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Urmia University ranked 25th in Iran, 2822nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. Urmia University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,297 academic publications and 318,303 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2822 of 14,131 In the World
#842 of 5,830 In Asia
#25 of 310 In Iran
#1 of 4 In Urmia
#340 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#363 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#382 of 3,944 For Nutrition and Food Science
#3595 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#6188 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Biology rankings

Urmia University ranked 17th for Biology in Iran and 1074th in the World with 15,426 publications made and 243,629 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 122 In Iran
#378 of 2,838 In Asia
#1074 of 6,841 In the World

Urmia University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 3 5
1994 3 4
1995 4 9
1996 4 11
1997 0 4
1998 2 8
1999 4 15
2000 7 13
2001 7 8
2002 26 22
2003 24 46
2004 41 71
2005 50 114
2006 97 174
2007 175 283
2008 150 399
2009 205 640
2010 251 956
2011 435 1385
2012 497 1797
2013 577 2536
2014 701 3437
2015 774 4554
2016 859 5406
2017 965 6889
2018 1102 9093
2019 1273 12786
2020 1502 19718
2021 1440 27188
2022 1310 32317
2023 1235 36415
2024 1036 37389
2025 785 36582

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

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 128 382
Animal Science 7 115 472
Horticulture 7 157 484
Entomology 4 102 515
Toxicology 11 171 569
Agricultural Science 7 222 669
Botany 10 217 749
Pharmacology 14 269 750
Microbiology 14 234 769
Oncology and Cancer research 12 309 847
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 236 883
Biotechnology 13 323 912
Immunology 14 315 933
Virology 15 284 943
Nanotechnology 27 435 992
Zoology 10 255 1002
Biochemistry 17 379 1020
Genetics 13 359 1021
Paleontology 19 346 1118
Forestry 13 368 1179
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 464 1279
Neuroscience 21 402 1295
Molecular Biology 17 501 1304
Biophysics 30 729 1810
Evolutionary Biology 30 680 1922

Chemistry rankings

Urmia University ranked 17th for Chemistry in Iran and 1072nd in the World with 13,340 publications made and 230,793 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 122 In Iran
#397 of 2,785 In Asia
#1072 of 6,561 In the World

Urmia University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 4 4
1994 3 2
1995 4 4
1996 4 6
1997 2 4
1998 4 8
1999 8 17
2000 9 10
2001 9 8
2002 33 33
2003 29 51
2004 54 78
2005 63 129
2006 109 195
2007 170 297
2008 135 429
2009 205 729
2010 238 1028
2011 406 1489
2012 444 1889
2013 526 2660
2014 582 3429
2015 660 4529
2016 765 5444
2017 833 6696
2018 945 8842
2019 1112 12327
2020 1259 18330
2021 1240 25253
2022 1077 29750
2023 1066 33867
2024 826 34573
2025 612 33205

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

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 8 128 382
Radiochemistry 21 270 504
Chemical Engineering 23 383 885
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 306 895
Nanotechnology 27 435 992
Physical chemistry 24 417 1000
Pharmacy 21 372 1005
Biochemistry 17 379 1020
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 319 1042
Organic Chemistry 22 416 1070
Materials Science 23 440 1111
Inorganic Chemistry 30 520 1189
Biochemical Engineering 23 468 1239
Environmental Chemistry 24 499 1242
Computational Chemistry 51 703 1682

Medicine rankings

Urmia University ranked 16th for Medicine in Iran and 1029th in the World with 11,794 publications made and 153,573 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 122 In Iran
#319 of 2,817 In Asia
#1029 of 6,793 In the World

Urmia University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1 6
1994 2 4
1995 3 13
1996 2 7
1997 0 1
1998 0 7
1999 3 14
2000 7 5
2001 2 5
2002 5 8
2003 12 15
2004 24 37
2005 32 49
2006 65 75
2007 123 126
2008 95 182
2009 162 342
2010 184 556
2011 335 852
2012 382 1119
2013 459 1680
2014 568 2258
2015 636 2976
2016 659 3497
2017 718 4345
2018 853 5749
2019 889 7784
2020 1116 12355
2021 1075 17405
2022 1007 20567
2023 945 22698
2024 850 22345
2025 685 22148

