TEHRAN –The 9th edition of the national program to honor leading scientific figures was held in Tehran on Sunday by the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF).

The event aimed to improve the scientific status of the country and honor top researchers and universities. It was attended by the Vice President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, Hossein Afshin, Borna news agency reported.

During the program, 57 outstanding researchers and three universities including Sharif University of Technology, Tarbiat Modarres University, and Zanjan University of Basic Sciences were acclaimed and honored.

Also, Saeed Sarkar, former secretary of the Nanotechnology Innovation Council, Sa’dollah Nasiri-Qeidari, the president of Zanjan University of Basic Sciences; Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, the president of Sharif University of Technology; and Yousef Hojjat, the president of Tarbiat Modarres University, received special awards for their roles in promoting science.

Iran ranks 32nd in 2024 Research Leaders worldwide

The 2024 edition of the Nature Index Research Leaders report placed Iran 32nd among Research Leaders globally. The report is based on Nature Index data from January 1 to December 31, 2023.

Institute for Fundamental Sciences (IPM), University of Tehran, and Sharif University of Technology are ranked first to third in the country.

The country is ranked second in Physical Sciences, third in Chemistry, as well as Health Sciences, fourth in Earth and Environmental Sciences, and fifth in Biological Sciences in the region.

Iran’s best global ranking is in Physical Sciences with the rank of 27.

The Nature Index is an open database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. The Index tracks contributions to research articles published in high-quality natural science and health science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers.

The Nature Index provides absolute Count and fractional share counts of article publications at the institutional and national levels and, as such, is an indicator of global high-quality research output and collaboration.

Data in the Nature Index are updated regularly, with the most recent 12 months. The database is compiled by Nature Research Intelligence, part of Springer Nature.

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