In the latest Asian University Rankings of Times Higher Education (THE) University Ranking System, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) stands as the 109th University among the Asian Universities. TUMS is now the top Medical University in Iran, the 6th among the comprehensive and Medical Universities in Iran and the 109th Asian University. Following TUMS, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences with the rank of 114th؛ Iran University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Beheshti University of the Medical Sciences with the rank of 138th؛ Tabriz University of Medical Sciences with the rank of 166th ؛Isfahan University of Medical Sciences with the rank of 201_250th and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences with the rank of 401+th have taken the places after TUMS in the table.
THE University Ranking System is one of the most valid international ranking systems which started evaluating and ranking universities across the globe since 2004. In 2013, THE University Ranking System started ranking Asian universities annually in which it ranks 489 universities from 30 Asian countries.
The Ranking Methodology of THE Asian Rankings includes 5 indicators of teaching with the weight of 25%, research with the weight of 30%, citations with the weight of 30%, industrial income with the weight of 7.5% and international outlook with the weight of 7.5%.
40 Iranian Universities have been listed and ranked in the8th Ranking of the Asian Universities in 2020.
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List of the top 20 Iranian universities in the THE Asian Universities Ranking System (2020)
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Rank (2020)
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University
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Country Rank
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Rank (2020)
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University
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Country Rank
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138
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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
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11
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48
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Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
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1
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144
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University of Tehran
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12
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75
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Sharif University of Technology
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2
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148
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Imam Khomeini International University
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13
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83
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Amirkabir University of Technology
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3
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156
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Shiraz University of Technology
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14
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87
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Iran University of Science and Technology
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4
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163
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University of Tabriz
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15
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89
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Yasouj University
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5
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166
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Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
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16
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109
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)
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6
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180
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Shahid Beheshti University
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17
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110
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University of Kashan
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7
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201-250
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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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18
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114
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
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8
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201-250
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K.N. Toosi University of Technology
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19
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130
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Isfahan University of Technology
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9
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201-250
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University of Kurdistan
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20
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138
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Iran University of Medical Sciences
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10
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The chart below indicates TUMS' status in the Asian University Rankings since 2013.