top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Iran

2025 single-year list · 2,678 listed authors · 17th of 170 countries

2,678 researchers whose current affiliation is in Iran are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 752 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Iran has 1.1% of everyone on the list, 17th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
2,678
1.1% of the list
In the global top 100,000
752
28.1% of its listed authors
Country rank
#17
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#157
Sahebkar, Amirhossein

Top institutions in Iran

  1. University of Tehran1235%
  2. Tehran University of Medical Sciences1124%
  3. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences753%
  4. Iran University of Science and Technology743%
  5. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences662%
  6. Iran University of Medical Sciences642%
  7. University of Tabriz612%
  8. Tarbiat Modares University562%
  9. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences512%
  10. Amirkabir University of Technology482%

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine97837%
  2. Chemistry44016%
  3. Engineering36113%
  4. Enabling & Strategic Technologies32412%
  5. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry1365%
  6. Physics & Astronomy1084%
  7. Information & Communication Technologies913%
  8. Biomedical Research733%
  9. Earth & Environmental Sciences432%
  10. Biology341%

2,678 listed scientists in Iran

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