Iran's Top 2% Scientists 2020
Iran has 1,154 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Iran 19th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Tehran has the most listed scientists (72), followed by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (41).
Scientists in Iran on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,154 | 433 | ||
| 2021 | 1,701 | +47.4% | 654 | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 1,943 | +14.2% | 742 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 2,141 | +10.2% | 871 | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 2,325 | +8.6% | 1,020 | +17.1% |
| 2025 | 2,534 | +9.0% | 1,201 | +17.7% |
Top 10 institutes in Iran
By number of listed scientists
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- 1University of Tehran72
- 2Tehran University of Medical Sciences41
- 3Iran University of Science and Technology39
- 4Sharif University of Technology37
- 5Amirkabir University of Technology36
- 6University of Tabriz33
- 7Tarbiat Modares University29
- 8Isfahan University of Technology28
- 9Mashhad University of Medical Sciences27
- 10Shiraz University26
All 1,154 scientists
| Rank in Iran | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Babol Noshirvani University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1 | |
| 2 | 296 | University of Kashan | Applied Physics | Rank 12 | |
| 3 | 879 | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 15 | |
| 4 | 972 | Amirkabir University of Technology | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 2 | |
| 5 | 1,264 | Sharif University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 42 | |
| 6 | 2,293 | Imam Hossein University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 27 | |
| 7 | 2,509 |
GM
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Yasouj University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 44 |
| 8 | 2,581 |
KA
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Iran University of Science and Technology | Civil Engineering | Rank 3 |
| 9 | 2,777 |
GD
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Babol Noshirvani University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 32 |
| 10 | 2,800 | Graduate University of Advanced Technology | Energy | Rank 55 | |
| 11 | 2,937 |
KY
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Shahrekord University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 33 |
| 12 | 3,336 | University of Tabriz | Chemical Engineering | Rank 22 | |
| 13 | 3,907 | Shiraz University of Technology | Energy | Rank 79 | |
| 14 | 4,470 | Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | Food Science | Rank 17 | |
| 15 | 4,483 |
MA
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Iran University of Science and Technology | Organic Chemistry | Rank 78 |
| 16 | 4,591 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 85 | |
| 17 | 4,679 | University of Tabriz | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 13 | |
| 18 | 4,685 |
AN
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Semnan University | Energy | Rank 94 |
| 19 | 4,869 | Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 44 | |
| 20 | 5,048 | Fidar Project Qaem Company | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 47 | |
| 21 | 5,075 | Institute for Color Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 31 | |
| 22 | 5,509 | Shiraz University | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 95 | |
| 23 | 5,952 | Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 58 | |
| 24 | 5,983 | Islamic Azad University | Energy | Rank 118 | |
| 25 | 5,988 | University of Qom | Organic Chemistry | Rank 100 | |
| 26 | 6,169 | Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Rank 112 | |
| 27 | 6,220 | Imam Khomeini International University | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | Rank 11 | |
| 28 | 6,321 | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences | Chemical Engineering | Rank 40 | |
| 29 | 6,714 | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 93 | |
| 30 | 7,601 | Islamic Azad University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 71 | |
| 31 | 7,964 | Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 61 | |
| 32 | 8,125 | Bu Ali Sina University | Chemical Physics | Rank 161 | |
| 33 | 8,643 |
VH
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Payame Noor University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 145 |
| 34 | 9,019 | University of Zanjan | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 107 | |
| 35 | 9,608 | Islamic Azad University | Applied Physics | Rank 208 | |
| 36 | 9,761 | Sharif University of Technology | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 40 | |
| 37 | 9,908 | Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 129 | |
| 38 | 9,979 | Esfarayen University of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 92 | |
| 39 | 10,078 |
AR
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The University of Guilan | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 94 |
| 40 | 10,276 | Persian Gulf University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 98 | |
| 41 | 10,632 | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 21 | |
| 42 | 10,899 | University of Tehran | Operations Research | Rank 55 | |
| 43 | 10,923 | Iran University of Science and Technology | Materials | Rank 189 | |
| 44 | 11,058 | Imam Khomeini International University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 105 | |
| 45 | 11,187 | Shiraz University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 246 | |
| 46 | 11,201 | Sharif University of Technology | Materials | Rank 195 | |
