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Shiraz University ranked 15th in Iran, 1199th in the global 2025 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 34,884 academic publications and 591,031 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 25 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1199 of 14,131 In the World
#307 of 5,830 In Asia
#15 of 310 In Iran
#2 of 6 In Shiraz
#116 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#120 of 1,388 For Petroleum Engineering
#120 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#1302 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2989 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 706th in the World with 22,674 publications made and 418,129 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Iran
#204 of 2,834 In Asia
#706 of 6,833 In the World

Shiraz University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 44 279
1993 45 258
1994 52 311
1995 57 347
1996 53 411
1997 62 363
1998 86 493
1999 142 622
2000 69 604
2001 100 781
2002 144 907
2003 160 1168
2004 221 1361
2005 241 1709
2006 280 2020
2007 395 2500
2008 489 3364
2009 524 3973
2010 683 5278
2011 796 6905
2012 940 8614
2013 964 10050
2014 1074 12149
2015 1320 13814
2016 1393 15889
2017 1379 18596
2018 1426 22547
2019 1546 27661
2020 1699 36232
2021 1691 43951
2022 1403 47574
2023 1336 51052
2024 1052 48072

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

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Horticulture 3 73 260
Agricultural Science 2 68 274
Animal Science 3 60 306
Nutrition and Food Science 6 103 330
Toxicology 7 142 500
Botany 4 123 523
Nanotechnology 12 213 550
Zoology 4 98 563
Forestry 5 139 599
Paleontology 4 158 649
Microbiology 11 196 670
Biochemistry 7 223 710
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 172 714
Virology 14 253 859
Genetics 9 284 878
Astrobiology 10 246 912
Biotechnology 13 321 915
Immunology 13 305 920
Pharmacology 18 358 942
Evolutionary Biology 8 239 965
Entomology 9 272 985
Molecular Biology 9 343 996
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 329 1016
Neuroscience 13 339 1167
Oncology and Cancer research 25 462 1172
Biophysics 12 466 1321

Chemistry rankings

Shiraz University ranked 8th for Chemistry in Iran and 643rd in the World with 21,288 publications made and 409,181 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Iran
#199 of 2,781 In Asia
#643 of 6,545 In the World

Shiraz University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 50 258
1993 52 234
1994 60 314
1995 64 381
1996 63 425
1997 76 376
1998 88 556
1999 153 685
2000 89 665
2001 111 842
2002 173 962
2003 199 1233
2004 260 1436
2005 269 1882
2006 294 2244
2007 395 2702
2008 517 3636
2009 549 4237
2010 687 5462
2011 787 7237
2012 884 8890
2013 905 10403
2014 1016 12411
2015 1176 14077
2016 1224 16302
2017 1241 19090
2018 1298 23054
2019 1391 27468
2020 1523 35246
2021 1485 42749
2022 1263 46543
2023 1208 49667
2024 957 48934

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

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 10 156 280
Nutrition and Food Science 6 103 330
Inorganic Chemistry 3 118 330
Pharmacy 3 103 366
Chemical Engineering 8 175 408
Physical chemistry 8 164 438
Environmental Chemistry 3 149 487
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 116 495
Computational Chemistry 4 123 507
Materials Science 8 186 547
Nanotechnology 12 213 550
Organic Chemistry 5 172 554
Biochemistry 7 223 710
Biochemical Engineering 9 219 746

Engineering rankings

Shiraz University ranked 8th for Engineering in Iran and 598th in the World with 20,863 publications made and 412,010 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 122 In Iran
#172 of 2,835 In Asia
#598 of 6,782 In the World

Shiraz University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 44 222
1993 49 218
1994 55 253
1995 53 331
1996 46 310
1997 63 320
1998 68 453
1999 124 523
2000 70 556
2001 89 604
2002 155 728
2003 170 971
2004 209 1138
2005 232 1470
2006 307 1965
2007 365 2298
2008 500 3171
2009 535 3771
2010 643 4930
2011 813 6722
2012 898 8266
2013 894 9852
2014 980 12006
2015 1141 13718
2016 1209 16383
2017 1253 19727
2018 1301 23874
2019 1477 29410
2020 1507 37102
2021 1522 45283
2022 1251 48676
2023 1178 51516
2024 916 50328

