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Epidemiology research in Iran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks first in Iran for Epidemiology research in 2022–2025 (#104 worldwide), followed by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Iran University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's world rank
#18
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.2k
Top-10% rate
13.2%
Ranked institutions
14

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

What is the best university for Epidemiology in Iran?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran #10432.515.1%354
2Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran #19423.513.6%282
3Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran #28617.812.7%205
4Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShiraz #30516.912.0%217
5Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz #37513.917.2%150
6Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad #48810.113.9%160
7Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan #5907.310.8%143
8Kerman University of Medical SciencesKerman #6885.117.4%82
9Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesAhvāz #6895.113.8%92
10University of TehranTehran #7154.514.9%66
11Hamedan University of Medical SciencesHamadan #7184.512.2%74
12Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshah #7543.814.6%64
13Guilan University of Medical SciencesRasht #7703.414.3%69
14Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesSari #8002.911.4%69

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

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Iran?

Reza Malekzadeh, Seyed Moayed Alavian and Manoochehr Karami rank highest among researchers based in Iran.

  1. 1Reza Malekzadeh#24 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 23 works
  2. 2Seyed Moayed Alavian#920 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 63 works
  3. 3Manoochehr Karami#3,113 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 21 works
  4. 4Shahin Merat#38,147 worldwide overall376 citations · 15 works
  5. 5Hossein Poustchi#39,216 worldwide overall490 citations · 22 works
  6. 6SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi#45,941 worldwide overall368 citations · 19 works
  7. 7Bagher Larijani#96,513 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 15 works
  8. 8Nima Rezaei#120,506 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 22 works
  9. 9Akbar Fotouhi#162,095 worldwide overall241 citations · 16 works
  10. 10Parissa Farnia#225,272 worldwide overall111 citations · 14 works
  11. 11Hassan Hashemi#295,622 worldwide overall274 citations · 31 works
  12. 12Fereidoun Azizi#316,902 worldwide overall694 citations · 23 works
  13. 13Kamran Bagheri Lankarani#393,258 worldwide overall205 citations · 20 works
  14. 14Mohammad Rostami‐Nejad#428,342 worldwide overall136 citations · 16 works
  15. 15Mohammad Reza Zali#496,710 worldwide overall379 citations · 43 works

How Iran compares with other countries in Epidemiology