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Psychiatry and Mental health research in Iran

Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks first in Iran for Psychiatry and Mental health research in 2022–2025 (#147 worldwide), followed by Iran University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.

Iran's world rank
#20
of 55 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.8k
Top-10% rate
10.4%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Psychiatry and Mental health in Iran?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Tehran University of Medical SciencesTehran #1479.112.7%133
2Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran #2053.112.1%91
3Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehran #2112.611.1%96
4Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan #226132.013.0%70

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

Who are the top Psychiatry and Mental health researchers in Iran?

Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya, Shahin Akhondzadeh and Ali Montazeri rank highest among researchers based in Iran.

  1. 1Ali A. Asadi‐Pooya#128,451 worldwide overall214 citations · 15 works
  2. 2Shahin Akhondzadeh#165,495 worldwide overall274 citations · 16 works
  3. 3Ali Montazeri#228,589 worldwide overall247 citations · 8 works
  4. 4Mohammad Reza Safarinejad#325,547 worldwide overall132 citations · 8 works
  5. 5Ahmad Ghanizadeh#368,181 worldwide overall84 citations · 9 works
  6. 6Mohammad Reza Maracy#496,743 worldwide overall131 citations · 8 works
  7. 7Mansoureh Togha#728,137 worldwide overall62 citations · 13 works
  8. 8Vahid Nejati#951,726 worldwide overall76 citations · 11 works
  9. 9Afsoon Hassani Mehraban#1,156,958 worldwide overall13 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Mahmoud Reza Ashrafi#1,225,806 worldwide overall33 citations · 8 works
  11. 11Amir Shabani#1,390,678 worldwide overall12 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Parvaneh Karimzadeh#1,419,399 worldwide overall15 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Farhad Assarzadegan#1,529,905 worldwide overall15 citations · 9 works

How Iran compares with other countries in Psychiatry and Mental health