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

Medicine subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 7 87 340
Urology 7 131 451
Toxicology 11 171 569
Sports / Exercise science 10 104 667
Epidemiology 18 166 677
Anesthesiology 11 221 708
Pharmacology 14 269 750
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 17 291 767
Radiation Therapy 13 292 789
Sonography and Ultrasound 11 284 797
Nursing 14 134 808
Surgery 14 281 832
Respiratory Therapy 11 251 836
Healthcare Management (MHA) 14 151 845
Oncology and Cancer research 12 309 847
Critical Care Nursing 15 234 860
Health Science 16 190 896
Plastic Surgery 28 312 911
Immunology 14 315 933
Anatomy and Physiology 10 296 938
Virology 15 284 943
Pathology 16 304 944
Pediatrics 19 287 953
Cardiology 13 321 969
Dermatology 17 347 975
Neurosurgery 20 370 989
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 18 221 999
Pharmacy 21 372 1005
Family medicine 18 257 1010
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 16 341 1014
Psychiatry 16 296 1034
Physical Therapy 19 284 1065
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 303 1079
Public Health 18 270 1079
Biomedical Engineering 23 394 1083
Clinical Psychology 31 246 1124
Dentistry 29 391 1193
Orthodontics 27 390 1242
Sports Medicine 23 358 1337
Gerontology 23 328 1443
Audiology 30 482 1517
Ophthalmology 28 566 1526

Engineering rankings

Urmia University ranked 20th for Engineering in Iran and 1166th in the World with 10,699 publications made and 186,322 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 122 In Iran
#428 of 2,841 In Asia
#1166 of 6,795 In the World

Urmia University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 1 5
1994 2 3
1995 2 4
1996 3 5
1997 2 4
1998 2 5
1999 6 16
2000 9 9
2001 7 8
2002 35 31
2003 24 54
2004 53 78
2005 59 136
2006 89 169
2007 109 263
2008 99 390
2009 154 594
2010 196 857
2011 318 1268
2012 346 1643
2013 402 2286
2014 462 2996
2015 521 3813
2016 582 4465
2017 670 5463
2018 758 7434
2019 875 10423
2020 1008 15138
2021 1025 21217
2022 912 24899
2023 911 28655
2024 691 29437
2025 431 27680

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

Engineering subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 12 134 363
Mining Engineering 17 185 514
Agricultural Engineering 12 229 532
Electronic Engineering 13 220 628
Firefighting and Fire Science 9 249 635
Automotive Engineering 13 248 638
Systems Engineering 11 181 754
Renewable Energy Engineering 23 291 774
Telecommunications 13 299 865
Electrical Engineering 14 322 874
Chemical Engineering 23 383 885
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 11 306 895
Structural Engineering 21 316 902
Biotechnology 13 323 912
Civil Engineering 17 309 942
Geotechnical Engineering 24 350 963
Nanotechnology 27 435 992
Mechanical Engineering 13 324 992
Operations Research 35 384 1065
Petroleum Engineering 26 378 1069
Biomedical Engineering 23 394 1083
Acoustical Engineering 18 371 1101
Materials Science 23 440 1111
Environmental Engineering 25 430 1123
Computer Networking 15 412 1144
Reliability and Quality Engineering 27 447 1193
Optical Engineering 23 456 1195
Metallurgical Engineering 24 510 1226
Biochemical Engineering 23 468 1239
Aerospace Engineering 21 428 1242
Automation and Control engineering 35 560 1313
Computer Engineering 19 598 1418
Remote Sensing 27 532 1437
Transportation Engineering 30 666 1679
Architectural Engineering 34 718 1689
Human-Computer Interaction 17 650 1784

