University of Tehran
In research, University of Tehran stands highest in Physical Sciences (#609 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#437 of 5,901 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#547 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Biomaterials and Water Science and Technology (Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 4.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #884 of 22,385 · #1,398 all time
- Rank in Iran
- #1 of 208
- Research works
- 62k ▼ 22% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.1M 17.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 11.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.94× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 35% world 40%
- International
- 18% world 18%
What is University of Tehran known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #609 of 10,670 | 12.6% | 6,919 | #861 | |
| EngineeringField | #437 of 5,901 | 13.6% | 3,151 | #385 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #547 of 3,334 | 12.3% | 1,113 | #776 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #569 of 3,157 | 12.3% | 794 | #775 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,772 of 9,585 | 10.0% | 2,204 | #2375 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #899 of 4,417 | 10.8% | 730 | #1077 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #291 of 1,319 | 16.7% | 529 | #318 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #620 of 2,581 | 13.2% | 480 | #727 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,583 of 9,902 | 10.9% | 1,338 | #6212 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,832 of 6,403 | 11.0% | 1,636 | #3566 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Tehran sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#861 #609
- Engineering#385 #437
- Environmental Science#776 #547
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#775 #569
- Social Sciences#2,375 #1,772
- Computer Science#1,077 #899
- Mechanical Engineering#318 #291
- Business, Management and Accounting#727 #620
- Health Sciences#6,212 #2,583
- Life Sciences#3,566 #1,832
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does University of Tehran work in?
In 2022-now, 57% of research at University of Tehran is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Environmental Science (9%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences7,63757.1%
- Engineering3,44925.8%
- Environmental Science1,2419.3%
- Computer Science8126.1%
- Materials Science7885.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3832.9%
- Energy3002.2%
- Chemistry2822.1%
- Physics and Astronomy2271.7%
- Chemical Engineering880.7%
- Mathematics680.5%
- Social Sciences2,46718.4%
- Social Sciences9256.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting5374.0%
- Psychology3802.8%
- Arts and Humanities2331.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2151.6%
- Decision Sciences1781.3%
- Life Sciences1,81513.6%
- Health Sciences1,46610.9%
- Medicine1,1718.7%
- Health Professions1621.2%
- Nursing650.5%
- Veterinary360.3%
- Dentistry330.2%
What does University of Tehran specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 57.5 works4.0×
- BiomaterialsSubfield · 194.8 works3.4×
- Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 223.7 works3.2×
- Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 226.8 works3.1×
- GeophysicsSubfield · 130.9 works2.8×
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 183.4 works2.6×
- EnergyField · 300.0 works2.4×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Energy2.44×300 works
- Veterinary1.95×36 works
- Chemical Engineering1.89×88 works
- Environmental Science1.87×1,241 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.82×383 works
- Engineering1.72×3,449 works
- Materials Science1.69×788 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×881 works
- Decision Sciences1.38×178 works
- Chemistry1.34×282 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.24×537 works
- Nursing1.00×65 works
- Neuroscience0.93×201 works
- Psychology0.93×380 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×41 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×605 works
- Computer Science0.78×812 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.76×227 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×215 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.65×87 works
- Arts and Humanities0.60×233 works
- Social Sciences0.55×925 works
- Dentistry0.50×32 works
- Health Professions0.46×162 works
- Medicine0.45×1,171 works
- Mathematics0.43×68 works
- Energy 2.4×
- Veterinary 1.9×
- Chemical Engineering 1.9×
- Environmental Science 1.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.8×
- Engineering 1.7×
- Materials Science 1.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Decision Sciences 1.4×
- Chemistry 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.2×
- Nursing 1.0×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Psychology 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities 0.6×
- Social Sciences 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.4×
Who are the top researchers at University of Tehran?
Ranked on the quality score, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Meisam Tabatabaei and Pouria Ahmadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tehran.
