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The University of Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, 347th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 21 research topics. The University of Tehran ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 104,057 academic publications and 1,775,469 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 436 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#347 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 310 In Iran
#1 of 37 In Tehran
#7 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#11 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#12 of 2,300 For Operations Research
#76 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#742 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 18 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Engineering in Iran and 221st in the World with 63,686 publications made and 1,245,838 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#68 of 2,835 In Asia
#221 of 6,782 In the World

University of Tehran
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 17 94
1993 24 104
1994 42 121
1995 29 115
1996 50 163
1997 50 134
1998 50 158
1999 73 211
2000 105 314
2001 161 403
2002 295 697
2003 381 1012
2004 543 1269
2005 712 1769
2006 1099 2983
2007 1304 3977
2008 1663 6105
2009 1751 8192
2010 2044 11355
2011 2451 16038
2012 2729 21075
2013 2954 25747
2014 3325 32279
2015 3472 38753
2016 3744 48181
2017 4110 58534
2018 4463 71847
2019 4599 91995
2020 4868 116679
2021 4876 146812
2022 4324 159760
2023 4055 172713
2024 2831 168056

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 7
Operations Research 1 3 12
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 12 27
Mining Engineering 3 25 47
Petroleum Engineering 2 18 55
Industrial Engineering 1 13 62
Landscape Architecture 1 12 68
Environmental Engineering 1 27 68
Geotechnical Engineering 1 22 73
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 27 81
Construction Management 1 21 92
Automotive Engineering 2 41 97
Nuclear Engineering 1 39 105
Remote Sensing 1 27 112
Systems Engineering 1 19 114
Automation and Control engineering 1 51 126
Chemical Engineering 1 70 141
Civil Engineering 1 43 148
Architectural Engineering 1 41 148
Metallurgical Engineering 1 64 158
Electronic Engineering 1 60 166
Structural Engineering 4 59 167
Mechanical Engineering 1 55 178
Marine Engineering 2 56 179
Nanotechnology 1 81 186
Electrical Engineering 1 72 186
Materials Science 1 80 210
Computer Engineering 2 69 217
Architecture 1 42 221
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 76 229
Robotics 1 75 229
Aerospace Engineering 1 61 238
Telecommunications 2 86 262
Biomedical Engineering 3 65 265
Computer Networking 2 85 276
Biochemical Engineering 1 63 278
Transportation Engineering 2 77 281
Product and Industrial Design 1 67 323
Acoustical Engineering 4 92 332
Optical Engineering 1 95 344
Aviation 1 78 364
Technical Drawing 2 124 397
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 117 397
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 116 421
Biotechnology 4 108 447
Engineering Management 1 95 521
Human-Computer Interaction 2 134 591

Biology rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 2nd for Biology in Iran and 369th in the World with 61,624 publications made and 1,175,638 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#78 of 2,834 In Asia
#369 of 6,833 In the World

University of Tehran
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 27 205
1993 39 202
1994 38 228
1995 36 242
1996 59 262
1997 68 270
1998 73 244
1999 91 368
2000 142 447
2001 198 563
2002 227 783
2003 359 1225
2004 418 1515
2005 585 2057
2006 851 3234
2007 1308 4374
2008 1572 6639
2009 1657 8989
2010 1922 12355
2011 2416 16390
2012 2524 21699
2013 2723 26092
2014 3194 31393
2015 3337 37180
2016 3519 44343
2017 3922 52580
2018 4187 64414
2019 4270 81082
2020 4827 105777
2021 4799 131881
2022 4414 145565
2023 4069 156204
2024 2993 150179

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 26 100
Horticulture 1 26 100
Toxicology 2 15 102
Agricultural Science 1 23 102
Animal Science 1 17 129
Nanotechnology 1 81 186
Botany 1 30 195
Forestry 1 39 232
Zoology 1 17 240
Paleontology 1 39 267
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 50 326
Microbiology 3 74 352
Biochemistry 2 110 442
Biotechnology 4 108 447
Pharmacology 7 129 455
Entomology 2 90 494
Evolutionary Biology 1 84 504
Genetics 3 138 506
Virology 4 128 522
Biophysics 1 117 538
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 127 547
Neuroscience 3 110 589
Astrobiology 2 133 598
Immunology 7 190 626
Oncology and Cancer research 8 220 648
Molecular Biology 5 218 686
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 91 728

