Sharif University of Technology: Rankings

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The Sharif University of Technology ranked 3rd in Iran, 803rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 143 research topics. The Sharif University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 40,877 academic publications and 791,377 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 67 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#803 of 14,131 In the World
#164 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 310 In Iran
#3 of 37 In Tehran
#78 of 2,121 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#104 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#112 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#757 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1678 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 140 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 2nd for Engineering in Iran and 351st in the World with 34,345 publications made and 696,870 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#102 of 2,835 In Asia
#351 of 6,782 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 27 34
1993 27 42
1994 34 77
1995 35 68
1996 38 99
1997 48 149
1998 57 133
1999 91 195
2000 142 311
2001 146 320
2002 367 1022
2003 401 978
2004 548 1411
2005 712 1958
2006 1019 3119
2007 1033 3626
2008 1336 5328
2009 1438 7266
2010 1611 10201
2011 1698 13759
2012 1789 17472
2013 1752 21455
2014 1717 26183
2015 1783 28362
2016 1885 33312
2017 1913 37471
2018 1909 44319
2019 2085 52473
2020 2023 62445
2021 1916 71769
2022 1770 74122
2023 1739 77587
2024 1133 73414

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

Physics rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 3rd for Physics in Iran and 379th in the World with 31,331 publications made and 655,675 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 122 In Iran
#104 of 2,817 In Asia
#379 of 6,713 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 21 35
1993 29 50
1994 39 78
1995 39 64
1996 50 101
1997 58 159
1998 70 175
1999 104 241
2000 142 391
2001 150 386
2002 352 1000
2003 397 1058
2004 512 1410
2005 653 1977
2006 939 3061
2007 946 3426
2008 1179 5082
2009 1280 6894
2010 1472 9644
2011 1552 13023
2012 1633 16376
2013 1573 20088
2014 1576 24417
2015 1644 26328
2016 1702 30967
2017 1755 34622
2018 1702 41025
2019 1922 48100
2020 1829 57402
2021 1705 65068
2022 1584 67281
2023 1566 70075
2024 1038 65851

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

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 104 255
Acoustical Engineering 1 84 293
Materials Science 3 106 327
Quantum and Particle physics 2 96 335
Theoretical Physics 1 70 395
Optical Engineering 2 118 435
Condensed Matter Physics 1 165 520
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 167 540
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 110 541
Nuclear Physics 3 172 647
Astrobiology 4 194 770
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 226 818
Biophysics 5 250 854

Chemistry rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 5th for Chemistry in Iran and 587th in the World with 23,650 publications made and 532,722 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 122 In Iran
#174 of 2,781 In Asia
#587 of 6,545 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 18 23
1993 17 33
1994 24 41
1995 29 43
1996 36 61
1997 38 105
1998 50 100
1999 81 128
2000 126 232
2001 117 262
2002 264 587
2003 299 751
2004 370 1042
2005 463 1463
2006 629 2272
2007 629 2678
2008 836 3981
2009 939 5185
2010 1086 7338
2011 1160 10169
2012 1223 12956
2013 1246 16231
2014 1172 19393
2015 1208 21306
2016 1313 24865
2017 1331 27883
2018 1326 33150
2019 1457 39554
2020 1424 48492
2021 1335 55855
2022 1262 58617
2023 1276 61582
2024 788 60599

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

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 9 118 218
Chemical Engineering 3 102 222
Nanotechnology 2 104 255
Materials Science 3 106 327
Physical chemistry 4 134 347
Computational Chemistry 1 81 363
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 100 444
Inorganic Chemistry 6 162 445
Organic Chemistry 4 171 551
Environmental Chemistry 8 232 705
Pharmacy 14 271 765
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 8 268 826
Biochemical Engineering 15 293 916
Biochemistry 13 325 928
Nutrition and Food Science 27 508 1265

Computer Science rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Iran and 495th in the World with 20,873 publications made and 338,066 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 122 In Iran
#109 of 2,840 In Asia
#495 of 6,845 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 14 20
1993 17 33
1994 14 51
1995 21 51
1996 26 77
1997 30 88
1998 30 93
1999 50 118
2000 77 177
2001 85 196
2002 230 759
2003 241 636
2004 333 783
2005 430 1234
2006 692 1833
2007 756 2184
2008 962 3204
2009 932 4372
2010 1037 5996
2011 1016 7690
2012 1081 9440
2013 1015 11400
2014 1021 13779
2015 1053 14586
2016 1076 16751
2017 1125 18548
2018 1110 22321
2019 1194 25736
2020 1176 29528
2021 1166 34595
2022 1076 34846
2023 1033 36627
2024 675 30712