- 1
Mortaza Aghbashlo
Iran · #1,278 worldwide 27k citations · 380 works
- 2
Meisam Tabatabaei
Iran · #3,209 worldwide 44k citations · 502 works
- 3
Pouria Ahmadi
Iran · #6,537 worldwide 14k citations · 231 works
- 4
Ata Allah Taleizadeh
Iran · #15,823 worldwide 10k citations · 314 works
- 5
Ashkan Nabavi‐Pelesaraei
Iran · #16,500 worldwide 5.2k citations · 78 works
- 6
Alibakhsh Kasaeian
Iran · #18,578 worldwide 18k citations · 284 works
- 7
Mehdi Mehrpooya
Iran · #19,285 worldwide 18k citations · 367 works
- 8
S. Ali Torabi
Iran · #23,676 worldwide 13k citations · 226 works
- 9
Roohollah Noori
Iran · #28,323 worldwide 6.5k citations · 143 works
- 10
Benyamin Khoshnevisan
Iran · #46,155 worldwide 7.2k citations · 132 works
Which keywords describe research at University of Tehran?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Biomedical Applications, Remote Sensing, Nanoparticles, Machine Learning and Environmental Impact.
- Islamic reform
- Middle East
- Circular Economy
- Support Vector Machines
- Land Use Change
- Hydrological Modeling
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Toxicity
- Water Resources
- Catalysis
- Microstructure
- Tissue Engineering
- Nanocomposites
- Oxidative Stress
- Graphene
- Nanomaterials
- Nanoparticles
- Biomedical Applications
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Renewable Energy
- Remote Sensing
- Environmental Impact
- Mechanical Properties
- Drug Delivery
- Energy Efficiency
- Neural Networks
- Energy Storage
- Supply Chain Management
- Antioxidant
- Risk Management
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Heat Transfer
- Optimization
- Urbanization
- Solar Energy
- Thermal Comfort
- Iran
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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
- Climate Change619▲ 1.70×105 topics
- Sustainability546▲ 1.67×100 topics
- Machine Learning517▲ 1.16×91 topics
- Deep Learning431◆ 0.93×81 topics
- Renewable Energy428▲ 2.2×49 topics
- Biomedical Applications390▲ 2.5×36 topics
- Remote Sensing390▲ 2.4×41 topics
- Nanoparticles376▲ 2.2×44 topics
- Environmental Impact369▲ 1.61×62 topics
- Nanomaterials287▲ 2.0×20 topics
- Mechanical Properties285▲ 2.2×37 topics
- Graphene228▲ 2.5×12 topics
- Drug Delivery224▲ 3.1×16 topics
- Oxidative Stress223◆ 1.01×62 topics
- Energy Efficiency218▲ 1.76×42 topics
- Nanocomposites216▲ 2.0×22 topics
- Neural Networks214◆ 1.04×42 topics
- Tissue Engineering204▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Energy Storage180▲ 2.1×12 topics
- Microstructure174▲ 2.5×18 topics
- Supply Chain Management162▲ 1.35×23 topics
- Catalysis150▲ 1.68×27 topics
- Antioxidant149▲ 1.62×50 topics
- Water Resources145▲ 4.4×10 topics
- Risk Management142▲ 2.2×16 topics
- Toxicity140▲ 2.4×20 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks136▲ 2.2×9 topics
- Carbon Nanotubes131▲ 2.9×9 topics
- Heat Transfer128▲ 1.96×18 topics
- Hydrological Modeling128▲ 4.0×5 topics
- Optimization127▲ 2.1×24 topics
- Land Use Change118▲ 3.0×8 topics
- Urbanization115▲ 2.1×10 topics
- Support Vector Machines111▲ 2.6×8 topics
- Solar Energy110▲ 2.6×5 topics
- Circular Economy99▲ 2.7×7 topics
- Thermal Comfort78▲ 4.5×2 topics
- Middle East66▲ 8.0×2 topics
- Iran59▲ 10×1 topic
- Islamic reform59▲ 10×1 topic
Which research topics does University of Tehran publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Islamic Studies and History, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 59 works
- 2 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 55 works
- 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 55 works
- 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 54 works
- 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 48 works
- 6 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 47 works
- 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 47 works
- 8 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 46 works
- 9 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 44 works
- 10 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 43 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has University of Tehran's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University of Tehran as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.051% in 2024.
Fractional works of University of Tehran over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2024.
Other research institutions in Tehran
- Islamic Azad University, Tehran
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Amirkabir University of Technology
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Sharif University of Technology
- Iran University of Science and Technology
- Shahid Beheshti University
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How does the University of Tehran rank in research?
In research, University of Tehran stands highest in Physical Sciences (#609 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#437 of 5,901 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#547 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Biomaterials and Water Science and Technology (Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 4.0× its share of world research).
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