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Life Sciences research in Iran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks first in Iran for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#266 worldwide), followed by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's world rank
#15
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
42k
Top-10% rate
17.8%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Iran?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran #26637.715.9%1,790
2Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShiraz #42432.518.0%1,026
3Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran #46231.516.3%1,408
4Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz #50130.623.2%1,070
5Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad #50430.621.4%1,174
6Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran #61928.315.6%898
7University of TehranTehran #63028.121.7%1,636
8Tarbiat Modares UniversityTehran #73126.420.3%1,112
9Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan #98523.114.3%820
10Kerman University of Medical SciencesKerman #98723.115.5%424
11Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshah #1,19420.921.3%408
12Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesAhvāz #1,19620.916.4%462
13Urmia UniversityUrmia #1,19820.922.3%670
14Ferdowsi University of MashhadMashhad #1,23520.620.7%862
15Agricultural Research & Education OrganizationTehran #1,32819.819.3%1,055
16Hamedan University of Medical SciencesHamadan #1,52118.214.9%462
17University of TabrizTabriz #1,54918.022.2%737
18Shiraz UniversityShiraz #1,59517.723.0%732
19Universal Scientific Education and Research NetworkTehran #1,62217.520.5%158
20Biotechnology Research CenterTabriz #1,68817.118.0%428
21Academic Center for Education, Culture and ResearchTehran #1,69517.020.2%277
22Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of TehranTehran #1,77416.518.2%330
23Islamic Azad University, Science and Research BranchTehran #1,82316.215.3%606
24Zanjan University of Medical SciencesZanjān #1,84016.116.5%208
25Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesSari #1,87615.912.7%385
26Pasteur Institute of IranTehran #1,91215.716.0%374
27Shahid Beheshti UniversityTehran #1,91815.619.7%630
28Semnan University of Medical SciencesSemnan #2,02015.123.1%156
29University of GuilanRasht #2,07814.816.4%432
30Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesGorgan #2,16114.324.6%400
31Babol University of Medical SciencesBabol #2,20614.116.5%213
32Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesSanandij #2,23214.018.5%122
33Kashan University of Medical SciencesKāshān #2,36013.320.2%174
34Children's Medical CenterTehran #2,38213.212.9%130
35University of JiroftJīroft #2,44712.922.8%125
36Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesYazd #2,57612.412.6%314
37Shahrekord UniversityShahr-e Kord #2,58012.318.5%272
38Shahrekord University of Medical SciencesShahr-e Kord #2,61612.218.9%181
39Isfahan University of TechnologyIsfahan #2,64512.120.4%532
40Guilan University of Medical SciencesRasht #2,66512.014.4%222
41Imam Khomeini HospitalTehran #2,77611.513.7%169
42Ministry of EducationTehran #2,82611.336.9%93
43Ardabil University of Medical SciencesArdabil #2,82711.318.7%186
44Jahrom University of Medical SciencesJahrom #2,92211.015.8%146
45Semnan UniversitySemnan #2,94010.915.2%121
46Iran University of Science and TechnologyTehran #2,98310.731.1%206
47Shahid Chamran University of AhvazAhvāz #2,99610.715.2%362
48Qazvin University of Medical SciencesQazvin #3,01710.616.9%149
49Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of IranKaraj #3,03010.625.0%177
50Shahed UniversityTehran #3,05810.417.9%228
51Kharazmi UniversityTehran #3,09510.319.0%157
52Arak UniversityArak #3,2049.925.0%250
53Sharif University of TechnologyTehran #3,2759.718.3%214
54Baqiyatallah University of Medical SciencesTehran #3,4469.114.6%268
55Razi UniversityKermanshah #3,4539.116.6%305
56Soil Conservation and Watershed Management ResearchTehran #3,5418.815.1%464
57Rafsanjan University of Medical SciencesRafsanjān #3,5438.815.4%91
58Golestan University of Medical SciencesGorgan #3,5508.813.8%133
59Bu-Ali Sina UniversityHamadan #3,5988.618.3%286
60Islamic Azad University, TehranTehran #3,6038.68.9%432

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Iran?

Amirhossein Sahebkar, Mohammad Abdollahı and Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar rank highest among researchers based in Iran.

  1. 1Amirhossein Sahebkar#123 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 112 works
  2. 2Mohammad Abdollahı#64,987 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 100 works
  3. 3Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar#96,549 worldwide overall622 citations · 98 works
  4. 4Nima Rezaei#120,506 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 184 works
  5. 5Seid Mahdi Jafari#147,203 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 120 works
  6. 6Alireza Seidavi#548,715 worldwide overall144 citations · 73 works
  7. 7Fatemeh Sefidkon#613,988 worldwide overall154 citations · 85 works
  8. 8Hassan Kermanshahi#635,828 worldwide overall117 citations · 71 works
  9. 9K. Arzani#663,699 worldwide overall128 citations · 79 works
  10. 10Hossein Baharvand#694,709 worldwide overall241 citations · 79 works
  11. 11Ali Asghar Talebi#723,044 worldwide overall113 citations · 87 works
  12. 12Mohammad Reza Naghavi#741,304 worldwide overall161 citations · 106 works
  13. 13Yaghoub Fathipour#745,608 worldwide overall143 citations · 99 works
  14. 14Khalil Abnous#755,796 worldwide overall282 citations · 69 works
  15. 15Seyed Abolghasem Mohammadi#797,729 worldwide overall132 citations · 83 works

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