Iran's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Iran has 433 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Iran 33rd in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Tehran has the most listed scientists (34), followed by Sharif University of Technology (27).

Single Year

1,154

First year listed

Career Data

433

First year listed

World rank by count

#33

First year listed

Institutes

118

First year listed

Scientists in Iran on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+51.0%

2022+13.5%

2023+17.4%

2024+17.1%

2025+17.7%

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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%

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Rank in Iran	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	601	Sheikholeslami, Mohsen	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 6
2	3,000	DM Dehghan, Mehdi	Amirkabir University of Technology	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 2
3	4,750	SM Salavati-Niasari, Masoud	University of Kashan	Applied Physics	Rank 121
4	5,537	AS Abbasbandy, Saeid	Imam Khomeini International University	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 3
5	6,166	AO Akhavan, Omid	Sharif University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 144
6	8,233	GD Ganji, D. D.	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 36
7	10,545	AF Azizi, Fereidoun	Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 323
8	11,839	SM Setare, M. R.	University of Kurdistan	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 181
9	12,523	NT Niknam, Taher	Shiraz University of Technology	Energy	Rank 90
10	14,134	GM Ghaedi, M.	Yasouj University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 313
11	17,579	MA Montazeri, Ali	Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 195
12	18,701	AN Amjady, Nima	Semnan University	Energy	Rank 153
13	19,165	KA Khataee, Alireza	University of Tabriz	Chemical Engineering	Rank 65
14	19,188	SM Safarinejad, Mohammad Reza	Clinical Center for Urological Disease Diagnosis and Private Clinic Specializing in Urological and Andrological Genetics	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 221
15	20,909	SA Sahebkar, Amirhossein	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 877
16	21,148	EA Ensafi, Ali Asghar	Isfahan University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 137
17	22,670	ZM Zolfigol, Mohammad Ali	Bu Ali Sina University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 468
18	24,193	KA Kaveh, A.	Iran University of Science and Technology	Civil Engineering	Rank 20
19	24,581	KR Kelishadi, Roya	Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 247
20	26,615	SA Simchi, Abdolreza	Sharif University of Technology	Materials	Rank 309
21	27,273	SS Shahrokhian, Saeed	Sharif University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 191
22	27,691	MS Madaeni, S. S.	Razi University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 93
23	28,224	AA Ashori, Alireza	Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology	Polymers	Rank 250
24	30,993	Mahmoodi, Niyaz Mohammad	Institute for Color Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 108
25	31,172	HY Hatefi, Youssef	Shiraz University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 1,220
26	31,243	MP Malekzadeh, P.	Persian Gulf University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 153
27	33,200	BE Babaei, Ebrahim	University of Tabriz	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 72
28	33,645	SJ Salehi, Jawad A.	Sharif University of Technology	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 281
29	34,006	AA Afkhami, Abbas	Bu Ali Sina University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 250
30	37,419	Abdollahi, Mohammad	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 127
31	39,927	SA Shaabani, Ahmad	Shahid Beheshti University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 781
32	40,496	SM Sheikh-Jabbari, M. M.	Iranian Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 669
33	40,561	SM Shamsipur, Mojtaba	Razi University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 291
34	41,656	AS Azizian, Saeid	Bu Ali Sina University	Chemical Physics	Rank 936
35	42,449	JA Jouyban, Abolghasem	Tabriz University of Medical Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 141
36	44,611	MR Malekzadeh, Reza	Digestive Diseases Research Center	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 417
37	45,964	HH Hosseinzadeh, Hossein	Mashhad University of Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 153
38	46,693	AS Akhondzadeh, Shahin	Roozbeh Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 959
39	48,317	MS Mallakpour, Shadpour	Isfahan University of Technology	Polymers	Rank 444
40	52,708	JM Jalali, Mohsen	Bu Ali Sina University	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 206
41	52,717	MT Mohammadi, Toraj	Iran University of Science and Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 183
42	54,260	AS Alavian, Seyed Moayed	Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 843
43	55,454	AA Askarzadeh, Alireza	Graduate University of Advanced Technology	Energy	Rank 539
44	56,440	NM Nasrollahzadeh, Mahmoud	University of Qom	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,086
45	56,643	GA Ghanizadeh, Ahmad	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences	Psychiatry	Rank 1,107
46	57,033	DB Davvaz, B.	Yazd University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 951
47	58,446	SA Sheykhi, A.	Shiraz University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 951
48	58,560	NJ Nourooz-Zadeh, Jaffar	Urmia University of Medical Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,214
