Sharif University of Technology: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

Sharif University of Technology logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 3rd in Iran, 778th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 142 research topics. The Sharif University of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,667 academic publications and 605,634 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 63 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#778 of 14,131 In the World
#154 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 310 In Iran
#3 of 37 In Tehran
#75 of 1,970 For Reliability and Quality Engineering
#94 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#108 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#761 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1678 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 139 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Engineering rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 2nd for Engineering in Iran and 339th in the World with 31,936 publications made and 538,989 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#100 of 2,809 In Asia
#339 of 6,684 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 18 34
1992 26 28
1993 26 34
1994 36 67
1995 36 57
1996 38 85
1997 44 117
1998 56 121
1999 91 189
2000 138 266
2001 143 293
2002 346 907
2003 380 823
2004 508 1166
2005 649 1650
2006 920 2451
2007 984 2996
2008 1266 4426
2009 1397 6114
2010 1533 8475
2011 1588 11757
2012 1668 14646
2013 1673 18687
2014 1655 22622
2015 1728 24702
2016 1821 28577
2017 1832 31913
2018 1827 37780
2019 2009 45559
2020 2009 54107
2021 1858 62867
2022 1720 67112
2023 1662 68313

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 2nd for Physics in Iran and 365th in the World with 29,169 publications made and 510,417 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#97 of 2,786 In Asia
#365 of 6,603 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 18 37
1992 21 29
1993 28 39
1994 38 67
1995 41 54
1996 51 81
1997 55 125
1998 68 160
1999 102 214
2000 140 326
2001 144 346
2002 333 872
2003 369 866
2004 474 1177
2005 586 1644
2006 847 2448
2007 890 2907
2008 1118 4336
2009 1255 5851
2010 1399 8093
2011 1440 11153
2012 1514 13859
2013 1503 17581
2014 1529 21292
2015 1573 23068
2016 1658 26744
2017 1678 29798
2018 1643 35348
2019 1838 42181
2020 1825 50064
2021 1698 57694
2022 1541 61497
2023 1515 62586

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 2 103 260
Acoustical Engineering 1 79 267
Quantum and Particle physics 2 89 322
Materials Science 3 104 329
Theoretical Physics 1 59 358
Optical Engineering 2 111 416
Condensed Matter Physics 1 155 518
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 108 523
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 159 523
Nuclear Physics 3 162 635
Astrobiology 3 185 749
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 217 807
Biophysics 4 233 825

Chemistry rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 4th for Chemistry in Iran and 569th in the World with 22,042 publications made and 418,683 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#164 of 2,750 In Asia
#569 of 6,447 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 14 28
1992 18 21
1993 16 26
1994 25 36
1995 31 39
1996 37 54
1997 37 79
1998 48 90
1999 79 122
2000 121 190
2001 114 231
2002 248 502
2003 281 633
2004 342 872
2005 422 1221
2006 546 1821
2007 606 2321
2008 767 3417
2009 922 4541
2010 1050 6396
2011 1064 8856
2012 1148 11139
2013 1172 14236
2014 1158 17229
2015 1156 18954
2016 1282 21879
2017 1278 24350
2018 1277 28928
2019 1388 35120
2020 1417 42571
2021 1337 49952
2022 1230 53976
2023 1212 55617

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 9 121 218
Chemical Engineering 3 97 223
Nanotechnology 2 103 260
Materials Science 3 104 329
Physical chemistry 4 128 345
Computational Chemistry 1 83 378
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 97 431
Inorganic Chemistry 6 159 440
Organic Chemistry 4 162 536
Environmental Chemistry 8 212 666
Pharmacy 15 265 762
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 249 812
Biochemical Engineering 12 240 818
Biochemistry 13 306 906
Nutrition and Food Science 24 437 1154

