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Medicine research in Iran

Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences ranks first in Iran for Medicine research in 2022-now (#2,346 worldwide), followed by Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center and Iranshahr University.

Iran's world rank
#67
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
60k
Top-10% rate
8.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Iran?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Research Institute for Endocrine SciencesTehran #2,34614.310.2%321
2Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterTehran #2,44613.86.5%316
3Iranshahr UniversityIranshahr #2,49513.610.2%736
4University of TehranTehran #2,52913.410.2%1,069
5Universal Scientific Education and Research NetworkTehran #2,80612.313.2%294
6University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation SciencesTehran #3,07311.36.4%288
7Bushehr University of Medical SciencesBandar Būshehr #3,5399.78.9%170
8National Nutrition and Food Technology Research InstituteTehran #3,5889.611.0%174
9Kashan University of Medical SciencesKāshān #3,7119.29.3%377
10Sabzevar University of Medical SciencesSabzawār #3,9018.77.5%138
11Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran #3,9788.48.4%7,007
12Medical University of IlamĪlām #3,9818.410.6%155
13North Khorasan University of Medical SciencesBojnourd #3,9838.49.3%172
14Fasa University of Medical SciencesFasa #4,1987.812.5%198
15Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical SciencesTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh #4,2447.79.6%109
16Gonabad University of Medical SciencesGonābād #4,2457.710.7%160
17Qom University of Medical Science and Health ServicesQom #4,2597.77.0%269
18Sharif University of TechnologyTehran #4,2617.714.2%182
19Jahrom University of Medical SciencesJahrom #4,5536.99.6%381
20Razi HospitalTehran #4,5576.95.9%290
21Ghaem HospitalMashhad #4,6836.67.6%153
22Shahroud University of Medical SciencesShahrud #4,7156.611.5%171
23Shahid Beheshti UniversityTehran #4,7346.59.0%481
24Semnan University of Medical SciencesSemnan #4,7876.49.8%329
25Imam Reza HospitalTabriz #4,7886.46.8%236
26Guilan University of Medical SciencesRasht #4,9676.06.3%819
27Gerash University of Medical SciencesFārsān #4,9726.015.3%68
28Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesSanandij #5,0555.88.3%316
29Ministry of Health and Medical EducationTehran #5,0695.811.3%122
30Babol University of Medical SciencesBabol #5,2405.47.4%655
31Allameh Tabataba'i UniversityTehran #5,3425.26.4%102
32Masih Daneshvari HospitalTehran #5,3595.25.5%203
33Lorestan University of Medical SciencesKhorramabad #5,4564.97.6%306
34Kharazmi UniversityTehran #5,4644.98.7%194
35Arak University of Medical SciencesArak #5,5394.85.3%376
36Aja University of Medical SciencesTehran #5,5644.77.8%247
37Qazvin University of Medical SciencesQazvin #5,6324.67.7%335
38Rafsanjan University of Medical SciencesRafsanjān #5,6984.56.6%240
39Tarbiat Modares UniversityTehran #5,7074.410.5%673
40Jahrom UniversityJahrom #5,7864.38.5%82
41Royan InstituteTehran #5,9833.99.2%180
42Zabol University of Medical SciencesZabol #5,9903.96.0%135
43Zanjan University of Medical SciencesZanjān #5,9973.98.5%422
44Hamedan University of Medical SciencesHamadan #6,0713.87.0%1,039
45Dezful University of Medical SciencesDezful #6,0853.86.0%87
46Academic Center for Education, Culture and ResearchTehran #6,1043.711.0%299
47Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshah #6,1463.69.6%828
48Hormozgan University of Medical SciencesBandar Abbas #6,1973.58.0%406
49Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran #6,2573.48.3%3,271
50Ardabil University of Medical SciencesArdabil #6,2723.47.3%399
51Birjand University of Medical SciencesBirjand #6,4423.16.7%437
52University of TabrizTabriz #6,5103.012.2%343
53Motamed Cancer InstituteTehran #6,5313.010.0%84
54K.N.Toosi University of TechnologyTehran #6,6072.811.0%102
55Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan #6,6312.86.1%2,528
56Shahed UniversityTehran #6,8102.58.0%199
57Golestan University of Medical SciencesGorgan #6,8322.55.2%280
58Amirkabir University of TechnologyTehran #6,8632.412.5%213
59Zahedan University of Medical SciencesZahedan #6,8652.44.7%471
60Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran #6,9572.37.6%4,063

Institutions in Iran above the floor of 40 fractional works in Medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Iran?

Amirhossein Sahebkar, Farshad Farzadfar and Jalal Arabloo rank highest among researchers based in Iran, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Amirhossein Sahebkar#304,647 worldwide overall361.8 of 1,032 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Farshad Farzadfar#4,914 worldwide overall138.3 of 303 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jalal Arabloo#591 worldwide overall92.0 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Reza Malekzadeh#92,301 worldwide overall143.0 of 664 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou#1,137 worldwide overall87.0 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Saeid Safiri#125,425 worldwide overall90.9 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ali‐Asghar Kolahi#20,761 worldwide overall79.4 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar#60,412 worldwide overall90.1 of 384 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Mostafa Qorbani#198,047 worldwide overall107.9 of 527 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Omid Dadras#26,115 worldwide overall84.9 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Akram Pourshams#35,762 worldwide overall69.2 of 198 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Amir Kasaeian#31,766 worldwide overall69.1 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Mehdi Hosseinzadeh#4,589 worldwide overall56.2 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Mohammad Alì Mansournia#57,029 worldwide overall84.2 of 375 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Hassan Abolhassani#63,282 worldwide overall62.7 of 167 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Iran on their work in Medicine alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Iran compares with other countries in Medicine