ISC World University Ranking 2022 Released
Increasing Number of Iranian universities to 63 among universities in World University Ranking 2022 Top-list
ISC World University Ranking is one of the ranking systems that started ranking universities for the first time in 2018 by ISC Ranking Department with the aim of evaluating the universities of the country as well as Islamic countries at the world level. Accordingly, there are 2422 universities from 111 countries from 6 continents in ISC world ranking 2022, of which Iran has 63 universities.
The number of universities in different continents in ISC global ranking system 2022 |
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2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
continent |
428 |
646 |
691 |
705 |
714 |
Europe |
438 |
786 |
887 |
963 |
1057 |
Asia |
27 |
70 |
79 |
85 |
96 |
Africa |
244 |
363 |
377 |
388 |
387 |
North America |
43 |
93 |
101 |
112 |
121 |
south America |
40 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
Oceania |
1220 |
2005 |
2182 |
2300 |
2422 |
Total |
ISC WUR is done without universities self-declaration, and based on this, a reliable database of ISC WUR has been formed. It is the way to guide the universities of Iran and other Islamic countries towards world-class universities.
ISC WUR Methodology
ISC, in order to rank the world universities in its criteria, considers the most important mission of universities which are research (with a weight of 60%), education (with a weight of 10%), international activities (with a weight of 15%) and technology and innovation (with a weight of 15%) and then evaluates universities. Besides, the number of university retractions is calculated with a negative score, which is included in a criteria called Negative Reputation. In ISC WUR universities that have published at least 850 degrees in Web of Science 2018-2020 will be considered.
The information of this ranking is collected from USPTO, WOS, and InCites.
ISC WUR Criteria and Indicators |
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Weight |
Index |
Weight |
Criterion |
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25 |
The volume of research |
Quantity |
A1 |
60 |
Research |
15 |
Number of citations to articles |
Quality |
A2 |
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1 |
Normalized citation impact |
Quality |
A3 |
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4 |
Citational influence over the whole world |
Quality |
A4 |
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15 |
The number of articles in top journals |
Quality |
A5 |
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5 |
The ratio of students to faculty members |
B1 |
10 |
Education |
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5 |
The number of highly cited faculty members |
B2 |
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10 |
The number of university collaborations in publishing international articles |
C1 |
15 |
International Activity |
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4 |
The number of partner countries in international publications |
C2 |
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1 |
The degree of reputation of the university |
C3 |
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5- |
Discredited articles |
C4 |
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10 |
Number of patents |
D1 |
15 |
Technology and Innovation |
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5 |
Co-publishing percentage with industry |
D2 |
World Universities Ranking In ISC WUR 2022
In ISC WUR 2022, there are 2422 top universities from 111 countries in 6 continents. In this ranking, three universities of Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University are ranked first to third, along with the University of California San Francisco, John Hopkins, Pennsylvania, California Los Angeles, Michigan, Washington Seattle, California Berkeley and California San Diego.
China with 373 universities, America 318 universities, India 120 universities, Japan 119 universities, England 100 universities, Turkey 90 universities, France 76 universities, Germany 73 universities, Brazil 70 universities, South Korea 67 universities, Iran 63 universities and Italy 62 universities are present in this ranking.
Internationally top ranking universities based on their origin countries are: the United States, England, China, Canada, Japan, France, South Korea, Denmark, Singapore, Australia, Switzerland and Belgium, Germany ranked, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Brazil, Taiwan, and Finland.
The Global ranking of Asian universities
In ISC WUR 2022, China with Tsinghua University, Japan with Tokyo University, and South Korea with Seoul National University are ranked 14th, 24th, and 29th, respectively, and have got the best rankings of Asian universities. The best next ranked universities are in Singapore that ranked 34th and Taiwan 88th.
The global ranking of Islamic universities
In ISC WUR 2022, there are 347 universities from 28 Islamic countries, where Turkey with 90 universities and Iran with 63 universities have got the largest number.
Among other Islamic countries, Malaysia and Pakistan have 26 universities, Saudi Arabia has 25 universities, Egypt has 23 universities, Indonesia has 20 universities, Morocco has 11 universities, Tunisia and Nigeria have 8 universities, Algeria has 7 universities, Iraq, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have 5 universities each , Bangladesh, Lebanon and Qatar each have 4 universities, Kazakhstan 3 universities, and other countries including Azerbaijan, Benin, Brunei, Cameroon, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Senegal, Sudan and Uganda have been ranked in this ranking.