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 43 116
Agricultural Engineering 3 40 120
Petroleum Engineering 5 42 120
Geotechnical Engineering 7 87 250
Mining Engineering 8 101 272
Renewable Energy Engineering 11 105 294
Environmental Engineering 6 127 376
Chemical Engineering 8 175 408
Remote Sensing 5 113 459
Metallurgical Engineering 7 158 464
Automotive Engineering 9 179 508
Reliability and Quality Engineering 13 159 515
Structural Engineering 11 154 518
Electronic Engineering 11 174 522
Operations Research 14 163 528
Materials Science 8 186 547
Nanotechnology 12 213 550
Automation and Control engineering 10 207 562
Biomedical Engineering 12 174 574
Marine Engineering 10 188 589
Systems Engineering 8 135 604
Aerospace Engineering 8 152 614
Electrical Engineering 11 206 621
Civil Engineering 10 182 628
Mechanical Engineering 10 181 650
Acoustical Engineering 10 184 664
Telecommunications 11 218 684
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 228 695
Optical Engineering 9 225 724
Biochemical Engineering 9 219 746
Computer Networking 12 242 775
Robotics 12 291 786
Computer Engineering 6 334 900
Biotechnology 13 321 915
Architectural Engineering 13 324 970
Transportation Engineering 14 353 1069
Architecture 15 411 1279
Human-Computer Interaction 14 523 1553

Physics rankings

Shiraz University ranked 8th for Physics in Iran and 604th in the World with 19,604 publications made and 367,414 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
#174 of 2,817 In Asia
#604 of 6,713 In the World

Shiraz University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 49 224
1993 54 227
1994 59 273
1995 61 369
1996 48 367
1997 69 344
1998 78 522
1999 125 559
2000 83 599
2001 102 677
2002 172 813
2003 177 1032
2004 226 1270
2005 234 1599
2006 301 2069
2007 370 2390
2008 497 3324
2009 529 3832
2010 649 5030
2011 802 6739
2012 886 8076
2013 875 9656
2014 926 11504
2015 1055 13095
2016 1126 15308
2017 1170 18255
2018 1205 21623
2019 1316 26111
2020 1354 32168
2021 1347 38149
2022 1085 40681
2023 1034 43261
2024 753 41304

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 93 479
Materials Science 8 186 547
Nanotechnology 12 213 550
Quantum and Particle physics 8 176 595
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 144 659
Acoustical Engineering 10 184 664
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 228 695
Nuclear Physics 6 201 717
Optical Engineering 9 225 724
Condensed Matter Physics 4 262 739
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 200 762
Medical Physics 14 228 815
Astrobiology 10 246 912
Biophysics 12 466 1321

Environmental Science rankings

Shiraz University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Iran and 610th in the World with 17,845 publications made and 345,573 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 122 In Iran
#148 of 2,838 In Asia
#610 of 6,876 In the World

Shiraz University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 20 149
1993 28 166
1994 25 161
1995 29 161
1996 29 214
1997 41 221
1998 45 297
1999 60 273
2000 46 335
2001 50 393
2002 81 465
2003 99 571
2004 150 669
2005 155 856
2006 223 1177
2007 277 1470
2008 353 1960
2009 373 2408
2010 536 3529
2011 641 4754
2012 742 6051
2013 757 7390
2014 840 9051
2015 1031 10164
2016 1137 12523
2017 1140 14988
2018 1131 18600
2019 1304 23332
2020 1395 31471
2021 1396 38412
2022 1185 42201
2023 1113 45001
2024 802 42780

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 87 250
Mining Engineering 8 101 272
Agricultural Science 2 68 274
Environmental Engineering 6 127 376
Earth science and Geophysics 3 105 410
Environmental Management 5 130 435
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 134 477
Environmental Chemistry 3 149 487
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 116 495
Ecology 3 126 557
Oceanography 6 149 569
Geology 6 143 580
Forestry 5 139 599
Paleontology 4 158 649
Geography and Cartography 6 153 686
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 172 714
Urban and Regional planning 6 206 947

Medicine rankings

Shiraz University ranked 11th for Medicine in Iran and 950th in the World with 11,990 publications made and 191,003 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Iran
#284 of 2,809 In Asia
#950 of 6,775 In the World

