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Shiraz University ranked 15th in Iran, 1574th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 146 research topics. Shiraz University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 35,694 academic publications and 644,058 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 27 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1574 of 14,131 In the World
#403 of 5,830 In Asia
#15 of 310 In Iran
#2 of 6 In Shiraz
#121 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#122 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#123 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#1279 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3894 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 143 other topics

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Biology rankings

Shiraz University ranked 8th for Biology in Iran and 715th in the World with 23,167 publications made and 455,766 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Iran
#212 of 2,838 In Asia
#715 of 6,841 In the World

Shiraz University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 45 258
1994 52 314
1995 57 347
1996 53 415
1997 62 364
1998 86 495
1999 142 623
2000 69 606
2001 100 782
2002 144 910
2003 159 1170
2004 221 1362
2005 241 1709
2006 280 2021
2007 395 2504
2008 489 3366
2009 524 3976
2010 683 5276
2011 798 6908
2012 942 8619
2013 968 10062
2014 1073 12148
2015 1319 13821
2016 1392 15900
2017 1377 18616
2018 1427 22569
2019 1542 27636
2020 1699 36218
2021 1686 43900
2022 1396 47553
2023 1335 51030
2024 1063 48518
2025 631 44240

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

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 3 75 259
Agricultural Science 2 69 273
Animal Science 3 61 308
Nutrition and Food Science 6 103 325
Toxicology 7 134 476
Botany 4 122 516
Nanotechnology 12 214 548
Zoology 4 100 566
Forestry 5 138 598
Paleontology 4 158 641
Microbiology 11 195 667
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 171 707
Biochemistry 7 229 711
Virology 14 255 865
Genetics 9 289 881
Astrobiology 9 247 908
Biotechnology 14 324 917
Immunology 13 314 930
Pharmacology 18 366 949
Entomology 10 267 959
Evolutionary Biology 9 243 964
Molecular Biology 9 345 993
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 336 1026
Neuroscience 15 346 1176
Oncology and Cancer research 27 472 1178
Biophysics 12 473 1333

Chemistry rankings

Shiraz University ranked 8th for Chemistry in Iran and 646th in the World with 21,710 publications made and 446,649 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Iran
#203 of 2,785 In Asia
#646 of 6,561 In the World

Shiraz University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 52 234
1994 60 315
1995 64 381
1996 63 428
1997 76 376
1998 88 557
1999 153 685
2000 89 666
2001 111 843
2002 173 962
2003 199 1235
2004 260 1436
2005 269 1882
2006 294 2245
2007 395 2704
2008 517 3638
2009 550 4236
2010 686 5467
2011 788 7241
2012 885 8899
2013 911 10415
2014 1018 12427
2015 1178 14092
2016 1231 16330
2017 1239 19098
2018 1297 23074
2019 1392 27481
2020 1519 35199
2021 1482 42686
2022 1260 46491
2023 1204 49644
2024 967 49310
2025 528 45121

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

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 10 158 278
Nutrition and Food Science 6 103 325
Inorganic Chemistry 3 124 339
Pharmacy 3 103 366
Chemical Engineering 8 174 397
Physical chemistry 8 168 434
Environmental Chemistry 3 147 475
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 118 494
Computational Chemistry 4 127 511
Materials Science 8 189 547
Nanotechnology 12 214 548
Organic Chemistry 6 173 550
Biochemistry 7 229 711
Biochemical Engineering 9 228 747

Engineering rankings

Shiraz University ranked 8th for Engineering in Iran and 597th in the World with 21,224 publications made and 449,235 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Iran
#176 of 2,841 In Asia
#597 of 6,795 In the World

Shiraz University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 49 217
1994 55 254
1995 53 331
1996 46 311
1997 63 320
1998 68 453
1999 125 524
2000 71 558
2001 89 605
2002 155 729
2003 170 971
2004 209 1138
2005 232 1470
2006 307 1966
2007 365 2298
2008 499 3171
2009 536 3771
2010 643 4930
2011 815 6720
2012 899 8269
2013 903 9855
2014 981 12026
2015 1143 13738
2016 1211 16432
2017 1251 19759
2018 1301 23905
2019 1474 29428
2020 1504 37147
2021 1521 45272
2022 1240 48654
2023 1178 51555
2024 927 50739
2025 456 45466

