 41 659 1500
Metallurgical Engineering 39 723 1633
Nanotechnology 64 817 1691
Automotive Engineering 43 732 1721
Materials Science 45 790 1773
Mechanical Engineering 37 722 1820
Operations Research 60 793 1843
Reliability and Quality Engineering 56 839 1941
Aerospace Engineering 50 883 2148
Electronic Engineering 71 1180 2519
Electrical Engineering 69 1257 2725
Structural Engineering 77 1224 2773
Optical Engineering 74 1310 2860
Telecommunications 71 1353 2942
Acoustical Engineering 86 1568 3612
Computer Networking 81 1760 3938

Chemistry rankings

The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 54th for Chemistry in Iran and 2135th in the World with 3,158 publications made and 73,012 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#54 of 122 In Iran
#950 of 2,781 In Asia
#2135 of 6,545 In the World

Petroleum University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 14
1993 0 13
1994 0 15
1995 2 12
1996 2 15
1997 3 13
1998 2 14
1999 2 24
2000 4 26
2001 7 24
2002 2 22
2003 12 39
2004 14 52
2005 18 51
2006 28 57
2007 56 107
2008 55 143
2009 66 159
2010 144 284
2011 136 488
2012 209 710
2013 240 1173
2014 261 1818
2015 222 2515
2016 255 3321
2017 220 4014
2018 241 5057
2019 208 6413
2020 213 7685
2021 192 8705
2022 117 8810
2023 117 8901
2024 86 8856

The following table provides academic rankings for The Petroleum University of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 29 475 1054
Radiochemistry 52 639 1262
Physical chemistry 30 557 1281
Inorganic Chemistry 42 686 1535
Petrology and Geochemistry 32 547 1545
Nanotechnology 64 817 1691
Materials Science 45 790 1773
Organic Chemistry 45 800 1803
Biochemistry 72 1090 2397
Environmental Chemistry 72 1170 2537
Nutrition and Food Science 96 1651 3453

Physics rankings

The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 54th for Physics in Iran and 2161st in the World with 3,006 publications made and 67,864 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#54 of 122 In Iran
#926 of 2,817 In Asia
#2161 of 6,713 In the World

Petroleum University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 13
1993 0 15
1994 0 18
1995 2 16
1996 1 16
1997 3 16
1998 2 22
1999 2 28
2000 4 28
2001 6 26
2002 1 22
2003 11 40
2004 12 54
2005 15 56
2006 24 51
2007 51 102
2008 63 136
2009 72 154
2010 143 299
2011 137 483
2012 197 677
2013 225 1163
2014 241 1684
2015 207 2432
2016 232 3109
2017 217 3786
2018 225 4831
2019 192 6107
2020 198 7313
2021 182 8250
2022 118 8308
2023 114 8408
2024 78 7955

The following table provides academic rankings for The Petroleum University of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 64 817 1691
Materials Science 45 790 1773
Quantum and Particle physics 57 965 2213
Optical Engineering 74 1310 2860
Nuclear Physics 83 1396 3061
Acoustical Engineering 86 1568 3612
Astrophysics and Astronomy 81 1552 3706

Environmental Science rankings

The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 47th for Environmental Science in Iran and 2340th in the World with 2,816 publications made and 61,925 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management, Geography and Cartography, Geotechnical Engineering.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#47 of 122 In Iran
#926 of 2,838 In Asia
#2340 of 6,876 In the World

Petroleum University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 11
1993 0 12
1994 0 12
1995 1 13
1996 2 11
1997 3 11
1998 2 15
1999 1 23
2000 4 25
2001 6 19
2002 0 16
2003 7 29
2004 12 45
2005 18 41
2006 36 46
2007 55 84
2008 62 113
2009 66 132
2010 144 265
2011 131 404
2012 176 594
2013 213 989
2014 219 1361
2015 194 2157
2016 208 2653
2017 206 3216
2018 213 4047
2019 191 5299
2020 194 6411
2021 170 7245
2022 96 7275
2023 93 7243
2024 76 6945

