Tehran University of Medical Sciences: Rankings

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The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 2nd in Iran, 558th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 164 research topics. The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 96,608 academic publications and 1,651,343 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#558 of 14,131 In the World
#85 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 310 In Iran
#2 of 37 In Tehran
#43 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#45 of 1,708 For Toxicology
#56 of 1,449 For Epidemiology
#1957 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1143 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 161 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 1st for Medicine in Iran and 178th in the World with 86,045 publications made and 1,439,895 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#27 of 2,817 In Asia
#178 of 6,793 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 30 16
1994 37 29
1995 51 25
1996 48 47
1997 54 79
1998 72 102
1999 54 149
2000 102 241
2001 108 322
2002 164 493
2003 294 669
2004 448 1090
2005 559 1628
2006 853 2854
2007 917 3978
2008 1166 5917
2009 1396 7766
2010 1641 10610
2011 2613 14029
2012 3406 18894
2013 3798 26774
2014 4080 35340
2015 4693 43423
2016 4939 51700
2017 5261 60381
2018 5397 72189
2019 5730 88468
2020 7435 123377
2021 7480 153359
2022 6805 159782
2023 6154 168701
2024 5903 164930
2025 5074 155525

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 1 5 43
Toxicology 1 3 45
Epidemiology 1 7 56
Neurosurgery 1 10 65
Dermatology 1 6 67
Veterinary 1 5 70
Plastic Surgery 1 9 89
Optometry 1 13 90
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 1 100
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 27 103
Ophthalmology 1 18 103
Health Science 1 5 107
Pharmacology 1 19 111
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 2 118
Dentistry 1 25 120
Nursing 1 3 125
Pediatrics 1 12 125
Family medicine 1 6 128
Occupational Therapy 1 10 134
Public Health 1 7 135
Surgery 1 24 137
Pathology 1 22 138
Anesthesiology 1 18 140
Orthodontics 1 25 144
Urology 1 24 154
Critical Care Nursing 1 13 154
Virology 1 23 155
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 8 167
Physical Therapy 1 12 177
Radiation Therapy 1 45 178
Biomedical Engineering 1 42 181
Psychiatry 1 20 183
Medical Physics 1 18 185
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 17 189
Immunology 1 32 190
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 38 201
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 49 203
Gerontology 1 9 211
Oncology and Cancer research 1 61 214
Respiratory Therapy 1 30 222
Sports Medicine 1 19 226
Audiology 1 23 234
Clinical Psychology 1 14 236
Anatomy and Physiology 1 42 237
Cardiology 1 50 264
Sports / Exercise science 1 13 269
Forensic Science 1 73 333
Pharmacy 7 187 566

Biology rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 1st for Biology in Iran and 307th in the World with 74,082 publications made and 1,316,197 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#61 of 2,838 In Asia
#307 of 6,841 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 22 14
1994 29 23
1995 44 21
1996 40 44
1997 47 66
1998 75 100
1999 48 131
2000 95 196
2001 99 299
2002 160 464
2003 274 657
2004 439 1070
2005 548 1653
2006 773 2790
2007 811 3793
2008 1068 5764
2009 1236 7558
2010 1499 10335
2011 2296 13717
2012 2860 18635
2013 3224 25560
2014 3489 33376
2015 4003 41159
2016 4233 48636
2017 4456 57585
2018 4739 70033
2019 4892 86011
2020 6425 118978
2021 6446 148297
2022 5922 155236
2023 5329 163070
2024 4931 160902
2025 4129 150440

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 3 45
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 1 100
Pharmacology 1 19 111
Virology 1 23 155
Microbiology 1 25 163
Biotechnology 1 26 174
Immunology 1 32 190
Oncology and Cancer research 1 61 214
Nutrition and Food Science 4 85 269
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 40 269
Neuroscience 1 36 287
Genetics 1 55 290
Biochemistry 1 80 360
Botany 2 84 394
Astrobiology 1 78 421
Zoology 2 59 427
Entomology 1 83 458
Paleontology 2 96 460
Molecular Biology 1 138 483
Nanotechnology 11 208 534
Animal Science 11 166 632
Horticulture 8 211 640
Biophysics 2 188 698
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 176 715
Agricultural Science 8 239 731
Evolutionary Biology 8 231 929
Forestry 17 470 1481