Iranian universities in ISC WUR 2022
There are 63 universities from Iran in ISC WUR 2022, which has grown significantly compared to previous years. The chart below shows the presence of Iranian universities in ISC WUR.
Based on the missions of the universities, 32 comprehensive universities of the country are present in this ranking. The comprehensive universities included in this ranking are: Tehran University, Tarbiat Modares University, Shahid Beheshti University, Shiraz University, Tabriz University, Ferdowsi University, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman University, Guilan University, Isfahan University, Yazd University, Buali Sina University, Razi University, Semnan University, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz University, Kashan University, Kurdistan University, Zanjan University, Urmia University, Yasouj University, Shahid Madani University, Imam Khomeini International University, Kharazmi University, Shahrekord University, Mazandaran University, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Al-Zahra University, Arak University, Lorestan University, Shahed University, Shahid Rajaee University, Birjand University, Sistan and Baluchistan University.
Meanwhile, there are 25 comprehensive universities in 2021 ranking.
20 universities of medical sciences were also present, including: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Medical Sciences University, Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences University, Mashhad Medical Sciences University, Shiraz Medical Sciences University, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Baqiyatullah University of Medical Sciences, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, SemnanUniversity of Medical Sciences and Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences.
Meanwhile, there were 17 medical sciences universities in 2021 ranking.
There are also 11 universities including: Sharif University of Technology, Amir Kabir University of Technology, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran Science and Technology University, Khawaja Nasiruddin Tousi University of Technology, Noshirvani University of Babol University of Technology, Shahrood University of Technology, Sahand University of Technology, Kerman Advanced Industrial and Technology Postgraduate Education, Malik University of Technology Ashtar and Shiraz University of Technology present in this ranking system.
The number of Technical universities in 2021 ranking was 9.
The Number and Rank of Iranian Universities in ISC WUR In 2022
No. |
University |
Rank |
No. |
University |
Rank |
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1 |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
401-450 |
33 |
Bu Ali Sina University |
1601-1800 |
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2 |
Tehran University |
34 |
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences |
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3 |
Iran University of Medical Sciences |
601-700 |
35 |
Razi University |
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4 |
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences |
36 |
Semnan University |
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5 |
Sharif University of Technology |
37 |
Chamran University |
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6 |
Tarbiat Modares University |
38 |
Kashan University |
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7 |
Amirkabir University of Technology |
701-800 |
39 |
The University of Kordestan |
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8 |
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences |
40 |
University of Zanjan |
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9 |
Isfahan University of Technology |
801-900 |
41 |
Urmia University |
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10 |
Shiraz university of medical sciences |
42 |
Urmia University of Medical Sciences |
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11 |
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences |
43 |
Yasouj University |
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12 |
Iran University of Science and Technology |
901-1000 |
44 |
Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan |
1801-2000 |
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13 |
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences |
45 |
Imam Khomeini International University |
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14 |
Shahid Beheshti University |
46 |
kharazmi University |
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15 |
Shiraz university |
47 |
Sahand University of Technology |
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16 |
Tabriz University |
48 |
Shahrekord University |
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17 |
Mashhad Ferdowsi University |
1001-1200 |
49 |
Mazandaran University |
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18 |
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences |
50 |
Mohaghegh Ardabili University |
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19 |
Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz |
1201-1400 |
51 |
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences |
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20 |
Baqiyatullah University of Medical Sciences |
52 |
Al-Zahra University |
+2001 |
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21 |
Golestan University of Medical Sciences |
53 |
Arak University |
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22 |
Khwaja Nasiruddin Tusi University of Technology |
54 |
Kerman Graduate University of Industrial and Advanced Technology |
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23 |
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences |
55 |
University of Lorestan |
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24 |
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology |
1401-1600 |
56 |
Malik Ashtar University of Technology |
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25 |
Babol University of Medical Sciences |
57 |
Semnan University of Medical Sciences |
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26 |
Kerman University of Medical Sciences |
58 |
Shahed University |
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27 |
Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences |
59 |
Shahid Rajaei Teacher Training University |
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28 |
Kerman University |
60 |
Shahrekord Medical University |
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29 |
Shahroud University of Technology |
61 |
Shiraz University of Technology |
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30 |
Guilan University |
62 |
Birjand University |
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31 |
University of Esfahan |
63 |
University of Sistan and Baluchestan |
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32 |
Yazd University |
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