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Research in Urmia

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Urmia, Iran. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Urmia University, Islamic Azad University of Urmia and Urmia University of Technology.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Urmia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Urmia UniversityUniversity 12,728 #1,192
2Urmia University of TechnologyUniversity 1,676 #7,001
3Islamic Azad University of UrmiaUniversity 1,484 #5,547
4Afagh Higher Education InstituteUniversity 47 not ranked
5University College of AzarabadeganUniversity 46 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Urmia University: 79.6%Urmia University of Technology: 10.5%Islamic Azad University of Urmia: 9.3%Afagh Higher Education Institute: 0.3%1 other listed: 0.3%80%largest
Urmia University13k · 79.6%Urmia University of Technology1,676 · 10.5%Islamic Azad University of Urmia1,484 · 9.3%Afagh Higher Education Institute47 · 0.3%1 other listed46 · 0.3%

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

What is Urmia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Urmia is most concentrated in Parasitology and Biomaterials (6.1× the world share in Parasitology).

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 26.4 works6.1×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 69.4 works4.0×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Urmia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Antioxidant, Nanocomposites, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Tissue Engineering, Inflammation and Nanoparticles.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology175◆ 1.08×124 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications142▲ 2.9×32 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress127▲ 1.89×62 topics
  4. Inflammation125▲ 1.46×83 topics
  5. Machine Learning118◆ 0.88×72 topics
  6. Nanocomposites106▲ 3.2×21 topics
  7. Antioxidant103▲ 3.7×46 topics
  8. Nanoparticles102▲ 1.98×40 topics
  9. Climate Change100◆ 0.91×76 topics
  10. Cancer95▲ 1.72×55 topics
  11. Nanomaterials94▲ 2.2×19 topics
  12. Renewable Energy82▲ 1.40×41 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering82▲ 3.3×12 topics
  14. Depression81▲ 2.3×25 topics
  15. Mental Health81▲ 1.34×35 topics
  16. Quality of Life80▲ 1.34×46 topics
  17. Environmental Impact78◆ 1.11×49 topics
  18. Catalysis68▲ 2.5×26 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency67▲ 1.74×31 topics
  20. Drug Delivery66▲ 3.0×15 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity64▲ 2.5×29 topics
  22. Graphene62▲ 2.2×11 topics
  23. Antimicrobial54▲ 4.7×13 topics
  24. Social Support52▲ 2.3×15 topics
  25. Toxicity52▲ 2.9×20 topics
  26. Antioxidants51▲ 2.8×16 topics
  27. Heat Transfer50▲ 2.5×19 topics
  28. Stress47▲ 3.1×9 topics
  29. Self-Efficacy46▲ 4.2×10 topics
  30. Green Synthesis46▲ 5.8×4 topics
  31. Drug Discovery42▲ 4.6×11 topics
  32. Biomaterials41▲ 4.3×7 topics
  33. Green Chemistry41▲ 5.6×10 topics
  34. Biodegradable Polymers40▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Organic Synthesis35▲ 7.4×9 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Activity33▲ 4.8×9 topics
  37. Chitosan28▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Chemoselective27▲ 7.0×3 topics
  39. Educational Achievement27▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Job Stress27▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Urmia?

Health and Well-being St…27Health and Well-being Studies: 27 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for …25Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 25 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 22 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 21 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 18 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 18 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 16 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…16Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 16 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 15 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 15 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyBiomaterialsOrganic ChemistryAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 27 works
  2. 2 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 25 works
  3. 3 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 22 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 21 works
  5. 5 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 18 works
  6. 6 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 18 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 16 works
  8. 8 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 16 works
  9. 9 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 15 works
  10. 10 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 15 works

Research output over time

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