Computer Science rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Iran and 475th in the World with 19,368 publications made and 251,630 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 122 In Iran
#101 of 2,809 In Asia
#475 of 6,752 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 10 18
1992 15 17
1993 17 25
1994 14 48
1995 18 44
1996 25 66
1997 26 76
1998 29 89
1999 51 113
2000 79 166
2001 81 179
2002 222 697
2003 225 520
2004 319 649
2005 402 1014
2006 661 1458
2007 699 1666
2008 944 2489
2009 911 3521
2010 985 4772
2011 966 6349
2012 1024 7723
2013 975 9624
2014 957 11310
2015 1025 12042
2016 1026 13649
2017 1080 15101
2018 1052 18222
2019 1176 21240
2020 1143 24781
2021 1108 28720
2022 1019 30020
2023 964 30410

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 64 201
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 61 209
Computer Networking 1 68 214
Telecommunications 1 77 225
Robotics 3 86 250
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 84 320
Machine Learning 4 92 336
Computer Vision 2 90 341
Cyber Security 1 85 343
Web Design and Development 1 91 373
Animation 4 111 421
Software Engineering 1 71 453
Computational Linguistics 2 114 485
Computer Graphics 3 121 496
Cognitive Science 3 119 531
Database Administration 3 179 675
Human-Computer Interaction 3 160 729
UX/UI Desgin 3 181 761
Multimedia 2 171 812
Game Design and Development 3 262 946
Data Science 7 252 1077
Management Information Systems 13 262 1172
Library and Information science 7 241 1231
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 451 1280
Neuroscience 18 377 1280

Environmental Science rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Iran and 598th in the World with 16,753 publications made and 292,940 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#138 of 2,811 In Asia
#598 of 6,798 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 7 8
1992 13 6
1993 16 9
1994 21 23
1995 16 22
1996 20 31
1997 20 40
1998 20 39
1999 34 52
2000 62 112
2001 74 124
2002 146 308
2003 157 347
2004 211 457
2005 322 684
2006 427 1114
2007 466 1418
2008 613 2106
2009 663 2982
2010 721 4172
2011 840 5990
2012 858 7286
2013 896 9441
2014 905 11856
2015 917 12866
2016 960 15176
2017 975 16965
2018 968 20603
2019 1097 25351
2020 1145 30228
2021 1054 36521
2022 993 39265
2023 991 40294

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

Biology rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 11th for Biology in Iran and 840th in the World with 16,584 publications made and 331,492 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Iran
#254 of 2,814 In Asia
#840 of 6,770 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 8 15
1992 11 12
1993 8 16
1994 13 21
1995 18 25
1996 22 34
1997 22 36
1998 25 51
1999 42 72
2000 73 118
2001 73 153
2002 141 294
2003 165 375
2004 204 511
2005 278 840
2006 427 1236
2007 430 1627
2008 563 2534
2009 669 3421
2010 718 4791
2011 781 6724
2012 843 8470
2013 903 10968
2014 849 13404
2015 896 14599
2016 962 17291
2017 951 19227
2018 958 23045
2019 1087 27689
2020 1172 33415
2021 1103 40354
2022 1056 43800
2023 964 45927

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 2 103 260
Evolutionary Biology 3 143 687
Agricultural Science 7 209 691
Paleontology 7 188 731
Astrobiology 3 185 749
Biophysics 4 233 825
Biochemistry 13 306 906
Genetics 16 385 1105
Nutrition and Food Science 24 437 1154
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 17 451 1280
Neuroscience 18 377 1280
Horticulture 33 540 1381
Botany 25 495 1398
Pharmacology 35 578 1409
Zoology 23 428 1447
Molecular Biology 19 575 1495
Biotechnology 33 621 1570
Oncology and Cancer research 38 680 1667
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 31 674 1927
Immunology 47 755 1933
Virology 44 722 1979
Microbiology 57 911 2151

Mathematics rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Iran and 417th in the World with 11,446 publications made and 167,982 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 121 In Iran
#84 of 2,673 In Asia
#417 of 6,305 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 5 7
1992 4 10
1993 10 15
1994 14 30
1995 10 26
1996 16 40
1997 14 45
1998 9 59
1999 22 72
2000 39 102
2001 44 99
2002 118 433
2003 96 347
2004 163 396
2005 209 647
2006 318 855
2007 383 1052
2008 528 1482
2009 507 2155
2010 587 2796
2011 620 3895
2012 613 4747
2013 602 5964
2014 598 7073
2015 653 7560
2016 614 8694
2017 675 9522
2018 636 10997
2019 691 13151
2020 703 14938
2021 670 17362
2022 625 18038
2023 573 17748

