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Research in Tehran

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Tehran, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Farhangian University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
5.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Tehran

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Tehran?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Farhangian UniversityUniversity 1,223 #19,758

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Tehran work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Tehran is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Psychology (12%), Chemistry (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 248 fractional works · 48.9% of its workChemistry: 57 fractional works · 11.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 42 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 48 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 38 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 6.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 177 fractional works · 34.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 86 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEducation: 62 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 63 fractional works · 12.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 25 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 55 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTehran507fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences35%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry5711.2%
    2. Mathematics489.5%
    3. Computer Science387.4%
    4. Engineering356.9%
    5. Materials Science265.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy183.6%
    7. Environmental Science112.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.4%
    9. Energy50.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.6%
    1. Social Sciences8616.9%
    2. Psychology6312.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities163.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting61.1%
    5. Decision Sciences40.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
    1. Medicine428.3%
    2. Health Professions101.9%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology142.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.3%
    3. Neuroscience51.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Tehran strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tehran is most concentrated in Organic Chemistry, Mathematics and Chemistry (10.7× the world share in Organic Chemistry).

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 35.7 works11×
  2. MathematicsField · 39.8 works7.6×
  3. ChemistryField · 50.1 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 25 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.21× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.64× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.27× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics7.64×40 works
  2. Chemistry7.21×50 works
  3. Psychology4.27×58 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.43×14 works
  5. Materials Science1.42×22 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.38×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.31×73 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.16×15 works
  9. Energy1.14×5 works
  10. Computer Science0.99×34 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×2 works
  12. Nursing0.88×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×5 works
  14. Health Professions0.66×8 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.64×3 works
  16. Neuroscience0.63×4 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×13 works
  18. Engineering0.47×31 works
  19. Environmental Science0.46×10 works
  20. Medicine0.45×38 works
  21. Dentistry0.44×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×6 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×6 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×2 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Tehran?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Catalysis, Educational Technology, E-Learning, Synthesis, Organic Synthesis, Self-Efficacy and Education.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health26▲ 3.5×21 topics
  2. Educational Technology23▲ 3.9×21 topics
  3. Education23▲ 2.6×32 topics
  4. E-Learning21▲ 4.3×15 topics
  5. Catalysis20▲ 5.8×15 topics
  6. Depression17▲ 3.8×16 topics
  7. Online Learning17▲ 4.0×11 topics
  8. Synthesis15▲ 7.8×18 topics
  9. Organic Synthesis14▲ 24×5 topics
  10. Self-Efficacy14▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis14▲ 4.7×11 topics
  12. Nanomaterials14▲ 2.5×14 topics
  13. Medicinal Chemistry13▲ 9.6×9 topics
  14. Drug Discovery13▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Green Chemistry13▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Technology Integration12▲ 7.8×8 topics
  17. Well-being12▲ 6.2×12 topics
  18. Student Satisfaction12▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Social Support12▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Graphene11▲ 3.3×6 topics
  21. Stress11▲ 5.9×5 topics
  22. Higher Education11▲ 3.9×11 topics
  23. Teaching Strategies11▲ 7.5×5 topics
  24. Student Engagement10▲ 5.0×11 topics
  25. Carbon Nanotubes10▲ 5.9×5 topics
  26. Teacher Professional Development10▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Nonlinear Equations10▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Anticancer Agents10▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Language Teaching9▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Motivation9▲ 4.5×9 topics
  31. Distance Education9▲ 9.0×3 topics
  32. Cognitive Engagement9▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Coping Strategies9▲ 6.7×7 topics
  34. Heterocyclic Compounds8▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Two-Dimensional Materials8▲ 6.9×4 topics
  36. Transition Metal Catalysis8▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Aryl Halides7▲ 35×2 topics
  38. CO2 Capture7▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Oxidation7▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Blended Learning7▲ 10×4 topics

What research is done in Tehran?

Online and Blended Learn…6Online and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…6Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 6 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…5EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…4Education and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 4 fractional worksScience Education and Pe…4Science Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra: 4 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyLanguage and LinguisticsInorganic Chemistry3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 6 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 4 works
  9. 9 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  10. 10 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 works

Research output over time

still counting200020052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Tehran16.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2025.

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