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Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences

In research, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,833 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,724 of 4,667 worldwide) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (#185 of 443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geometry and Topology — Algebra and Number Theory is 45.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,167
of 28,054 · #3,178 all time
Rank in Iran
#53
of 301
Research works
4.2k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences 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 #1,833 of 12,888 20.6%565 #2069
Computer ScienceField #1,724 of 4,667 18.8%135 #1793
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #185 of 443 31.9%72 #384
Physics and AstronomyField #689 of 1,646 31.9%217 #1249
Social SciencesDomain #6,019 of 10,521 26.1%71 #7349
MathematicsField #665 of 1,053 6.3%91 #405
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #184 of 263 43.3%75 #313
EngineeringField #4,644 of 6,636 11.5%80 #4154
Life SciencesDomain #5,616 of 7,800 19.0%73 #9107

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences 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#2,069 #1,833
  2. Computer Science#1,793 #1,724
  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics#384 #185
  4. Physics and Astronomy#1,249 #689
  5. Social Sciences#7,349 #6,019
  6. Mathematics#405 #665
  7. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#313 #184
  8. Engineering#4,154 #4,644
  9. Life Sciences#9,107 #5,616
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 Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 45.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 21.3 works45×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 75.5 works32×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 27.7 works23×
  4. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 71.7 works19×
  5. Physics and AstronomyField · 216.9 works13×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.28× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.35× its world share, 135 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 10.50× its world share, 91 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 13.21× its world share, 217 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Hadi Behnamian, M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari and Mohsen Alishahiha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences.

  1. 1 Hadi Behnamian Iran · #63,768 worldwide 479 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari Iran · #68,181 worldwide 619 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Mohsen Alishahiha Iran · #143,716 worldwide 409 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Yasaman Farzan Iran · #244,656 worldwide 281 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Reza Asgari Iran · #319,245 worldwide 349 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Amjad Ashoorioon Iran · #320,926 worldwide 185 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Hashem Rafii‐Tabar Iran · #503,721 worldwide 136 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Hassan Firouzjahi Iran · #524,200 worldwide 220 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Mohammad Sabokrou Iran · #664,266 worldwide 78 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 J. Rahighi Iran · #851,280 worldwide 39 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, Supernovae, General Relativity, Dark Energy, Cosmic Microwave Background, Cosmological Parameters and Dark Matter.

▲ 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. Black Holes43▲ 62×3 topics
  2. Quantum Gravity40▲ 68×4 topics
  3. General Relativity36▲ 71×2 topics
  4. Supernovae36▲ 59×2 topics
  5. Dark Energy35▲ 73×2 topics
  6. Cosmic Microwave Background34▲ 84×1 topic
  7. Cosmological Parameters34▲ 84×1 topic
  8. Dark Matter34▲ 39×4 topics
  9. Quantum Entanglement30▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Deep Learning30▲ 1.18×60 topics
  11. String Theory29▲ 69×2 topics
  12. Field Theories29▲ 85×1 topic
  13. Holographic29▲ 85×1 topic
  14. Machine Learning27◆ 1.13×51 topics
  15. Particle Physics23▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Cosmology21▲ 43×3 topics
  17. Entanglement16▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Perception15▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Truth15▲ 64×2 topics
  20. Lattice QCD15▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Galactic Center14▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Higgs Boson13▲ 35×1 topic
  23. High-Energy Collider13▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Cryptography13▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Quantum Groups13▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Star Formation13▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Cosmic Rays12▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Neutrinos12▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Renormalization Group11▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Cluster Algebras11▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Triangulated Categories11▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Cohomology11▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Galaxies10▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Quantum Information10▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Stellar Populations10▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Hydrodynamics10▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Superconducting Circuits10▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Parallel Computing10▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Axions9▲ 54×1 topic
  40. WIMPs9▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…34Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 34 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…29Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 29 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 13 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 11 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 10 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 9 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra: 8 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 8 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsGeometry and TopologyAlgebra and Number Theory2 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 34 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 29 works
  3. 3 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  4. 4 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 11 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  6. 6 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  7. 7 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  8. 8 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 8 works
  9. 9 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 8 works
  10. 10 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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