Environmental Science rankings

Urmia University ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Iran and 1166th in the World with 9,744 publications made and 154,564 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 122 In Iran
#361 of 2,841 In Asia
#1166 of 6,888 In the World

Urmia University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 2 5
1994 1 3
1995 2 5
1996 4 9
1997 1 3
1998 2 7
1999 4 6
2000 6 12
2001 3 7
2002 17 17
2003 15 40
2004 25 41
2005 31 59
2006 57 108
2007 116 168
2008 70 250
2009 122 422
2010 173 655
2011 288 915
2012 347 1270
2013 390 1656
2014 452 2306
2015 536 2985
2016 556 3464
2017 628 4410
2018 717 6058
2019 800 8634
2020 964 12857
2021 956 17641
2022 805 21001
2023 800 24448
2024 563 23723
2025 335 21380

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

Environmental Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 17 185 514
Agricultural Science 7 222 669
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 236 883
Hydrology and Water resources management 26 358 911
Environmental Management 15 339 958
Geotechnical Engineering 24 350 963
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 319 1042
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 366 1091
Paleontology 19 346 1118
Environmental Engineering 25 430 1123
Ecology 14 360 1161
Earth science and Geophysics 21 407 1164
Forestry 13 368 1179
Geology 21 377 1180
Environmental Chemistry 24 499 1242
Oceanography 16 448 1323
Geography and Cartography 22 494 1551

Physics rankings

Urmia University ranked 24th for Physics in Iran and 1215th in the World with 9,567 publications made and 160,838 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#24 of 122 In Iran
#448 of 2,822 In Asia
#1215 of 6,729 In the World

Urmia University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 1 3
1994 2 1
1995 1 1
1996 2 4
1997 2 3
1998 2 2
1999 6 12
2000 8 5
2001 7 6
2002 37 28
2003 25 45
2004 51 71
2005 57 127
2006 91 170
2007 110 262
2008 105 388
2009 151 580
2010 198 809
2011 304 1153
2012 300 1516
2013 385 2057
2014 405 2600
2015 455 3343
2016 524 3908
2017 604 4791
2018 681 6432
2019 796 8943
2020 909 12971
2021 895 17791
2022 779 20917
2023 793 24035
2024 579 24567
2025 353 23308

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

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 435 992
Acoustical Engineering 18 371 1101
Materials Science 23 440 1111
Optical Engineering 23 456 1195
Quantum and Particle physics 23 439 1209
Nuclear Physics 30 562 1446
Atomic and Molecular physics 25 595 1589
Condensed Matter Physics 30 738 1628
Theoretical Physics 33 589 1684
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 619 1757
Biophysics 30 729 1810

Computer Science rankings

Urmia University ranked 21st for Computer Science in Iran and 1427th in the World with 6,655 publications made and 94,254 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#21 of 122 In Iran
#509 of 2,842 In Asia
#1427 of 6,855 In the World

Urmia University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 2 2
1994 1 3
1995 2 5
1996 1 4
1997 2 4
1998 0 3
1999 2 12
2000 3 4
2001 0 3
2002 15 21
2003 15 27
2004 21 31
2005 28 59
2006 37 77
2007 54 147
2008 70 204
2009 96 301
2010 136 497
2011 231 775
2012 235 1032
2013 281 1510
2014 300 1829
2015 329 2414
2016 338 2576
2017 405 2944
2018 479 3994
2019 484 5374
2020 608 7901
2021 619 10859
2022 595 12913
2023 536 14351
2024 446 13608
2025 336 13037

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

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Telecommunications 13 299 865
Computer Networking 15 412 1144
Machine Learning 24 447 1203
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 464 1279
Neuroscience 21 402 1295
Computer Graphics 13 467 1362
Computer Engineering 19 598 1418
Cognitive Science 24 574 1523
Computer Vision 23 646 1543
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 619 1570
Human-Computer Interaction 17 650 1784
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 830 1856
Computational Linguistics 28 791 1856
Cyber Security 30 878 2112
Library and Information science 27 621 2249
Management Information Systems 32 798 2311
Software Engineering 29 909 2402

