Top-cited scientists by institution in Iran

61 institutions with 10 or more listed authors · Iran

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Which institutions in Iran have the most top 2% scientists?

61 universities and institutes in Iran have 10 or more researchers in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list. University of Tehran has the most (123), followed by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (112) and Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (75). Each institution’s page has its top fields and subfields and its first 100 scientists.

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k
1	University of Tehran	123	44
2	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	112	25
3	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences	75	15
4	Iran University of Science and Technology	74	22
5	Independent Researcher	71	32
6	Tabriz University of Medical Sciences	66	16
7	Iran University of Medical Sciences	64	14
8	University of Tabriz	61	22
9	Tarbiat Modares University	56	18
10	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences	51	11
11	Amirkabir University of Technology	48	18
12	Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences	47	8
13	Shiraz University	42	11
14	Islamic Azad University	40	9
15	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences	40	12
16	Isfahan University of Technology	39	13
17	Sharif University of Technology	39	15
18	Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	33	4
19	University of Kashan	32	8
20	Ferdowsi University of Mashhad	30	12
21	Hamadan University of Medical Sciences	30	3
22	Shahid Beheshti University	30	4
23	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences	28	2
24	Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences	25	3
25	Razi University	25	8
26	University of Kurdistan	23	8
27	University of Mazandaran	23	8
28	Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences	22	9
29	Semnan University	22	8
30	Bu-Ali Sina University	21	7
31	University of Guilan	20	6
32	University of Isfahan	20	8
33	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	19	6
34	Payame Noor University	19	2
35	School of Pharmacy	19	1
36	Urmia University	19	5
37	Babol University of Medical Sciences	16	4
38	K. N. Toosi University of Technology	16	7
39	Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman	16	5
40	Shahrekord University	16	5
41	Urmia University of Medical Sciences	16	2
42	University of Mohaghegh Ardabili	14	3
43	Arak University	13	4
44	Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University	13	3
45	Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences	13	1
46	Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences	13	3
47	Shahrood University of Technology	13	5
48	University of Maragheh	13	10
49	Shiraz University of Technology	12	8
50	Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization	11	2
51	Ardabil University of Medical Sciences	11	1
52	Graduate University of Advanced Technology	11	6
53	Ilam University	11	2
54	Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan	11	1
55	Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch	11	6
56	Kermanshah University of Technology	11	6
57	Lorestan University	11	2
58	Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz	11	2
59	Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University	11	1
60	Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch	10	3
61	Kashan University of Medical Sciences	10	3

Institution names are only recorded for large institutions. The 376 in Iran with fewer than 10 listed authors are not listed here; the authors table finds them by name.