Chemistry rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Iran and 458th in the World with 46,593 publications made and 946,193 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#126 of 2,785 In Asia
#458 of 6,561 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 15 10
1994 24 17
1995 38 19
1996 28 34
1997 39 56
1998 56 79
1999 35 103
2000 69 138
2001 67 248
2002 123 380
2003 182 524
2004 292 821
2005 363 1248
2006 487 2039
2007 514 2741
2008 689 4164
2009 817 5240
2010 980 7196
2011 1445 9712
2012 1740 12787
2013 1980 17800
2014 2216 23130
2015 2507 28920
2016 2752 34518
2017 2973 41572
2018 3097 51566
2019 3261 63636
2020 3930 85599
2021 3939 106553
2022 3614 112637
2023 3368 118989
2024 2901 115894
2025 2395 107771

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 7 97 169
Nutrition and Food Science 4 85 269
Biochemistry 1 80 360
Nanotechnology 11 208 534
Chemical Engineering 12 234 547
Organic Chemistry 7 175 554
Environmental Chemistry 5 176 565
Pharmacy 7 187 566
Biochemical Engineering 5 168 592
Inorganic Chemistry 15 278 716
Physical chemistry 14 295 759
Materials Science 11 272 768
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 13 353 970
Computational Chemistry 47 651 1584
Petrology and Geochemistry 36 585 1635

Psychology rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 1st for Psychology in Iran and 248th in the World with 34,777 publications made and 529,394 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 122 In Iran
#31 of 2,766 In Asia
#248 of 6,663 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 9 5
1994 10 10
1995 22 12
1996 19 13
1997 18 39
1998 26 54
1999 19 67
2000 30 107
2001 36 126
2002 71 203
2003 110 316
2004 158 490
2005 205 694
2006 334 1270
2007 390 1676
2008 460 2359
2009 561 3037
2010 644 4102
2011 1097 5275
2012 1505 7384
2013 1576 10492
2014 1758 14061
2015 1933 17432
2016 2018 20683
2017 2107 24062
2018 2123 28587
2019 2287 34342
2020 2888 48506
2021 2973 60707
2022 2860 63165
2023 2561 67304
2024 2298 63135
2025 1962 59954

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 10 134
Psychiatry 1 20 183
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 26 191
Clinical Psychology 1 14 236
Neuroscience 1 36 287
Sexology 1 6 318
Child Psychology 1 28 366
Special Education 4 54 598
Social Psychology 2 91 604
Cognitive Science 7 199 744
Education Majors 2 150 783

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Iran and 613th in the World with 32,049 publications made and 593,690 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 122 In Iran
#91 of 2,867 In Asia
#613 of 7,088 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 21 3
1994 18 12
1995 14 9
1996 22 16
1997 20 13
1998 26 24
1999 16 39
2000 39 52
2001 33 76
2002 44 132
2003 75 164
2004 119 303
2005 149 457
2006 231 844
2007 251 1183
2008 349 1855
2009 406 2630
2010 506 3617
2011 860 4669
2012 1209 6456
2013 1386 9824
2014 1569 13733
2015 1769 17370
2016 1839 20436
2017 2067 24061
2018 2085 28325
2019 2299 35351
2020 3041 51167
2021 2924 64450
2022 2584 64405
2023 2342 69735
2024 2194 63647
2025 1754 57773

