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Research in Kermanshah

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Kermanshah, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Razi University, Kermanshah University of Technology and Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
293k
16.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1967-2026
60 years on the record
Kermanshah

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 Kermanshah?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Razi UniversityUniversity 8,620 #7,838
2Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesUniversity 6,922 #7,982
3Kermanshah University of TechnologyUniversity 1,226 #7,935

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 Kermanshah work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Kermanshah is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,197 fractional works · 44.7% of its workEngineering: 854 fractional works · 17.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 263 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 173 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 133 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 96 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 348 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 179 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomaterials: 79 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 265 fractional works · 5.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 157 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 152 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 149 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 58 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 110 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 106 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 93 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,298 fractional works · 26.4% of its workMedicine: 1,089 fractional works · 22.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 96 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 82 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 80 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 79 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 61 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 113 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 832 fractional works · 16.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 361 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 203 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 284 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 133 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFood Science: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 100 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 592 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPsychology: 247 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 124 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 183 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKermanshah4,919fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences12%

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. Engineering85417.4%
    2. Materials Science3487.1%
    3. Environmental Science2655.4%
    4. Computer Science1573.2%
    5. Chemistry1523.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1493.0%
    7. Mathematics1102.2%
    8. Energy1062.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering280.6%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences270.5%
  2. Health Sciences1,29826.4%
    1. Medicine1,08922.1%
    2. Health Professions1132.3%
    3. Nursing531.1%
    4. Dentistry400.8%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3617.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2845.8%
    3. Neuroscience1002.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics420.8%
    1. Psychology2475.0%
    2. Social Sciences1833.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities521.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting460.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance390.8%
    6. Decision Sciences250.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kermanshah strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kermanshah is most concentrated in Biomaterials, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Reproductive Medicine (3.8× the world share in Biomaterials).

  1. BiomaterialsSubfield · 72.4 works3.8×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 51.1 works3.6×
  3. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 32.4 works3.2×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 250 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 328 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 91 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.39× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.68× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.99× its world share, 140 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 141 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 98 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 786 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 236 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.04× its world share, 320 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 100 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 134 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.76× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 1,004 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 226 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 164 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.39×38 works
  2. Energy2.37×98 works
  3. Nursing2.22×49 works
  4. Materials Science2.04×320 works
  5. Chemistry1.99×140 works
  6. Mathematics1.90×100 works
  7. Dentistry1.76×38 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.68×26 works
  9. Psychology1.66×226 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.37×328 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.35×134 works
  12. Neuroscience1.25×91 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.18×250 works
  14. Engineering1.17×786 works
  15. Medicine1.16×1,004 works
  16. Environmental Science1.06×236 works
  17. Health Professions0.88×104 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.87×39 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.50×22 works
  20. Veterinary0.47×3 works
  21. Computer Science0.40×141 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×37 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.37×48 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×24 works
  25. Social Sciences0.29×164 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×41 works

Which keywords describe research in Kermanshah?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Inflammation, Graphene, Nanoparticles, Antioxidant, Drug Delivery 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. Epidemiology229▲ 1.17×127 topics
  2. Inflammation195▲ 1.87×83 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications172▲ 3.0×34 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress168▲ 2.1×61 topics
  5. Nanomaterials164▲ 3.2×19 topics
  6. Nanoparticles155▲ 2.5×39 topics
  7. Cancer136▲ 2.0×58 topics
  8. Graphene127▲ 3.8×11 topics
  9. Antioxidant125▲ 3.7×50 topics
  10. Nanocomposites122▲ 3.1×20 topics
  11. Quality of Life122▲ 1.71×53 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease121▲ 2.2×38 topics
  13. Depression121▲ 2.8×24 topics
  14. Mental Health118▲ 1.67×37 topics
  15. Drug Delivery115▲ 4.3×16 topics
  16. Environmental Impact106▲ 1.26×42 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering103▲ 3.5×13 topics
  18. Renewable Energy102▲ 1.43×36 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome97▲ 2.4×23 topics
  20. Toxicity83▲ 3.9×19 topics
  21. Social Support74▲ 2.8×16 topics
  22. Obesity69▲ 1.81×27 topics
  23. Carbon Nanotubes68▲ 4.2×8 topics
  24. Biosensors68▲ 2.8×12 topics
  25. Catalysis66▲ 2.0×23 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance66▲ 3.0×10 topics
  27. Cancer Therapy63▲ 2.3×20 topics
  28. Stress61▲ 3.4×10 topics
  29. Heat Transfer56▲ 2.3×15 topics
  30. Renewable Energy Integration56▲ 3.5×5 topics
  31. Regenerative Medicine54▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Power Electronics54▲ 3.4×8 topics
  33. Green Synthesis54▲ 5.8×4 topics
  34. Self-Efficacy54▲ 4.2×10 topics
  35. Water Splitting52▲ 2.8×4 topics
  36. Electrochemistry51▲ 4.7×3 topics
  37. Anti-inflammatory50▲ 3.6×27 topics
  38. Antimicrobial48▲ 3.4×11 topics
  39. Educational Achievement32▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Job Stress32▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Kermanshah?

Health and Well-being St…30Health and Well-being Studies: 30 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…27Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 27 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 24 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 23 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 22 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 22 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 21 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…20Membrane Separation Technologies: 20 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 19 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 19 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyBiomaterialsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 30 works
  2. 2 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 27 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  4. 4 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 23 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 22 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 22 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 21 works
  8. 8 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 20 works
  9. 9 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19 works
  10. 10 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 19 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 counting20%40%Kermanshah17.3% 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 30.1% in 1999.

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