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Research in Gorgan

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Gorgan, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Golestan University and Golestan University of Medical Sciences.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.5k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
151k
15.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Gorgan

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 Gorgan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesUniversity 3,632 #4,696
2Golestan UniversityUniversity 3,311 #9,108
3Golestan University of Medical SciencesUniversity 1,843 #13,777

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 Gorgan work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Gorgan is in Health Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 868 fractional works · 31.2% of its workMedicine: 683 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEpidemiology: 66 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 59 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 53 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 52 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 42 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 84 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 47 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 62 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 51 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 793 fractional works · 28.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 412 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPlant Science: 148 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFood Science: 103 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAquatic Science: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 257 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 132 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 61 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 770 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 230 fractional works · 8.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 38 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 37 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 207 fractional works · 7.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 130 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomaterials: 54 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 58 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 50 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 352 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPsychology: 160 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 77 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 105 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGorgan2,783fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences13%

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. Medicine68324.6%
    2. Health Professions843.0%
    3. Nursing622.2%
    4. Dentistry351.3%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41214.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2579.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology612.2%
    4. Neuroscience431.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics190.7%
    1. Environmental Science2308.2%
    2. Engineering2077.4%
    3. Materials Science1304.7%
    4. Computer Science582.1%
    5. Chemistry501.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences291.0%
    7. Mathematics250.9%
    8. Energy220.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy170.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Psychology1605.7%
    2. Social Sciences1053.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities321.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting230.8%
    5. Decision Sciences160.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance150.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Gorgan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gorgan is most concentrated in Aquatic Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Food Science (6.8× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 31.3 works6.8×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 30.0 works5.3×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 93.6 works4.8×
  4. NursingField · 58.0 works4.6×
← 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: 3.09× its world share, 375 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.75× its world share, 238 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.21× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.93× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 190 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 208 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.32× its world share, 117 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.68× its world share, 33 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 79 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 633 worksMedicineNursing: 4.64× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 147 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.64×58 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.09×375 works
  3. Dentistry2.68×33 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.21×57 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.93×17 works
  6. Psychology1.89×147 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.75×238 works
  8. Environmental Science1.64×208 works
  9. Materials Science1.32×117 works
  10. Medicine1.29×633 works
  11. Health Professions1.17×79 works
  12. Chemistry1.14×46 works
  13. Veterinary1.02×4 works
  14. Neuroscience0.93×39 works
  15. Energy0.87×20 works
  16. Mathematics0.73×22 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×28 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.57×14 works
  19. Engineering0.50×190 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.38×28 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.29×16 works
  22. Social Sciences0.29×94 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×15 works
  24. Computer Science0.26×52 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.26×22 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.24×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Gorgan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Biomedical Applications, Climate Change, Antioxidant Activity, Health Benefits, Depression and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology167▲ 1.50×122 topics
  2. Climate Change122▲ 1.61×79 topics
  3. Inflammation96▲ 1.62×80 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications92▲ 2.8×28 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress90▲ 1.97×56 topics
  6. Antioxidant86▲ 4.5×48 topics
  7. Quality of Life86▲ 2.1×41 topics
  8. Mental Health79▲ 2.0×33 topics
  9. Cancer79▲ 2.1×56 topics
  10. Depression72▲ 3.0×23 topics
  11. Nanoparticles70▲ 1.99×35 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity68▲ 3.9×31 topics
  13. Nanocomposites58▲ 2.6×19 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease56▲ 1.76×39 topics
  15. Health Benefits55▲ 6.0×15 topics
  16. Social Support55▲ 3.7×15 topics
  17. Stress50▲ 4.9×10 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering50▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Nutrition48▲ 3.9×11 topics
  20. Self-Efficacy47▲ 6.5×8 topics
  21. Gut Microbiota47▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Probiotics47▲ 7.0×6 topics
  23. Immune Response45▲ 2.9×23 topics
  24. Aquaculture44▲ 6.2×8 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance44▲ 4.0×14 topics
  26. Toxicity42▲ 3.4×20 topics
  27. Polyphenols36▲ 7.4×6 topics
  28. Antimicrobial35▲ 4.4×12 topics
  29. Cancer Prevention34▲ 4.8×10 topics
  30. Lipid Oxidation33▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Elderly32▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Hydrocolloids31▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Nursing31▲ 6.0×5 topics
  34. Educational Achievement29▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Job Stress29▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Proteins28▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Emulsions26▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Dietary Fiber26▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Fatty Acids25▲ 8.7×5 topics
  40. Prebiotics25▲ 9.5×2 topics

What research is done in Gorgan?

Health and Well-being Studies: 27 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 20 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…18Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 18 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…15COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 15 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 14 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 14 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and D…14Microencapsulation and Drying Processes: 14 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 14 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 13 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…12EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 12 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyFood ScienceAquatic ScienceInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 27 works
  2. 2 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 20 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 18 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 15 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 14 works
  6. 6 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 14 works
  7. 7 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 14 works
  8. 8 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 14 works
  9. 9 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 13 works
  10. 10 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting10%20%Gorgan16.8% 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 17.6% in 2016.

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