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Alzahra University

In research, Alzahra University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,940 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,683 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,938 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,439
of 28,054 · #3,492 all time
Rank in Iran
#58
of 301
Research works
6.3k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Alzahra 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,940 of 12,888 15.6%650 #2198
Social SciencesDomain #3,683 of 10,521 13.3%425 #4024
Social SciencesField #2,938 of 6,365 14.0%143 #2919
ChemistryField #618 of 1,330 15.5%103 #499
EngineeringField #3,539 of 6,636 17.2%160 #3308
Computer ScienceField #2,914 of 4,667 16.4%116 #3669
Organic ChemistrySubfield #397 of 615 13.7%71 #283
Life SciencesDomain #5,770 of 7,800 14.1%121 #8317
Health SciencesDomain #9,303 of 11,982 14.0%127 #13077
Materials ScienceField #1,975 of 2,468 12.4%98 #3045

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alzahra 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,198 #1,940
  2. Social Sciences#4,024 #3,683
  3. Social Sciences#2,919 #2,938
  4. Chemistry#499 #618
  5. Engineering#3,308 #3,539
  6. Computer Science#3,669 #2,914
  7. Organic Chemistry#283 #397
  8. Life Sciences#8,317 #5,770
  9. Health Sciences#13,077 #9,303
  10. Materials Science#3,045 #1,975
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Alzahra University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 71.0 works7.1×
  2. ChemistryField · 102.7 works5.0×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.30× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.95× its world share, 103 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.34× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 160 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.23× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.87× its world share, 116 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 143 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alzahra University?

Ranked on the composite score, Morteza Shiri, Mohammad Reza Soudi and Hossein A. Oskooie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alzahra University.

  1. 1 Morteza Shiri Iran · #108,434 worldwide 173 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Mohammad Reza Soudi Iran · #264,260 worldwide 150 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Hossein A. Oskooie Iran · #294,863 worldwide 246 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 فتحیه فتاحی زاده Iran · #298,072 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Khadijeh Bakhtiari Iran · #413,317 worldwide 148 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Vahideh Zadsirjan Iran · #442,545 worldwide 102 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Majid M. Heravı Iran · #523,461 worldwide 1k citations · 319 works
  8. 8 Mansoureh Daraie Iran · #547,135 worldwide 25 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Seyed Mohammad Hossein Hasheminejad Iran · #635,012 worldwide 58 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani Iran · #646,521 worldwide 357 citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at Alzahra University

Which keywords describe research at Alzahra University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Mental Health, Graphene, Green Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Green Synthesis and Nonlinear Equations.

▲ 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. Mental Health57▲ 2.9×33 topics
  2. Nanomaterials56▲ 4.0×17 topics
  3. Catalysis48▲ 5.5×23 topics
  4. Machine Learning48◆ 1.11×47 topics
  5. Deep Learning43◆ 0.95×50 topics
  6. Graphene41▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications38▲ 2.4×32 topics
  8. Social Media30▲ 1.61×22 topics
  9. Nanoparticles30▲ 1.80×27 topics
  10. Nanocomposites29▲ 2.7×18 topics
  11. Green Chemistry28▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Depression27▲ 2.3×18 topics
  13. Drug Discovery27▲ 9.1×11 topics
  14. Well-being26▲ 5.2×12 topics
  15. Biosensors26▲ 3.8×11 topics
  16. Green Synthesis25▲ 9.7×5 topics
  17. Drug Delivery24▲ 3.4×14 topics
  18. Social Support23▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Nonlinear Equations23▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks23▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Organic Synthesis21▲ 14×9 topics
  22. Synthesis21▲ 4.3×27 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation20▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Chemoselective20▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Medicinal Chemistry19▲ 5.2×10 topics
  26. Coping Strategies18▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Water Splitting18▲ 3.7×3 topics
  28. Two-Dimensional Materials17▲ 5.6×4 topics
  29. Anomalous Diffusion16▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Fractional Calculus16▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Homotopy Analysis Method16▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Hydrogenation16▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Metal Nanoparticles15▲ 6.9×5 topics
  34. Asymmetric Synthesis15▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Anticancer Agents14▲ 7.2×9 topics
  36. Positive Emotions14▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Multicomponent Reactions14▲ 45×3 topics
  38. Nanocatalysts14▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Catalytic Reduction13▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Nitro Compounds13▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Alzahra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Fractional Differential …16Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 16 fractional worksNanomaterials for cataly…13Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 13 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis…12Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …11Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 11 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 9 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 8 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…8Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 8 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Mate…7MXene and MAX Phase Materials: 7 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationOrganic ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 16 works
  2. 2 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 13 works
  3. 3 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 9 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  9. 9 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  10. 10 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 7 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alzahra University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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