Based on Times Ranking System in 2020;

Bu-Ali Sina University ranked 301-350^th among the top universities of Asian countries.

 

As reported by BASNA, according to the Times Ranking System in 2020, Bu-Ali Sina University ranked in the 301-350^th range among the top universities of Asian countries.

 

Dr. Mohammad Javad Dehqani, President of Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) made the announcement: "Times Ranking System is one the most authentic ranking systems at international level which started ranking Asian universities along with its international rankings in 2013. In the latest ranking of Asian universities in 2020, 40 universities from Islamic Republic of Iran are included, 5 of which are among the top 100 universities of Asia".

He added: "Methodology of this ranking is similar to the methodology of the international ranking of universities which employs 13 indicators in the form of 5 criteria, namely Teaching (25), Research (30), Citations (30), Industry Income (7.5), and International Outlook (7.5). However, in the ranking of Asian universities, after calculating the points based on the indicators, the results are readjusted according to the universities included in this ranking".

The president of ISC said: "Times 2020 Asian Ranking includes 489 universities from 30 countries. In this ranking Tsinghua University and Peking University from China ranked first and second among Asian universities. This is the first time that two universities from China have acheived the top ranks in this ranking. National University of Singapore and University of Hong Kong ranked third and fourth respectively.

"Similar to last years, Japan has the highest number of universities in this ranking with 110 universities (the number was 103 last year) and the top university of Japan is the University of Tokyo which ranked 7th", he added.

Rank range	University	Rank	University
201-250	Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	48	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
	K. N. Toosi University of Technology	75	Sharif University of Technology
	Kurdistan University	83	Amir Kabir University of Technology
	Shiraz University	87	Iran University of Science and Technology
251-300	Ferdowsi University Mashhad	89	Yasouj University
	Isfahan University	109	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
	Mazandaran University	110	Kashan University
	Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz	114	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
301-350	Bu-Ali Sina University	130	Isfahan University of Technology
	Guilan University	138	Iran University of Medical Sciences
			Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
	Kharazmi University	144	University of Tehran
	Semnan University	148	Imam Khomeini International University
	Shahrekord University	156	Shiraz University of Technology
	Shahroud University of Technology	163	Tabriz University
	Zanjan University	166	Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
351-400	Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University	180	Shahid Beheshti University
	Urmia University
+401	Alzahra University
	Birjand University
	Shahed University
	Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
	Yazd University

 

Dehqani added: "As shown in the table above, in the Times 2020 Asian Ranking, 40 Iranian universities are included, among which Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Sharif University of Technology, and Amir Kabir University of Technology are the top three universities from Iran which ranked 48^th, 75^th, and 83^rd, respectively. Considering that 8 universities of technology are among the top universities of Iran and the top three ranks belong to universities of technology, and in light of the small number of universities of technology in comparison with comprehensive universities and universities of medical sciences, it can be argued that universities of technology have had a better performance in this ranking.

Comparison of the performance of Iranian universities in 2019 and 2020

President of ISC stated: "the number of Iranian universities included in the Times Asian Ranking increased from 29 in 2019 to 40 in 2020 (the total number of universities included in the ranking increased from 417 to 489). In 2019, four Iranian universities ranked below 100 in Asia, while in 2020 this number increased to five universities. However, the highest ranking earned by Iranian universities in 2019 was 43^rd which changed to 48^th in 2020.

He added: "11 universities are included in the latest ranking which were not included in the last year ranking. These include: Yasuj University, Imam Khomeini International University, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan University, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Bu-Ali Sina University, Semnan University, Shahrekord University, Shahed University, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences."

"Also, Sharif University of Technology, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, and Shahroud University of Technology have ranked better than last year".

In the following table, ranking of Iranian universities in the 2019 and 2020 ranking has been demonstrated comparatively.

University	2020 ranking	2019 ranking	University	2020 ranking	2019 ranking
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	48	43	Shiraz University	201-250	195
Sharif University of Technology	75	86	Ferdowsi University of Mashhad	251-300	201-250
Amir Kabir University of Technology	83	80	Isfahan University	251-300	251-300
Iran University of Science and Technology	87	107	Mazandaran University	251-300	186
Yasouj University	89	-	Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz	251-300	-
Tehran University of Medical Sciences	109	129	Bu-Ali Sina University	301-350	-
Kashan University	110	99	Guilan University	301-350	251-300
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences	114	150	Kaharzmi University	301-350	301-350
Isfahan University of Technology	130	109	Semnan University	301-350	-
Iran University of Medical Sciences	138	201-250	Shahrekord University	301-350	-
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences	138	201-250	Shahroud University of Technology	301-350	351-400
University of Tehran	144	134	Zanjan University	301-350	301-350
Imam Khomeini International University	148	-	Azerbaijan Shahid Madani University	351-400	251-300
Shiraz University of Technology	156	138	Urmia University	351-400	301-350
Tabriz University	163	155	Alzahra University	+401	351-400
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences	166	-	Birjand University	+401	+401
Shahid Beheshti University	180	201-250	Shahed University	+401	-
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	201-250	-	Bahonar University of Kerman	+401	351-400
K. N. Toosi University of Technology	201-250	201-250	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences	+401	-
Kurdistan University	201-250	-	Yazd University	+401	351-400

Comparative Review of the ranking of Iranian Universities in the 2019 and 2020 ranking of Asian universities

 

President of ISC noted: "40 Iranian universities have been included in the 2020 ranking of top Asian universities; this number has been 29 in 2019, 18 in 2018, and 14 in 2017. Although Iran has witnessed significant improvement in the number of universities compared to last year, this improvement is observed only in a small number of universities in terms of ranking, including Sharif University of Technology with a nine step promotion (from 86^th in 2019 to 75th in 2020), University of Science and Technology with a 20 step promotion (from 107 to 87), Tehran University of Medical Sciences with a 20 step promotion (129 to 109), Mashhad University of Medical Sciences with a 36 step promotion (150 to 114), Iran University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences with 100 step promotion (to 138), and Shahid Beheshti University with a 70 step promotion (to 180)".

	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Number of Iranian Universities	40	29	18	14	8	3	3	3
Number of Asian Universities	489	417	359	298	201	100	100	100

The number of Iranian universities in Times ranking

 

Rankings of the universities of Islamic Asian countries in the Times 2020 Asian ranking

Dehqani observed: "from the 27 Islamic Asian countries, universities of 16 countries are ranked in the Times 2020 Asian Ranking. Like last year, Iran is the top country in terms of the number of universities with 40 universities, followed by Turkey and Pakistan with 34 and 14 universities respectively in the second and third rank. In terms of rankings, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Iran ranked first to fourth respectively.

The following table illustrates the details of rankings of Islamic Asian countries of in the 2020 Times ranking.

Country	Number of Universities	Best rank
Saudi Arabia	7	26
United Arab Emirates	4	31
Malaysia	13	43
Iran	40	48
Turkey	34	48
Qatar	1	52
Jordan	5	58
Lebanon	3	60
Brunei	1	60
Pakistan	14	75
Indonesia	6	162
Iraq	2	251-300
Kuwait	1	251-300
Oman	1	251-300
Kazakhstan	2	301-350
Bangladesh	1	+401