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Imam Hossein Hospital

In research, Imam Hossein Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,512 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,475 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,878
of 28,054 · #23,361 all time
Rank in Iran
#229
of 301
Research works
839
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Imam Hossein Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,512 of 11,982 7.7%209 #9666
MedicineField #5,475 of 10,443 7.4%199 #8735

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

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: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.82× its world share, 199 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Imam Hossein Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Hamid Kariman, Kourosh Sheibani and Nader Nassiri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Imam Hossein Hospital.

  1. 1 Hamid Kariman Iran · #674,595 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Kourosh Sheibani Iran · #1,420,641 worldwide 12 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Nader Nassiri Iran · #1,518,292 worldwide 7 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Imam Hossein Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Imam Hossein Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Treatment and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 3.6×98 topics
  2. Inflammation22▲ 3.9×66 topics
  3. Cancer15▲ 4.1×38 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 4.8×34 topics
  5. Treatment13▲ 4.0×38 topics
  6. Diagnosis13▲ 5.0×31 topics
  7. Pandemic12▲ 4.1×8 topics
  8. Quality of Life12▲ 3.0×34 topics
  9. COVID-1911▲ 3.1×19 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.3×39 topics
  11. Pathophysiology10▲ 12×9 topics
  12. Depression9▲ 4.0×18 topics
  13. SARS-CoV-29▲ 10×5 topics
  14. Mortality9▲ 5.6×11 topics
  15. Risk Factors9▲ 2.9×27 topics
  16. Management9▲ 4.1×20 topics
  17. Immune Response8▲ 5.3×15 topics
  18. Clinical Trials8▲ 4.3×12 topics
  19. Complications8▲ 5.6×15 topics
  20. Thrombosis7▲ 9.8×7 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor7▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Chemotherapy7▲ 3.8×19 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.3×21 topics
  24. Obesity7▲ 3.2×15 topics
  25. Cognitive Impairment6▲ 9.5×7 topics
  26. Genetics6▲ 3.3×16 topics
  27. Surgical Management6▲ 5.6×19 topics
  28. Surgery6▲ 6.4×10 topics
  29. Anxiety6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment6▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Clinical Characteristics5▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Metastasis5▲ 5.8×10 topics
  33. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  34. Antiviral Treatment5▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Cytokine Storm5▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Pain Management5▲ 7.7×8 topics
  37. Chronic Pain4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  38. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  39. Postoperative Complications4▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Statins4▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Imam Hossein Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 5 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 3 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksCancer, Lipids, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…2Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Sedative Agents: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…2Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryNeurology6 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 5 works
  2. 2 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  7. 7 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 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 available69.7%not open30.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Imam Hossein Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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