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Iran National Science Foundation

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,554
of 22,385 · #17,690 all time
Rank in Iran
#158
of 208
Research works
283
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Iran National Science Foundation

Which fields of science does Iran National Science Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Iran National Science Foundation is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 49 fractional works · 46.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 11.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 30.5% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 9.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKIran NationalScience…106fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences47%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1615.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1211.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance109.3%
    4. Psychology54.5%
    5. Decision Sciences54.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    1. Engineering109.0%
    2. Computer Science87.9%
    3. Environmental Science65.5%
    4. Energy54.9%
    5. Mathematics11.1%
    6. Materials Science11.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine1312.0%
    2. Health Professions65.3%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.33× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.42× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.65× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.33× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy5.33×5 works
  2. Decision Sciences4.65×5 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.33×10 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting3.42×12 works
  5. Health Professions2.02×6 works
  6. Psychology1.48×5 works
  7. Social Sciences1.19×16 works
  8. Environmental Science1.10×6 works
  9. Computer Science1.01×8 works
  10. Mathematics0.97×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.77×2 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×1 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.75×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×0 works
  15. Nursing0.64×0 works
  16. Medicine0.62×13 works
  17. Engineering0.60×10 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×2 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×2 works
  20. Materials Science0.29×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.27×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Iran National Science Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Lionel Fry and Parvin Shahrad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iran National Science Foundation.

  1. 1 Lionel Fry Iran · #384,671 worldwide 7.1k citations · 236 works
  2. 2 Parvin Shahrad Iran · #1,781,653 worldwide 144 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Iran National Science Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Iran National Science Foundation?

The most cited paper from Iran National Science Foundation is "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tracking of Stem Cells in Vivo Using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as a Tool for the Advancement of Clinical Regenerative Medicine" (Morteza Mahmoudi, Hossein Hosseinkhani, Mohsen Hosseinkhani et al., 2010), with 420 citations. Next come "Metabolic and endocrinologic complications in beta-thalassemia major: a multicenter study in Tehran" (252) and "Novel enzymatic graphene oxide based biosensor for the detection of glutathione in biological body fluids" (246).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tracking of Stem Cells in Vivo Using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as a Tool for the Advancement of Clinical Regenerative Medicine Morteza Mahmoudi, Hossein Hosseinkhani, Mohsen Hosseinkhani et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 15 Nov 2010 420
2 Metabolic and endocrinologic complications in beta-thalassemia major: a multicenter study in Tehran Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, Mir Reza Bekheirnia, Mohammad K. Kamgar et al. · BMC Endocrine Disorders Open access 12 Aug 2003 252
3 Novel enzymatic graphene oxide based biosensor for the detection of glutathione in biological body fluids Somaye Cheraghi, Mohammad Ali Taher, Hassan Karimi‐Maleh et al. · Chemosphere 7 Sep 2021 246
4 Ancient goat genomes reveal mosaic domestication in the Fertile Crescent Kevin G. Daly et al. · Science Open access 5 Jul 2018 238
5 The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation Sarah M. Durant et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 27 Dec 2016 218
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Which keywords describe research at Iran National Science Foundation?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability9▲ 3.5×20 topics
  2. Renewable Energy8▲ 5.5×16 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 1.97×18 topics
  4. Higher Education5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  5. Innovation5▲ 4.3×11 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.98×11 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  8. Internet of Things3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  10. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.0×6 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  12. Depression2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  13. Social Support2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  14. Digital Transformation2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  15. Development2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  16. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Smart Specialization2▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Emerging Markets2▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Natural Gas2▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Social Impact2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  21. Energy Security2▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Geopolitics2▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Household Behavior2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Social Systems2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Blockchain2▲ 7.5×1 topic
  26. Economic Complexity2▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Innovation Ecosystem2▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Product Space2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Quadruple Helix2▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Smart Contracts2▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Consumption2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Digital Divide2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  34. Frugal Innovation2▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Household Fuel Use2▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Rebound Effect2▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Quality Assurance2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Academic Identity1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Internationalization1▲ 23×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Global Energy Security and Policy, Economic and Technological Innovation, University-Industry-Government Innovation Models and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Global Energy Security a…2Global Energy Security and Policy: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…2Economic and Technological Innovation: 2 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…2Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…1Higher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 1 fractional works
General EnergyEconomics and EconometricsManagement of Technology and InnovationInformation Systems5 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 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Iran National Science Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Iran National Science Foundation0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Iran National Science Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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