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The University of Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, 346th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 18 research topics. The University of Tehran ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 92,167 academic publications and 1,250,863 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 413 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#346 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 310 In Iran
#1 of 37 In Tehran
#5 of 1,031 For Agricultural Engineering
#9 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#14 of 2,129 For Operations Research
#83 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#742 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 15 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Engineering in Iran and 227th in the World with 57,660 publications made and 910,430 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#70 of 2,809 In Asia
#227 of 6,684 In the World

University of Tehran
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 14 93
1992 16 68
1993 21 81
1994 41 93
1995 28 96
1996 47 139
1997 49 112
1998 58 128
1999 72 175
2000 103 251
2001 153 356
2002 277 597
2003 357 830
2004 495 1007
2005 651 1434
2006 1003 2328
2007 1255 3428
2008 1535 4898
2009 1690 6962
2010 1857 9409
2011 2287 13674
2012 2446 17422
2013 2777 22116
2014 3024 27096
2015 3364 33288
2016 3475 40058
2017 3859 48512
2018 4202 60229
2019 4475 77175
2020 4632 97328
2021 4712 124075
2022 4113 139206
2023 3816 146604

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

Engineering subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 2 5
Operations Research 1 4 14
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 15 36
Mining Engineering 3 24 48
Petroleum Engineering 2 16 55
Industrial Engineering 1 12 61
Geotechnical Engineering 1 24 78
Landscape Architecture 1 12 79
Environmental Engineering 1 31 81
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 28 82
Construction Management 1 17 88
Automotive Engineering 2 42 103
Nuclear Engineering 1 41 105
Systems Engineering 1 19 116
Remote Sensing 1 27 121
Automation and Control engineering 1 52 132
Chemical Engineering 1 71 146
Civil Engineering 1 42 151
Architectural Engineering 1 41 151
Metallurgical Engineering 1 66 163
Electronic Engineering 1 59 165
Structural Engineering 4 60 176
Mechanical Engineering 1 54 179
Electrical Engineering 1 74 192
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 60 195
Nanotechnology 1 82 196
Marine Engineering 3 64 210
Computer Engineering 2 66 211
Materials Science 1 81 222
Architecture 1 44 223
Robotics 1 75 225
Aerospace Engineering 1 63 240
Telecommunications 2 84 263
Computer Networking 2 81 275
Biomedical Engineering 3 70 287
Transportation Engineering 2 78 311
Biochemical Engineering 1 71 318
Acoustical Engineering 4 94 338
Product and Industrial Design 1 70 343
Optical Engineering 1 94 344
Aviation 2 69 347
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 109 408
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 118 412
Technical Drawing 2 140 419
Biotechnology 4 114 466
Engineering Management 1 112 588
Human-Computer Interaction 2 133 619

Biology rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 2nd for Biology in Iran and 382nd in the World with 55,074 publications made and 836,690 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#80 of 2,814 In Asia
#382 of 6,770 In the World

University of Tehran
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 23 166
1992 25 159
1993 34 153
1994 39 172
1995 36 175
1996 54 218
1997 65 215
1998 71 208
1999 90 281
2000 131 363
2001 183 496
2002 212 683
2003 336 1277
2004 386 1189
2005 522 1615
2006 762 2643
2007 1230 3794
2008 1490 5429
2009 1547 7755
2010 1720 10461
2011 2217 13994
2012 2316 18026
2013 2558 22269
2014 2891 25911
2015 3146 31480
2016 3283 36321
2017 3616 42454
2018 3872 52352
2019 4104 66567
2020 4559 85306
2021 4683 108344
2022 4125 124117
2023 3780 130913

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

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 22 98
Agricultural Science 1 21 106
Horticulture 1 23 115
Toxicology 2 19 126
Animal Science 1 15 139
Nanotechnology 1 82 196
Botany 1 32 208
Forestry 1 33 230
Zoology 1 24 275
Paleontology 1 44 286
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 54 346
Microbiology 3 72 366
Biochemistry 2 114 458
Biotechnology 4 114 466
Pharmacology 7 131 472
Evolutionary Biology 1 87 507
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 113 521
Genetics 3 139 521
Entomology 2 96 525
Biophysics 1 116 536
Virology 4 131 546
Astrobiology 2 125 582
Neuroscience 3 118 607
Immunology 7 195 638
Oncology and Cancer research 8 219 658
Molecular Biology 5 223 697
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 111 823

