An Iranian Health Ministry official said that 12 percent of articles published in leading international journals belong to Iran.
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anian University of Medical Sciences published 4101 scientific articles over last 6 years, 50 percent of which are in medical fields, said Iranian Deputy Health Minister for Research and Technology Reza Malek-Zadeh.
He further noted that based on 2016 ranking, 12 percent of Iranian universities are among one percent top universities of the world.
The Iranian official continued that Iranian University of Medical Sciences has presented 11 articles and highly-cited articles and is one of the top universities.