Zanjan University: Rankings

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Zanjan University ranked 42nd in Iran, 3748th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 70 research topics. Zanjan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,148 academic publications and 124,701 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3748 of 14,131 In the World
#1268 of 5,830 In Asia
#42 of 310 In Iran
#1 of 4 In Zanjan
#691 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#724 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#775 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#7131 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6630 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 67 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Zanjan University ranked 34th for Engineering in Iran and 1637th in the World with 6,123 publications made and 95,864 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#34 of 122 In Iran
#660 of 2,835 In Asia
#1637 of 6,782 In the World

Zanjan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 4
1993 1 6
1994 0 7
1995 0 6
1996 0 3
1997 2 6
1998 1 15
1999 1 11
2000 4 7
2001 7 7
2002 15 15
2003 23 54
2004 26 66
2005 34 79
2006 50 126
2007 78 226
2008 100 348
2009 117 429
2010 189 856
2011 205 1297
2012 187 1526
2013 209 1476
2014 270 1996
2015 361 2421
2016 426 3293
2017 455 4311
2018 465 5324
2019 522 7029
2020 490 9057
2021 545 11809
2022 469 12829
2023 458 14109
2024 360 14226

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

Engineering subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Automation and Control engineering 17 293 775
Renewable Energy Engineering 26 299 793
Mining Engineering 27 302 826
Reliability and Quality Engineering 21 336 975
Petroleum Engineering 25 331 996
Transportation Engineering 15 369 1101
Structural Engineering 28 438 1167
Geotechnical Engineering 35 458 1193
Nanotechnology 35 556 1230
Chemical Engineering 37 575 1233
Electrical Engineering 24 504 1264
Civil Engineering 25 477 1318
Metallurgical Engineering 30 584 1379
Electronic Engineering 35 591 1393
Remote Sensing 29 535 1457
Materials Science 36 632 1484
Environmental Engineering 42 638 1526
Acoustical Engineering 30 573 1533
Optical Engineering 35 668 1612
Aerospace Engineering 31 624 1625
Telecommunications 30 694 1629
Automotive Engineering 45 747 1740
Operations Research 56 737 1746
Computer Engineering 24 802 1809
Mechanical Engineering 38 735 1847
Computer Networking 33 792 1889
Human-Computer Interaction 20 699 1927
Biotechnology 50 936 2127
Systems Engineering 67 1152 2863

Physics rankings

Zanjan University ranked 34th for Physics in Iran and 1546th in the World with 6,066 publications made and 93,958 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#34 of 122 In Iran
#604 of 2,817 In Asia
#1546 of 6,713 In the World

Zanjan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 5
1993 1 6
1994 0 7
1995 2 6
1996 0 5
1997 1 7
1998 1 13
1999 1 13
2000 7 10
2001 7 10
2002 19 15
2003 33 84
2004 32 75
2005 41 82
2006 56 133
2007 93 246
2008 107 403
2009 127 503
2010 183 900
2011 200 1411
2012 204 1639
2013 214 1493
2014 268 1983
2015 368 2404
2016 444 3223
2017 455 4262
2018 457 5300
2019 513 6899
2020 479 8793
2021 511 11222
2022 437 11928
2023 423 13083
2024 330 12867

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

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 19 416 1226
Nanotechnology 35 556 1230
Quantum and Particle physics 31 525 1386
Materials Science 36 632 1484
Condensed Matter Physics 26 649 1489
Acoustical Engineering 30 573 1533
Nuclear Physics 36 618 1578
Optical Engineering 35 668 1612
Astrophysics and Astronomy 29 563 1655
Biophysics 27 679 1745
Theoretical Physics 40 662 1837

Chemistry rankings

Zanjan University ranked 38th for Chemistry in Iran and 1709th in the World with 6,052 publications made and 91,796 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#38 of 122 In Iran
#722 of 2,781 In Asia
#1709 of 6,545 In the World

Zanjan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 5 12
1993 1 8
1994 1 15
1995 1 11
1996 0 11
1997 1 21
1998 0 22
1999 0 21
2000 8 13
2001 9 21
2002 27 37
2003 34 98
2004 32 78
2005 32 91
2006 56 149
2007 95 242
2008 94 409
2009 121 512
2010 151 870
2011 183 1427
2012 194 1582
2013 211 1530
2014 269 1934
2015 364 2477
2016 439 3125
2017 451 3863
2018 449 4812
2019 512 6441
2020 513 8381
2021 545 10791
2022 444 11791
2023 447 12976
2024 304 13046

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

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 13 242 691
Radiochemistry 28 372 724
Inorganic Chemistry 27 478 1120
Computational Chemistry 31 441 1213
Nanotechnology 35 556 1230
Chemical Engineering 37 575 1233
Nutrition and Food Science 31 542 1334
Physical chemistry 37 628 1410
Materials Science 36 632 1484
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 524 1498
Organic Chemistry 32 647 1522
Environmental Chemistry 32 649 1544
Biochemistry 37 708 1687