Chemistry rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Chemistry in Iran and 339th in the World with 51,542 publications made and 864,366 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#84 of 2,750 In Asia
#339 of 6,447 In the World

University of Tehran
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 23 144
1992 27 153
1993 28 137
1994 43 172
1995 37 194
1996 56 203
1997 64 202
1998 67 190
1999 96 263
2000 124 346
2001 176 480
2002 226 679
2003 341 963
2004 465 1172
2005 570 1676
2006 833 2608
2007 1207 3940
2008 1441 5536
2009 1523 7878
2010 1695 10370
2011 2062 14240
2012 2174 17705
2013 2481 22144
2014 2738 26121
2015 2904 32029
2016 3065 38274
2017 3350 45190
2018 3608 55964
2019 3817 70620
2020 4058 89146
2021 4152 111589
2022 3751 127670
2023 3426 135234

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

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 39 48
Nutrition and Food Science 1 22 98
Chemical Engineering 1 71 146
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 30 179
Nanotechnology 1 82 196
Physical chemistry 1 79 206
Materials Science 1 81 222
Inorganic Chemistry 1 81 225
Environmental Chemistry 1 69 237
Organic Chemistry 1 81 293
Biochemical Engineering 1 71 318
Computational Chemistry 2 88 404
Pharmacy 4 112 406
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 109 408
Biochemistry 2 114 458

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Iran and 212th in the World with 49,781 publications made and 732,646 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#40 of 2,811 In Asia
#212 of 6,798 In the World

University of Tehran
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 6 122
1992 10 68
1993 25 69
1994 16 65
1995 31 87
1996 33 96
1997 35 89
1998 47 114
1999 54 135
2000 94 200
2001 139 242
2002 183 396
2003 256 887
2004 332 678
2005 451 940
2006 657 1570
2007 981 2595
2008 1132 3444
2009 1346 5278
2010 1598 7474
2011 1953 10684
2012 2124 13682
2013 2390 17933
2014 2623 21410
2015 2969 26097
2016 2986 30736
2017 3420 36609
2018 3654 45711
2019 3898 59141
2020 4203 77446
2021 4406 100772
2022 3725 114932
2023 3315 119679

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

Physics rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Physics in Iran and 283rd in the World with 49,775 publications made and 789,860 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#79 of 2,786 In Asia
#283 of 6,603 In the World

University of Tehran
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 14 96
1992 15 68
1993 22 82
1994 35 93
1995 28 101
1996 57 143
1997 59 125
1998 60 124
1999 88 183
2000 111 253
2001 159 362
2002 256 595
2003 338 807
2004 471 1014
2005 585 1457
2006 885 2239
2007 1141 3426
2008 1371 4754
2009 1486 6808
2010 1654 8887
2011 2068 12294
2012 2151 15494
2013 2425 19370
2014 2698 23614
2015 2910 28766
2016 2966 35323
2017 3323 42609
2018 3579 52503
2019 3733 66442
2020 3892 83496
2021 3890 103889
2022 3408 115152
2023 3188 122305

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

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 82 196
Materials Science 1 81 222
Quantum and Particle physics 1 82 291
Acoustical Engineering 4 94 338
Optical Engineering 1 94 344
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 118 412
Nuclear Physics 1 104 456
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 90 458
Theoretical Physics 5 114 526
Biophysics 1 116 536
Astrobiology 2 125 582
Medical Physics 7 126 587
Condensed Matter Physics 2 184 594
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 177 719

Computer Science rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Computer Science in Iran and 332nd in the World with 37,033 publications made and 469,006 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#66 of 2,809 In Asia
#332 of 6,752 In the World

University of Tehran
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 13 83
1992 20 89
1993 17 102
1994 30 86
1995 22 117
1996 27 90
1997 34 101
1998 23 103
1999 30 134
2000 68 157
2001 76 187
2002 208 416
2003 244 481
2004 339 549
2005 466 792
2006 730 1353
2007 853 1782
2008 1056 2976
2009 1095 3885
2010 1286 5542
2011 1528 7574
2012 1612 9708
2013 1764 12268
2014 1965 14746
2015 2111 17515
2016 2182 20315
2017 2402 23508
2018 2595 29086
2019 2788 37307
2020 2989 48298
2021 3025 63604
2022 2630 71269
2023 2396 73147