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 4 120
Demography 1 12 165
Sports / Exercise science 1 13 269
Anthropology 1 15 285
Forensic Science 1 73 333
Sociology 1 30 357
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 2 39 401
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 64 423
Genealogy 1 30 482
Publishing 3 60 526
Law 2 77 529
Gender Studies 1 31 585
Special Education 4 54 598
Library and Information science 1 70 630
Political Science 2 85 645
Linguistics 5 145 670
Communications and Public Relations 2 95 684
Archaeology 3 160 691
Classics and Ancient History 2 97 708
Broadcast Journalism 2 148 745
Military science 3 81 749
History 2 153 756
Education Majors 2 150 783
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 217 827
Aesthetics 6 212 972
Philosophy 4 199 1000
Criminology and Criminal Justice 2 98 1015
Public Policy / Administration 2 154 1044
Journalism and Digital Media 13 452 1416
Art History 6 260 1651

Computer Science rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 5th for Computer Science in Iran and 583rd in the World with 29,882 publications made and 494,488 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 122 In Iran
#134 of 2,842 In Asia
#583 of 6,855 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 20 6
1994 14 7
1995 24 12
1996 28 12
1997 31 36
1998 34 43
1999 18 60
2000 43 66
2001 47 94
2002 73 158
2003 94 260
2004 120 371
2005 163 548
2006 246 1040
2007 277 1363
2008 347 1976
2009 390 2445
2010 474 3161
2011 874 4417
2012 1109 5986
2013 1231 8792
2014 1306 11690
2015 1632 14919
2016 1659 17811
2017 1863 21336
2018 1940 26735
2019 2052 33224
2020 2502 47212
2021 2599 59518
2022 2553 63426
2023 2354 68235
2024 2145 66355
2025 1871 64228

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 40 269
Neuroscience 1 36 287
Game Design and Development 1 105 512
Library and Information science 1 70 630
Machine Learning 13 190 647
Cognitive Science 7 199 744
Data Science 2 153 758
Information Technology 7 206 788
Management Information Systems 8 163 826
Human-Computer Interaction 6 281 1030
Computational Linguistics 12 421 1136
Multimedia 3 339 1181
Computer Vision 14 443 1188
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 18 428 1195
Telecommunications 18 471 1215
Cyber Security 14 472 1302
Computer Networking 33 796 1881
Computer Graphics 26 810 1964
Software Engineering 21 738 2087

Engineering rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 10th for Engineering in Iran and 678th in the World with 27,380 publications made and 594,552 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#10 of 122 In Iran
#207 of 2,841 In Asia
#678 of 6,795 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 8 7
1994 17 6
1995 15 10
1996 19 23
1997 12 20
1998 25 38
1999 7 24
2000 21 94
2001 23 59
2002 40 97
2003 80 130
2004 148 300
2005 176 383
2006 244 811
2007 313 1149
2008 389 1950
2009 464 2690
2010 575 3571
2011 860 4898
2012 1098 7127
2013 1260 10166
2014 1429 13457
2015 1515 16819
2016 1649 20500
2017 1804 24563
2018 1844 31177
2019 1920 38536
2020 2283 52121
2021 2283 65558
2022 2140 69603
2023 1910 74346
2024 1663 73163
2025 1345 68999

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Environmental Science rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Iran and 609th in the World with 25,158 publications made and 465,146 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 122 In Iran
#152 of 2,841 In Asia
#609 of 6,888 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 5 6
1994 3 8
1995 11 5
1996 6 14
1997 6 10
1998 19 32
1999 7 30
2000 23 56
2001 19 70
2002 36 98
2003 74 128
2004 144 276
2005 168 418
2006 250 804
2007 269 1251
2008 342 1732
2009 428 2481
2010 495 3602
2011 764 4591
2012 987 6376
2013 1169 8979
2014 1344 12133
2015 1549 15204
2016 1574 18069
2017 1649 21341
2018 1753 26210
2019 1751 32764
2020 2201 45779
2021 2138 56427
2022 1856 57058
2023 1724 60132
2024 1468 56970
2025 1075 51052

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 93 281
Environmental Engineering 4 115 343
Paleontology 2 96 460
Environmental Chemistry 5 176 565
Geology 7 162 621
Ecology 4 166 655
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 176 715
Agricultural Science 8 239 731
Environmental Management 12 272 812
Geography and Cartography 9 200 833
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 19 323 989
Geotechnical Engineering 33 448 1159
Earth science and Geophysics 29 486 1325
Oceanography 17 461 1354
Forestry 17 470 1481
Petrology and Geochemistry 36 585 1635