| 47 | 11,533 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Environmental Sciences | Rank 117 | |
| 48 | 11,563 | University of Tehran | Applied Physics | Rank 253 | |
| 49 | 11,736 | University of Mazandaran | Optics | Rank 69 | |
| 50 | 11,918 |
NG
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Tarbiat Modares University | Energy | Rank 224 |
| 51 | 12,166 | Isfahan University of Technology | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 58 | |
| 52 | 12,616 | Institute for Color Science and Technology | Polymers | Rank 94 | |
| 53 | 12,967 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 30 | |
| 54 | 13,038 | Iran University of Science and Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 123 | |
| 55 | 13,076 | University of Tehran | Materials | Rank 235 | |
| 56 | 13,107 | Babol University of Medical Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 161 | |
| 57 | 13,286 |
AM
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University of Kashan | Civil Engineering | Rank 43 |
| 58 | 13,833 | Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 147 | |
| 59 | 13,834 | Urmia University of Technology | Acoustics | Rank 27 | |
| 60 | 13,965 | Isfahan University of Technology | Applied Physics | Rank 300 | |
| 61 | 14,252 | Kermanshah University of Technology | Energy | Rank 267 | |
| 62 | 14,354 | The University of Guilan | Optics | Rank 82 | |
| 63 | 14,398 | Razi University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 87 | |
| 64 | 14,430 | Tarbiat Modares University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 144 | |
| 65 | 14,617 | Digestive Diseases Research Center | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 174 | |
| 66 | 14,825 |
HS
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Shiraz University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 133 |
| 67 | 15,367 | University of Mohaghegh Ardebili | Chemical Physics | Rank 304 | |
| 68 | 15,597 | Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch | Chemical Physics | Rank 310 | |
| 69 | 15,718 | Sharif University of Technology | Materials | Rank 279 | |
| 70 | 15,957 | Shahrood University of Technology | Energy | Rank 299 | |
| 71 | 16,611 | Babol Noshirvani University of Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 102 | |
| 72 | 17,164 | Yasuj University of Medical Sciences | Organic Chemistry | Rank 275 | |
| 73 | 17,192 | Razi University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 89 | |
| 74 | 17,537 | University of Tabriz | Energy | Rank 342 | |
| 75 | 17,595 | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences | Organic Chemistry | Rank 287 | |
| 76 | 17,841 | University of Tehran | Materials | Rank 323 | |
| 77 | 17,906 | Tarbiat Modares University | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 146 | |
| 78 | 18,392 | Clinical Center for Urological Disease Diagnosis and Private Clinic Specializing in Urological and Andrological Genetics | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 126 | |
| 79 | 18,509 | Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch | Operations Research | Rank 98 | |
| 80 | 19,033 | Shiraz University | Chemical Engineering | Rank 111 | |
| 81 | 19,115 | Bu Ali Sina University | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 97 | |
| 82 | 19,228 | University of Tehran | Energy | Rank 389 | |
| 83 | 19,649 | University of Tehran | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 96 | |
| 84 | 19,787 | Amirkabir University of Technology | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 82 | |
| 85 | 20,301 | Graduate University of Advanced Technology | Environmental Engineering | Rank 114 | |
| 86 | 20,476 |
SA
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Shiraz University | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 185 |
| 87 | 20,521 | University of Tabriz | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 204 | |
| 88 | 20,585 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 233 | |
| 89 | 20,769 | Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 106 | |
| 90 | 21,285 |
OA
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Shiraz University | Veterinary Sciences | Rank 6 |
| 91 | 21,691 | Semnan University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 218 | |
| 92 | 21,997 | University of Tehran | Energy | Rank 443 | |
| 93 | 22,173 | University of Tabriz | Environmental Engineering | Rank 120 | |
| 94 | 22,590 |
SJ
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University of Tabriz | Environmental Engineering | Rank 123 |
| 95 | 22,760 | Bu Ali Sina University | Organic Chemistry | Rank 384 | |
| 96 | 22,816 | Shahrood University of Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 129 | |
| 97 | 23,337 | Quchan University of Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 646 | |
| 98 | 23,440 | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 108 | |
| 99 | 23,591 | Shahrood University of Technology | Energy | Rank 477 | |
| 100 | 23,977 | Iran University of Science and Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 143 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Iran are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,154 scientists affiliated with Iran are on the 2020 single-year list, and 433 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Iran has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 single-year list, University of Tehran has the most listed scientists from Iran, with 72. It is followed by Tehran University of Medical Sciences with 41.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.