Iranian Universities in the Global Rankings
Iran ranks first in the region and the Islamic world for the number of top-ranked universities
Mohammad Javad Dehghani, head of the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), announced that Iran ranks first in the region and the Islamic world in terms of the number of top universities, according to the 2020 Shanghai Ranking. Iranian Universities in the Global Rankings
Dehghani said In a statement on the matter, he said that the Shanghai Ranking is one of the world’s most prestigious university rankings, with its results issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
He added that the 2020 Shanghai Ranking included the world’s top 1,000 universities. Harvard University ranked first, followed by Stanford University in second place and the University of Cambridge in third.
He explained that 12 Iranian universities appeared among the world’s top 1,000 universities in the 2020 Shanghai Ranking. The University of Tehran was Iran’s highest-ranked institution, placing in the 301–400 range among the world’s top 400 universities.
Dehghani said that Amirkabir University of Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, and Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked second through fifth among Iranian universities, placing in the 501–600 range.
He noted that Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz University ranked in the 701–800 range, placing sixth and seventh among Iranian universities.
He said that Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and the University of Tabriz ranked in the 801–900 range, placing eighth and ninth nationally. Iran University of Science and Technology, the University of Isfahan, and the University of Guilan ranked in the 901–1000 range, placing tenth, eleventh, and twelfth among the country’s universities.
He explained that Shiraz University and the University of Tabriz achieved notable improvements: Shiraz University moved from the 901–1000 range to 701–800, while the University of Tabriz rose from 901–1000 to 801–900. The University of Guilan appeared in the ranking for the first time.
Dehghani stated that Iran ranked first among Islamic countries in this ranking, with 12 universities, followed by Turkey with 11. Malaysia and Egypt each had five universities, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan four each, while Tunisia, Lebanon, and Qatar each had one.
