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Farhangian University

In research, Farhangian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,845 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,926 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,212 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Mathematics and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,078
of 28,054 · #12,272 all time
Rank in Iran
#120
of 301
Research works
1.2k
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Farhangian 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 #4,845 of 12,888 10.3%213 #8414
Social SciencesDomain #6,926 of 10,521 15.1%156 #8673
Social SciencesField #5,212 of 6,365 16.0%73 #5457

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Farhangian 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#8,414 #4,845
  2. Social Sciences#8,673 #6,926
  3. Social Sciences#5,457 #5,212
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 Farhangian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 35.7 works11×
  2. MathematicsField · 39.8 works7.6×
  3. ChemistryField · 50.1 works7.2×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.21× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.64× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.27× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Farhangian University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali Zamani, Mojtaba Maghsoudi and Jafar Azamat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Farhangian University.

  1. 1 Ali Zamani Iran · #838,585 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Mojtaba Maghsoudi Iran · #1,140,709 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Jafar Azamat Iran · #1,258,840 worldwide 62 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Farhangian University

Which keywords describe research at Farhangian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, E-Learning, Self-Efficacy, Educational Technology, Catalysis, Synthesis, Depression and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ 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 Health24▲ 3.7×21 topics
  2. Education20▲ 2.6×31 topics
  3. Educational Technology20▲ 3.7×21 topics
  4. E-Learning19▲ 4.3×15 topics
  5. Depression16▲ 4.2×16 topics
  6. Catalysis16▲ 5.5×15 topics
  7. Online Learning16▲ 4.3×11 topics
  8. Self-Efficacy14▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis13▲ 4.8×11 topics
  10. Synthesis12▲ 7.6×15 topics
  11. Medicinal Chemistry12▲ 9.9×9 topics
  12. Organic Synthesis12▲ 23×5 topics
  13. Social Support12▲ 4.7×9 topics
  14. Nanomaterials12▲ 2.5×13 topics
  15. Well-being11▲ 6.6×12 topics
  16. Student Satisfaction11▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Drug Discovery11▲ 11×8 topics
  18. Technology Integration10▲ 7.6×8 topics
  19. Graphene10▲ 3.4×6 topics
  20. Stress10▲ 6.1×4 topics
  21. Carbon Nanotubes10▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Higher Education9▲ 3.8×11 topics
  23. Green Chemistry9▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Anticancer Agents9▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Distance Education8▲ 9.2×3 topics
  26. Student Engagement8▲ 4.7×11 topics
  27. Language Teaching8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  28. Cognitive Engagement8▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Mobile Learning8▲ 5.2×4 topics
  30. Teaching Strategies8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Teacher Professional Development8▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Coping Strategies8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  33. Nonlinear Equations7▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Heterocyclic Compounds7▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Blended Learning7▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Oxidation7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  37. Two-Dimensional Materials7▲ 6.6×4 topics
  38. Aryl Halides7▲ 35×2 topics
  39. CO2 Capture6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Transition Metal Catalysis6▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Farhangian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Online and Blended Learning and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Health and Well-being St…6Health and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…6Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…5EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 5 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…4Education and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis…4Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra: 4 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEducationLanguage and LinguisticsInorganic Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 6 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 5 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 4 works
  8. 8 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  10. 10 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Farhangian 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.