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

Engineering subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 2 47 121
Petroleum Engineering 5 45 122
Agricultural Engineering 2 42 123
Geotechnical Engineering 7 87 246
Mining Engineering 8 105 280
Renewable Energy Engineering 10 108 300
Environmental Engineering 6 129 374
Chemical Engineering 8 174 397
Remote Sensing 5 112 452
Metallurgical Engineering 7 161 463
Automotive Engineering 8 177 498
Reliability and Quality Engineering 13 158 503
Structural Engineering 11 155 517
Electronic Engineering 11 179 528
Operations Research 14 166 531
Materials Science 8 189 547
Nanotechnology 12 214 548
Automation and Control engineering 10 210 558
Biomedical Engineering 13 180 577
Marine Engineering 10 193 590
Systems Engineering 8 139 592
Aerospace Engineering 10 156 617
Electrical Engineering 11 211 621
Civil Engineering 10 184 628
Mechanical Engineering 10 184 648
Acoustical Engineering 10 184 659
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 227 681
Telecommunications 11 221 684
Optical Engineering 9 226 718
Biochemical Engineering 9 228 747
Computer Networking 12 247 778
Robotics 12 306 806
Computer Engineering 6 333 889
Biotechnology 14 324 917
Architectural Engineering 13 318 953
Transportation Engineering 14 374 1100
Architecture 14 407 1269
Human-Computer Interaction 14 541 1577

Physics rankings

Shiraz University ranked 8th for Physics in Iran and 604th in the World with 19,913 publications made and 398,729 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Iran
#179 of 2,822 In Asia
#604 of 6,729 In the World

Shiraz University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 54 227
1994 59 274
1995 61 369
1996 48 369
1997 69 344
1998 78 522
1999 126 560
2000 83 599
2001 102 678
2002 172 814
2003 177 1032
2004 226 1270
2005 234 1599
2006 303 2071
2007 370 2390
2008 497 3324
2009 530 3832
2010 650 5020
2011 805 6743
2012 886 8080
2013 882 9657
2014 928 11535
2015 1057 13121
2016 1125 15360
2017 1167 18282
2018 1205 21659
2019 1316 26123
2020 1350 32191
2021 1341 38147
2022 1076 40652
2023 1031 43308
2024 759 41679
2025 404 37638

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

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 3 94 477
Materials Science 8 189 547
Nanotechnology 12 214 548
Quantum and Particle physics 8 179 591
Acoustical Engineering 10 184 659
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 148 665
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 227 681
Nuclear Physics 6 200 703
Optical Engineering 9 226 718
Condensed Matter Physics 4 266 736
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 203 765
Medical Physics 13 235 814
Astrobiology 9 247 908
Biophysics 12 473 1333

Environmental Science rankings

Shiraz University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Iran and 608th in the World with 18,174 publications made and 378,355 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#151 of 2,841 In Asia
#608 of 6,888 In the World

Shiraz University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 28 167
1994 25 162
1995 29 161
1996 29 218
1997 41 222
1998 45 298
1999 61 274
2000 46 336
2001 50 393
2002 81 466
2003 99 574
2004 150 669
2005 155 856
2006 224 1179
2007 277 1471
2008 353 1963
2009 374 2411
2010 536 3542
2011 642 4750
2012 742 6071
2013 764 7401
2014 843 9064
2015 1032 10180
2016 1133 12559
2017 1142 15039
2018 1129 18620
2019 1298 23316
2020 1388 31424
2021 1392 38348
2022 1186 42183
2023 1111 44978
2024 813 43157
2025 422 37889

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

Environmental Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 58 179
Geotechnical Engineering 7 87 246
Agricultural Science 2 69 273
Mining Engineering 8 105 280
Environmental Engineering 6 129 374
Earth science and Geophysics 4 106 400
Environmental Management 5 134 432
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 136 475
Environmental Chemistry 3 147 475
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 118 494
Ecology 3 129 551
Oceanography 6 148 565
Geology 5 144 575
Forestry 5 138 598
Paleontology 4 158 641
Geography and Cartography 6 155 685
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 171 707
Urban and Regional planning 6 205 928

Medicine rankings

Shiraz University ranked 11th for Medicine in Iran and 956th in the World with 12,359 publications made and 207,738 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Iran
#290 of 2,817 In Asia
#956 of 6,793 In the World