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 47 154
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 61 209
Applied Mathematics 2 76 285
Statistics 3 89 427
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 128 639
Actuarial Science 7 220 997
Math Teachers 11 307 1317

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 975th in the World with 10,367 publications made and 136,578 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Linguistics, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Iran
#176 of 2,845 In Asia
#975 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 6 10
1992 7 9
1993 9 9
1994 12 25
1995 23 29
1996 19 31
1997 18 44
1998 23 65
1999 24 84
2000 36 99
2001 46 117
2002 109 291
2003 109 262
2004 155 281
2005 188 446
2006 337 666
2007 329 881
2008 465 1217
2009 450 1720
2010 507 2449
2011 504 3235
2012 533 4095
2013 522 5071
2014 536 6117
2015 496 6539
2016 565 7385
2017 577 8228
2018 538 9477
2019 628 11391
2020 646 13646
2021 697 17391
2022 614 18194
2023 561 18743

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 3 127 622
Journalism and Digital Media 3 158 757
Aesthetics 2 152 817
Archaeology 6 191 839
Philosophy 4 149 891
History 6 197 912
Law 6 201 1025
Political Science 6 213 1192
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 219 1218
Library and Information science 7 241 1231
Education Majors 9 286 1313
Sociology 14 282 1340
Classics and Ancient History 10 281 1384
Anthropology 18 300 1496
Demography 33 574 1832
Communications and Public Relations 22 638 2302

Business rankings

The Sharif University of Technology ranked 4th for Business in Iran and 480th in the World with 7,774 publications made and 107,562 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 121 In Iran
#95 of 2,579 In Asia
#480 of 6,187 In the World

Sharif University of Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 3 2
1992 4 8
1993 4 6
1994 8 4
1995 8 15
1996 15 15
1997 14 12
1998 16 19
1999 22 20
2000 28 40
2001 34 39
2002 73 116
2003 61 106
2004 121 169
2005 138 246
2006 254 422
2007 243 486
2008 344 851
2009 343 1227
2010 403 1772
2011 378 2533
2012 398 3141
2013 405 3897
2014 374 4763
2015 406 5118
2016 410 5867
2017 430 6763
2018 432 7906
2019 479 9303
2020 483 10450
2021 480 12418
2022 470 12613
2023 440 12546

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 47 154
Supply Chain Management 5 60 183
Management 4 65 297
Construction Management 4 90 360
Risk Management 5 76 420
Finance 2 104 562
Marketing 5 139 709
Project Management 7 128 732
Accounting 5 140 745
Actuarial Science 7 220 997
Advertising 5 221 1061
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 300 1064
International Trade 2 202 1086
Management Information Systems 13 262 1172
International Business 2 236 1189

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Sharif University of Technology

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 3 53 219
Fashion Design 4 121 641
Economics 6 138 743
Art & Design 2 137 772
Sports Medicine 7 149 813
Sonography and Ultrasound 13 299 832
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 10 284 895
Graphic Design 5 238 923
Literature 11 167 925
Social Psychology 8 173 964
Development Studies 12 225 1031
Anatomy and Physiology 11 321 1037
Occupational Therapy 16 267 1042
International Economics 2 177 1051
Physical Therapy 16 270 1063
Orthodontics 24 322 1095
Psychology 12 298 1101
Cardiology 20 375 1147
Radiation Therapy 31 506 1249
Dentistry 29 399 1264
Pathology 25 454 1304
Medicine 26 431 1315
Surgery 31 452 1349
Child Psychology 18 290 1387
Ophthalmology 22 487 1395
Audiology 25 424 1413
Psychiatry 29 453 1460
Anesthesiology 45 594 1662
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 35 456 1685
Healthcare Management (MHA) 36 456 1709
Public Health 41 607 1921
Nursing 44 528 1936
Clinical Psychology 66 648 2206
Health Science 76 1123 3342