Urmia University: Rankings

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Urmia University ranked 26th in Iran, 2722nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 126 research topics. Urmia University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,435 academic publications and 280,651 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2722 of 14,131 In the World
#866 of 5,830 In Asia
#26 of 310 In Iran
#1 of 4 In Urmia
#360 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#375 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#402 of 3,895 For Nutrition and Food Science
#3696 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6104 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 123 other topics

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Biology rankings

Urmia University ranked 17th for Biology in Iran and 1088th in the World with 14,799 publications made and 213,328 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#17 of 122 In Iran
#377 of 2,834 In Asia
#1088 of 6,833 In the World

Urmia University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 11
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 50 113
2006 97 174
2007 175 283
2008 149 399
2009 205 639
2010 251 958
2011 432 1387
2012 497 1797
2013 578 2531
2014 700 3435
2015 770 4548
2016 856 5402
2017 960 6881
2018 1099 9093
2019 1273 12791
2020 1507 19717
2021 1450 27234
2022 1308 32333
2023 1235 36447
2024 1015 37102

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 8 133 402
Animal Science 7 116 476
Horticulture 7 160 498
Entomology 3 94 502
Toxicology 11 169 571
Agricultural Science 7 220 675
Pharmacology 14 270 753
Botany 10 214 755
Microbiology 14 240 786
Oncology and Cancer research 12 315 865
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 236 893
Biotechnology 14 328 932
Immunology 14 310 934
Virology 15 293 958
Nanotechnology 27 437 1006
Genetics 13 363 1035
Zoology 10 260 1036
Biochemistry 17 385 1042
Paleontology 19 345 1131
Forestry 13 376 1200
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 469 1297
Neuroscience 22 400 1310
Molecular Biology 17 505 1325
Biophysics 31 724 1809
Evolutionary Biology 30 675 1926

Chemistry rankings

Urmia University ranked 17th for Chemistry in Iran and 1089th in the World with 12,881 publications made and 203,005 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 122 In Iran
#400 of 2,781 In Asia
#1089 of 6,545 In the World

Urmia University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 13
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 30 52
2004 54 78
2005 63 128
2006 109 195
2007 170 297
2008 134 429
2009 205 729
2010 238 1027
2011 405 1493
2012 442 1893
2013 527 2660
2014 585 3440
2015 655 4523
2016 765 5439
2017 830 6683
2018 943 8837
2019 1110 12343
2020 1270 18333
2021 1253 25308
2022 1080 29806
2023 1069 33921
2024 812 34363

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 8 133 402
Radiochemistry 21 277 521
Chemical Engineering 23 385 899
Pharmacy 21 369 1006
Nanotechnology 27 437 1006
Physical chemistry 24 419 1010
Biochemistry 17 385 1042
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 322 1056
Organic Chemistry 22 426 1092
Materials Science 23 441 1120
Inorganic Chemistry 30 516 1185
Biochemical Engineering 25 466 1240
Environmental Chemistry 25 493 1243
Computational Chemistry 50 692 1678

Medicine rankings

Urmia University ranked 16th for Medicine in Iran and 1041st in the World with 11,256 publications made and 134,612 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 122 In Iran
#321 of 2,809 In Asia
#1041 of 6,775 In the World

Urmia University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 5
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 48
2006 65 75
2007 123 126
2008 94 182
2009 162 342
2010 183 554
2011 335 854
2012 382 1121
2013 458 1676
2014 569 2257
2015 635 2979
2016 659 3503
2017 716 4349
2018 848 5745
2019 889 7793
2020 1124 12371
2021 1079 17464
2022 1008 20608
2023 949 22712
2024 831 22080

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

Medicine subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 7 91 360
Urology 7 133 458
Toxicology 11 169 571
Epidemiology 17 159 662
Sports / Exercise science 11 99 666
Anesthesiology 11 218 705
Pharmacology 14 270 753
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 281 758
Sonography and Ultrasound 10 277 789
Radiation Therapy 13 295 801
Nursing 15 135 817
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 143 837
Surgery 14 282 842
Respiratory Therapy 11 249 844
Critical Care Nursing 14 228 858
Oncology and Cancer research 12 315 865
Plastic Surgery 26 301 888
Health Science 16 195 923
Immunology 14 310 934
Pediatrics 19 284 947
Anatomy and Physiology 10 298 949
Virology 15 293 958
Pathology 17 309 959
Neurosurgery 19 364 960
Dermatology 17 341 964
Cardiology 13 322 976
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 18 216 999
Pharmacy 21 369 1006
Family medicine 18 254 1006
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 343 1024
Psychiatry 16 293 1033
Physical Therapy 18 277 1060
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 19 299 1078
Public Health 18 270 1086
Biomedical Engineering 23 406 1113
Clinical Psychology 30 233 1115
Dentistry 29 390 1211
Orthodontics 27 388 1255
Sports Medicine 23 354 1343
Gerontology 22 324 1465
Audiology 30 475 1493
Ophthalmology 28 566 1541