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Urmia University ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 1946th in the World with 6,440 publications made and 79,504 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 122 In Iran
#540 of 2,867 In Asia
#1946 of 7,088 In the World

Urmia University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 3
1994 0 2
1995 1 3
1996 2 5
1997 0 4
1998 1 3
1999 1 3
2000 9 7
2001 2 4
2002 8 11
2003 6 18
2004 13 22
2005 12 32
2006 22 51
2007 51 82
2008 44 100
2009 76 174
2010 93 298
2011 184 471
2012 237 656
2013 268 899
2014 296 1231
2015 335 1548
2016 368 1849
2017 388 2354
2018 493 3177
2019 481 4272
2020 658 6934
2021 656 10174
2022 586 11834
2023 506 13406
2024 401 13340
2025 278 12014

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 11 109 627
Sports / Exercise science 10 104 667
Demography 22 320 1198
Anthropology 18 275 1330
Linguistics 23 487 1478
Education Majors 18 424 1592
Sociology 19 400 1637
Aesthetics 16 455 1638
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 26 426 1702
Classics and Ancient History 14 457 1792
Archaeology 21 618 1818
History 21 606 1914
Gender Studies 19 400 2021
Law 26 632 2077
Philosophy 24 601 2145
Library and Information science 27 621 2249
Political Science 27 668 2349
Communications and Public Relations 25 743 2471

Psychology rankings

Urmia University ranked 23rd for Psychology in Iran and 1294th in the World with 4,621 publications made and 51,534 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 122 In Iran
#398 of 2,766 In Asia
#1294 of 6,663 In the World

Urmia University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 1 2
1997 0 2
1998 0 2
1999 0 1
2000 0 5
2001 0 0
2002 1 4
2003 5 3
2004 4 7
2005 6 2
2006 12 13
2007 27 30
2008 34 54
2009 36 73
2010 51 127
2011 112 211
2012 155 317
2013 172 528
2014 228 766
2015 253 1044
2016 269 1206
2017 302 1505
2018 354 1981
2019 347 2740
2020 448 4153
2021 469 5914
2022 452 7141
2023 373 8240
2024 291 7870
2025 252 7969

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

Psychology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 14 187 687
Psychiatry 16 296 1034
Clinical Psychology 31 246 1124
Neuroscience 21 402 1295
Child Psychology 20 312 1359
Cognitive Science 24 574 1523
Education Majors 18 424 1592
Social Psychology 28 519 1762

Mathematics rankings

Urmia University ranked 23rd for Mathematics in Iran and 1262nd in the World with 4,158 publications made and 57,575 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#23 of 121 In Iran
#408 of 2,725 In Asia
#1262 of 6,434 In the World

Urmia University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 3
1994 0 0
1995 1 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 2
1999 0 7
2000 0 4
2001 2 2
2002 12 14
2003 9 21
2004 10 25
2005 9 35
2006 22 52
2007 37 85
2008 49 138
2009 51 195
2010 58 267
2011 130 370
2012 148 541
2013 161 685
2014 194 911
2015 219 1142
2016 258 1364
2017 262 1626
2018 331 2256
2019 314 3023
2020 411 4491
2021 406 6149
2022 390 7099
2023 317 7980
2024 214 6085
2025 169 5069

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

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 10 260 1052
Operations Research 35 384 1065
Statistics 23 384 1222
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 385 1310
Applied Mathematics 42 587 1540
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 830 1856

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Urmia University

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 389 1223
Environmental Economics 26 513 1377
Literature 23 364 1467
Development Studies 19 415 1478
Fashion Design 19 454 1498
Human Resource Management 25 461 1514
Management 27 521 1543
Art & Design 17 439 1547
Economics 22 496 1673
Business 26 581 1766
Finance 23 611 1844
Marketing 32 685 1977
Advertising 22 707 2122
Accounting 32 719 2170