Biology rankings

Zanjan University ranked 41st for Biology in Iran and 1903rd in the World with 5,835 publications made and 87,953 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#41 of 122 In Iran
#773 of 2,834 In Asia
#1903 of 6,833 In the World

Zanjan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 14
1993 0 10
1994 1 16
1995 1 10
1996 0 14
1997 2 21
1998 3 21
1999 0 22
2000 9 21
2001 9 22
2002 12 34
2003 25 84
2004 30 76
2005 29 90
2006 41 123
2007 81 221
2008 85 365
2009 105 433
2010 134 748
2011 169 1236
2012 180 1480
2013 191 1396
2014 251 1802
2015 339 2412
2016 419 2792
2017 441 3634
2018 447 4614
2019 496 6126
2020 509 8267
2021 549 10550
2022 473 11781
2023 442 12951
2024 294 12621

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

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Animal Science 19 266 927
Agricultural Science 23 395 1082
Horticulture 28 457 1172
Nanotechnology 35 556 1230
Nutrition and Food Science 31 542 1334
Forestry 15 452 1443
Toxicology 47 665 1606
Biochemistry 37 708 1687
Evolutionary Biology 27 551 1689
Botany 37 679 1743
Biophysics 27 679 1745
Zoology 31 611 1867
Paleontology 47 796 2059
Genetics 49 884 2075
Biotechnology 50 936 2127
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 822 2206
Pharmacology 65 976 2206
Molecular Biology 63 1088 2493
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 1080 2503
Oncology and Cancer research 73 1167 2657
Virology 63 1065 2671
Microbiology 74 1203 2687
Immunology 72 1240 2961
Neuroscience 71 1228 3154

Environmental Science rankings

Zanjan University ranked 36th for Environmental Science in Iran and 1919th in the World with 4,720 publications made and 65,911 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 122 In Iran
#717 of 2,838 In Asia
#1919 of 6,876 In the World

Zanjan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 2 4
1993 0 4
1994 0 4
1995 0 4
1996 0 3
1997 2 4
1998 3 6
1999 0 11
2000 5 8
2001 5 5
2002 7 7
2003 5 21
2004 16 24
2005 13 29
2006 26 61
2007 49 107
2008 56 117
2009 89 226
2010 138 407
2011 130 750
2012 155 1068
2013 155 995
2014 185 1306
2015 258 1659
2016 324 1954
2017 349 2654
2018 375 3355
2019 417 4560
2020 426 6336
2021 454 8525
2022 383 9285
2023 400 10574
2024 251 10121

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

Environmental Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 27 302 826
Agricultural Science 23 395 1082
Geotechnical Engineering 35 458 1193
Earth science and Geophysics 26 460 1291
Forestry 15 452 1443
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 31 560 1487
Petrology and Geochemistry 31 524 1498
Environmental Engineering 42 638 1526
Environmental Chemistry 32 649 1544
Oceanography 27 644 1724
Environmental Management 35 695 1741
Geology 40 694 1826
Ecology 34 689 1856
Paleontology 47 796 2059
Geography and Cartography 34 726 2075
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 37 822 2206

Computer Science rankings

Zanjan University ranked 40th for Computer Science in Iran and 2086th in the World with 3,167 publications made and 45,778 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#40 of 122 In Iran
#842 of 2,840 In Asia
#2086 of 6,845 In the World

Zanjan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 5
1993 0 2
1994 0 9
1995 1 4
1996 0 5
1997 0 9
1998 0 6
1999 0 14
2000 0 7
2001 2 12
2002 4 15
2003 3 16
2004 14 32
2005 17 37
2006 21 45
2007 26 85
2008 48 97
2009 82 163
2010 100 280
2011 93 472
2012 90 604
2013 107 729
2014 133 997
2015 183 1155
2016 191 1376
2017 226 2030
2018 259 2467
2019 282 3148
2020 263 4239
2021 299 5649
2022 290 6007
2023 238 6626
2024 164 6378

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

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 25 631 1613
Telecommunications 30 694 1629
Machine Learning 36 683 1634
Computer Engineering 24 802 1809
Computer Vision 33 809 1879
Computer Networking 33 792 1889
Human-Computer Interaction 20 699 1927
Blockchain and Cryptography 43 1080 2288
Cognitive Science 48 956 2288
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 59 1080 2503
Cyber Security 41 1073 2508
Computational Linguistics 51 1240 2683
Neuroscience 71 1228 3154

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Zanjan University ranked 52nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 3161st in the World with 2,451 publications made and 27,369 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Political Science, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#52 of 122 In Iran
#1079 of 2,864 In Asia
#3161 of 7,081 In the World