Chemistry rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Chemistry in Iran and 331st in the World with 56,950 publications made and 1,172,452 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#81 of 2,781 In Asia
#331 of 6,545 In the World

University of Tehran
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 28 185
1993 30 171
1994 45 218
1995 39 235
1996 60 241
1997 68 240
1998 69 216
1999 99 326
2000 129 398
2001 189 520
2002 248 777
2003 373 1127
2004 504 1460
2005 642 2078
2006 935 3179
2007 1280 4434
2008 1528 6618
2009 1617 9003
2010 1870 12076
2011 2239 16464
2012 2371 21069
2013 2623 25530
2014 2987 30837
2015 3030 37234
2016 3238 45525
2017 3550 54364
2018 3830 66585
2019 3926 83884
2020 4254 107039
2021 4264 132285
2022 3912 145736
2023 3630 156933
2024 2644 154905

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 38 48
Nutrition and Food Science 1 26 100
Chemical Engineering 1 70 141
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 30 175
Nanotechnology 1 81 186
Physical chemistry 1 81 203
Materials Science 1 80 210
Inorganic Chemistry 1 84 221
Environmental Chemistry 1 71 227
Biochemical Engineering 1 63 278
Organic Chemistry 1 82 285
Computational Chemistry 2 89 395
Pharmacy 5 124 421
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 116 421
Biochemistry 2 110 442

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Iran and 202nd in the World with 55,482 publications made and 1,042,148 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#40 of 2,838 In Asia
#202 of 6,876 In the World

University of Tehran
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 13 88
1993 26 83
1994 17 81
1995 31 107
1996 35 122
1997 36 102
1998 47 128
1999 53 167
2000 100 268
2001 138 261
2002 197 462
2003 274 700
2004 362 847
2005 498 1182
2006 724 2013
2007 1048 2909
2008 1219 4317
2009 1430 6219
2010 1767 8979
2011 2142 12544
2012 2346 16730
2013 2559 21224
2014 2892 26080
2015 3126 31100
2016 3240 37758
2017 3707 45580
2018 3946 56568
2019 4110 72970
2020 4502 96385
2021 4596 123084
2022 3851 134936
2023 3568 145285
2024 2411 136094

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 272nd in the World with 54,815 publications made and 1,069,039 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
#76 of 2,817 In Asia
#272 of 6,713 In the World

University of Tehran
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 17 91
1993 21 105
1994 37 123
1995 29 127
1996 61 175
1997 59 150
1998 57 154
1999 90 229
2000 113 315
2001 172 408
2002 277 694
2003 364 974
2004 510 1271
2005 653 1797
2006 980 2852
2007 1195 3939
2008 1491 5785
2009 1523 7833
2010 1823 10570
2011 2227 14289
2012 2362 18649
2013 2580 22333
2014 2941 27868
2015 3013 33552
2016 3153 41741
2017 3539 50981
2018 3796 61629
2019 3843 78326
2020 4069 99281
2021 4042 121268
2022 3563 131020
2023 3390 142892
2024 2351 137128

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 81 186
Materials Science 1 80 210
Quantum and Particle physics 1 84 288
Acoustical Engineering 4 92 332
Optical Engineering 1 95 344
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 117 397
Nuclear Physics 1 105 453
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 86 454
Biophysics 1 117 538
Theoretical Physics 5 127 574
Medical Physics 7 129 585
Condensed Matter Physics 2 194 585
Astrobiology 2 133 598
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 177 695

Computer Science rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Computer Science in Iran and 322nd in the World with 41,323 publications made and 668,440 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#66 of 2,840 In Asia
#322 of 6,845 In the World

University of Tehran
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 21 126
1993 19 129
1994 30 119
1995 22 156
1996 31 120
1997 34 137
1998 23 137
1999 34 181
2000 72 226
2001 81 223
2002 215 505
2003 263 612
2004 356 718
2005 501 1076
2006 769 1831
2007 893 2278
2008 1117 3792
2009 1131 4889
2010 1381 6879
2011 1619 9148
2012 1785 11813
2013 1877 14456
2014 2178 18054
2015 2219 20984
2016 2396 25259
2017 2593 29520
2018 2831 36357
2019 2897 46179
2020 3161 60375
2021 3191 77905
2022 2834 85050
2023 2552 90946
2024 1877 80253

