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Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science

In research, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,067 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 87.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,555
of 28,054 · #13,826 all time
Rank in Iran
#241
of 301
Research works
493
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science 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 #8,067 of 12,888 17.2%111 #7869

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science 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).

What does Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 87.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 30.8 works87×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 48.8 works25×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.69× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.95× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.87× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Masoud Moradi, Vahid Chegini and Ali Mehdinia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science.

  1. 1 Masoud Moradi Iran · #651,899 worldwide 51 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Vahid Chegini Iran · #725,955 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ali Mehdinia Iran · #766,026 worldwide 150 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Keivan Kabiri Iran · #910,900 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Hamid Lahijani Iran · #946,717 worldwide 59 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Abdolmajid Naderi Beni Iran · #966,975 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Mehrshad Taheri Iran · #1,614,688 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science

Which keywords describe research at Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Holocene, Sea Level, Sedimentation, Mediterranean, Environmental Impact and Black Sea.

▲ 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. Climate Change32▲ 9.5×31 topics
  2. Global Warming12▲ 23×5 topics
  3. Holocene12▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Environmental Impact11▲ 5.2×13 topics
  5. Sea Level11▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Sedimentation10▲ 141×2 topics
  7. Mediterranean10▲ 83×3 topics
  8. Black Sea9▲ 186×1 topic
  9. paleoceanography9▲ 246×1 topic
  10. Toxicity8▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Remote Sensing7▲ 4.8×15 topics
  12. Eutrophication7▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Harmful Algal Blooms7▲ 75×2 topics
  14. Dissolved Organic Matter7▲ 128×1 topic
  15. Ocean Circulation7▲ 41×3 topics
  16. Oceanic Carbon Cycle7▲ 128×1 topic
  17. Benthic Communities7▲ 90×2 topics
  18. Marine Biodiversity7▲ 90×2 topics
  19. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Bioaccumulation6▲ 54×3 topics
  21. Sea-Level Rise6▲ 42×4 topics
  22. Ocean Acidification6▲ 63×3 topics
  23. Data Assimilation6▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Pollution6▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Marine Environment6▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Water Quality6▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Biogeography5▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Wave Modeling5▲ 84×2 topics
  29. Coastal Protection5▲ 64×2 topics
  30. Tropical Cyclones5▲ 75×2 topics
  31. Deep-Sea Ecology5▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Services5▲ 10.0×3 topics
  33. Estuarine Quality5▲ 130×1 topic
  34. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons5▲ 72×2 topics
  35. Environmental Exposure5▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Global Distribution5▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Marine Ecosystems4▲ 66×2 topics
  38. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor4▲ 94×1 topic
  39. Brominated Flame Retardants4▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Waste Management4▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and environmental studies, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

Marine and environmental…9Marine and environmental studies: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 7 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 5 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 4 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…3Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 3 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 3 fractional works
OceanographyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEcologyPollution

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

  1. 1 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 9 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 7 works
  3. 3 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
  4. 4 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 4 works
  6. 6 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
  7. 7 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 3 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 3 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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