Data released by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) shows that the University of Tehran (UT) has moved up 10 spots up among the world’s leading universities during the current academic year (2018-19).
According to URAP’s rankings, the University of Tehran is now ranked 299th (compared to 309th in 2017-2018) from a list of the 2,500 leading institutions of higher learning.
The University of Tehran ranked 59th out of 955 universities in in Asia, up two spots from the previous academic year.
The URAP ranking is an academic performance ranking and is compiled after six indicators that scope the quantity and quality of publications of a university are assessed. URAP uses data of 2,500 Higher Education Institutions (HEI) with the highest number of articles published. The overall score of each HEI is based on its performance over several indicators.
Ranked #1 in the world was Harvard University, followed by the University of Toronto and Oxford University (UK).