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 493rd in the World with 36,660 publications made and 540,253 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

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

University of Tehran
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 12 62
1993 13 71
1994 19 72
1995 16 93
1996 20 96
1997 27 78
1998 26 98
1999 37 118
2000 63 184
2001 71 189
2002 117 308
2003 151 400
2004 217 480
2005 296 736
2006 457 1109
2007 633 1423
2008 838 2253
2009 850 3230
2010 1095 5090
2011 1410 6834
2012 1572 9152
2013 1691 11406
2014 1941 14797
2015 2000 16907
2016 2228 20906
2017 2415 24520
2018 2677 30024
2019 2780 38353
2020 3140 51571
2021 3235 68741
2022 2539 75288
2023 2172 81659
2024 1562 73246

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 7th for Medicine in Iran and 535th in the World with 34,506 publications made and 546,951 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 122 In Iran
#129 of 2,809 In Asia
#535 of 6,775 In the World

University of Tehran
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 24 179
1993 18 162
1994 29 175
1995 28 231
1996 28 223
1997 41 228
1998 44 199
1999 46 245
2000 74 311
2001 98 401
2002 103 473
2003 159 657
2004 187 737
2005 305 1113
2006 423 1521
2007 762 2203
2008 984 3237
2009 853 4673
2010 1000 6476
2011 1352 8054
2012 1347 10558
2013 1442 12279
2014 1647 14926
2015 1769 17306
2016 1933 20337
2017 2020 23663
2018 2164 28101
2019 2371 35466
2020 2768 48190
2021 2922 62393
2022 2578 70094
2023 2475 75129
2024 1893 68648

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 12 101
Toxicology 2 15 102
Biomedical Engineering 3 65 265
Urology 4 102 388
Plastic Surgery 5 92 389
Neurosurgery 5 117 399
Clinical Psychology 3 31 401
Public Health 4 57 408
Sports / Exercise science 4 38 419
Pharmacy 5 124 421
Physical Therapy 5 64 442
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 125 445
Pharmacology 7 129 455
Occupational Therapy 5 71 467
Sports Medicine 3 66 496
Dermatology 7 139 501
Virology 4 128 522
Anatomy and Physiology 4 136 524
Healthcare Management (MHA) 10 73 536
Radiation Therapy 7 178 545
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 194 571
Epidemiology 14 124 572
Dentistry 10 161 578
Cosmetology 10 192 583
Pathology 7 155 583
Psychiatry 7 122 583
Medical Physics 7 129 585
Ophthalmology 7 170 586
Anesthesiology 7 180 595
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 185 605
Surgery 7 184 609
Audiology 3 117 616
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 96 620
Forensic Science 2 156 622
Immunology 7 190 626
Nursing 9 95 632
Orthodontics 10 171 639
Oncology and Cancer research 8 220 648
Optometry 7 167 652
Health Science 11 130 683
Cardiology 7 205 702
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5 91 728
Pediatrics 14 207 750
Family medicine 12 173 764
Respiratory Therapy 10 234 797
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 11 216 850
Critical Care Nursing 12 226 852
Gerontology 11 160 949
Social Work 2 141 1019

Mathematics rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Mathematics in Iran and 258th in the World with 24,653 publications made and 448,640 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 121 In Iran
#51 of 2,718 In Asia
#258 of 6,418 In the World

University of Tehran
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 27
1993 3 22
1994 15 17
1995 7 45
1996 12 39
1997 10 44
1998 11 54
1999 19 66
2000 32 138
2001 43 136
2002 88 321
2003 142 328
2004 183 491
2005 257 662
2006 433 1202
2007 548 1513
2008 654 2467
2009 683 3464
2010 870 4376
2011 1084 6160
2012 1123 7788
2013 1197 9245
2014 1385 11468
2015 1387 13161
2016 1506 15934
2017 1535 18564
2018 1730 22489
2019 1721 28213
2020 1925 37144
2021 1995 46656
2022 1666 49657
2023 1438 51653
2024 836 36512

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 3 12
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 35 260
Statistics 1 49 263
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 123 397
Actuarial Science 1 54 418
Applied Mathematics 7 119 456
Math Teachers 2 83 507

