Universities by Research Publications in Iran
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Tehran4,746,450 citations
164,372
2Islamic Azad University, Tehran2,424,630 citations
130,351
3Tehran University of Medical Sciences7,022,414 citations
121,999
4Shahid Beheshti University3,260,969 citations
106,049
5Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences2,934,573 citations
78,740
6Tarbiat Modares University2,357,298 citations
75,760
7Shiraz University1,867,296 citations
58,460
8Ferdowsi University of Mashhad1,335,486 citations
52,925
9Iran University of Medical Sciences1,785,169 citations
51,429
10Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch966,059 citations
50,925
11Amirkabir University of Technology2,020,205 citations
50,234
12Sharif University of Technology1,969,472 citations
47,828
13University of Tabriz1,554,582 citations
46,676
14Iran University of Science and Technology1,790,543 citations
45,304
15Shiraz University of Medical Sciences1,796,171 citations
44,194
16Payame Noor University488,712 citations
42,827
17Mashhad University of Medical Sciences1,911,677 citations
42,234
18Isfahan University of Medical Sciences1,619,242 citations
41,931
19Tabriz University of Medical Sciences2,339,547 citations
39,165
20University of Isfahan705,175 citations
37,587
21Isfahan University of Technology1,541,315 citations
33,278
22University of Guilan653,739 citations
26,986
23Urmia University646,767 citations
26,169
24Allameh Tabataba'i University122,725 citations
25,117
25K. N. Toosi University of Technology735,267 citations
24,146
26Kharazmi University336,583 citations
23,248
27Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch265,418 citations
21,873
28Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz367,480 citations
21,743
29Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman521,471 citations
20,813
30Bu-Ali Sina University559,450 citations
20,262
31Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences650,772 citations
20,224
32Razi University541,771 citations
19,575
33Kerman University of Medical Sciences656,628 citations
19,124
34Yazd University340,869 citations
18,453
35Semnan University465,416 citations
18,231
36University of Mohaghegh Ardabili357,806 citations
17,552
37University of Mazandaran344,199 citations
17,512
38Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences800,300 citations
17,157
39Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences566,029 citations
16,786
40Hamedan University of Medical Sciences528,848 citations
16,530
41Alzahra University240,470 citations
15,941
42Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services375,686 citations
15,264
43University of Zanjan297,088 citations
13,924
44Islamic Azad University, Isfahan214,157 citations
13,635
45University of Shahrood322,523 citations
13,280
46Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences543,266 citations
12,848
47Shahrekord University259,973 citations
12,693
48University of Kashan549,926 citations
12,598
49Shahed University212,297 citations
12,528
50University of Kurdistan341,145 citations
12,325
Highlights
Within Iran, University of Tehran ranks first in 2026 with 164,372, followed by Islamic Azad University, Tehran (130,351) and Tehran University of Medical Sciences (121,999).
Across 50 entries, values run from 164,372 (University of Tehran) to 12,325 (University of Kurdistan), with a median of 23,697.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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