Shiraz University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 24 151
1994 18 207
1995 28 204
1996 22 234
1997 18 229
1998 44 279
1999 70 308
2000 41 341
2001 42 440
2002 66 507
2003 85 655
2004 102 705
2005 114 932
2006 138 945
2007 238 1155
2008 253 1527
2009 267 1782
2010 338 2283
2011 402 2934
2012 448 3535
2013 492 4200
2014 540 5023
2015 720 5884
2016 708 6518
2017 698 7518
2018 767 9172
2019 771 11354
2020 907 15986
2021 926 19576
2022 767 21044
2023 719 22313
2024 582 19871
2025 458 18394

The following table provides academic rankings for Shiraz University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 4 45 227
Pharmacy 3 103 366
Toxicology 7 134 476
Biomedical Engineering 13 180 577
Plastic Surgery 11 177 618
Urology 13 214 643
Dentistry 13 198 711
Cosmetology 13 281 751
Medical Physics 13 235 814
Clinical Psychology 17 142 831
Anatomy and Physiology 8 250 836
Virology 14 255 865
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 337 886
Respiratory Therapy 12 270 886
Sonography and Ultrasound 16 329 888
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 308 924
Sports / Exercise science 18 178 928
Surgery 19 320 929
Immunology 13 314 930
Public Health 15 210 940
Anesthesiology 21 323 940
Pathology 17 306 947
Pharmacology 18 366 949
Orthodontics 20 286 978
Dermatology 19 366 1019
Cardiology 15 355 1035
Epidemiology 31 304 1035
Pediatrics 25 327 1056
Psychiatry 17 309 1064
Radiation Therapy 25 452 1123
Health Science 25 271 1146
Oncology and Cancer research 27 472 1178
Audiology 20 330 1189
Family medicine 24 326 1198
Physical Therapy 24 346 1209
Ophthalmology 18 418 1222
Critical Care Nursing 29 416 1344
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 25 387 1345
Sports Medicine 25 385 1402
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 361 1412
Nursing 30 361 1436
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 33 443 1564
Gerontology 36 470 1843

Computer Science rankings

Shiraz University ranked 9th for Computer Science in Iran and 805th in the World with 12,153 publications made and 218,138 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 122 In Iran
#209 of 2,842 In Asia
#805 of 6,855 In the World

Shiraz University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 11 75
1994 17 80
1995 15 93
1996 10 89
1997 19 115
1998 14 96
1999 32 106
2000 24 149
2001 32 192
2002 49 227
2003 53 349
2004 70 351
2005 100 463
2006 164 648
2007 229 836
2008 283 1278
2009 287 1476
2010 365 2028
2011 464 2842
2012 525 3570
2013 502 4185
2014 552 5320
2015 666 6137
2016 721 7099
2017 765 8546
2018 798 11162
2019 911 14585
2020 888 19003
2021 954 22980
2022 762 24214
2023 717 25589
2024 490 22475
2025 298 19682

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

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animation 6 148 513
Machine Learning 8 155 533
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 185 662
Telecommunications 11 221 684
Cognitive Science 6 184 712
Computer Vision 9 229 736
Cyber Security 5 219 736
Computer Networking 12 247 778
Robotics 12 306 806
Computer Engineering 6 333 889
Computer Graphics 8 274 929
Computational Linguistics 9 310 939
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 12 336 1026
Library and Information science 3 183 1072
Neuroscience 15 346 1176
Software Engineering 11 301 1188
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 511 1257
Data Science 19 454 1477
Management Information Systems 17 448 1560
Human-Computer Interaction 14 541 1577
Multimedia 11 609 1754

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Shiraz University ranked 11th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 1249th in the World with 10,513 publications made and 153,217 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Iran
#281 of 2,867 In Asia
#1249 of 7,088 In the World

Shiraz University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 13 78
1994 10 69
1995 13 96
1996 8 101
1997 19 98
1998 16 108
1999 19 100
2000 27 172
2001 27 188
2002 39 224
2003 40 284
2004 69 299
2005 75 381
2006 106 461
2007 164 614
2008 180 848
2009 208 1167
2010 293 1550
2011 362 2110
2012 441 2822
2013 431 3340
2014 465 4098
2015 629 4637
2016 659 5538
2017 692 6214
2018 717 7943
2019 726 10327
2020 817 14391
2021 832 17761
2022 645 19542
2023 593 20980
2024 471 19629
2025 289 17483

