Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Iran
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Energy Institute for Higher Education112 works
19.67
2Islamic Azad University, Boukan137 works
19.54
3Sabalan University of Advanced Technologies241 works
17.50
4Afagh Higher Education Institute136 works
12.81
5Shariaty Technical College34 works
12.00
6Quchan University of Advanced Technology505 works
11.54
7Saveh University of Medical Sciences893 works
11.26
8Islamic Azad University of Shahreza1,774 works
9.53
9Islamic Azad University of Gachsaran1,006 works
8.16
10Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences4,319 works
8.01
11Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences1,920 works
7.58
12Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute4,628 works
7.53
13Petroleum University of Technology3,792 works
7.48
14Bam University of Medical Sciences1,672 works
7.25
15University of Bonab2,197 works
7.12
16Ayatollah Boroujerdi University1,653 works
6.55
17University of Neyshabur2,337 works
6.47
18Guilan University of Medical Sciences11,758 works
6.34
19Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences7,283 works
6.30
20Zanjan University of Medical Sciences8,014 works
6.24
21Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences2,047 works
6.21
22Gonabad University of Medical Sciences3,322 works
6.21
23Iran University of Science and Technology45,304 works
6.13
24Shiraz University of Technology6,530 works
6.12
25Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology1,501 works
6.02
26Semnan University of Medical Sciences5,795 works
5.97
27Golestan University5,341 works
5.92
28Abadan University of Medical Sciences1,739 works
5.81
29University of Guilan26,986 works
5.78
30Shahroud University of Medical Sciences3,358 works
5.77
31Babol Noshirvani University of Technology11,561 works
5.76
32Islamic Azad University, Omidieh Branch887 works
5.66
33Graduate University of Advanced Technology5,003 works
5.61
34Urmia University of Medical Sciences10,070 works
5.57
35Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan4,278 works
5.53
36Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran5,848 works
5.44
37University of Maragheh5,972 works
5.43
38Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences17,157 works
5.38
39Mahallat Institute of Higher Education261 works
5.34
40Sahand University of Technology8,560 works
5.33
41Golpayegan University of Engineering752 works
5.31
42Alborz University of Medical Sciences6,861 works
5.27
43Amol University of Special Modern Technologies1,714 works
5.26
44Tehran University of Medical Sciences121,999 works
5.21
45Islamic Azad University, Masjed Soleyman660 works
5.19
46University of Kashan12,598 works
5.19
47Kermanshah University of Technology2,188 works
5.13
48University of Science and Culture2,828 works
5.07
49Islamic Azad University Mahshahr1,328 works
5.06
50Bushehr University of Medical Sciences4,543 works
5.03
Highlights
Within Iran, Energy Institute for Higher Education ranks first in 2026 with 19.67, followed by Islamic Azad University, Boukan (19.54) and Sabalan University of Advanced Technologies (17.50).
The top two are virtually level: Energy Institute for Higher Education and Islamic Azad University, Boukan differ by less than 1%.
Across 50 entries, values run from 19.67 (Energy Institute for Higher Education) to 5.03 (Bushehr University of Medical Sciences), with a median of 6.00.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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