University of Tehran (UT)

دانشگاه تهران

Iran
Time frame: 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect University of Tehran (UT)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Tehran (UT) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Iran
Overall 1180 2
Academic 944 1

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Iran
Biological sciences 1618 2
Chemistry 1140 3
Earth & environmental sciences 945 1
Physical sciences 985 6

Research

University of Tehran (UT) has the following research output in the current window (1 August 2024 - 31 July 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 21 8.63

Overall Count and Share for 'University of Tehran (UT)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 4 0.78
Chemistry 5 2.95
Earth & environmental sciences 7 1.15
Physical sciences 7 3.83

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.

Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.

Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), University of Tehran (UT) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Overall 6 5 10 10 8
Biological sciences 0 0 1 0 1
Chemistry 2 1 5 6 3
Earth & environmental sciences 1 2 0 0 0
Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physical sciences 4 2 3 3 4
Natural sciences 0 0 10 10 8
Nature & Science 0 0 0 0 0

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with University of Tehran (UT).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (314 institutions) 90.5%
Domestic (9 institutions) 9.5%

Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.

Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of Tehran (UT) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) 1.50 / 0.33 1.83
Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM) 0.67 / 0.17 0.83
Shahid Beheshti University (SBU) 0.25 / 0.25 0.50
Islamic Azad University (IAU) 0.08 / 0.02 0.10
National Museum of Iran 0.08 / 0.01 0.10

Top 5 international collaborators with University of Tehran (UT) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Doğuş University (DOU) 1.50 / 0.33 1.83
Max Planck Society 1.03 / 0.76 1.79
Ningbo University (NBU) 0.50 / 0.42 0.92
Brazil Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC) 0.67 / 0.17 0.83
Tianjin University (TJU) 0.25 / 0.44 0.69

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