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Iran National Science Foundation

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,115
of 28,054 · #26,273 all time
Rank in Iran
#243
of 301
Research works
283
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.13× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.75× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.62× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.67× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iran National Science Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Fenella Wojnarowska, Parvin Shahrad and Shima Moradi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iran National Science Foundation.

  1. 1 Fenella Wojnarowska Iran · #638,236 worldwide 104 citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Parvin Shahrad Iran · #1,000,397 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Shima Moradi Iran · #1,082,375 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Iran National Science Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Iran National Science Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Higher Education, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Internet of Things, Supply Chain Management and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Sustainability9▲ 4.0×19 topics
  2. Renewable Energy8▲ 6.0×14 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 2.0×14 topics
  4. Innovation5▲ 5.0×11 topics
  5. Higher Education4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  7. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  8. Internet of Things3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  10. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.2×5 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.0×10 topics
  13. Smart Specialization2▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Development2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  15. Digital Transformation2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  16. Emerging Markets2▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Household Behavior2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Natural Gas2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Social Support2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  20. Energy Security2▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Geopolitics2▲ 14×1 topic
  22. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Blockchain2▲ 8.3×1 topic
  24. Economic Complexity2▲ 78×1 topic
  25. Product Space2▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Smart Contracts2▲ 12×1 topic
  27. Social Systems2▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Consumption2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Household Fuel Use2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Innovation Ecosystem2▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Quadruple Helix2▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Rebound Effect2▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Environmental Management2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  36. Frugal Innovation2▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Self-Efficacy2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Digital Divide2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  39. Control Systems1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Diversity1▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Iran National Science Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Energy Security and Policy, Economic and Technological Innovation, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Energy and Environment Impacts.

Global Energy Security a…2Global Energy Security and Policy: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…2Economic and Technological Innovation: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…2Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 2 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…1Health and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional works
General EnergyEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 2 works
  2. 2 Economic and Technological Innovation Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iran National Science Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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