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

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 1 64 194
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 65 211
Computer Networking 1 67 219
Telecommunications 1 79 239
Robotics 4 89 262
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 90 338
Computer Vision 3 103 358
Machine Learning 4 104 371
Cyber Security 1 93 373
Web Design and Development 1 92 377
Animation 4 117 429
Computational Linguistics 3 121 489
Software Engineering 2 87 498
Computer Graphics 3 124 522
Cognitive Science 3 127 560
UX/UI Desgin 3 146 637
Database Administration 3 187 678
Human-Computer Interaction 3 198 808
Multimedia 2 225 927
Data Science 8 250 1030
Library and Information science 7 234 1207
Management Information Systems 13 290 1215
Neuroscience 20 396 1297
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 477 1312

Environmental Science rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Iran and 631st in the World with 17,987 publications made and 383,104 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 122 In Iran
#160 of 2,838 In Asia
#631 of 6,876 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 11 9
1993 15 14
1994 20 28
1995 16 22
1996 20 41
1997 22 55
1998 21 47
1999 34 60
2000 63 132
2001 76 129
2002 158 349
2003 168 419
2004 237 558
2005 352 847
2006 477 1437
2007 501 1718
2008 638 2533
2009 668 3452
2010 775 5044
2011 891 7007
2012 904 8652
2013 939 10763
2014 916 13788
2015 958 14963
2016 998 17905
2017 1033 20302
2018 1000 24288
2019 1143 29335
2020 1156 35384
2021 1093 41763
2022 1019 43926
2023 1002 45860
2024 605 40931

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

Environmental Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 5 78 232
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 94 345
Environmental Engineering 5 126 369
Earth science and Geophysics 6 111 423
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 100 444
Environmental Management 7 145 486
Oceanography 3 119 490
Hydrology and Water resources management 11 171 495
Mining Engineering 17 190 533
Geology 5 142 579
Geography and Cartography 5 134 602
Ecology 8 179 695
Environmental Chemistry 8 232 705
Paleontology 9 202 759
Agricultural Science 11 256 766
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 736 2051
Forestry 45 944 2510

Biology rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 13th for Biology in Iran and 883rd in the World with 17,857 publications made and 424,327 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#13 of 122 In Iran
#282 of 2,834 In Asia
#883 of 6,833 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 11 15
1993 9 28
1994 14 25
1995 17 31
1996 23 47
1997 24 52
1998 27 60
1999 46 79
2000 75 145
2001 78 169
2002 157 340
2003 170 484
2004 220 622
2005 320 1033
2006 483 1564
2007 455 1957
2008 601 2939
2009 686 3955
2010 757 5607
2011 846 7981
2012 896 9929
2013 929 12565
2014 872 15241
2015 958 16704
2016 973 19758
2017 1004 22037
2018 980 26695
2019 1131 31179
2020 1192 38440
2021 1143 45427
2022 1084 48106
2023 1023 51132
2024 603 47089

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

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 2 104 255
Evolutionary Biology 3 159 739
Paleontology 9 202 759
Agricultural Science 11 256 766
Astrobiology 4 194 770
Biophysics 5 250 854
Biochemistry 13 325 928
Genetics 17 406 1135
Nutrition and Food Science 27 508 1265
Neuroscience 20 396 1297
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 20 477 1312
Pharmacology 39 614 1449
Horticulture 35 589 1465
Botany 27 557 1487
Molecular Biology 21 581 1506
Zoology 28 480 1547
Biotechnology 36 682 1672
Oncology and Cancer research 41 706 1697
Immunology 49 820 2035
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 34 736 2051
Virology 45 795 2103
Microbiology 59 932 2144
Forestry 45 944 2510