49	59,126	MA Maleki, Ali	Iran University of Science and Technology	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,140
50	59,576	KY Kiani, Y.	Shahrekord University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 313
51	60,025	TM Taher, Mohammad Ali	Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 418
52	60,503	VJ Varshosaz, Jaleh	Isfahan University of Medical Sciences	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 520
53	60,640	SH Shokrollahi, H.	Shiraz University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 1,521
54	60,737	AM Aghababa, Mohammad P.	Urmia University of Technology	Acoustics	Rank 121
55	61,240	SM Shokrieh, M. M.	Iran University of Science and Technology	Materials	Rank 759
56	62,817	MA Mahvi, Amir Hossein	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	Environmental Sciences	Rank 320
57	63,542	FJ Faiz, Jawad	University of Tehran	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 165
58	65,098	MA Morsali, Ali	Tarbiat Modares University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 439
59	65,918	ZM Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 4,643
60	67,145	GM Ganjali, Mohammad Reza	University of Tehran	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 483
61	69,466	Jafari, Seid Mahdi	Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources	Food Science	Rank 263
62	70,190	HM Heravi, Majid M.	Alzahra University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,318
63	70,268	AA Alibeigloo, A.	Tarbiat Modares University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 366
64	70,308	RA Rahimpour, Ahmad	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	Chemical Engineering	Rank 259
65	71,261	MM Mirmiran, Majid	University of Isfahan	Pediatrics	Rank 342
66	72,701	HS Hendi, S. H.	Shiraz University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,180
67	73,511	HE Hemmat Esfe, Mohammad	Imam Hossein University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 398
68	73,699	TM Tavazoei, Mohammad Saleh	Sharif University of Technology	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 523
69	73,851	VH Veisi, Hojat	Payame Noor University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,385
70	74,888	AM Alishahiha, Mohsen	Iranian Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,206
71	75,332	FH Firouzabadi, Habib	Shiraz University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,410
72	77,182	RM Rahimpour, Mohammad Reza	Shiraz University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 292
73	77,468	HK Hajian-Tilaki, Karimollah	Babol University of Medical Sciences	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 662
74	77,657	RN Rezaei, Nima	Tehran University of Medical Sciences	Immunology	Rank 2,215
75	77,761	HM Hosseini-Sarvari, Mona	Shiraz University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,456
76	77,802	KB Karimi, Babak	Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,457
77	78,102	MM Momeni, Mohamad Mohsen	Isfahan University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 1,992
78	78,161	ZM Zohuriaan-Mehr, Mohammad Jalal	Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute	Polymers	Rank 707
79	80,194	YM Yari, Mortaza	University of Tabriz	Energy	Rank 857
80	80,529	SF Shemirani, Farzaneh	University of Tehran	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 607
81	81,811	RB Rezaei, Behzad	Isfahan University of Technology	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 616
82	81,858	SA Safavi, Afsaneh	Shiraz University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 618
83	81,883	KK Kiani, Keivan	K. N. Toosi University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 445
84	82,939	AR Ansari, R.	The University of Guilan	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 454
85	83,023	FM Fotuhi-Firuzabad, Mahmud	Sharif University of Technology	Energy	Rank 891
86	83,453	MM Miransari, Mohammad	Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 361
87	84,229	MR Mahmudi, R.	University of Tehran	Materials	Rank 1,075
88	84,513	HB Hemmateenejad, B.	Shiraz University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 643
89	84,748	IN Iranpoor, Nasser	Shiraz University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,558
90	84,941	YY Yamini, Yadollah	Tarbiat Modares University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 646
91	85,565	KM Keshavarz, Mohammad Hossein	Malek Ashtar University of Technology	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,712
92	86,288	TA Taleizadeh, Ata Allah	University of Tehran	Operations Research	Rank 310
93	86,316	HM Hatami, Mohammad	Esfarayen University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 475
94	86,328	MH Mirzadeh, Hamed	University of Tehran	Materials	Rank 1,101
95	86,991	HA Habibi-Yangjeh, Aziz	University of Mohaghegh Ardebili	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,739
96	87,321	RJ Rezaee Jordehi, Ahmad	Islamic Azad University	Energy	Rank 927
97	87,976	SR Sadeghi, Rahmat	University of Kurdistan	Chemical Engineering	Rank 350
98	89,853	KB Kaboudin, Babak	Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,648
99	90,774	DM Dehghani, M.	Razi University	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,469
100	92,153	KA Khoei, A. R.	Sharif University of Technology	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 505
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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 career-long list, University of Tehran has the most listed scientists from Iran, with 34. It is followed by Sharif University of Technology with 27.

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.