Universities by Research i10-index in Iran
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Tehran University of Medical Sciences121,999 works
130,119
2University of Tehran164,372 works
101,614
3Shahid Beheshti University106,049 works
74,129
4Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences78,740 works
66,424
5Islamic Azad University, Tehran130,351 works
55,978
6Tarbiat Modares University75,760 works
50,409
7Tabriz University of Medical Sciences39,165 works
48,540
8Amirkabir University of Technology50,234 works
44,578
9Shiraz University58,460 works
44,078
10Shiraz University of Medical Sciences44,194 works
43,906
11Mashhad University of Medical Sciences42,234 works
42,455
12Sharif University of Technology47,828 works
41,919
13Iran University of Science and Technology45,304 works
39,282
14Isfahan University of Medical Sciences41,931 works
37,052
15Iran University of Medical Sciences51,429 works
36,845
16Isfahan University of Technology33,278 works
33,934
17University of Tabriz46,676 works
32,316
18Ferdowsi University of Mashhad52,925 works
30,643
19Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch50,925 works
22,861
20K. N. Toosi University of Technology24,146 works
17,321
21University of Isfahan37,587 works
16,457
22University of Guilan26,986 works
16,175
23Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences17,157 works
16,146
24Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences20,224 works
15,964
25Kerman University of Medical Sciences19,124 works
15,758
26Urmia University26,169 works
15,084
27Hamedan University of Medical Sciences16,530 works
13,207
28Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences16,786 works
13,071
29Bu-Ali Sina University20,262 works
13,016
30Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman20,813 works
12,221
31Razi University19,575 works
11,896
32Payame Noor University42,827 works
11,760
33University of Kashan12,598 works
11,284
34Babol Noshirvani University of Technology11,561 works
10,988
35Semnan University18,231 works
10,973
36Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences12,848 works
10,582
37Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services15,264 works
9,943
38Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz21,743 works
9,227
39University of Mazandaran17,512 works
8,517
40Yazd University18,453 works
8,303
41Kharazmi University23,248 works
8,143
42Sahand University of Technology8,560 works
8,118
43University of Shahrood13,280 works
7,941
44University of Mohaghegh Ardabili17,552 works
7,779
45University of Zanjan13,924 works
7,623
46Guilan University of Medical Sciences11,758 works
7,532
47Babol University of Medical Sciences9,814 works
7,287
48University of Kurdistan12,325 works
7,087
49Kashan University of Medical Sciences7,762 works
6,936
50Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch21,873 works
6,426
Highlights
Within Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranks first in 2026 with 130,119, followed by University of Tehran (101,614) and Shahid Beheshti University (74,129).
Across 50 entries, values run from 130,119 (Tehran University of Medical Sciences) to 6,426 (Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch), with a median of 15,421.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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