Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Overview

Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Islamic Azad University (IAU) is a private research university system located in Tehran, Iran. Established in 1982, the university is a conglomerate of universities and higher institutions worldwide. IAU is known for its innovative research programs. It is ranked 2nd in Iran and 226th in the world. It is also among the 10 largest universities worldwide in terms of the student population.

Islamic Azad University, Tehran Key Statistics

The university comprises 31 state universities, 124 vocational colleges, and four university branches abroad (United Kingdom, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, and Afghanistan). Each of these universities offers a plethora of degree programs that are spread across various disciplines like science and engineering, arts and humanities, law, and architecture.

IAU currently has the 6th largest student population in the world, at over 1 million (800,000 undergraduates, 200,000 postgraduates, and 80,000 Ph.D.s). It has 68,000 academic staff and 30,000 administrative staff. The university has 400 campuses in the Tehran metropolis, some of which are the South Tehran campus, Medical Tehran campus, and Central Tehran campus.

The university has a central library with a large collection of items and a digital consolidated library that provides students with easy access to research materials. Other university facilities include various sports centers, ITC facilities, and medical centers.

Additional Islamic Azad University, Tehran key statistics include its affiliation with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Ministry of Science, and the Research and Technology in Iran.

Islamic Azad University, Tehran Research

IAU is a leading research institution in Iran. It has a high level of research activities and has received research funding from various charitable and government organizations. Its top three research fields are materials science, chemistry, and computer science.

Islamic Azad University, Tehran research reports and articles have been published in prestigious journals like ChemInform, The Lancet, and Energy. Its researchers have also been invited to present papers and/or attend conferences such as Soft Computing, the Joint International Conference on Information Sciences, and IEEE International Conference on Communication Software and Networks.

The most cited research output by the university is Roth et al.’s (2018) “Global, regional and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global burden of disease study 2017.” This was published in The Lancet and has received 2,583 citations. The second most cited publication is Akbarzadeh et al.’s (2013) “Liposome: classification, preparation, and applications,” published in Nanoscale Research Letters. This paper received 1,965 citations. The third most cited publication by the university is Stanaway et al.’s (2018) “Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioral, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.” This article was published in The Lancet and received 1,893 citations.

Notable research institutes and centers of the university include the Center for Strategic Studies, Plasma Physics Research Center, and the Center for Environment and Energy Research Studies.

Other Islamic Azad University Tehran research statistics include various awards and international recognition for its innovations and research contributions worldwide.