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Research in Semnan

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

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
175k
15.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Semnan

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 Semnan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Semnan UniversityUniversity 8,142 #5,849
2Semnan University of Medical SciencesUniversity 2,348 #9,832

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 Semnan work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research in Semnan is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Medicine (14%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,960 fractional works · 59.4% of its workEngineering: 981 fractional works · 29.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 236 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 161 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 148 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 140 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 65 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 279 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 152 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCeramics and Composites: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 182 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 79 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 167 fractional works · 5.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 48 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 91 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 49 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 87 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 82 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 76 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 65 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNumerical Analysis: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 591 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMedicine: 476 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 434 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPsychology: 145 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 75 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 111 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 70 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 315 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 128 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 71 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 66 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSemnan3,300fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences59%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences13%

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. Engineering98129.7%
    2. Materials Science2798.5%
    3. Computer Science1825.5%
    4. Environmental Science1675.1%
    5. Chemistry912.8%
    6. Energy872.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy762.3%
    8. Mathematics652.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering160.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences140.4%
    1. Medicine47614.4%
    2. Health Professions742.2%
    3. Dentistry180.6%
    4. Nursing170.5%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Psychology1454.4%
    2. Social Sciences1113.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting702.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance451.4%
    5. Decision Sciences371.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities250.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1283.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences762.3%
    3. Neuroscience662.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology331.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Semnan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Semnan is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering (3.9× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 137.8 works3.9×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 86 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 164 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.76× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.00× its world share, 905 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 149 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.42× its world share, 256 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.79× its world share, 64 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 431 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 132 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.76×76 works
  2. Materials Science2.42×256 works
  3. Engineering2.00×905 works
  4. Chemistry1.82×86 works
  5. Mathematics1.79×64 works
  6. Psychology1.43×132 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.36×14 works
  8. Neuroscience1.23×60 works
  9. Dentistry1.21×18 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.19×35 works
  11. Nursing1.09×16 works
  12. Veterinary1.09×4 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.05×70 works
  14. Environmental Science1.00×149 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×10 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×29 works
  17. Health Professions0.86×69 works
  18. Medicine0.74×431 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×116 works
  20. Computer Science0.70×164 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×65 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×41 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×70 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×13 works
  25. Social Sciences0.27×103 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.25×22 works

Which keywords describe research in Semnan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Graphene, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Microstructure, Nanocomposites, Heat Transfer and Metamaterials.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties128▲ 4.0×36 topics
  2. Epidemiology109▼ 0.83×119 topics
  3. Nanoparticles107▲ 2.6×43 topics
  4. Machine Learning95▼ 0.86×72 topics
  5. Nanomaterials92▲ 2.7×19 topics
  6. Graphene92▲ 4.1×12 topics
  7. Renewable Energy79▲ 1.66×36 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications76▲ 1.96×32 topics
  9. Nanocomposites72▲ 2.8×21 topics
  10. Inflammation69◆ 0.98×79 topics
  11. Microstructure64▲ 3.7×17 topics
  12. Depression63▲ 2.2×23 topics
  13. Heat Transfer60▲ 3.7×18 topics
  14. Artificial Neural Networks54▲ 3.6×9 topics
  15. Biosensors52▲ 3.2×11 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency51▲ 1.67×33 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering50▲ 2.5×12 topics
  18. Carbon Nanotubes46▲ 4.2×9 topics
  19. Catalysis45▲ 2.1×23 topics
  20. Nanostructures44▲ 3.3×15 topics
  21. Drug Delivery42▲ 2.4×15 topics
  22. Metamaterials42▲ 9.1×5 topics
  23. Semiconductor42▲ 3.9×6 topics
  24. Solar Energy39▲ 3.7×5 topics
  25. Nanophotonics37▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Applications36▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Additive Manufacturing35▲ 3.5×8 topics
  28. Optical Modulators33▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Nanocrystals32▲ 3.8×5 topics
  30. Phase Change Materials31▲ 9.9×3 topics
  31. Solar Cells30▲ 4.4×7 topics
  32. Photonic Crystals28▲ 7.0×5 topics
  33. Experimental Investigation28▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Probabilistic Analysis24▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Metal Matrix Composites23▲ 9.3×2 topics
  36. Plasmonics23▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology22▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Solar Thermal Collectors22▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Processing Techniques22▲ 7.6×2 topics
  40. Friction Stir Processing22▲ 9.5×2 topics

What research is done in Semnan?

Solar Thermal and Photov…20Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 20 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…20Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 20 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …18Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 18 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…16Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 16 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 16 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 15 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …15Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 15 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 15 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 14 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 works
  2. 2 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  3. 3 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  5. 5 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 16 works
  6. 6 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  7. 7 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 15 works
  8. 8 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 15 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 14 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%30%Semnan17.4% 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 23.6% in 2010.

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