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Arak University

In research, Arak University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,799 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,119 of 3,409 worldwide) and Plant Science (#533 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Water Science and Technology and Organic Chemistry — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,470
of 28,054 · #4,988 all time
Rank in Iran
#59
of 301
Research works
4.6k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Arak 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 #2,799 of 12,888 12.6%742 #3368
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,119 of 3,409 27.2%162 #2645
Plant ScienceSubfield #533 of 1,395 28.9%100 #1322
Life SciencesDomain #3,204 of 7,800 25.0%250 #7283
EngineeringField #2,840 of 6,636 11.9%264 #3957
Environmental ScienceField #1,972 of 3,551 18.0%107 #2949
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,124 of 3,579 22.1%71 #4899
Materials ScienceField #1,551 of 2,468 14.3%107 #2439
Health SciencesDomain #7,935 of 11,982 14.3%132 #13808
MedicineField #7,848 of 10,443 14.6%106 #14176

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arak 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#3,368 #2,799
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,645 #1,119
  3. Plant Science#1,322 #533
  4. Life Sciences#7,283 #3,204
  5. Engineering#3,957 #2,840
  6. Environmental Science#2,949 #1,972
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,899 #2,124
  8. Materials Science#2,439 #1,551
  9. Health Sciences#13,808 #7,935
  10. Medicine#14,176 #7,848
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 Arak University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 23.1 works6.0×
  2. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 34.7 works5.5×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 47.9 works5.2×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 99.9 works4.7×
← 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: 2.78× its world share, 162 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 71 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.06× its world share, 78 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.60× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 264 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 107 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.51× its world share, 107 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.12× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 1.98× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arak University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Ehsan Salehi and Akbar Mobinikhaledi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arak University.

  1. 1 Mansour Ghorbanpour Iran · #186,361 worldwide 253 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Ehsan Salehi Iran · #308,210 worldwide 109 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Akbar Mobinikhaledi Iran · #355,286 worldwide 70 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Mohsen Rahmani Iran · #615,650 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Hamed Safikhani Iran · #616,799 worldwide 110 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Abdolreza Moghadassi Iran · #688,625 worldwide 197 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Gholamreza Nabiyouni Iran · #719,917 worldwide 86 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 S.M. Hosseini Iran · #765,142 worldwide 231 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Hamid Reza Momeni Iran · #847,492 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Reza Davarnejad Iran · #854,389 worldwide 72 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Arak University

Which keywords describe research at Arak University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Green Synthesis, Toxicity, Nanoparticles, Climate Change, Oxidative Stress and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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. Climate Change56▲ 1.71×45 topics
  2. Nanomaterials53▲ 4.1×18 topics
  3. Catalysis51▲ 6.3×20 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress45▲ 2.3×40 topics
  5. Nanoparticles44▲ 2.8×31 topics
  6. Environmental Impact36▲ 1.75×33 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications32▲ 2.2×26 topics
  8. Nanocomposites31▲ 3.2×19 topics
  9. Toxicity31▲ 5.8×14 topics
  10. Drug Delivery30▲ 4.5×13 topics
  11. Antioxidant28▲ 3.4×41 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties28▲ 2.3×30 topics
  13. Green Synthesis27▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity27▲ 3.5×25 topics
  15. Graphene25▲ 3.0×11 topics
  16. Medicinal Plants23▲ 4.8×16 topics
  17. Flavonoids22▲ 6.8×10 topics
  18. Antioxidants22▲ 3.9×12 topics
  19. Synthesis21▲ 4.7×21 topics
  20. Nanostructures21▲ 4.2×13 topics
  21. Heavy Metals20▲ 6.9×5 topics
  22. Nanocrystals20▲ 5.9×5 topics
  23. Green Chemistry19▲ 8.8×9 topics
  24. Chemoselective18▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Adsorption17▲ 6.6×7 topics
  26. CO2 Capture17▲ 8.8×3 topics
  27. Heterogeneous Catalysis16▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Methane Storage16▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Solar Cells16▲ 6.5×6 topics
  30. Hydrogenation16▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. Drug Discovery16▲ 5.8×6 topics
  32. Metal Nanoparticles16▲ 7.6×4 topics
  33. Two-Dimensional Materials16▲ 5.5×4 topics
  34. Phenolic Compounds15▲ 6.6×9 topics
  35. Membrane Technology15▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Semiconductor Nanocrystals14▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Signal Transduction14▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Rootstock14▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Nutrient Uptake13▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Catalytic Reduction13▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Arak University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, Membrane Separation Technologies, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.

Nanomaterials for cataly…13Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 13 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…12Membrane Separation Technologies: 12 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 12 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…12Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 12 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…11Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 11 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 9 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 8 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…8Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 8 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 8 fractional works
Organic ChemistryWater Science and TechnologyPlant ScienceInorganic Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 13 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 12 works
  3. 3 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 12 works
  4. 4 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 12 works
  5. 5 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 11 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 9 works
  7. 7 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 8 works
  9. 9 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arak University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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