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Research in Qom

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Qom, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Qom, University of Religions and Denominations and Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services.

Research institutions
9
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
76k
7.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Qom

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 Qom?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of QomUniversity 3,192 #4,239
2Qom University of Medical Science and Health ServicesUniversity 2,094 #9,555
3University of Religions and DenominationsUniversity 1,520 #7,504
4Qom University of TechnologyUniversity 837 #17,856
5Al-Mustafa International UniversityUniversity 505 #11,059
6Mofid UniversityUniversity 346 #12,030
7Shahab Danesh UniversityUniversity 135 #29,016 all time
8Baqir Al-Olum UniversityUniversity 101 not ranked
9Al-Mustafa Open UniversityUniversity 70 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.

University of Qom: 36.3%Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services: 23.8%University of Religions and Denominations: 17.3%Qom University of Technology: 9.5%5 others listed: 13.1%36%largest
University of Qom3,192 · 36.3%Qom University of Medical Science and Health Services2,094 · 23.8%University of Religions and Denominations1,520 · 17.3%Qom University of Technology837 · 9.5%5 others listed1,157 · 13.1%

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

Which fields of science does Qom work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Qom is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,333 fractional works · 38.7% of its workEngineering: 550 fractional works · 16.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 107 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 93 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 80 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 253 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 75 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 58 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 114 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 110 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 110 fractional works · 3.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 76 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 50 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 50 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,293 fractional works · 37.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 658 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 210 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEducation: 166 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 125 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLaw: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 202 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 105 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 161 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhilosophy: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReligious studies: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 120 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAccounting: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 100 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 80 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 578 fractional works · 16.8% of its workMedicine: 450 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 42 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 83 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 236 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 102 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKQom3,439fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences38%

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. Engineering55016.0%
    2. Computer Science2537.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1143.3%
    4. Materials Science1103.2%
    5. Environmental Science1103.2%
    6. Chemistry762.2%
    7. Energy501.5%
    8. Mathematics501.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences140.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,29337.6%
    1. Social Sciences65819.1%
    2. Psychology2025.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities1614.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1203.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1002.9%
    6. Decision Sciences511.5%
    1. Medicine45013.1%
    2. Health Professions832.4%
    3. Dentistry260.8%
    4. Nursing150.4%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1023.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences551.6%
    3. Neuroscience411.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology240.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Qom strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Qom is most concentrated in Religious studies, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Philosophy (5.8× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 29.1 works5.8×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 31.0 works3.3×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 41.3 works3.2×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 96.9 works3.1×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 90 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.53× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 217 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 500 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 99 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 106 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.68× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 408 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 131 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 184 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 542 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.01×184 works
  2. Dentistry1.68×24 works
  3. Energy1.64×45 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.64×48 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.58×106 works
  6. Chemistry1.53×72 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.50×131 works
  8. Social Sciences1.43×542 works
  9. Mathematics1.33×47 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.16×75 works
  11. Engineering1.11×500 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×11 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×102 works
  14. Computer Science0.93×217 works
  15. Materials Science0.93×98 works
  16. Health Professions0.93×74 works
  17. Nursing0.93×14 works
  18. Neuroscience0.72×35 works
  19. Medicine0.71×408 works
  20. Veterinary0.70×3 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×20 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.67×7 works
  23. Environmental Science0.66×99 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×90 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×45 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×12 works

Which keywords describe research in Qom?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Social Support, Mental Health, Globalization, Self-Efficacy, Language Teaching, Secularism and Religious Education.

▲ 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. Globalization128▲ 1.89×77 topics
  2. Mental Health117▲ 2.4×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning110◆ 0.93×74 topics
  4. Sustainability97▲ 1.16×76 topics
  5. Pedagogy97▲ 5.6×13 topics
  6. Quality of Life95▲ 1.91×47 topics
  7. Social Support89▲ 4.8×15 topics
  8. Depression80▲ 2.6×23 topics
  9. Renewable Energy79▲ 1.59×40 topics
  10. Human Rights71▲ 2.0×59 topics
  11. Self-Efficacy62▲ 6.9×10 topics
  12. Language Teaching60▲ 6.6×6 topics
  13. Stress58▲ 4.6×10 topics
  14. Teacher Training57▲ 2.7×19 topics
  15. Gender Equality56▲ 5.8×12 topics
  16. Islamic Education56▲ 5.0×4 topics
  17. Secularism55▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Feminism55▲ 5.5×11 topics
  19. Religious Education53▲ 9.4×4 topics
  20. Tourism Development52▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Critical Thinking51▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Teaching Methods51▲ 9.2×5 topics
  23. Middle East51▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Digital Education50▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Educational Technologies50▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Formative Assessment50▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Artistic Education49▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Student Competencies49▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Hermeneutics48▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Ottoman Empire48▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Empire48▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Iran47▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Islamic reform47▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Islam47▲ 6.6×5 topics
  35. Madrasa43▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Muslim Students43▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Social Influence42▲ 5.8×3 topics
  38. Sharia Law37▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Malay Language37▲ 7.6×1 topic
  40. Spirituality35▲ 10×5 topics

What research is done in Qom?

Islamic Studies and History: 41 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 39 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…33Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 33 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…30Health and Well-being Studies: 30 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 25 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 21 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…18Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 18 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 18 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 17 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 16 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationSociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 41 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 39 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 30 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 25 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 21 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 18 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 17 works
  10. 10 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 16 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%Qom14.5% 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 16.3% in 2024.

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