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Special Education 6 96 812
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 147 852
Linguistics 9 216 855
Demography 11 196 905
Archaeology 7 231 910
Urban and Regional planning 6 205 928
Sports / Exercise science 18 178 928
International Relations and Diplomacy 8 214 949
History 7 229 975
International Law 9 216 1007
Education Majors 7 226 1035
Library and Information science 3 183 1072
Aesthetics 10 251 1081
Classics and Ancient History 4 209 1125
Anthropology 14 235 1190
Sociology 11 257 1205
Journalism and Digital Media 11 375 1247
Philosophy 11 289 1290
Law 15 327 1323
Gender Studies 9 213 1445
Art History 3 213 1495
Political Science 15 357 1550
Communications and Public Relations 17 556 2040

Mathematics rankings

Shiraz University ranked 10th for Mathematics in Iran and 693rd in the World with 7,393 publications made and 138,678 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 121 In Iran
#178 of 2,725 In Asia
#693 of 6,434 In the World

Shiraz University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 11 46
1994 11 41
1995 19 58
1996 15 63
1997 17 60
1998 17 92
1999 30 87
2000 20 150
2001 27 182
2002 49 230
2003 42 236
2004 59 327
2005 68 378
2006 98 472
2007 147 619
2008 170 889
2009 168 1079
2010 226 1420
2011 292 1944
2012 326 2468
2013 311 2752
2014 352 3381
2015 428 3935
2016 459 4341
2017 453 5205
2018 489 6247
2019 502 8460
2020 549 10949
2021 553 13189
2022 469 13557
2023 436 13992
2024 238 10135
2025 148 7284

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

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 14 166 531
Statistics 9 163 656
Applied Mathematics 15 212 732
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 167 758
Math Teachers 5 182 816
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 511 1257

Psychology rankings

Shiraz University ranked 11th for Psychology in Iran and 1074th in the World with 5,460 publications made and 73,067 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Iran
#305 of 2,766 In Asia
#1074 of 6,663 In the World

Shiraz University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 4 54
1994 3 55
1995 5 51
1996 3 65
1997 6 79
1998 11 78
1999 20 56
2000 14 110
2001 10 122
2002 13 152
2003 19 219
2004 23 175
2005 45 217
2006 51 235
2007 91 272
2008 95 395
2009 106 483
2010 165 758
2011 196 964
2012 205 1275
2013 237 1503
2014 242 1863
2015 336 2164
2016 342 2292
2017 365 2694
2018 359 3573
2019 375 4561
2020 399 6010
2021 453 7531
2022 358 7837
2023 307 8737
2024 233 7978
2025 186 6907

The following table provides academic rankings for Shiraz University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 6 184 712
Special Education 6 96 812
Clinical Psychology 17 142 831
Child Psychology 12 156 882
Social Psychology 11 209 1003
Education Majors 7 226 1035
Psychiatry 17 309 1064
Neuroscience 15 346 1176

Business rankings

Shiraz University ranked 13th for Business in Iran and 974th in the World with 4,438 publications made and 66,572 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 122 In Iran
#239 of 2,654 In Asia
#974 of 6,366 In the World

Shiraz University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 3 18
1994 6 18
1995 5 25
1996 6 25
1997 11 32
1998 10 29
1999 19 47
2000 10 60
2001 15 41
2002 30 72
2003 18 79
2004 27 114
2005 36 115
2006 51 126
2007 59 225
2008 103 322
2009 87 400
2010 107 628
2011 142 745
2012 205 944
2013 190 1216
2014 206 1533
2015 235 1851
2016 269 2222
2017 292 2686
2018 308 3745
2019 314 4825
2020 399 6386
2021 406 7829
2022 276 8128
2023 249 8676
2024 142 6747
2025 91 5410

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

Business subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 14 166 531
Entrepreneurship 2 73 560
Tax Law 3 157 747
Management 12 213 802
Finance 10 279 1094
Accounting 8 279 1132
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 421 1178
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 411 1280
International Trade 4 290 1296
Human Resource Management 19 344 1307
Marketing 18 398 1328
International Business 7 322 1368
Project Management 21 398 1532
Management Information Systems 17 448 1560
Advertising 18 574 1834

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Shiraz University

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 3 191 608
Environmental Economics 13 239 755
Literature 7 155 832
Fashion Design 10 237 1000
Art & Design 8 224 1004
Cinematography 5 157 1011
Creative Writing 9 168 1045
Economics 10 244 1052
Painting and Drawing 8 345 1052
Sculpture 8 345 1052
Development Studies 16 297 1173
International Economics 6 289 1311