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Research in Karaj

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Karaj, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran and Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.5k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
88k
13.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Karaj

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 Karaj?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of IranResearch facility 1,437 #12,613
2Razi Vaccine and Serum Research InstituteCompany 1,083 #20,259
3Biofuel Research TeamResearch facility 203 #18,268 all time
4Karaj Payam Noor UniversityUniversity 97 not ranked

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.

Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran: 51.0%Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute: 38.4%Biofuel Research Team: 7.2%Karaj Payam Noor University: 3.4%51%largest
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran1,437 · 51.0%Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute1,083 · 38.4%Biofuel Research Team203 · 7.2%Karaj Payam Noor University97 · 3.4%

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

Which fields of science does Karaj work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Karaj is in Life Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Medicine (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 458 fractional works · 33.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 230 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPlant Science: 91 fractional works · 6.6% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAquatic Science: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 153 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 78 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 47 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 373 fractional works · 27.2% of its workEngineering: 125 fractional works · 9.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 71 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 46 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 37 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 283 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 218 fractional works · 15.9% of its workEpidemiology: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 259 fractional works · 18.9% of its workPsychology: 83 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 47 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 82 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 43 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKaraj1,373fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences19%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23016.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15311.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology473.4%
    4. Neuroscience201.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.6%
    1. Engineering1259.1%
    2. Environmental Science715.2%
    3. Computer Science463.4%
    4. Materials Science382.8%
    5. Chemistry372.7%
    6. Mathematics191.4%
    7. Energy120.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy100.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Medicine21815.9%
    2. Health Professions251.8%
    3. Nursing181.3%
    4. Veterinary181.3%
    5. Dentistry30.2%
    1. Psychology836.1%
    2. Social Sciences826.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting433.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities251.8%
    5. Decision Sciences171.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance90.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Karaj strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Karaj is most concentrated in Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science (10.2× the world share in Animal Science and Zoology).

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 28.1 works10×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 20.1 works6.7×
← 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: 3.58× its world share, 214 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.07× its world share, 139 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.46× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.79× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 113 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 2.70× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.52× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.03× its world share, 78 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.52×16 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.58×214 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.46×44 works
  4. Nursing2.70×17 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.07×139 works
  6. Psychology2.03×78 works
  7. Chemistry1.79×35 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.73×8 works
  9. Mathematics1.26×19 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.26×15 works
  11. Environmental Science1.05×65 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×40 works
  13. Neuroscience0.91×18 works
  14. Energy0.86×10 works
  15. Medicine0.82×198 works
  16. Materials Science0.79×35 works
  17. Health Professions0.71×23 works
  18. Engineering0.60×113 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.58×3 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.57×21 works
  21. Social Sciences0.47×75 works
  22. Dentistry0.46×3 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×9 works
  24. Computer Science0.43×42 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.33×9 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Karaj?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Gut Microbiota, Immune Response, Aquaculture, Probiotics and Self-Efficacy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology134▲ 2.5×98 topics
  2. Pathogenesis56▲ 7.9×21 topics
  3. Climate Change48▲ 1.27×67 topics
  4. Mental Health39▲ 1.97×30 topics
  5. Vaccine38▲ 7.0×10 topics
  6. Immune Response34▲ 4.4×19 topics
  7. Public Health34▲ 1.71×38 topics
  8. Depression33▲ 2.7×22 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress32▲ 1.41×48 topics
  10. Antioxidant31▲ 3.3×41 topics
  11. Gut Microbiota30▲ 6.3×7 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications29▲ 1.77×27 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity28▲ 4.7×18 topics
  14. Diagnosis28▲ 2.2×24 topics
  15. Aquaculture26▲ 7.5×8 topics
  16. Social Support26▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Antibiotic Resistance25▲ 4.6×15 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity25▲ 2.9×27 topics
  19. Gene Expression25▲ 2.9×18 topics
  20. Self-Efficacy24▲ 6.7×7 topics
  21. Probiotics24▲ 7.3×6 topics
  22. Vaccine Development24▲ 6.7×11 topics
  23. Health Benefits21▲ 4.7×14 topics
  24. Stress20▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Genomic Sequencing19▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Well-being18▲ 3.3×11 topics
  27. Coronavirus17▲ 6.3×3 topics
  28. Vaccines16▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance15▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Genomic Analysis15▲ 4.3×12 topics
  31. Metagenomics15▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Viral Pathogenesis15▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Zoonotic Transmission15▲ 15×5 topics
  34. Green Chemistry14▲ 5.7×9 topics
  35. Genetic Characterization14▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Host Immune Response13▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Fatty Acids12▲ 8.5×4 topics
  38. Stress Management12▲ 8.3×6 topics
  39. Educational Achievement12▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Job Stress12▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Karaj?

Health and Well-being St…12Health and Well-being Studies: 12 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections …11Animal Virus Infections Studies: 11 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 9 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 8 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 8 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 7 fractional worksBrucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment: 7 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis…7Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 7 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 7 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 6 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyAnimal Science and ZoologyAquatic ScienceImmunology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 12 works
  2. 2 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 11 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 9 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 8 works
  5. 5 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 8 works
  6. 6 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 7 works
  7. 7 Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment Small Animals 7 works
  8. 8 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  10. 10 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 6 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 counting10%20%Karaj16.1% 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 16.8% in 2005.

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