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Research in Isfahan

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Isfahan, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Isfahan, Isfahan University of Technology and Isfahan University of Art.

Research institutions
9
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
65k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
971k
15.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Isfahan

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 Isfahan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Isfahan University of Medical SciencesUniversity 20,629 #10,955
2Isfahan University of TechnologyUniversity 18,691 #4,933
3University of IsfahanUniversity 16,403 #4,915
4Isfahan University of ArtUniversity 777 #7,165
5Isfahan Fertility and Infertility CenterResearch facility 558 #15,404
6Golpayegan University of EngineeringUniversity 306 #20,712
7Sheikh Bahaei UniversityUniversity 277 #23,333 all time
8Danesh-e-Tandorosti Iranian Institute of Higher HealthUniversity 150 #29,085 all time
9Ragheb Esfahani InstituteUniversity 127 #29,165 all time

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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: 35.6%Isfahan University of Technology: 32.3%University of Isfahan: 28.3%Isfahan University of Art: 1.3%5 others listed: 2.4%36%largest
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences21k · 35.6%Isfahan University of Technology19k · 32.3%University of Isfahan16k · 28.3%Isfahan University of Art777 · 1.3%5 others listed1,418 · 2.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Isfahan work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Isfahan is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,152 fractional works · 41.5% of its workEngineering: 2,718 fractional works · 18.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 550 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 502 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 403 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 344 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 174 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 162 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 130 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 121 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 847 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 401 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 215 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 109 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 763 fractional works · 5.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 146 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 113 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 90 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 744 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 264 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 107 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 101 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 62 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 285 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 138 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 217 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 182 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 168 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 180 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 140 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 147 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,436 fractional works · 29.9% of its workMedicine: 3,575 fractional works · 24.1% of its workSurgery: 386 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 272 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 208 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 202 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 175 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 170 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 161 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 159 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 146 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 138 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 125 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 107 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 84 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 399 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 159 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 296 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOral Surgery: 129 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 150 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 123 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,194 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPsychology: 754 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 400 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 161 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 691 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 231 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 155 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 277 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 211 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 131 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 130 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,054 fractional works · 13.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 888 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 463 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 100 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 673 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 308 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 132 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 274 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 96 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIsfahan15kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences15%

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. Engineering2,71818.3%
    2. Materials Science8475.7%
    3. Environmental Science7635.1%
    4. Computer Science7445.0%
    5. Chemistry2851.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy2171.5%
    7. Energy1821.2%
    8. Mathematics1801.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1471.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering680.5%
  2. Health Sciences4,43629.9%
    1. Medicine3,57524.1%
    2. Health Professions3992.7%
    3. Dentistry2962.0%
    4. Nursing1501.0%
    5. Veterinary160.1%
  3. Social Sciences2,19414.8%
    1. Psychology7545.1%
    2. Social Sciences6914.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2771.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities2111.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1310.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1300.9%
  4. Life Sciences2,05413.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8886.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6734.5%
    3. Neuroscience2741.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1370.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics830.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Isfahan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Isfahan is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry (4.6× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 70.3 works4.6×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 120.0 works4.6×
  3. DentistryField · 273.3 works4.2×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 64.8 works3.5×
  5. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 50.0 works3.4×
  6. BiomaterialsSubfield · 189.1 works3.3×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 617 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 807 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 125 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 246 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 75 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 62 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 264 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 661 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 136 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 168 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 2,490 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 686 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.62× its world share, 764 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 163 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 197 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.16× its world share, 273 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 366 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 3,252 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 138 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 192 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 257 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 120 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 697 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 628 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.16×273 works
  2. Nursing2.08×138 works
  3. Psychology1.69×697 works
  4. Materials Science1.62×764 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×75 works
  6. Energy1.35×168 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.31×62 works
  8. Medicine1.25×3,252 works
  9. Chemistry1.24×264 works
  10. Engineering1.23×2,490 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.12×807 works
  12. Neuroscience1.12×246 works
  13. Mathematics1.03×163 works
  14. Health Professions1.03×366 works
  15. Environmental Science1.02×686 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×617 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×125 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.92×120 works
  19. Veterinary0.76×14 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.65×197 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.64×136 works
  22. Computer Science0.63×661 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×257 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.49×192 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×124 works
  26. Social Sciences0.37×628 works

Which keywords describe research in Isfahan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Drug Delivery, Depression and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Epidemiology709▲ 1.20×133 topics
  2. Inflammation509▲ 1.61×83 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications422▲ 2.4×36 topics
  4. Quality of Life414▲ 1.93×55 topics
  5. Machine Learning405▼ 0.82×91 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress377▲ 1.55×62 topics
  7. Nanoparticles352▲ 1.89×44 topics
  8. Deep Learning351▼ 0.69×82 topics
  9. Mental Health340▲ 1.60×38 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease340▲ 2.0×39 topics
  11. Climate Change338▼ 0.84×98 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering327▲ 3.6×13 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties326▲ 2.2×38 topics
  14. Cancer325▲ 1.63×59 topics
  15. Depression323▲ 2.5×24 topics
  16. Nanomaterials310▲ 1.99×20 topics
  17. Nanocomposites288▲ 2.5×22 topics
  18. Drug Delivery279▲ 3.4×16 topics
  19. Antioxidant234▲ 2.3×51 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome233▲ 1.94×23 topics
  21. Social Support227▲ 2.8×18 topics
  22. Graphene214▲ 2.1×12 topics
  23. Treatment214▲ 1.19×52 topics
  24. Risk Factors211▲ 1.29×36 topics
  25. Obesity183▲ 1.60×26 topics
  26. Stress182▲ 3.4×11 topics
  27. Self-Efficacy170▲ 4.4×10 topics
  28. Microstructure162▲ 2.1×19 topics
  29. Biomaterials162▲ 4.5×7 topics
  30. Toxicity161▲ 2.5×20 topics
  31. Diabetes152▲ 2.0×22 topics
  32. Regenerative Medicine142▲ 3.8×6 topics
  33. Angiogenesis136▲ 2.8×16 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment135▲ 3.6×11 topics
  35. Power Electronics130▲ 2.7×8 topics
  36. Elderly118▲ 3.3×6 topics
  37. Bone Regeneration110▲ 6.5×2 topics
  38. Educational Achievement94▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Job Stress94▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Hydroxyapatite76▲ 7.7×1 topic

What research is done in Isfahan?

Health and Well-being Studies: 90 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 70 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…66Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 66 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…58Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 58 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 49 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 47 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health43COVID-19 and Mental Health: 43 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 40 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 40 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…38Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 38 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 90 works
  2. 2 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 70 works
  3. 3 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 66 works
  4. 4 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 58 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 49 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 47 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 43 works
  8. 8 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 40 works
  9. 9 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 40 works
  10. 10 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 38 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting10%20%Isfahan14.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2016.

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