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Research in Ahvāz

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Ahvāz, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences and Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Khouzestan.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
241k
11.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Ahvāz

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Ahvāz?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesUniversity 8,954 #11,147
2Shahid Chamran University of AhvazUniversity 8,452 #9,901
3Ramin Agriculture and Natural Resources University of KhouzestanUniversity 511 #18,817

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Ahvāz work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Ahvāz is in Health Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Engineering (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,870 fractional works · 33.9% of its workMedicine: 1,536 fractional works · 27.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 133 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 124 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 122 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 179 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 77 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,851 fractional works · 33.5% of its workEngineering: 740 fractional works · 13.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 143 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 137 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 113 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 103 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 380 fractional works · 6.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 244 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 152 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomaterials: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 128 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 122 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,040 fractional works · 18.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 416 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 212 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCancer Research: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 357 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 170 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 116 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 104 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 756 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPsychology: 356 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 214 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 236 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 66 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAhvāz5,517fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,87033.9%
    1. Medicine1,53627.8%
    2. Health Professions1793.2%
    3. Dentistry771.4%
    4. Nursing621.1%
    5. Veterinary160.3%
    1. Engineering74013.4%
    2. Environmental Science3806.9%
    3. Materials Science2444.4%
    4. Chemistry1282.3%
    5. Computer Science1222.2%
    6. Mathematics671.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy561.0%
    8. Energy541.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences470.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.2%
  3. Life Sciences1,04018.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4167.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3576.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1162.1%
    4. Neuroscience1041.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics480.9%
    1. Psychology3566.4%
    2. Social Sciences2364.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities531.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting440.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance350.6%
    6. Decision Sciences320.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ahvāz strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ahvāz is most concentrated in Parasitology, Clinical Psychology and Molecular Medicine (4.5× the world share in Parasitology).

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 24.1 works4.5×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 201.8 works3.8×
  3. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 20.1 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 327 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 383 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.11× its world share, 108 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 92 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.46× its world share, 44 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 121 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 682 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 353 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 224 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.88× its world share, 71 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 167 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 1,419 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.15× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 334 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.88×71 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.46×44 works
  3. Nursing2.31×58 works
  4. Veterinary2.15×15 works
  5. Psychology2.15×334 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology2.11×108 works
  7. Chemistry1.52×121 works
  8. Medicine1.45×1,419 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.41×383 works
  10. Environmental Science1.39×353 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.35×327 works
  12. Materials Science1.26×224 works
  13. Health Professions1.24×167 works
  14. Neuroscience1.11×92 works
  15. Energy1.06×50 works
  16. Mathematics1.00×60 works
  17. Engineering0.89×682 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.64×12 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.60×30 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×44 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.45×51 works
  22. Social Sciences0.34×222 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.32×47 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×34 works
  25. Computer Science0.28×111 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×43 works

Which keywords describe research in Ahvāz?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Depression, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life and Mental Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology357▲ 1.62×131 topics
  2. Inflammation253▲ 2.2×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress214▲ 2.4×61 topics
  4. Quality of Life183▲ 2.3×49 topics
  5. Cancer182▲ 2.5×57 topics
  6. Mental Health178▲ 2.3×38 topics
  7. Depression174▲ 3.6×24 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease147▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Climate Change140◆ 0.93×77 topics
  10. Social Support119▲ 4.0×15 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome117▲ 2.6×22 topics
  12. Antioxidant112▲ 3.0×49 topics
  13. Self-Efficacy105▲ 7.3×10 topics
  14. Treatment105▲ 1.56×48 topics
  15. COVID-19104▲ 1.45×25 topics
  16. Nanoparticles99▲ 1.42×35 topics
  17. Pandemic90▲ 1.64×11 topics
  18. Stress90▲ 4.4×10 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties89▲ 1.64×32 topics
  20. Obesity87▲ 2.0×27 topics
  21. Diagnosis87▲ 1.69×39 topics
  22. Nanomaterials85▲ 1.47×19 topics
  23. Immune Response80▲ 2.5×23 topics
  24. Health Effects79▲ 2.4×22 topics
  25. Toxicity77▲ 3.2×20 topics
  26. Diabetes75▲ 2.7×22 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance70▲ 2.8×10 topics
  28. Antioxidant Activity70▲ 2.0×32 topics
  29. Drug Delivery67▲ 2.2×16 topics
  30. Elderly66▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Anxiety66▲ 2.5×12 topics
  32. Nursing61▲ 5.9×8 topics
  33. Well-being61▲ 2.8×12 topics
  34. Emotion Regulation61▲ 3.5×9 topics
  35. Antibiotic Resistance59▲ 2.7×15 topics
  36. Coping Strategies56▲ 4.0×8 topics
  37. Educational Achievement55▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Job Stress55▲ 18×1 topic
  39. SARS-CoV-254▲ 3.2×6 topics
  40. Anti-inflammatory54▲ 3.4×27 topics

What research is done in Ahvāz?

Health and Well-being St…54Health and Well-being Studies: 54 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 27 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 24 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 22 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 18 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 18 fractional worksCancer-related molecular…17Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 17 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 17 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 17 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…16Health and Wellbeing Research: 16 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyInfectious DiseasesCivil and Structural EngineeringEcology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 54 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 27 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 24 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 22 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 18 works
  6. 6 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 18 works
  7. 7 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 17 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 17 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 17 works
  10. 10 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 16 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Ahvāz13.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 2023.

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