Business rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Business in Iran and 227th in the World with 19,054 publications made and 303,515 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#36 of 2,646 In Asia
#227 of 6,339 In the World

University of Tehran
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 27
1993 5 14
1994 5 10
1995 8 22
1996 8 34
1997 10 12
1998 8 26
1999 21 31
2000 22 58
2001 31 49
2002 58 114
2003 81 138
2004 136 203
2005 188 362
2006 293 530
2007 350 702
2008 467 1141
2009 503 1767
2010 602 2610
2011 748 3622
2012 850 5118
2013 957 6365
2014 1141 8433
2015 1135 9447
2016 1226 11369
2017 1315 13669
2018 1439 17060
2019 1379 20990
2020 1554 27497
2021 1578 35842
2022 1226 38132
2023 1001 40882
2024 624 32093

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 3rd for Psychology in Iran and 501st in the World with 17,786 publications made and 245,402 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 122 In Iran
#88 of 2,755 In Asia
#501 of 6,645 In the World

University of Tehran
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 12 94
1993 7 97
1994 8 91
1995 9 130
1996 7 103
1997 16 123
1998 13 97
1999 15 142
2000 27 180
2001 36 181
2002 51 255
2003 78 342
2004 82 367
2005 158 578
2006 167 772
2007 323 984
2008 448 1472
2009 397 1884
2010 506 2700
2011 774 3292
2012 696 4347
2013 714 5171
2014 858 6508
2015 928 7501
2016 1001 9038
2017 1077 10663
2018 1214 12852
2019 1312 16150
2020 1527 21811
2021 1525 28422
2022 1406 31455
2023 1240 35511
2024 938 31370

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 39 266
Cognitive Science 1 76 380
Social Psychology 1 43 387
Child Psychology 2 31 401
Clinical Psychology 3 31 401
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 36 405
Occupational Therapy 5 71 467
Special Education 1 38 528
Education Majors 1 98 582
Psychiatry 7 122 583
Neuroscience 3 110 589
Sexology 4 54 735
Social Work 2 141 1019

Economics rankings

The University of Tehran ranked 1st for Economics in Iran and 303rd in the World with 11,445 publications made and 191,682 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 120 In Iran
#37 of 2,553 In Asia
#303 of 6,167 In the World

University of Tehran
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 20
1993 4 14
1994 2 6
1995 4 18
1996 4 20
1997 7 11
1998 4 13
1999 14 20
2000 14 36
2001 21 34
2002 25 61
2003 32 68
2004 36 62
2005 74 135
2006 125 208
2007 136 263
2008 223 479
2009 228 782
2010 283 1214
2011 421 1783
2012 476 2618
2013 520 3216
2014 655 4312
2015 650 4927
2016 704 5911
2017 815 7642
2018 889 9577
2019 914 12307
2020 1051 17479
2021 1084 23441
2022 830 26316
2023 711 28230
2024 435 21403

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 411th in the World with 6,194 publications made and 78,490 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 115 In Iran
#61 of 2,428 In Asia
#411 of 5,966 In the World

University of Tehran
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 0 14
1993 2 15
1994 7 8
1995 1 11
1996 4 18
1997 5 14
1998 2 20
1999 3 27
2000 8 35
2001 12 16
2002 23 70
2003 33 53
2004 50 102
2005 57 142
2006 95 187
2007 122 236
2008 171 406
2009 134 539
2010 180 816
2011 255 1148
2012 320 1525
2013 298 1748
2014 333 2238
2015 351 2461
2016 370 2898
2017 390 3599
2018 465 4236
2019 489 5272
2020 506 7105
2021 482 8608
2022 369 9598
2023 346 10597
2024 250 10254

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 68
Interior Design 1 23 90
Architecture 1 42 221
Animation 2 84 308
Music 1 36 310
Fashion Design 1 54 349
Aesthetics 1 52 357
Graphic Design 1 85 395
Computer Graphics 2 113 468
Literature 1 62 486
UX/UI Desgin 1 96 490
Entertainment Industry Business 1 79 556
Creative Writing 1 51 594
Game Design and Development 2 130 627
Performing arts 1 85 641
Cinematography 1 64 652
Painting and Drawing 3 162 680
Sculpture 3 162 680
Illustration and Concept Art 3 174 699
Multimedia 1 161 722
Photography 3 190 868
Art History 1 85 986