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Al-Mustafa International University

In research, Al-Mustafa International University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,153 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,744 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,919
of 28,054 · #37,931 all time
Rank in Iran
#287
of 301
Research works
505
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
819
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Al-Mustafa International University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,153 of 10,521 9.1%123 #13134
Social SciencesField #5,744 of 6,365 8.1%83 #8512

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al-Mustafa International University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Al-Mustafa International University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 31.7 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.93× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.21× its world share, 83 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al-Mustafa International University?

Ranked on the composite score, Inés Martínez-Herrero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Mustafa International University.

  1. 1 Inés Martínez-Herrero Iran · #1,467,874 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Mustafa International University

Which keywords describe research at Al-Mustafa International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Pedagogy, Religious Education, Islamic Banking, Human Rights and Globalization.

▲ 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 institution'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. Islamic Education19▲ 27×4 topics
  2. Globalization15▲ 3.8×12 topics
  3. Curriculum Development15▲ 10×8 topics
  4. Education13▲ 3.7×19 topics
  5. Teacher Training13▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Human Rights12▲ 6.0×16 topics
  7. Pedagogy12▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Religious Education12▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Islamic Banking11▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Social Media11▲ 3.9×9 topics
  11. Madrasa11▲ 71×1 topic
  12. Muslim Students11▲ 71×1 topic
  13. Corporate Governance10▲ 6.7×6 topics
  14. Gender Equality9▲ 16×7 topics
  15. Performance Analysis8▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Ethical Identity8▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Finance8▲ 19×1 topic
  18. Secularism8▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Feminism7▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Middle East7▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Community Empowerment7▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Islamic reform7▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Ottoman Empire7▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Culture7▲ 6.3×4 topics
  25. Qualitative Research7▲ 3.9×8 topics
  26. Islamic Law6▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Spirituality6▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Cultural Capital6▲ 53×2 topics
  29. Philosophy6▲ 6.9×3 topics
  30. Qur'anic Exegesis6▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Tafsir Al-Mishbah6▲ 139×1 topic
  32. Ethnicity6▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Sharia Law6▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Indonesia6▲ 5.9×3 topics
  35. Literature6▲ 5.2×2 topics
  36. Islam6▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Social Influence6▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Tolerance5▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Radicalism5▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Religious Moderation5▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Al-Mustafa International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies.

Education and Islamic Studies: 11 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…7Islamic Studies and History: 7 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation …6Qur’anic Interpretation Studies: 6 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 5 fractional worksEducation and Character …4Education and Character Development: 4 fractional worksGender and Women's Rights: 3 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional works
EducationAccountingPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 11 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  4. 4 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 6 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Education and Character Development Education 4 works
  8. 8 Gender and Women's Rights Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  10. 10 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al-Mustafa International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 129% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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