How does Iran rank in Health Sciences research?

Iran ranks #15 of 161 countries on research quality in Health Sciences (2022–2025), with 73k works.

Health Sciences research in Iran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks first in Iran for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#110 worldwide), followed by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's world rank: #15
Works, 2022–2025: 73k
Top-10% rate: 13.9%
Ranked institutions: 60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Iran?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran	#110	50.0	14.6%	5,889
2	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran	#123	48.8	13.3%	4,559
3	Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShiraz	#214	42.9	14.0%	3,264
4	Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz	#234	41.9	17.8%	2,443
5	Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran	#249	41.2	14.0%	3,374
6	Iranshahr UniversityIranshahr	#269	40.4	18.8%	1,033
7	Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad	#306	39.0	14.4%	2,811
8	Kerman University of Medical SciencesKerman	#504	33.7	15.3%	1,349
9	Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan	#558	32.7	11.4%	2,949
10	Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshah	#654	31.0	17.3%	989
11	University of TehranTehran	#734	29.7	16.7%	1,338
12	Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesAhvāz	#799	28.8	11.4%	1,423
13	Tarbiat Modares UniversityTehran	#843	28.3	19.3%	827
14	Hamedan University of Medical SciencesHamadan	#885	27.7	12.3%	1,334
15	Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesYazd	#920	27.3	9.5%	1,059
16	Guilan University of Medical SciencesRasht	#1,023	26.2	11.2%	1,010
17	Urmia UniversityUrmia	#1,049	25.9	13.2%	777
18	Kashan University of Medical SciencesKāshān	#1,130	25.1	17.2%	472
19	Lorestan University of Medical SciencesKhorramabad	#1,332	23.4	15.2%	385
20	Semnan University of Medical SciencesSemnan	#1,346	23.3	15.6%	409
21	Qazvin University of Medical SciencesQazvin	#1,411	22.8	13.9%	471
22	Baqiyatallah University of Medical SciencesTehran	#1,440	22.6	11.9%	524
23	Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesSari	#1,494	22.2	11.7%	1,061
24	Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of TehranTehran	#1,591	21.5	13.4%	666
25	Ardabil University of Medical SciencesArdabil	#1,616	21.3	13.0%	500
26	Imam Khomeini HospitalTehran	#1,657	21.1	11.2%	766
27	Aja University of Medical SciencesTehran	#1,733	20.6	13.0%	320
28	Birjand University of Medical SciencesBirjand	#1,738	20.6	11.3%	551
29	Babol University of Medical SciencesBabol	#1,809	20.1	12.4%	790
30	Golestan UniversityGorgan	#1,845	19.9	9.8%	347
31	Jahrom University of Medical SciencesJahrom	#2,106	18.5	14.8%	467
32	Shahid Beheshti UniversityTehran	#2,120	18.4	16.0%	563
33	Ferdowsi University of MashhadMashhad	#2,123	18.4	15.0%	406
34	Hormozgan University of Medical SciencesBandar Abbas	#2,136	18.4	13.1%	479
35	University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation SciencesTehran	#2,150	18.3	11.4%	402
36	Islamic Azad University, Science and Research BranchTehran	#2,154	18.3	12.7%	554
37	Ilam UniversityĪlām	#2,192	18.1	16.0%	238
38	Amirkabir University of TechnologyTehran	#2,194	18.1	22.3%	257
39	Zanjan University of Medical SciencesZanjān	#2,207	18.0	13.6%	517
40	Golestan University of Medical SciencesGorgan	#2,234	17.9	10.3%	349
41	Universal Scientific Education and Research NetworkTehran	#2,278	17.7	20.7%	318
42	Shiraz UniversityShiraz	#2,287	17.6	15.4%	522
43	Islamic Azad University, YazdYazd	#2,320	17.5	11.9%	65
44	Medical University of IlamĪlām	#2,495	16.7	16.1%	192
45	Islamic Azad University, TehranTehran	#2,544	16.5	8.1%	412
46	Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical SciencesTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	#2,603	16.3	18.8%	136
47	Arak University of Medical SciencesArak	#2,605	16.2	8.6%	453
48	Zahedan University of Medical SciencesZahedan	#2,634	16.1	7.6%	592
49	Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesSanandij	#2,776	15.6	14.6%	380
50	Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterTehran	#2,892	15.1	10.1%	329
51	Allameh Tabataba'i UniversityTehran	#2,911	15.1	10.6%	149
52	Qom University of Medical Science and Health ServicesQom	#3,062	14.5	11.1%	344
53	Fasa University of Medical SciencesFasa	#3,075	14.5	23.5%	233
54	Iran University of Science and TechnologyTehran	#3,177	14.1	24.0%	172
55	Bu-Ali Sina UniversityHamadan	#3,310	13.7	14.5%	184
56	University of TabrizTabriz	#3,347	13.6	18.4%	424
57	Zabol University of Medical SciencesZabol	#3,379	13.5	10.6%	163
58	Research Institute for Endocrine SciencesTehran	#3,394	13.4	21.1%	360
59	Sharif University of TechnologyTehran	#3,414	13.4	20.5%	215
60	Islamic Azad University Central Tehran BranchTehran	#3,423	13.3	9.3%	224

Institutions in Iran above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Iran?

Reza Malekzadeh, Ali Bijani and Mostafa Qorbani rank highest among researchers based in Iran.

1Reza Malekzadeh#24 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 160 works
2Ali Bijani#32 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 138 works
3Mostafa Qorbani#41 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 122 works
4Amirhossein Sahebkar#123 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 149 works
5Seyed Moayed Alavian#920 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 146 works
6Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi#33,780 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 172 works
7Roya Kelishadi#56,016 worldwide overall671 citations · 132 works
8Mohammad Abdollahı#64,987 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 133 works
9Bagher Larijani#96,513 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 237 works
10Nima Rezaei#120,506 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 260 works
11Hassan Hashemi#295,622 worldwide overall274 citations · 116 works
12Fereidoun Azizi#316,902 worldwide overall694 citations · 245 works
13Gordon A. Ferns#347,562 worldwide overall439 citations · 120 works
14Mohammad Reza Zali#496,710 worldwide overall379 citations · 193 works
15Abbas Ebadi#642,717 worldwide overall245 citations · 160 works

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