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Bu-Ali Sina University

In research, Bu-Ali Sina University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,306 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,472 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,310 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,931
of 28,054 · #2,383 all time
Rank in Iran
#27
of 301
Research works
8.8k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
158k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Bu-Ali Sina 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 #1,306 of 12,888 17.8%1,198 #1687
EngineeringField #1,472 of 6,636 17.1%410 #2059
Health SciencesDomain #3,310 of 11,982 14.5%184 #7671
ChemistryField #422 of 1,330 17.6%237 #619
Organic ChemistrySubfield #219 of 615 17.9%173 #548
Materials ScienceField #889 of 2,468 21.7%141 #1576
Social SciencesDomain #4,476 of 10,521 19.1%223 #4419
Life SciencesDomain #3,598 of 7,800 18.3%286 #6593
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #686 of 1,351 20.0%66 #1116
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,789 of 3,409 20.3%173 #2140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bu-Ali Sina 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#1,687 #1,306
  2. Engineering#2,059 #1,472
  3. Health Sciences#7,671 #3,310
  4. Chemistry#619 #422
  5. Organic Chemistry#548 #219
  6. Materials Science#1,576 #889
  7. Social Sciences#4,419 #4,476
  8. Life Sciences#6,593 #3,598
  9. Mechanical Engineering#1,116 #686
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,140 #1,789
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 Bu-Ali Sina University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 173.3 works12×
  2. ChemistryField · 237.5 works8.0×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 23.3 works4.9×
← 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: 1.92× its world share, 173 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.59× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.00× its world share, 238 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.53× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 410 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 120 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.14× its world share, 141 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.47× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 148 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bu-Ali Sina University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmad Reza Moosavi‐Zare, Saeid Azizian and Hassan Keypour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bu-Ali Sina University.

  1. 1 Ahmad Reza Moosavi‐Zare Iran · #200,771 worldwide 241 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Saeid Azizian Iran · #245,252 worldwide 312 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Hassan Keypour Iran · #264,273 worldwide 192 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Mohsen Jalali Iran · #284,812 worldwide 202 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 G.H. Majzoobi Iran · #285,778 worldwide 147 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Ali Zolfigol Iran · #337,383 worldwide 766 citations · 200 works
  7. 7 Massoud Ranjbar Iran · #421,313 worldwide 42 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Abbas Afkhami Iran · #429,148 worldwide 418 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Davood Nematollahi Iran · #435,589 worldwide 412 citations · 96 works
  10. 10 Parviz Fattahi Iran · #456,057 worldwide 108 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Bu-Ali Sina University

Which keywords describe research at Bu-Ali Sina University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Green Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Drug Discovery, Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites, Medicinal Chemistry and Asymmetric Synthesis.

▲ 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. Catalysis123▲ 9.8×23 topics
  2. Green Chemistry84▲ 25×9 topics
  3. Nanomaterials68▲ 3.4×15 topics
  4. Drug Discovery65▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Organic Synthesis65▲ 30×9 topics
  6. Nanocomposites60▲ 3.9×17 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications59▲ 2.6×28 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties55▲ 3.0×29 topics
  9. Nanoparticles54▲ 2.3×32 topics
  10. Graphene49▲ 3.8×9 topics
  11. Medicinal Chemistry41▲ 7.9×9 topics
  12. Synthesis41▲ 5.8×24 topics
  13. Asymmetric Synthesis41▲ 40×5 topics
  14. Multicomponent Reactions40▲ 91×3 topics
  15. Drug Delivery40▲ 3.9×14 topics
  16. Nanocatalysts39▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Heterocyclic Synthesis39▲ 126×1 topic
  18. Isocyanides39▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Chemoselective39▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Anticancer Agents35▲ 12×9 topics
  21. Heterogeneous Catalysis35▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Oxidation34▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks31▲ 3.9×6 topics
  24. Methane Storage30▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Water Splitting30▲ 4.3×4 topics
  26. Carbon Nanotubes28▲ 4.4×8 topics
  27. CO2 Capture28▲ 9.6×4 topics
  28. Green Synthesis28▲ 7.6×4 topics
  29. Antimicrobial27▲ 5.1×9 topics
  30. Electrochemistry27▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Heterogeneous Catalysts26▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Ionic Liquids26▲ 4.8×10 topics
  33. Visible Light25▲ 5.7×2 topics
  34. Chemical Sensors25▲ 5.5×3 topics
  35. Acylation24▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Esterification24▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Heterocyclic Compounds23▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Crystal Engineering20▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Porous Materials18▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Gas Adsorption18▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Bu-Ali Sina University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Chemical Synthesis and Reactions, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.

Multicomponent Synthesis…39Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 39 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Reactions: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …19Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 19 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…18Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 18 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 15 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 15 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…13Synthesis and biological activity: 13 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 13 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 12 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 12 fractional works
Organic ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInorganic ChemistryElectrochemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 39 works
  2. 2 Chemical Synthesis and Reactions Organic Chemistry 24 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19 works
  4. 4 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 18 works
  5. 5 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 15 works
  6. 6 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 15 works
  7. 7 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 13 works
  8. 8 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 13 works
  9. 9 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 12 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bu-Ali Sina University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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