Shiraz University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 28 192
1993 24 151
1994 18 206
1995 28 204
1996 22 233
1997 18 229
1998 44 278
1999 70 307
2000 41 340
2001 42 440
2002 66 504
2003 86 652
2004 101 703
2005 114 931
2006 139 945
2007 238 1151
2008 251 1524
2009 265 1781
2010 338 2274
2011 401 2931
2012 447 3524
2013 491 4203
2014 541 5017
2015 718 5884
2016 704 6510
2017 698 7514
2018 765 9166
2019 768 11356
2020 909 16054
2021 929 19610
2022 771 21113
2023 725 22365
2024 577 19694

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

Medicine subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 4 44 226
Pharmacy 3 103 366
Toxicology 7 142 500
Biomedical Engineering 12 174 574
Plastic Surgery 11 170 607
Urology 13 213 643
Dentistry 13 195 707
Cosmetology 12 265 730
Medical Physics 14 228 815
Clinical Psychology 17 135 815
Anatomy and Physiology 8 250 839
Virology 14 253 859
Sonography and Ultrasound 14 313 865
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 333 882
Respiratory Therapy 12 266 885
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 11 302 918
Immunology 13 305 920
Sports / Exercise science 18 168 921
Surgery 19 314 924
Public Health 14 203 935
Anesthesiology 21 316 937
Pharmacology 18 358 942
Pathology 16 303 943
Orthodontics 20 280 974
Dermatology 19 358 1006
Cardiology 15 343 1018
Epidemiology 31 294 1025
Pediatrics 24 320 1044
Psychiatry 17 302 1057
Radiation Therapy 23 439 1110
Health Science 25 264 1130
Oncology and Cancer research 25 462 1172
Family medicine 24 317 1179
Audiology 19 324 1183
Ophthalmology 18 412 1213
Physical Therapy 24 348 1217
Critical Care Nursing 29 400 1314
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 24 382 1340
Healthcare Management (MHA) 28 351 1402
Sports Medicine 25 388 1422
Nursing 30 360 1440
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 32 430 1536
Gerontology 35 448 1809

Computer Science rankings

Shiraz University ranked 9th for Computer Science in Iran and 798th in the World with 11,913 publications made and 200,461 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 122 In Iran
#203 of 2,840 In Asia
#798 of 6,845 In the World

Shiraz University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 19 79
1993 11 75
1994 17 78
1995 15 93
1996 10 89
1997 19 115
1998 14 96
1999 32 106
2000 24 148
2001 32 192
2002 49 227
2003 53 349
2004 70 350
2005 100 463
2006 163 648
2007 229 835
2008 283 1279
2009 287 1475
2010 366 2032
2011 464 2842
2012 524 3575
2013 500 4187
2014 552 5321
2015 664 6107
2016 720 7064
2017 764 8517
2018 794 11156
2019 911 14596
2020 884 19006
2021 957 23029
2022 767 24246
2023 722 25604
2024 480 22121

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 6 147 514
Machine Learning 8 153 535
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 178 659
Telecommunications 11 218 684
Cognitive Science 6 178 708
Computer Vision 9 221 732
Cyber Security 5 213 735
Computer Networking 12 242 775
Robotics 12 291 786
Computer Engineering 6 334 900
Computer Graphics 8 264 911
Computational Linguistics 9 303 938
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 10 329 1016
Library and Information science 3 181 1069
Neuroscience 13 339 1167
Software Engineering 10 295 1180
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 506 1260
Data Science 11 366 1313
Human-Computer Interaction 14 523 1553
Management Information Systems 18 444 1561
Multimedia 11 595 1734

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Shiraz University ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 1243rd in the World with 10,278 publications made and 141,097 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 122 In Iran
#273 of 2,864 In Asia
#1243 of 7,081 In the World

Shiraz University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 16 82
1993 13 78
1994 10 68
1995 13 96
1996 8 99
1997 19 98
1998 16 109
1999 19 100
2000 27 172
2001 27 188
2002 39 223
2003 40 283
2004 69 298
2005 75 381
2006 106 460
2007 164 613
2008 180 847
2009 207 1166
2010 293 1551
2011 359 2109
2012 439 2818
2013 428 3332
2014 465 4088
2015 628 4638
2016 660 5535
2017 689 6214
2018 716 7930
2019 729 10334
2020 821 14438
2021 831 17780
2022 649 19588
2023 596 20982
2024 460 19430

