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Research in Rafsanjān

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Rafsanjān, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences and Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.2k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
11.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Rafsanjān

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 Rafsanjān?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Vali Asr University of RafsanjanUniversity 2,374 #17,712
2Rafsanjan University of Medical SciencesUniversity 1,824 #12,142

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 Rafsanjān work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Rafsanjān is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 486 fractional works · 40.4% of its workEngineering: 146 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 70 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 69 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 60 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 43 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 38 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 365 fractional works · 30.4% of its workMedicine: 286 fractional works · 23.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 29 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 222 fractional works · 18.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 112 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPlant Science: 75 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 129 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPsychology: 55 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 39 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKRafsanjān1,201fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering14612.1%
    2. Chemistry705.8%
    3. Materials Science695.7%
    4. Computer Science605.0%
    5. Environmental Science433.6%
    6. Mathematics383.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy262.2%
    8. Energy252.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Medicine28623.9%
    2. Health Professions312.6%
    3. Dentistry292.4%
    4. Nursing181.5%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1129.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology615.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology201.7%
    4. Neuroscience161.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics131.0%
    1. Psychology554.6%
    2. Social Sciences363.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance110.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities100.8%
    5. Decision Sciences100.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting80.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rafsanjān strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rafsanjān is most concentrated in Organic Chemistry and Dentistry (6.1× the world share in Organic Chemistry).

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 50.4 works6.1×
  2. DentistryField · 28.3 works5.3×
← 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: 1.99× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.17× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.72× its world share, 64 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.08× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 60 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.82× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.28× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 264 worksMedicineNursing: 3.26× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.28×28 works
  2. Chemistry3.72×64 works
  3. Nursing3.26×18 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.17×12 works
  5. Mathematics2.82×37 works
  6. Energy2.08×21 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.99×104 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.76×20 works
  9. Materials Science1.57×60 works
  10. Psychology1.53×51 works
  11. Medicine1.24×264 works
  12. Health Professions1.02×30 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.98×24 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×56 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.85×9 works
  16. Neuroscience0.83×15 works
  17. Engineering0.77×128 works
  18. Environmental Science0.72×40 works
  19. Computer Science0.62×53 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.58×2 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×11 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×6 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.29×9 works
  24. Social Sciences0.24×34 works
  25. Veterinary0.18×0 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Rafsanjān?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Depression, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Self-Efficacy, Drug Discovery and 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. Epidemiology63▲ 1.31×103 topics
  2. Inflammation56▲ 2.2×76 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress49▲ 2.5×56 topics
  4. Quality of Life44▲ 2.5×37 topics
  5. Depression39▲ 3.7×19 topics
  6. Mental Health37▲ 2.2×24 topics
  7. Nanomaterials32▲ 2.6×14 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications32▲ 2.3×30 topics
  9. Antioxidant28▲ 3.4×43 topics
  10. Cancer27▲ 1.67×42 topics
  11. Social Support25▲ 3.9×10 topics
  12. Graphene25▲ 3.1×9 topics
  13. Pandemic24▲ 2.0×9 topics
  14. Stress24▲ 5.3×9 topics
  15. Antioxidants23▲ 4.3×13 topics
  16. Self-Efficacy23▲ 7.3×7 topics
  17. Synthesis22▲ 4.9×28 topics
  18. Catalysis22▲ 2.7×21 topics
  19. Drug Discovery21▲ 7.7×11 topics
  20. Toxicity19▲ 3.6×16 topics
  21. Elderly18▲ 6.2×5 topics
  22. Nursing18▲ 7.9×4 topics
  23. Immune Response18▲ 2.6×19 topics
  24. Green Chemistry17▲ 8.1×9 topics
  25. Medicinal Chemistry17▲ 5.3×12 topics
  26. Educational Achievement17▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Job Stress17▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Antimicrobial16▲ 4.7×11 topics
  29. Organic Synthesis16▲ 11×8 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-216▲ 4.2×6 topics
  31. Phenolic Compounds14▲ 6.3×8 topics
  32. Anticancer Agents14▲ 7.5×10 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor13▲ 4.9×3 topics
  34. Green Synthesis13▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Entanglement12▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. Heterocyclic Compounds11▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Asymmetric Synthesis11▲ 17×6 topics
  38. Multicomponent Reactions11▲ 38×4 topics
  39. Horticultural Crops10▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Phase Change Materials10▲ 8.7×3 topics

What research is done in Rafsanjān?

Health and Well-being St…16Health and Well-being Studies: 16 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 9 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 8 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksNuts composition and effects: 6 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…6Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 6 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Met…6Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 6 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyInfectious DiseasesOrganic ChemistryNutrition and Dietetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 16 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 9 works
  3. 3 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 8 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 7 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Nuts composition and effects Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  7. 7 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  8. 8 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  10. 10 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 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%Rafsanjān17.8% 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 18.9% in 2007.

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