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 478th in the World with 32,094 publications made and 359,462 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#53 of 2,845 In Asia
#478 of 7,020 In the World

University of Tehran
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 103
1992 10 43
1993 11 59
1994 18 55
1995 18 63
1996 17 73
1997 23 65
1998 25 69
1999 32 86
2000 56 108
2001 70 154
2002 110 250
2003 145 342
2004 201 350
2005 261 571
2006 403 822
2007 582 1111
2008 772 1742
2009 794 2487
2010 979 4018
2011 1296 5514
2012 1393 7221
2013 1526 9337
2014 1713 11632
2015 1828 13840
2016 1950 15741
2017 2181 18203
2018 2438 22494
2019 2615 28915
2020 2887 38238
2021 3023 52739
2022 2296 59368
2023 1998 62031

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

Medicine rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 6th for Medicine in Iran and 547th in the World with 30,254 publications made and 371,029 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Iran
#132 of 2,781 In Asia
#547 of 6,680 In the World

University of Tehran
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 21 130
1992 24 132
1993 18 122
1994 26 135
1995 27 165
1996 25 187
1997 35 170
1998 42 165
1999 45 172
2000 66 239
2001 91 340
2002 93 385
2003 148 509
2004 169 577
2005 266 830
2006 389 1225
2007 700 1830
2008 911 2587
2009 778 3852
2010 905 5485
2011 1240 6576
2012 1228 8723
2013 1331 10280
2014 1502 12003
2015 1612 14161
2016 1765 15885
2017 1882 17895
2018 2017 21194
2019 2241 27307
2020 2608 36388
2021 2775 48403
2022 2341 57391
2023 2246 60518

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

Medicine subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 10 102
Toxicology 2 19 126
Biomedical Engineering 3 70 287
Neurosurgery 4 97 349
Urology 4 109 400
Pharmacy 4 112 406
Public Health 3 51 411
Plastic Surgery 4 97 413
Sports / Exercise science 4 35 421
Clinical Psychology 3 34 430
Physical Therapy 4 65 443
Occupational Therapy 5 67 471
Pharmacology 7 131 472
Sports Medicine 3 64 485
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 153 499
Dermatology 7 145 517
Virology 4 131 546
Radiation Therapy 7 176 552
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 70 554
Dentistry 9 146 554
Anatomy and Physiology 3 142 556
Epidemiology 13 114 557
Forensic Science 2 128 562
Cosmetology 9 184 587
Medical Physics 7 126 587
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 194 589
Anesthesiology 7 176 595
Pathology 7 159 596
Psychiatry 7 127 598
Ophthalmology 6 174 603
Orthodontics 9 160 605
Surgery 7 181 615
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 181 617
Audiology 2 119 629
Nursing 8 86 637
Immunology 7 195 638
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 96 646
Oncology and Cancer research 8 219 658
Health Science 10 120 682
Optometry 8 177 703
Cardiology 7 207 717
Family medicine 10 159 739
Pediatrics 13 200 739
Respiratory Therapy 10 219 788
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 187 823
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 111 823
Critical Care Nursing 12 214 847
Gerontology 11 156 966
Social Work 2 143 1025

Mathematics rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Mathematics in Iran and 263rd in the World with 22,651 publications made and 320,755 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 121 In Iran
#53 of 2,673 In Asia
#263 of 6,305 In the World

University of Tehran
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 22
1992 3 20
1993 4 15
1994 15 16
1995 7 25
1996 13 31
1997 9 33
1998 13 43
1999 21 60
2000 29 112
2001 39 123
2002 88 284
2003 126 276
2004 172 371
2005 242 554
2006 386 966
2007 526 1360
2008 612 1920
2009 680 3131
2010 789 3646
2011 1019 5297
2012 1013 6524
2013 1137 8190
2014 1233 9664
2015 1328 11376
2016 1371 13005
2017 1444 14750
2018 1622 18203
2019 1687 23118
2020 1853 29764
2021 1921 37907
2022 1612 41880
2023 1415 42079

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

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 4 14
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 37 261
Statistics 1 51 265
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 124 416
Applied Mathematics 7 114 438
Actuarial Science 1 71 497
Math Teachers 1 82 562

