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Iran University Research Rankings

Compare Iran universities using recent research output, citation impact, growth and a transparent research-performance score.

Research landscape

The current ITS Research Intelligence dataset contains 284 index-ready universities in Iran. Across those institutions, the average five-year research output is approximately 3,030 works and the average five-year citation count is approximately 27,275. The average publication-growth signal is 20.8%. These figures describe the institutions that pass the public quality gate; they are not intended to represent every tertiary institution in the country.

Country rankings are useful for benchmarking because they reduce some of the structural differences that make global comparisons difficult. They still should not be treated as a complete assessment of institutional quality: teaching, student outcomes, funding levels, research field mix and institutional mission are outside this research-performance score. The value of the page is in seeing who is producing research, how that activity is changing, and where citation visibility is concentrated.

Top research universities in Iran

RankUniversityCountryScore5-year works5-year citationsGrowth
#1University of TehranIran78.241,818442,105-5.0%
#2Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran77.943,385370,110-2.4%
#3Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran74.730,693265,915-3.6%
#4Tabriz University of Medical SciencesIran74.716,530190,737-3.2%
#5University of TabrizIran74.414,640174,259-0.9%
#6Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran74.313,801184,7302.4%
#7Tarbiat Modares UniversityIran74.320,060203,152-6.2%
#8Amirkabir University of TechnologyIran74.213,466169,489-2.8%
#9Sharif University of TechnologyIran73.511,648139,607-8.9%
#10Iran University of Medical SciencesIran73.425,493210,882-0.1%
#11Isfahan University of TechnologyIran73.010,422119,2539.3%
#12Mashhad University of Medical SciencesIran72.716,766156,6738.3%
#13Shiraz University of Medical SciencesIran71.918,373156,2802.8%
#14Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIran71.714,759129,146-1.1%
#15Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesIran70.67,38889,540-7.5%
#16Urmia UniversityIran70.610,940108,0318.8%
#17Shahid Beheshti UniversityIran70.515,862132,414-10.5%
#18Ferdowsi University of MashhadIran70.513,988118,818-18.5%
#19Shiraz UniversityIran70.514,037112,975-2.8%
#20Islamic Azad University, Science and Research BranchIran70.313,758129,461-20.0%
#21K. N. Toosi University of TechnologyIran69.86,77475,739-9.4%
#22Kerman University of Medical SciencesIran69.38,28482,8606.4%
#23University of IsfahanIran68.910,26781,98522.6%
#24Babol Noshirvani University of TechnologyIran68.43,85054,1444.1%
#25University of KashanIran67.83,64446,847-1.3%
#26Semnan UniversityIran67.75,50257,0203.3%
#27Hamedan University of Medical SciencesIran67.67,32569,553-2.3%
#28Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesIran67.63,30739,2292.4%
#29University of GuilanIran67.47,75267,321-3.9%
#30Shahid Bahonar University of KermanIran67.36,21957,500-5.0%
#31University of KurdistanIran67.14,52043,17911.7%
#32Shiraz University of TechnologyIran67.02,61134,9726.7%
#33Bu-Ali Sina UniversityIran66.75,51350,135-6.5%
#34University of MaraghehIran66.73,01737,7401.7%
#35Golestan UniversityIran66.54,44146,117-0.3%
#36Kashan University of Medical SciencesIran66.53,33339,345-4.0%
#37Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of TehranIran66.45,35748,94937.3%
#38Islamic Azad University, TehranIran66.414,43182,6549.8%
#39Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesIran66.47,70160,778-1.0%
#40Mazandaran University of Medical SciencesIran66.17,05854,01413.1%
#41University of ShahroodIran66.14,31243,803-15.4%
#42University of Mohaghegh ArdabiliIran66.05,78548,739-6.5%
#43Hakim Sabzevari UniversityIran66.02,48334,27815.5%
#44Zanjan University of Medical SciencesIran65.63,63437,3977.0%
#45Razi UniversityIran65.65,24642,5193.1%
#46Kharazmi UniversityIran65.66,21551,705-7.3%
#47Ilam UniversityIran65.53,86438,50212.0%
#48Shahid Chamran University of AhvazIran65.55,78048,498-2.6%
#49Zabol UniversityIran65.53,06431,21035.5%
#50Iranshahr UniversityIran65.47,10858,341-0.4%
#51Sahand University of TechnologyIran65.32,99832,43010.1%
