Kashan University Ranks Top Nationwide in Cultural and Social Centers

Kashan – The president of Kashan University announced that the university ranked first nationwide in cultural, artistic, social, and religious centers in the evaluation of universities' cultural and social performance for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Kashan - The president of Kashan University announced that this university was ranked the best in the field of cultural, artistic, social and religious centers in the evaluation of the cultural and social performance of universities in the academic year 1405-1404.

In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Behzad Soltani, referring to the top ranking of Kashan University in the field of cultural, artistic, social and religious centers in the evaluation of the cultural and social performance of the country's universities in the academic year of 1405-1404, stated: This success was achieved in the evaluation conducted through the FERNAMA system and shows the efforts of Kashan University to support the creative participation of students and provide the basis for the growth and development of cultural and social activities.

He expressed: After obtaining this rank, Vahid Shalchi, the cultural deputy of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, presented a certificate of appreciation to Mustafa Abbasi Moghadam, the cultural and social deputy of Kashan University, for the efforts made in supporting the activities of cultural, artistic, social and religious centers.

Emphasizing the importance of cultural and social activities in the university environment, the president of Kashan University appreciated the efforts of managers, experts and student activists in achieving this success and expressed hope that by continuing to support student activities, the field of expanding student participation and raising the status of cultural and social activities in the university will be provided.

An increase in the number of Kashan University researchers in the top two percent of the world

He also noted: For the first time, two members of the humanities faculty of Kashan University were among the world's most cited researchers.

Soltani announced the presence of 34 researchers related to this university in the list of top two percent scientists in the world in 2026 and said: This achievement shows the scientific and research capacities of Kashan University.

Referring to the publication of this list based on the report of the Elsevier Publishing Institute and the research of Stanford University researchers, he said: This evaluation is done using Scopus citation database data and introduces the most cited researchers based on the citation performance of 2025 as well as the long-term scientific performance until the end of this year.

The President of Kashan University, the presence of Musa Khalafi and Majid Sadouqi, two faculty members of the Faculty of Humanities, in this list, highlighted the highlights of this year's report and added: For the first time, the members of the Faculty of Humanities of Kashan University have also been included among the world's most cited researchers; A topic that shows the diverse scientific capacities of the university.

He emphasized: Publishing the research achievements of humanities professors in international indexed journals can play an effective role in increasing the scientific visibility of the university and improving its international status.