How does Iran rank in Medicine research?

Iran ranks #19 of 155 countries on research quality in Medicine (2022–2025), with 60k works.

Medicine research in Iran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks first in Iran for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#171 worldwide), followed by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's world rank: #19
Works, 2022–2025: 60k
Top-10% rate: 13.5%
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?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran	#171	44.4	14.3%	5,054
2	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran	#255	40.1	13.0%	3,844
3	Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShiraz	#339	37.0	13.2%	2,745
4	Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran	#356	36.5	13.4%	2,912
5	Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad	#425	34.6	14.3%	2,340
6	Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz	#470	33.5	17.7%	2,012
7	Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesAhvāz	#827	27.4	11.5%	1,184
8	Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan	#913	26.3	10.9%	2,444
9	Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshah	#966	25.7	16.8%	828
10	University of TehranTehran	#1,039	24.9	16.5%	1,069
11	Kerman University of Medical SciencesKerman	#1,177	23.6	14.7%	1,039
12	Iranshahr UniversityIranshahr	#1,178	23.6	16.9%	736
13	Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesYazd	#1,372	21.9	9.2%	814
14	Hamedan University of Medical SciencesHamadan	#1,381	21.9	11.3%	1,039
15	Imam Khomeini HospitalTehran	#1,415	21.6	10.8%	718
16	Tarbiat Modares UniversityTehran	#1,480	21.1	18.1%	673
17	Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of TehranTehran	#1,591	20.3	13.9%	530
18	Babol University of Medical SciencesBabol	#1,793	19.0	12.7%	655
19	Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesSari	#1,805	19.0	11.0%	896
20	Guilan University of Medical SciencesRasht	#1,872	18.6	11.0%	819
21	Amirkabir University of TechnologyTehran	#1,901	18.4	21.1%	213
22	Kashan University of Medical SciencesKāshān	#1,906	18.4	15.7%	377
23	Urmia UniversityUrmia	#1,980	18.0	13.0%	634
24	Universal Scientific Education and Research NetworkTehran	#2,033	17.7	20.1%	294
25	Golestan UniversityGorgan	#2,157	17.0	8.9%	283
26	Hormozgan University of Medical SciencesBandar Abbas	#2,309	16.3	12.8%	406
27	Shiraz UniversityShiraz	#2,403	15.9	15.3%	410
28	Qazvin University of Medical SciencesQazvin	#2,417	15.8	12.3%	335
29	Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research CenterTehran	#2,599	15.0	9.6%	316
30	Jahrom University of Medical SciencesJahrom	#2,651	14.8	14.8%	381
31	Lorestan University of Medical SciencesKhorramabad	#2,672	14.7	13.7%	306
32	Shahed UniversityTehran	#2,718	14.6	15.2%	199
33	Islamic Azad University, Science and Research BranchTehran	#2,803	14.2	13.2%	444
34	Golestan University of Medical SciencesGorgan	#2,861	14.0	9.6%	280
35	Semnan University of Medical SciencesSemnan	#2,888	13.9	15.8%	329
36	Shahid Beheshti UniversityTehran	#2,890	13.9	15.9%	481
37	Birjand University of Medical SciencesBirjand	#3,034	13.4	11.0%	437
38	Zanjan University of Medical SciencesZanjān	#3,110	13.1	13.7%	422
39	Children's Medical CenterTehran	#3,132	13.0	10.8%	299
40	Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical SciencesTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh	#3,206	12.8	17.1%	109
41	Sina HospitalTehran	#3,258	12.6	9.6%	335
42	Baqiyatallah University of Medical SciencesTehran	#3,307	12.4	10.8%	414
43	Ferdowsi University of MashhadMashhad	#3,316	12.4	13.9%	298
44	University of TabrizTabriz	#3,331	12.4	19.3%	343
45	Aja University of Medical SciencesTehran	#3,341	12.3	12.1%	247
46	Research Institute for Endocrine SciencesTehran	#3,361	12.2	20.8%	321
47	Arak University of Medical SciencesArak	#3,398	12.1	8.1%	376
48	Academic Center for Education, Culture and ResearchTehran	#3,414	12.1	17.9%	299
49	Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesSanandij	#3,537	11.7	14.8%	316
50	Zahedan University of Medical SciencesZahedan	#3,568	11.6	7.2%	471
51	University of IsfahanIsfahan	#3,589	11.5	13.9%	315
52	Shariati HospitalTehran	#3,590	11.5	13.5%	316
53	Biotechnology Research CenterTabriz	#3,603	11.5	19.6%	312
54	Isfahan University of TechnologyIsfahan	#3,621	11.4	22.9%	128
55	Shahrekord University of Medical SciencesShahr-e Kord	#3,754	11.1	11.8%	326
56	University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation SciencesTehran	#3,815	10.9	10.9%	288
57	Gonabad University of Medical SciencesGonābād	#3,830	10.8	15.0%	160
58	Rasool Akram HospitalTehran	#3,849	10.8	14.3%	187
59	Islamic Azad University, MashhadMashhad	#3,981	10.4	13.9%	231
60	Fasa University of Medical SciencesFasa	#4,105	10.1	21.4%	198

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Iran?

Reza Malekzadeh, Amirhossein Sahebkar and Seyed Moayed Alavian rank highest among researchers based in Iran.

1Reza Malekzadeh#24 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 145 works
2Amirhossein Sahebkar#123 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 133 works
3Seyed Moayed Alavian#920 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 143 works
4Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi#33,780 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 121 works
5Mohammad Abdollahı#64,987 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 116 works
6Bagher Larijani#96,513 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 204 works
7Nima Rezaei#120,506 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 242 works
8Hassan Hashemi#295,622 worldwide overall274 citations · 115 works
9Fereidoun Azizi#316,902 worldwide overall694 citations · 224 works
10Mohammad Reza Zali#496,710 worldwide overall379 citations · 183 works
11Mehdi Hedayati#807,690 worldwide overall200 citations · 132 works

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