Engineering rankings

Urmia University ranked 20th for Engineering in Iran and 1180th in the World with 10,365 publications made and 164,186 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#20 of 122 In Iran
#427 of 2,835 In Asia
#1180 of 6,782 In the World

Urmia University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 14
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 198 858
2011 317 1271
2012 344 1648
2013 402 2284
2014 459 2993
2015 516 3806
2016 581 4460
2017 669 5442
2018 758 7424
2019 875 10441
2020 1006 15148
2021 1034 21248
2022 915 24909
2023 912 28673
2024 681 29186

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

Engineering subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 12 135 375
Agricultural Engineering 12 216 511
Mining Engineering 18 191 534
Electronic Engineering 13 214 629
Automotive Engineering 12 241 631
Firefighting and Fire Science 9 253 647
Systems Engineering 11 184 765
Renewable Energy Engineering 24 289 778
Telecommunications 13 297 871
Electrical Engineering 14 320 883
Chemical Engineering 23 385 899
Structural Engineering 21 315 906
Biotechnology 14 328 932
Civil Engineering 16 308 947
Geotechnical Engineering 25 353 977
Nanotechnology 27 437 1006
Mechanical Engineering 13 327 1009
Petroleum Engineering 26 364 1052
Operations Research 34 387 1077
Acoustical Engineering 18 368 1096
Biomedical Engineering 23 406 1113
Materials Science 23 441 1120
Environmental Engineering 26 431 1132
Computer Networking 15 407 1142
Optical Engineering 23 452 1199
Reliability and Quality Engineering 28 453 1213
Metallurgical Engineering 24 510 1239
Aerospace Engineering 21 424 1240
Biochemical Engineering 25 466 1240
Automation and Control engineering 35 556 1307
Computer Engineering 18 587 1406
Remote Sensing 27 522 1438
Transportation Engineering 30 650 1646
Human-Computer Interaction 17 646 1798

Environmental Science rankings

Urmia University ranked 16th for Environmental Science in Iran and 1184th in the World with 9,495 publications made and 136,368 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#16 of 122 In Iran
#363 of 2,838 In Asia
#1184 of 6,876 In the World

Urmia University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 16
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 173 656
2011 285 919
2012 345 1272
2013 388 1645
2014 452 2310
2015 536 2987
2016 554 3456
2017 626 4409
2018 716 6066
2019 795 8658
2020 967 12889
2021 962 17691
2022 810 21020
2023 803 24514
2024 557 23560

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 18 191 534
Agricultural Science 7 220 675
Hydrology and Water resources management 26 346 882
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 236 893
Environmental Management 15 336 965
Geotechnical Engineering 25 353 977
Petrology and Geochemistry 21 322 1056
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 26 370 1104
Paleontology 19 345 1131
Environmental Engineering 26 431 1132
Ecology 15 359 1174
Earth science and Geophysics 22 415 1197
Geology 21 381 1199
Forestry 13 376 1200
Environmental Chemistry 25 493 1243
Oceanography 16 448 1338
Geography and Cartography 22 486 1553

Physics rankings

Urmia University ranked 24th for Physics in Iran and 1225th in the World with 9,283 publications made and 142,057 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#24 of 122 In Iran
#446 of 2,817 In Asia
#1225 of 6,713 In the World

Urmia University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 11
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 104 388
2009 151 580
2010 200 812
2011 303 1154
2012 298 1515
2013 384 2058
2014 402 2600
2015 451 3339
2016 523 3903
2017 604 4768
2018 683 6416
2019 794 8952
2020 905 12944
2021 901 17803
2022 777 20917
2023 791 24044
2024 572 24365

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

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 27 437 1006
Acoustical Engineering 18 368 1096
Materials Science 23 441 1120
Optical Engineering 23 452 1199
Quantum and Particle physics 23 443 1220
Nuclear Physics 30 566 1468
Atomic and Molecular physics 25 591 1594
Condensed Matter Physics 30 739 1643
Theoretical Physics 33 574 1668
Astrophysics and Astronomy 31 617 1770
Biophysics 31 724 1809

