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Research in Yazd

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

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
179k
10.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Yazd

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 Yazd?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Yazd UniversityUniversity 8,334 #10,082
2Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesUniversity 6,594 #13,570

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 Yazd work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Yazd is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,570 fractional works · 36.0% of its workEngineering: 591 fractional works · 13.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 124 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 89 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 72 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 231 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 206 fractional works · 4.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 194 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 73 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 116 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 69 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 77 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 74 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,442 fractional works · 33.0% of its workMedicine: 1,091 fractional works · 25.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 138 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 87 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 70 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 62 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 200 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 93 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 91 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOral Surgery: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 840 fractional works · 19.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 262 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 95 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 253 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 147 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 141 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 51 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 513 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 250 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 132 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 125 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 66 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKYazd4,366fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering59113.5%
    2. Computer Science2315.3%
    3. Environmental Science2064.7%
    4. Materials Science1944.4%
    5. Chemistry1162.7%
    6. Mathematics771.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy741.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences400.9%
    9. Energy330.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering100.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,44233.0%
    1. Medicine1,09125.0%
    2. Health Professions2004.6%
    3. Dentistry912.1%
    4. Nursing571.3%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Social Sciences2626.0%
    2. Psychology2535.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1413.2%
    4. Decision Sciences781.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance571.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities501.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2505.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1252.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology661.5%
    4. Neuroscience501.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Yazd strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Yazd is most concentrated in Reproductive Medicine, Dentistry and Oral Surgery (6.2× the world share in Reproductive Medicine).

  1. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 55.0 works6.2×
  2. DentistryField · 85.4 works4.4×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 33.7 works4.4×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 115 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 228 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 61 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 46 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 104 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 213 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 547 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 186 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 178 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.42× its world share, 85 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 180 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 978 worksMedicineNursing: 2.65× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 128 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 73 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 230 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 239 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.42×85 works
  2. Nursing2.65×52 works
  3. Psychology1.90×230 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.89×73 works
  5. Health Professions1.72×180 works
  6. Chemistry1.66×104 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×61 works
  8. Mathematics1.53×72 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.42×20 works
  10. Materials Science1.28×178 works
  11. Medicine1.28×978 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×228 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×128 works
  14. Environmental Science0.94×186 works
  15. Engineering0.92×547 works
  16. Energy0.83×30 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.72×63 works
  18. Neuroscience0.71×46 works
  19. Computer Science0.69×213 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.65×9 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×56 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×115 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×37 works
  24. Veterinary0.54×3 works
  25. Social Sciences0.47×239 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.40×46 works

Which keywords describe research in Yazd?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Social Support, Stress and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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▲ 1.32×125 topics
  2. Quality of Life166▲ 2.6×47 topics
  3. Mental Health158▲ 2.5×37 topics
  4. Inflammation150▲ 1.61×80 topics
  5. Depression140▲ 3.6×24 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease131▲ 2.6×39 topics
  7. Machine Learning116▼ 0.79×75 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome108▲ 3.1×22 topics
  9. Social Support107▲ 4.6×15 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress104▲ 1.44×61 topics
  11. Cancer100▲ 1.70×55 topics
  12. COVID-19100▲ 1.76×25 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications97▲ 1.88×33 topics
  14. Self-Efficacy96▲ 8.4×9 topics
  15. Stress90▲ 5.6×11 topics
  16. Nanoparticles88▲ 1.59×38 topics
  17. Public Health87▲ 1.36×47 topics
  18. Pandemic79▲ 1.83×10 topics
  19. Obesity78▲ 2.3×25 topics
  20. Nanomaterials73▲ 1.59×19 topics
  21. Nanocomposites70▲ 2.0×21 topics
  22. Nursing69▲ 8.4×7 topics
  23. Elderly68▲ 6.4×6 topics
  24. Healthcare68▲ 1.36×22 topics
  25. Risk Factors67▲ 1.39×34 topics
  26. Educational Achievement62▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Job Stress62▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Insulin Resistance61▲ 3.1×10 topics
  29. Antioxidant61▲ 2.0×45 topics
  30. Drug Delivery58▲ 2.4×16 topics
  31. Tissue Engineering55▲ 2.1×13 topics
  32. Anxiety48▲ 2.3×12 topics
  33. Biosensors48▲ 2.2×10 topics
  34. Psychological Impact44▲ 3.2×10 topics
  35. Infertility42▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. SARS-CoV-240▲ 3.0×6 topics
  37. Healthcare Workers39▲ 3.8×4 topics
  38. Cancer Prevention38▲ 3.4×10 topics
  39. Fertility32▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Fertility Preservation25▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Yazd?

Health and Well-being St…58Health and Well-being Studies: 58 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 23 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 22 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 20 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 19 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 16 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…16Innovations in Medical Education: 16 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 16 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 16 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…16Dental Research and COVID-19: 16 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthReproductive MedicineInfectious Diseases2 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 58 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 23 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 22 works
  4. 4 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 20 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 19 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 16 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  8. 8 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  9. 9 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 16 works
  10. 10 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 16 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%Yazd12.5% 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 18.2% in 2010.

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