Physics rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 11th for Physics in Iran and 731st in the World with 24,703 publications made and 528,508 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 122 In Iran
#223 of 2,822 In Asia
#731 of 6,729 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 8 6
1994 16 4
1995 20 11
1996 24 28
1997 13 16
1998 20 32
1999 11 28
2000 20 81
2001 25 67
2002 37 105
2003 84 141
2004 131 269
2005 166 358
2006 224 677
2007 279 1025
2008 366 1717
2009 459 2476
2010 510 3251
2011 806 4396
2012 1026 6319
2013 1168 9063
2014 1316 11636
2015 1370 14576
2016 1520 17931
2017 1625 21265
2018 1603 26828
2019 1692 32865
2020 2042 44822
2021 1986 55186
2022 1876 59274
2023 1664 64168
2024 1552 63770
2025 1220 60419

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Medical Physics 1 18 185
Astrobiology 1 78 421
Nanotechnology 11 208 534
Optical Engineering 5 166 565
Biophysics 2 188 698
Materials Science 11 272 768
Nuclear Physics 11 264 863
Acoustical Engineering 14 265 884
Astrophysics and Astronomy 10 233 887
Quantum and Particle physics 19 353 1031
Condensed Matter Physics 47 1029 2156
Atomic and Molecular physics 53 988 2291

Mathematics rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Iran and 421st in the World with 18,721 publications made and 335,910 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 121 In Iran
#88 of 2,725 In Asia
#421 of 6,434 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 3 1
1994 1 1
1995 3 2
1996 4 1
1997 4 6
1998 5 4
1999 4 13
2000 3 11
2001 9 19
2002 17 26
2003 31 54
2004 54 115
2005 71 160
2006 110 319
2007 158 501
2008 203 959
2009 248 1391
2010 289 1826
2011 464 2400
2012 582 3290
2013 726 4983
2014 840 6892
2015 1013 8780
2016 1051 10296
2017 1187 12657
2018 1217 15529
2019 1436 19717
2020 1740 27609
2021 1798 34890
2022 1741 35937
2023 1584 37694
2024 1272 30774
2025 1014 26652

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Statistics 2 79 377
Actuarial Science 3 109 654
Math Teachers 8 206 887
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 243 978
Operations Research 34 380 1056

Economics rankings

The Tehran University of Medical Sciences ranked 2nd for Economics in Iran and 576th in the World with 7,079 publications made and 140,179 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 120 In Iran
#102 of 2,559 In Asia
#576 of 6,188 In the World

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 4 0
1994 1 3
1995 1 1
1996 0 2
1997 1 1
1998 0 3
1999 3 5
2000 2 12
2001 2 6
2002 4 14
2003 8 29
2004 22 49
2005 20 70
2006 29 114
2007 38 186
2008 53 288
2009 68 436
2010 78 621
2011 160 676
2012 253 1242
2013 341 2079
2014 381 3011
2015 467 3986
2016 452 4728
2017 489 5484
2018 474 6282
2019 550 8276
2020 712 11984
2021 666 14483
2022 550 14412
2023 506 15636
2024 444 13232
2025 349 12280

The following table provides academic rankings for The Tehran University of Medical Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Iran ranking Asia ranking World rank
Development Studies 1 38 319
Actuarial Science 3 109 654
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 14 243 978
International Trade 8 324 1386
Finance 19 474 1555

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Speciality Iran Asia World Rank
Human Resource Management 3 89 495
Literature 2 77 562
Advertising 3 145 768
Creative Writing 3 97 793
Business 7 179 804
Photography 3 169 804
Marketing 8 187 815
Management 13 218 817
Project Management 12 165 819
Art & Design 3 160 821
Fashion Design 6 187 851
Entertainment Industry Business 2 166 854
Risk Management 13 256 967
Accounting 11 329 1277
International Business 10 379 1566