Shahid Beheshti University

🇮🇷 Iran 4-Year University

Global #664 Iran #11

Institution Info

Founded: 1959
Type: 4-Year University
Website: http://en.sbu.ac.ir

About

Shahid Beheshti University is a higher education institution in Iran, founded in 1959. Recognized as ranked among the top 1,000 universities worldwide, it is one of the leading universities in Iran. The university has a member of Global D-Tier (World 501-1000) and Top 20 Universities in Iran.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #741 · Ranked	—
THE	2026	THE #945 · Ranked	36.43
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #664 · Ranked	81.54

Research Output via OpenAlex

219

h-index

1,135,749

Citations

39,962

Publications

26,534

i10-index

2.92

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global D-Tier (World 501-1000) Top 20 Universities in Iran

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Frequently Asked Questions

Shahid Beheshti University is ranked #664 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Iran, it holds the #11 position.

Shahid Beheshti University was founded in 1959, making it 67 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Iran.

Shahid Beheshti University has produced 39,962 research publications with 1,135,749 total citations and an h-index of 219, according to OpenAlex data.