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

Environmental Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 20 204 565
Geotechnical Engineering 20 304 859
Environmental Management 13 326 937
Environmental Engineering 31 489 1230
Petrology and Geochemistry 32 547 1545
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 39 620 1597
Earth science and Geophysics 36 649 1672
Geology 32 643 1744
Paleontology 41 749 1952
Oceanography 37 840 2136
Environmental Chemistry 72 1170 2537
Ecology 66 1198 2880
Geography and Cartography 66 1202 3084
Agricultural Science 79 1384 3142

Biology rankings

The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 75th for Biology in Iran and 2704th in the World with 2,431 publications made and 57,887 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#75 of 122 In Iran
#1190 of 2,834 In Asia
#2704 of 6,833 In the World

Petroleum University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 8
1993 0 10
1994 0 11
1995 1 8
1996 2 13
1997 2 6
1998 0 10
1999 1 14
2000 2 16
2001 6 10
2002 1 16
2003 8 27
2004 8 33
2005 10 32
2006 27 46
2007 43 70
2008 45 99
2009 51 128
2010 114 227
2011 106 389
2012 170 573
2013 199 873
2014 213 1381
2015 168 1872
2016 180 2367
2017 154 2879
2018 176 4038
2019 161 5050
2020 173 6321
2021 146 7051
2022 96 7111
2023 95 7190
2024 59 6613

The following table provides academic rankings for The Petroleum University of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 64 817 1691
Paleontology 41 749 1952
Biochemistry 72 1090 2397
Horticulture 81 1384 3024
Agricultural Science 79 1384 3142
Nutrition and Food Science 96 1651 3453
Botany 91 1520 3474
Genetics 95 1587 3562

Computer Science rankings

The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 74th for Computer Science in Iran and 3121st in the World with 1,258 publications made and 29,010 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#74 of 122 In Iran
#1350 of 2,840 In Asia
#3121 of 6,845 In the World

Petroleum University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 6
1993 0 10
1994 0 12
1995 0 12
1996 1 6
1997 0 13
1998 0 13
1999 1 16
2000 1 11
2001 3 12
2002 1 25
2003 2 18
2004 4 14
2005 2 16
2006 25 22
2007 24 34
2008 35 36
2009 27 44
2010 68 101
2011 52 185
2012 68 292
2013 92 494
2014 120 762
2015 111 1321
2016 83 1334
2017 101 1481
2018 100 1921
2019 77 2355
2020 62 2455
2021 75 3008
2022 53 3196
2023 31 2798
2024 23 2503

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

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Machine Learning 50 807 1892
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 53 1018 2330
Telecommunications 71 1353 2942
Computer Vision 73 1514 3260
Cognitive Science 73 1457 3313
Computer Networking 81 1760 3938

Mathematics rankings

The Petroleum University of Technology ranked 83rd for Mathematics in Iran and 3163rd in the World with 795 publications made and 16,443 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#83 of 121 In Iran
#1366 of 2,718 In Asia
#3163 of 6,418 In the World

Petroleum University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 2
1993 0 2
1994 0 5
1995 0 2
1996 1 2
1997 0 5
1998 0 3
1999 0 4
2000 1 7
2001 0 7
2002 1 7
2003 1 6
2004 2 6
2005 2 6
2006 9 11
2007 14 20
2008 22 23
2009 29 36
2010 37 48
2011 31 86
2012 42 159
2013 48 285
2014 78 507
2015 65 731
2016 54 777
2017 61 902
2018 66 1167
2019 44 1369
2020 46 1404
2021 58 1980
2022 40 1777
2023 21 1569
2024 15 1043

The following table provides academic rankings for The Petroleum University of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 60 793 1843
Applied Mathematics 55 898 2104
Statistics 79 1214 2856
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 76 1462 3405

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Petroleum University of Technology

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Linguistics 77 1450 3458
Management 78 1451 3501
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 90 1562 3677
Fashion Design 84 1670 4125
Business 84 1711 4195
Pathology 97 1841 4294
Philosophy 87 1689 4463
Finance 85 1920 4602
Archaeology 87 1890 4620
History 90 1943 4883
Medicine 108 2063 4947
Economics 104 2031 4980
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 106 2006 5135
Art & Design 105 2089 5257
Psychology 111 2311 5628
Law 113 2362 5950
Political Science 115 2385 6081
Sociology 116 2573 6429