Zanjan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 5
1993 0 2
1994 0 8
1995 1 6
1996 0 3
1997 2 9
1998 1 8
1999 1 7
2000 1 7
2001 2 11
2002 4 7
2003 2 17
2004 9 19
2005 8 22
2006 15 35
2007 26 56
2008 36 67
2009 56 97
2010 66 186
2011 88 384
2012 72 442
2013 76 487
2014 118 649
2015 148 878
2016 171 880
2017 186 1081
2018 197 1396
2019 180 1921
2020 212 2706
2021 238 3662
2022 208 3996
2023 184 4573
2024 107 4523

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 54 678 2348
Archaeology 35 925 2452
Linguistics 52 971 2486
History 36 963 2692
Education Majors 44 939 2780
Aesthetics 40 1029 2875
Philosophy 45 937 2902
Demography 74 1096 2948
Law 52 1219 3340
Sociology 65 1251 3591
Political Science 52 1257 3675
Anthropology 76 1392 3852

Medicine rankings

Zanjan University ranked 66th for Medicine in Iran and 2633rd in the World with 2,399 publications made and 32,403 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#66 of 122 In Iran
#1044 of 2,809 In Asia
#2633 of 6,775 In the World

Zanjan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 12
1993 1 8
1994 1 10
1995 1 8
1996 0 11
1997 0 16
1998 3 15
1999 0 14
2000 8 19
2001 5 20
2002 15 30
2003 18 73
2004 17 54
2005 21 70
2006 28 78
2007 50 119
2008 43 212
2009 43 221
2010 59 457
2011 65 770
2012 77 618
2013 76 684
2014 91 756
2015 137 1003
2016 162 1024
2017 170 1110
2018 161 1429
2019 176 1952
2020 199 2845
2021 230 3527
2022 207 4028
2023 175 4395
2024 121 4164

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

Medicine subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Pharmacy 13 242 691
Toxicology 47 665 1606
Veterinary 48 684 1658
Pharmacology 65 976 2206
Anatomy and Physiology 50 862 2229
Clinical Psychology 71 737 2324
Physical Therapy 74 959 2592
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 66 1040 2631
Oncology and Cancer research 73 1167 2657
Virology 63 1065 2671
Anesthesiology 72 1060 2677
Healthcare Management (MHA) 69 988 2805
Public Health 70 1060 2858
Immunology 72 1240 2961
Pathology 72 1259 2991
Psychiatry 77 1199 3137
Health Science 69 1069 3230
Surgery 73 1273 3263
Nursing 78 1270 3524

Mathematics rankings

Zanjan University ranked 53rd for Mathematics in Iran and 2078th in the World with 1,806 publications made and 25,334 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#53 of 121 In Iran
#819 of 2,718 In Asia
#2078 of 6,418 In the World

Zanjan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 3
1993 0 3
1994 0 5
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 5
1998 1 4
1999 0 6
2000 0 3
2001 1 6
2002 4 5
2003 0 6
2004 8 21
2005 7 13
2006 12 34
2007 18 48
2008 25 76
2009 47 95
2010 49 144
2011 53 296
2012 66 353
2013 53 380
2014 79 499
2015 112 552
2016 132 711
2017 138 1124
2018 137 1158
2019 143 1584
2020 164 2247
2021 169 2870
2022 168 3098
2023 133 3457
2024 74 2374

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

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 56 737 1746
Applied Mathematics 48 716 1786
Statistics 41 712 1869
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 42 763 2078
Blockchain and Cryptography 43 1080 2288
Math Teachers 67 1195 3281

Business rankings

Zanjan University ranked 31st for Business in Iran and 1953rd in the World with 1,354 publications made and 21,793 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#31 of 122 In Iran
#656 of 2,646 In Asia
#1953 of 6,339 In the World

Zanjan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 1 4
1999 0 1
2000 1 4
2001 2 6
2002 4 4
2003 1 4
2004 8 10
2005 10 13
2006 7 22
2007 11 37
2008 26 50
2009 54 80
2010 51 136
2011 48 265
2012 30 307
2013 51 373
2014 70 587
2015 80 566
2016 82 680
2017 103 1142
2018 114 1333
2019 110 1636
2020 104 2223
2021 133 2683
2022 127 2677
2023 76 2779
2024 41 2323

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

Business subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 19 437 1387
Accounting 18 454 1609
Operations Research 56 737 1746
Finance 32 786 2203
Marketing 50 1079 2765

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Zanjan University

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Fashion Design 37 811 2315
Economics 39 857 2459
Development Studies 47 881 2541
Child Psychology 64 868 2626
Social Psychology 58 974 2768
Art & Design 47 1019 2831
Literature 57 1002 2927
Psychology 70 1167 3005