Zanjan University

Updated May 9, 2026
Country
Iran
Founded
1975
Type
Education
ROR
05e34ej29
FWUR Rank#2,639 globally (of 4,980)#79 in Iran
FWUR rank

Where the rankings agree — and where they don't

Methodology in active development · v0.1
Consensus 14.6/ 100Trimmed Mean v0.12 of 6 agenciesDivergent agency signal

But the 2 rankings disagree about this institution.

Range: rank 1,501–8,167 (6,666 positions apart).

THE
1,501[src]of 2,119
SCImago
8,167[src]of 4,699
FWUR
2,639of 4,980

Distance from FWUR composite

Diagnostic only

Per-agency absolute distance from the trimmed-mean composite, in score space (0–100). Display only — does not feed back into the composite or any agency-quality measure. Lower means the agency reads this institution closer to the consensus.

  • THE14.6
  • SCImago14.6

Why the divergence?

Research-oriented agencies
0SCImago

Research output, citations, and bibliometric coverage.

Reputation-sensitive agencies
29.2THE

Academic and employer reputation surveys.

Hybrid agencies
No data

Mixed pillars including outcome and balance metrics.

Cycle alignment: agencies' latest publications mix years (2025/2026). Treat year-over-year deltas with care.

FWUR is a transparent synthesis of six published rankings — not a direct measurement of educational or research quality.

Try other agency subsets

Adjust the weights below to see how the consensus shifts. Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Pick your agencies (Mode C)

Toggle agencies to see how the composite + rank shift. The default is all six.

Default (Trimmed Mean, all 6) · #2,639 · 14.6
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Custom views are not the canonical FWUR rank.

Re-rank with your priorities

Slide the weights below. The composite, dimension scores, and methodology label update live.

Research33%
Research output and citations · ARWU + SCImago
0
Reputation33%
Academic and employer surveys · QS + THE
29.2
Outcome33%
Employability and balanced pillars · CWUR + RUR
No data
Default (Trimmed Mean) · 14.6 / 100

Source observations · inputs to FWUR rank

QS
ARWU
CWUR
RUR
SCImago2025
#8167
scimagoir.com

Ranking trajectory · 2005–2024

SCImago fell #3196 → #7599 (2009–2024)

2024
#1#100#200#300#400#50020052009201420192024YEAR 2024FWUR▼82#2152QSNo dataTHE#1201ARWUNo dataCWURNo dataRURNo dataSCImago▼1505#7599
Show as table (accessible fallback)
YearQSTHEARWUCWURRURSCImago
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009#3196
2010#3423
2011#3509
2012#3583
2013#3828
2014#4285
2015#4376
2016#4085
2017#801#3811
2018#1001#3744
2019#1001#2169
2020#1001#5189
2021#5814
2022#5943
2023#1201#6094
2024#1201#7599

Peer comparison cohort

Same country

#InstitutionStudentsAvg rank
1Yasuj University2637.0
2University of Qom2621.0

Global peers

#InstitutionCountryStudentsAvg rank
1Harvard UniversityUnited States1.0
2University of OxfordUnited Kingdom5.0
3Tsinghua UniversityChina17.0

Where these numbers come from

Licensing: Each ranking agency licenses its full data and methodology under terms specific to that agency. FWUR exposes per-cycle headline ranks under fair-use citation; for sub-indicator scores or commercial use, refer to each agency's licensing page. ADR-040 §결정 4 forbids constructing per-pillar "FWUR Teaching/Research/Reputation Score" naming until ≥4 of 6 agencies grant sub-indicator licensing.

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