Shanghai Ranking also known as The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) one of the most prestigious university rankings, published its latest report containing statistics on more than 2,500 higher education institutions in over 200 countries. Sharif University of Technology and Amir Kabir University of Technology shared fourth and fifth place mutually. Sharif University of Technology, however,was ranked 600-700 globally
As one of the oldest and most reliable university evaluation systems, Shanghai ranking utilizes factors such as the number of graduates and academic staff, number of articles published in high-profile scientific journals, and number of Fields and Nobel winners and etc. Nevertheless, this ranking has always been criticized for its focus on quantity rather than quality.