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 93 811
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 144 854
Linguistics 9 215 855
Demography 11 193 898
Archaeology 7 224 910
Sports / Exercise science 18 168 921
International Relations and Diplomacy 8 213 940
Urban and Regional planning 6 206 947
History 7 225 975
International Law 9 217 1003
Education Majors 7 219 1027
Library and Information science 3 181 1069
Aesthetics 10 245 1075
Classics and Ancient History 4 199 1124
Anthropology 13 230 1183
Sociology 11 250 1199
Journalism and Digital Media 11 359 1222
Philosophy 11 284 1290
Law 15 318 1323
Gender Studies 9 206 1435
Art History 3 209 1496
Political Science 15 346 1541
Communications and Public Relations 19 547 2045

Mathematics rankings

Shiraz University ranked 10th for Mathematics in Iran and 695th in the World with 7,297 publications made and 128,183 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#10 of 121 In Iran
#176 of 2,718 In Asia
#695 of 6,418 In the World

Shiraz University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 15 41
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 171 893
2009 168 1080
2010 226 1419
2011 292 1945
2012 326 2463
2013 313 2756
2014 350 3381
2015 427 3947
2016 461 4341
2017 451 5196
2018 489 6255
2019 498 8478
2020 546 10994
2021 565 13317
2022 475 13686
2023 440 14053
2024 238 9926

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

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 14 163 528
Statistics 9 158 652
Applied Mathematics 15 210 735
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 164 759
Math Teachers 5 173 811
Blockchain and Cryptography 18 506 1260

Psychology rankings

Shiraz University ranked 11th for Psychology in Iran and 1071st in the World with 5,310 publications made and 67,154 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Iran
#298 of 2,755 In Asia
#1071 of 6,645 In the World

Shiraz University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 8 57
1993 4 54
1994 3 54
1995 5 51
1996 3 65
1997 6 79
1998 11 78
1999 20 55
2000 14 109
2001 10 122
2002 13 152
2003 19 218
2004 23 175
2005 45 217
2006 51 235
2007 91 272
2008 94 395
2009 105 486
2010 165 761
2011 196 963
2012 204 1273
2013 237 1501
2014 243 1856
2015 335 2164
2016 341 2289
2017 366 2695
2018 359 3577
2019 375 4568
2020 402 6041
2021 454 7558
2022 357 7839
2023 306 8748
2024 231 7879

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

Psychology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 6 178 708
Special Education 6 93 811
Clinical Psychology 17 135 815
Child Psychology 11 142 866
Social Psychology 10 202 995
Education Majors 7 219 1027
Psychiatry 17 302 1057
Neuroscience 13 339 1167

Business rankings

Shiraz University ranked 13th for Business in Iran and 976th in the World with 4,375 publications made and 61,383 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 122 In Iran
#236 of 2,646 In Asia
#976 of 6,339 In the World

Shiraz University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 8 20
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 108 640
2011 142 747
2012 204 945
2013 188 1218
2014 204 1528
2015 234 1842
2016 273 2200
2017 291 2661
2018 309 3724
2019 316 4815
2020 398 6395
2021 412 7860
2022 279 8175
2023 250 8680
2024 136 6577

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

Business subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 14 163 528
Entrepreneurship 2 71 562
Tax Law 3 154 737
Management 12 212 803
Finance 10 279 1105
Accounting 9 268 1119
Hospitality and Hotel Management 9 422 1184
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 399 1259
Human Resource Management 19 332 1282
Marketing 19 393 1331
International Trade 5 303 1335
International Business 7 327 1388
Project Management 23 398 1538
Management Information Systems 18 444 1561
Advertising 17 564 1828

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Shiraz University

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Agricultural Economics 3 184 582
Environmental Economics 13 232 766
Literature 7 145 821
Fashion Design 10 235 1000
Art & Design 8 220 1004
Painting and Drawing 8 331 1030
Sculpture 8 331 1030
Creative Writing 9 163 1036
Economics 10 240 1049
Cinematography 6 173 1081
Development Studies 17 294 1175
International Economics 6 290 1331