Bu-Ali Sina University, September 23, 2025—According to the Vice-Presidency for Research and Technology of Bu-Ali Sina University, the names of 22 of its faculty members and students have been included in the latest "World's Top 2% Most Cited Scientists" list. This prestigious list, which is published by Stanford University based on Scopus data, identifies the world's leading researchers based on the citation impact of their scholarly articles.
In this list, which examined the performance of researchers in 22 main subject areas and 174 sub-fields, the names of Bu-Ali Sina University researchers are as follows, with their ranks in two sections: "Career-long performance" and "2024 performance":
List of Top Researchers at Bu-Ali Sina University
Name Rank based on career-long performance
Dr. Mohammad Ali Zolfi Gol 10384
Dr. Mohsen Jalali 25046
Dr. Saeed Azizian 25309
Dr. Abbas Afkhami 25927
Dr. Ali Alavi Nia 47459
Dr. Arash Fattah-Alhosseini 59631
Dr. Fakhreddin Salehi 61423
Dr. Arash Ghorbani Choghamarani 88594
Dr. Davood Nematollahi 165917
Dr. Tayyebah Madrakian 171451
Dr. Javad Saein 197128
Name Rank based on 2024
Dr. Fakhraddin Salehi 5179
Dr. Arash Fattahalhosseini 7086
Dr. Saeed Azizian 13225
Dr. Mohsen Jalali 23297
Dr. Abbas Afkhami 36711
Dr. Arash Ghorbani Chaqamarani 40755
Dr. Ali Alavinai 48507
Dr. Mohammad Ali Zolfi Gol 51033
Dr. Saeed Karimi 58478
Dr. Javad Behnamian 97404
Dr. Tayebeh Modarrkian 103172
Dr. Davood Nematollahi 105519
Dr. Babak Zhaaleh 119840
Dr. Mazaher Ahmadi 135773
Kazem Babaei 139844
Dr. Mohammad Esmaeil Samei 150413
Dr. Davood Raoufi 175825
Dr. Maryam Molaei 178124
Dr. Javad Sa'in 191780
Dr. Razieh Chaharmahali 217446
Dr. Alireza Sazmand 292265
Saeed Seyedi 469654
It is noteworthy that Dr. Alireza Sazmand's name appears on this list for the first time.
This significant scientific achievement demonstrates the outstanding research capacities of Bu-Ali Sina University and is the result of the valuable efforts of its professors and students in the path of knowledge production and elevating the country's scientific standing.
The Vice-Presidency for Research and Technology of Bu-Ali Sina University, while congratulating all the aforementioned researchers on this valuable achievement, considered this success a source of pride and honor for the university's academic community.