Computer Science rankings

Urmia University ranked 22nd for Computer Science in Iran and 1421st in the World with 6,408 publications made and 83,724 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#22 of 122 In Iran
#495 of 2,840 In Asia
#1421 of 6,845 In the World

Urmia University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 3
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 60
2006 37 77
2007 54 147
2008 70 204
2009 96 301
2010 137 497
2011 231 774
2012 236 1033
2013 281 1511
2014 296 1832
2015 328 2408
2016 336 2569
2017 404 2930
2018 478 3986
2019 489 5379
2020 622 7922
2021 623 10902
2022 598 12933
2023 538 14370
2024 433 13415

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 13 297 871
Computer Networking 15 407 1142
Machine Learning 25 437 1202
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 19 469 1297
Neuroscience 22 400 1310
Computer Graphics 13 459 1354
Computer Engineering 18 587 1406
Cognitive Science 24 564 1520
Computer Vision 22 640 1542
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 24 608 1567
Human-Computer Interaction 17 646 1798
Computational Linguistics 26 784 1850
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 832 1866
Cyber Security 30 873 2118
Library and Information science 26 606 2215
Management Information Systems 31 782 2304
Software Engineering 30 899 2385

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Urmia University ranked 23rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 1955th in the World with 6,247 publications made and 70,129 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#23 of 122 In Iran
#531 of 2,864 In Asia
#1955 of 7,081 In the World

Urmia University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 9
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 31
2006 22 51
2007 51 82
2008 44 101
2009 76 174
2010 93 298
2011 185 472
2012 240 655
2013 270 900
2014 293 1224
2015 333 1563
2016 363 1849
2017 389 2346
2018 493 3171
2019 483 4289
2020 669 6965
2021 654 10215
2022 590 11851
2023 510 13409
2024 400 13233

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 11 107 629
Sports / Exercise science 11 99 666
Demography 21 305 1174
Anthropology 18 291 1399
Linguistics 23 478 1475
Education Majors 18 419 1592
Aesthetics 17 452 1630
Sociology 19 402 1647
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 27 421 1701
Classics and Ancient History 14 443 1780
Archaeology 21 618 1839
History 21 603 1921
Law 26 632 2097
Philosophy 24 596 2150
Library and Information science 26 606 2215
Political Science 26 662 2374
Communications and Public Relations 25 747 2516

Psychology rankings

Urmia University ranked 23rd for Psychology in Iran and 1303rd in the World with 4,449 publications made and 45,229 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 122 In Iran
#397 of 2,755 In Asia
#1303 of 6,645 In the World

Urmia University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 11
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 52 127
2011 113 210
2012 156 318
2013 170 530
2014 230 769
2015 254 1046
2016 269 1205
2017 300 1508
2018 352 1984
2019 349 2745
2020 460 4186
2021 476 5949
2022 453 7175
2023 376 8273
2024 282 7754

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 14 189 693
Psychiatry 16 293 1033
Clinical Psychology 30 233 1115
Neuroscience 22 400 1310
Child Psychology 20 308 1377
Cognitive Science 24 564 1520
Education Majors 18 419 1592
Social Psychology 27 519 1774

Mathematics rankings

Urmia University ranked 23rd for Mathematics in Iran and 1283rd in the World with 4,061 publications made and 51,336 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#23 of 121 In Iran
#414 of 2,718 In Asia
#1283 of 6,418 In the World

Urmia University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 2
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 59 267
2011 130 368
2012 147 538
2013 160 684
2014 195 908
2015 220 1141
2016 255 1368
2017 265 1632
2018 330 2265
2019 317 3044
2020 428 4531
2021 410 6243
2022 395 7169
2023 321 8037
2024 211 6001

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

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Math Teachers 10 255 1054
Operations Research 34 387 1077
Statistics 23 383 1224
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 19 376 1308
Applied Mathematics 42 582 1538
Blockchain and Cryptography 35 832 1866

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Urmia University

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 11 389 1230
Environmental Economics 26 503 1368
Development Studies 19 405 1478
Human Resource Management 25 449 1483
Fashion Design 19 448 1503
Literature 25 382 1527
Management 27 516 1544
Art & Design 17 440 1562
Economics 22 486 1669
Business 25 576 1768
Finance 23 599 1839
Marketing 32 673 1966
Advertising 22 693 2104
Accounting 32 717 2171