#52Urmia University of Medical SciencesIran65.33,39438,504-7.5%
#53Persian Gulf UniversityIran65.12,51927,63919.6%
#54University of ZanjanIran65.04,28037,1712.7%
#55Islamic Azad University of NajafabadIran65.03,09030,7478.8%
#56Babol University of Medical SciencesIran65.04,46435,67122.1%
#57Birjand University of Medical SciencesIran65.03,60139,556-11.0%
#58Baqiyatallah University of Medical SciencesIran64.94,11238,126-25.3%
#59Yazd UniversityIran64.85,71644,736-10.7%
#60University of MazandaranIran64.64,54736,20329.2%
#61Iran Polymer and Petrochemical InstituteIran64.51,31721,2693.1%
#62Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic SciencesIran64.51,80220,5305.8%
#63Graduate University of Advanced TechnologyIran64.22,03726,033-12.0%
#64Shahrekord UniversityIran64.13,49432,681-4.2%
#65Guilan University of Medical SciencesIran64.05,81240,49826.3%
#66Islamic Azad University South Tehran BranchIran64.06,80940,69172.8%
#67Payame Noor UniversityIran64.08,67453,402-9.3%
#68Semnan University of Medical SciencesIran63.92,82629,01812.7%
#69Azarbaijan Shahid Madani UniversityIran63.73,15328,669-11.9%
#70Qazvin University of Medical SciencesIran63.63,11929,786-5.8%
#71Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesIran63.62,58426,169-15.6%
#72Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesIran63.66,00042,0384.2%
#73Bushehr University of Medical SciencesIran63.62,00522,0790.0%
#74Shahrekord University of Medical SciencesIran63.52,56225,9125.4%
#75Arak UniversityIran63.53,35128,29920.5%
#76Zahedan University of Medical SciencesIran63.53,23730,6490.8%
#77Lorestan UniversityIran63.44,67431,42937.0%
#78Damghan UniversityIran63.41,95120,73119.2%
#79Fasa University of Medical SciencesIran63.42,48326,5227.8%
#80Petroleum University of TechnologyIran63.21,08915,9083.7%
#81Lorestan University of Medical SciencesIran63.22,89026,41812.9%
#82Islamic Azad University, MashhadIran63.23,42726,95723.5%
#83Islamic Azad University of TabrizIran63.13,66029,25014.4%
#84Urmia University of TechnologyIran63.11,52719,1469.5%
#85Islamic Azad University of UrmiaIran63.11,30518,11742.0%
#86Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training UniversityIran62.82,42523,375-16.8%
#87Imam Khomeini International UniversityIran62.73,27027,065-10.2%
#88Ardabil University of Medical SciencesIran62.72,98626,9876.4%
#89Islamic Azad University North Tehran BranchIran62.54,39932,4189.1%
#90Vali Asr University of RafsanjanIran62.51,76718,08132.5%
#91Kermanshah University of TechnologyIran62.51,07915,06410.1%
#92University of NeyshaburIran62.51,94321,8060.8%
#93Islamic Azad University Central Tehran BranchIran62.45,42036,6285.0%
#94Shahroud University of Medical SciencesIran62.21,72419,795-1.0%
#95Golestan University of Medical SciencesIran62.23,27325,7132.2%
#96Arak University of Medical SciencesIran61.82,46721,926-1.4%
#97North Khorasan University of Medical SciencesIran61.81,83719,19112.5%
#98Yasouj UniversityIran61.72,95323,422-37.5%
#99University of BonabIran61.71,05314,722-2.5%
#100Alzahra UniversityIran61.44,22727,489-10.8%
Transparent methodology

How ITS Research Score v3 is constructed

One formula applies to every index-ready institution, using the five most recent complete calendar years: 25% research output, 25% citations, 20% h-index and 5% i10-index (log-normalized so the largest universities do not dominate linearly), 15% citation impact (the institution’s percentile on citations per work, reduced below 500 works so small samples cannot win by chance), 5% publication growth and 5% international-collaboration share. When collaboration data is not yet available, the other weights are rescaled.

Data-quality controls: the unfinished current year is never counted, and a year in which recorded output jumps to more than three times the institution’s usual level while being at least 90% open access is treated as a bulk dataset or repository deposit and scored at the usual level. Raw data are kept and every adjustment is logged. Open-access share and topic diversity are published as separate rankings and do not affect the main score. Citation impact is not field-normalized.

These indicators assess research activity only. They do not measure teaching quality, student experience, employability, reputation, finances or accreditation. Missing data are left missing rather than fabricated.