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Physiology research in Iran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks first in Iran for Physiology research in 2022–2025 (#129 worldwide), followed by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's world rank
#18
of 68 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.9k
Top-10% rate
14.7%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Physiology in Iran?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran #12922.915.2%239
2Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran #20016.015.9%159
3Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShiraz #23513.417.9%115
4Tabriz University of Medical SciencesTabriz #2969.819.1%102
5Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran #3347.814.3%121
6Mashhad University of Medical SciencesMashhad #3656.416.1%97
7Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan #4303.815.7%98
8University of TehranTehran #4931.715.3%68

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in Iran?

Amirhossein Sahebkar, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi and Roya Kelishadi rank highest among researchers based in Iran.

  1. 1Amirhossein Sahebkar#123 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 10 works
  2. 2Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi#33,780 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 10 works
  3. 3Roya Kelishadi#56,016 worldwide overall671 citations · 9 works
  4. 4Masoud Rahmati#93,483 worldwide overall271 citations · 10 works
  5. 5Bagher Larijani#96,513 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 24 works
  6. 6Ahmad Esmaillzadeh#107,017 worldwide overall425 citations · 14 works
  7. 7Nima Rezaei#120,506 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 13 works
  8. 8Leila Azadbakht#282,819 worldwide overall250 citations · 15 works
  9. 9Mohammad Reza Masjedi#315,931 worldwide overall159 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Fereidoun Azizi#316,902 worldwide overall694 citations · 12 works
  11. 11Parvin Mirmiran#372,692 worldwide overall278 citations · 12 works
  12. 12Farzad Shidfar#677,426 worldwide overall109 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Farshad Sharifi#778,780 worldwide overall74 citations · 11 works
  14. 14Gholamreza Heydari#786,992 worldwide overall24 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Mehdi Hedayati#807,690 worldwide overall200 citations · 20 works

How Iran compares with other countries in Physiology