Business rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Business in Iran and 240th in the World with 17,040 publications made and 202,225 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 121 In Iran
#40 of 2,579 In Asia
#240 of 6,187 In the World

University of Tehran
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 26
1992 1 20
1993 4 9
1994 5 9
1995 9 19
1996 7 23
1997 8 10
1998 8 24
1999 20 21
2000 18 33
2001 31 40
2002 56 97
2003 80 100
2004 129 149
2005 175 257
2006 260 396
2007 342 533
2008 445 856
2009 485 1285
2010 550 2044
2011 696 2914
2012 747 4037
2013 837 5337
2014 1007 6867
2015 1047 7769
2016 1074 8800
2017 1178 10597
2018 1354 13427
2019 1331 16601
2020 1455 21702
2021 1475 28848
2022 1122 31193
2023 953 31382

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 2nd for Psychology in Iran and 516th in the World with 15,567 publications made and 165,331 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 121 In Iran
#87 of 2,703 In Asia
#516 of 6,528 In the World

University of Tehran
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 13 77
1992 12 65
1993 7 70
1994 8 67
1995 10 94
1996 7 79
1997 17 86
1998 11 78
1999 14 100
2000 25 121
2001 35 160
2002 46 201
2003 74 267
2004 82 271
2005 148 421
2006 163 602
2007 293 786
2008 438 1192
2009 360 1508
2010 464 2192
2011 720 2719
2012 637 3571
2013 642 4353
2014 774 5233
2015 836 6145
2016 901 6958
2017 1007 8069
2018 1104 9598
2019 1275 12365
2020 1412 16355
2021 1428 21478
2022 1248 25039
2023 1112 27471

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

Psychology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 40 295
Cognitive Science 1 77 370
Social Psychology 1 42 392
Child Psychology 2 31 422
Clinical Psychology 3 34 430
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 44 461
Occupational Therapy 5 67 471
Special Education 1 42 580
Psychiatry 7 127 598
Neuroscience 3 118 607
Education Majors 1 95 635
Sexology 5 59 783
Social Work 2 143 1025

Economics rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Economics in Iran and 321st in the World with 10,115 publications made and 127,438 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 119 In Iran
#42 of 2,461 In Asia
#321 of 5,995 In the World

University of Tehran
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 30
1992 0 16
1993 4 8
1994 3 5
1995 4 14
1996 4 15
1997 6 6
1998 3 10
1999 15 14
2000 12 23
2001 23 29
2002 23 54
2003 31 49
2004 36 51
2005 65 90
2006 110 148
2007 133 198
2008 205 351
2009 218 583
2010 248 986
2011 380 1473
2012 412 2040
2013 462 2653
2014 563 3448
2015 589 4102
2016 601 4388
2017 721 5626
2018 834 7362
2019 861 9382
2020 984 13438
2021 1030 18665
2022 774 21831
2023 656 21756

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Tehran in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Art & Design in Iran and 415th in the World with 5,406 publications made and 53,954 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 112 In Iran
#62 of 2,302 In Asia
#415 of 5,720 In the World

University of Tehran
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 21
1992 0 8
1993 2 12
1994 8 3
1995 1 11
1996 4 13
1997 5 12
1998 1 12
1999 3 29
2000 7 19
2001 13 16
2002 23 58
2003 30 44
2004 45 88
2005 52 115
2006 82 139
2007 116 191
2008 157 302
2009 133 422
2010 164 688
2011 256 978
2012 292 1247
2013 267 1462
2014 303 1788
2015 323 2080
2016 322 2233
2017 347 2811
2018 419 3274
2019 443 4068
2020 456 5292
2021 439 6757
2022 324 7501
2023 305 7882

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Tehran in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 12 79
Interior Design 1 27 120
Architecture 1 44 223
Music 1 21 246
Animation 2 90 331
Fashion Design 1 53 350
Aesthetics 1 51 360
Graphic Design 1 68 375
Computer Graphics 2 111 469
Literature 1 58 472
UX/UI Desgin 1 97 499
Game Design and Development 1 120 625
Creative Writing 2 50 631
Entertainment Industry Business 1 93 668
Performing arts 1 96 683
Cinematography 1 68 707
Painting and Drawing 3 176 720
Sculpture 3 176 720
Illustration and Concept Art 3 180 731
Multimedia 1 165 786
Photography 4 173 857
Art History 1 89 978