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Cancer Research research in Iran

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ranks first in Iran for Cancer Research research in 2022–2025 (#94 worldwide), followed by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's world rank
#12
of 44 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
Top-10% rate
18.7%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Cancer Research in Iran?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran #9416.921.1%140
2Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz #12112.324.6%103
3Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran #1488.619.1%117
4Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad #1607.221.3%94
5Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran #1993.218.2%75
6Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShiraz #22871.016.7%64

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

Who are the top Cancer Research researchers in Iran?

Amirhossein Sahebkar, Hamed Mirzaei and Nima Rezaei rank highest among researchers based in Iran.

  1. 1Amirhossein Sahebkar#123 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 10 works
  2. 2Hamed Mirzaei#16,655 worldwide overall750 citations · 13 works
  3. 3Nima Rezaei#120,506 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 13 works
  4. 4Abdolhossein Rustaiyan#271,469 worldwide overall203 citations · 7 works
  5. 5Behzad Baradaran#287,734 worldwide overall290 citations · 12 works
  6. 6Gordon A. Ferns#347,562 worldwide overall439 citations · 10 works
  7. 7Nosratollah Zarghami#518,651 worldwide overall263 citations · 7 works
  8. 8Fatemeh Atyabi#718,775 worldwide overall156 citations · 10 works
  9. 9Ali Masoudi‐Nejad#832,309 worldwide overall103 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Soudeh Ghafouri‐Fard#864,082 worldwide overall127 citations · 19 works
  11. 11Mehrdad Hashemi#995,259 worldwide overall66 citations · 13 works
  12. 12Kamran Ghaedi#1,014,270 worldwide overall80 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Hossein Mozdarani#1,016,323 worldwide overall50 citations · 7 works
  14. 14Dariush Shanehbandi#1,026,968 worldwide overall49 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Mohammad Taheri#1,045,529 worldwide overall64 citations · 18 works

How Iran compares with other countries in Cancer Research