4 Iranian Universities Among World's Best

Date: 21 June 2016 - 21:15

News ID: ۲۸۰۴۴

TEHRAN (IRNA) – Deputy of Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) said Leiden ranking shows that based on knowledge production quantity index, four Iranian universities are among the top ones in the fields of math and basic sciences.
Ali Gazani said that regarding the performances of 842 top international universities, Leiden ranking system introduced 665 well-known universities in math and computer science fields during 2011-2014.

Iranian top universities consist of Amirkabir University of Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology and University of Tehran, respectively.

Leiden Ranking showed that based on knowledge production quantity index, Amirkabir University of Technology ranked 50 in mathematics and computer sciences and Sharif University of Technology ranked 70.

Referring to the third top university in math and science, he said that Iran University of Science and Technology ranked 78 in the world and University of Tehran ranked 98.

He added that Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Tarbiat Modares University, Isfahan University of Technology, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, University of Tabriz, Shahid Beheshti University, Isfahan and Shiraz universities ranked 182, 233, 243, 259, 330, 386, 424 and 439, respectively.

Regarding the criteria used in classifying world universities, he noted that considering better knowledge production quantity and scientific diplomacy by participating in producing knowledge and international participation will be evaluated.

He reiterated that about 145,000 researches have been done in Iran in 2014 and their outcomes have been published in prestigious national and international journals.