Mathematics rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Iran and 445th in the World with 12,031 publications made and 218,657 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 121 In Iran
#92 of 2,718 In Asia
#445 of 6,418 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 4 11
1993 10 18
1994 13 35
1995 10 32
1996 15 50
1997 15 49
1998 10 64
1999 22 81
2000 39 109
2001 43 107
2002 122 464
2003 104 395
2004 172 476
2005 222 751
2006 351 1090
2007 405 1296
2008 539 1831
2009 520 2654
2010 617 3523
2011 646 4605
2012 618 5659
2013 645 6839
2014 627 8286
2015 675 8964
2016 623 10296
2017 684 11547
2018 666 13077
2019 684 15370
2020 692 17368
2021 683 20490
2022 615 20616
2023 580 20815
2024 312 14120

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

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 5 46 150
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 65 211
Applied Mathematics 2 81 316
Statistics 3 95 452
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 142 673
Actuarial Science 10 261 1074
Math Teachers 13 313 1212

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 1092nd in the World with 11,294 publications made and 189,950 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 122 In Iran
#227 of 2,864 In Asia
#1092 of 7,081 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 6 11
1993 10 17
1994 12 27
1995 20 36
1996 17 38
1997 19 63
1998 26 74
1999 22 78
2000 35 122
2001 49 126
2002 119 353
2003 122 323
2004 156 354
2005 208 558
2006 370 884
2007 372 1137
2008 485 1593
2009 463 2190
2010 548 3110
2011 549 4061
2012 569 5111
2013 553 5922
2014 553 7551
2015 523 7978
2016 576 9140
2017 618 10304
2018 590 12057
2019 633 14082
2020 671 17106
2021 748 21568
2022 609 21547
2023 622 23050
2024 369 20015

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Linguistics 4 138 657
Archaeology 6 210 870
Journalism and Digital Media 3 218 886
Aesthetics 5 189 917
History 6 223 969
Philosophy 4 192 990
Law 8 244 1113
Library and Information science 7 234 1207
Education Majors 9 287 1207
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 17 262 1268
Political Science 8 273 1321
Sociology 15 327 1433
Classics and Ancient History 11 341 1521
Anthropology 21 377 1617
Demography 40 635 1919
Communications and Public Relations 24 731 2457

Business rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 4th for Business in Iran and 515th in the World with 8,270 publications made and 143,945 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#107 of 2,646 In Asia
#515 of 6,339 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 5 10
1993 4 6
1994 9 5
1995 8 18
1996 15 21
1997 13 15
1998 16 23
1999 21 27
2000 28 51
2001 31 40
2002 72 142
2003 62 146
2004 126 218
2005 159 295
2006 273 550
2007 282 685
2008 335 1120
2009 357 1515
2010 430 2304
2011 390 3007
2012 425 3822
2013 416 4455
2014 391 5715
2015 418 6094
2016 434 7108
2017 460 8273
2018 450 9428
2019 466 10890
2020 502 12324
2021 498 14775
2022 456 14629
2023 455 15109
2024 228 10823

The following table provides academic rankings for The Sharif University of Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 5 46 150
Supply Chain Management 6 62 178
Management 4 79 329
Construction Management 4 99 389
Risk Management 5 81 438
Finance 2 127 623
Marketing 5 154 719
Project Management 11 156 803
Accounting 5 193 858
Actuarial Science 10 261 1074
Advertising 6 283 1144
Investment Banking and Stock trading 10 369 1173
International Trade 2 252 1208
Management Information Systems 13 290 1215
International Business 5 302 1329

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Sharif University of Technology

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 3 52 217
Fashion Design 4 131 676
Economics 6 168 811
Art & Design 3 161 838
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 309 858
Sports Medicine 13 179 884
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 304 922
Graphic Design 5 248 934
Social Psychology 12 208 1016
Anatomy and Physiology 12 334 1045
Literature 12 223 1046
Physical Therapy 20 289 1088
Occupational Therapy 17 304 1118
Development Studies 15 275 1138
Psychology 15 329 1142
Orthodontics 26 352 1161
International Economics 4 231 1179
Cardiology 21 400 1183
Radiation Therapy 32 515 1267
Dentistry 32 456 1361
Pathology 26 485 1364
Medicine 26 465 1371
Surgery 33 479 1378
Ophthalmology 23 502 1407
Audiology 26 432 1424
Child Psychology 22 337 1433
Psychiatry 31 472 1474
Anesthesiology 45 599 1646
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 37 489 1742
Healthcare Management (MHA) 37 517 1797
Nursing 46 544 1912
Public Health 49 680 2013
Clinical Psychology 73 758 2395
Health Science 79 1220 3545