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Iran Meteorological Organization

In research, Iran Meteorological Organization stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,267 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 8.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,920
of 22,385 · #21,745 all time
Rank in Iran
#171
of 208
Research works
539
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.6k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Iran Meteorological Organization

What is Iran Meteorological Organization known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,267 of 10,670 4.4%75 #16333

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iran Meteorological Organization 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Iran Meteorological Organization work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Iran Meteorological Organization is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (24%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 54.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 23.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 8.3% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIranMeteorological…158fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3823.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2213.7%
    3. Engineering137.9%
    4. Computer Science74.5%
    5. Materials Science31.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    7. Mathematics10.8%
    8. Chemistry10.5%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences148.7%
    2. Psychology53.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting53.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Medicine1710.9%
    2. Health Professions42.8%
    3. Veterinary10.5%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences127.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Iran Meteorological Organization specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 21.6 works8.7×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 37.5 works4.8×
← 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: 1.65× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.71× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.78× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.40× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.71×22 works
  2. Environmental Science4.78×38 works
  3. Veterinary3.40×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.65×12 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.25×4 works
  6. Psychology1.11×5 works
  7. Health Professions1.06×4 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×5 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.80×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.68×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.68×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.68×14 works
  14. Computer Science0.58×7 works
  15. Medicine0.57×17 works
  16. Materials Science0.55×3 works
  17. Engineering0.53×12 works
  18. Energy0.46×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.46×2 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.40×2 works
  21. Neuroscience0.34×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.32×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×2 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  25. Nursing0.17×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Iran Meteorological Organization?

Ranked on the quality score, Fatemeh Rahimzadeh, Nasim Hossein Hamzeh‎ and Amirhossein Nikfal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iran Meteorological Organization.

  1. 1 Fatemeh Rahimzadeh Iran · #1,176,691 worldwide 8.1k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Nasim Hossein Hamzeh‎ Iran · #2,833,527 worldwide 590 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Amirhossein Nikfal Iran · #3,246,378 worldwide 403 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Mehdi Rahnama Iran · #3,795,595 worldwide 309 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Sara Karami Iran · #4,047,013 worldwide 500 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Yashar Falamarzi Iran · #4,619,808 worldwide 385 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 S.A. Samad Javanmard Iran · #4,860,956 worldwide 254 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Abbas Ranjbar Saadat Abadi Iran · #5,092,099 worldwide 222 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 G A Kamali Iran · #5,116,450 worldwide 252 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Abbas Ranjbar Saadatabadi Iran · #5,124,431 worldwide 581 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Iran Meteorological Organization

What are the most cited papers from Iran Meteorological Organization?

The most cited paper from Iran Meteorological Organization is "Global observed changes in daily climate extremes of temperature and precipitation" (Lisa V. Alexander et al., 2006), with 4,549 citations. Next come "Trends in Middle East climate extreme indices from 1950 to 2003" (550) and "Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)" (539).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global observed changes in daily climate extremes of temperature and precipitation Lisa V. Alexander et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 14 Mar 2006 4,549
2 Trends in Middle East climate extreme indices from 1950 to 2003 Xuebin Zhang et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 23 Nov 2005 550
3 Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Pete Smith, Mercedes Bustamante, Helal Ahammad et al. · Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University) Book chapterOpen access 2014 539
4 Development of an Updated Global Land In Situ‐Based Data Set of Temperature and Precipitation Extremes: HadEX3 Robert Dunn et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 2 Jul 2020 489
5 Modeling of energy consumption and environmental life cycle assessment for incineration and landfill systems of municipal solid waste management - A case study in Tehran Metropolis of Iran Ashkan Nabavi‐Pelesaraei, Reza Bayat, Homa Hosseinzadeh‐Bandbafha et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production 4 Feb 2017 451
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Iran Meteorological Organization?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Hydrological Cycle, Remote Sensing, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ocean Circulation, Extreme Events and Climate Modeling.

▲ 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-now 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 Change31▲ 7.1×47 topics
  2. Global Warming16▲ 23×11 topics
  3. Hydrological Cycle11▲ 70×2 topics
  4. Remote Sensing11▲ 5.6×18 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Machine Learning9▲ 1.69×16 topics
  7. Ocean Circulation9▲ 41×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology8▲ 1.35×41 topics
  9. Extreme Events8▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Climate Modeling8▲ 68×1 topic
  11. Precipitation Extremes8▲ 68×1 topic
  12. Data Assimilation8▲ 30×4 topics
  13. Boundary Layer7▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Probabilistic Forecasting7▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Air Quality7▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Convective Parameterization7▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Mesoscale Modeling7▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Sustainability6▲ 1.67×20 topics
  20. Forecasting5▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Particulate Matter5▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Satellite Observations5▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Climate4▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Sediment Transport4▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Water Resources4▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Drought4▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Aerosols3▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Atmospheric Dust3▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Vulnerability3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  30. Desertification3▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Aeolian Processes3▲ 109×1 topic
  32. Evapotranspiration3▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Wind Erosion3▲ 109×1 topic
  34. Chemical Composition3▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Holocene3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Mediterranean3▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Atmospheric Aerosols3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Black Carbon3▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Black Sea3▲ 50×1 topic
  40. paleoceanography3▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Iran Meteorological Organization publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Aeolian processes and effects.

Climate variability and …8Climate variability and models: 8 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 3 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 3 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 3 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 3 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceEarth-Surface ProcessesOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 7 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  5. 5 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 3 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Iran Meteorological Organization's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Iran Meteorological Organization as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Iran Meteorological Organization0.00068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Iran Meteorological Organization over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Iran Meteorological Organization9.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2017.

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