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Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,835 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,787 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,871 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Psychology and Social Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,742
of 28,054 · #7,811 all time
Rank in Iran
#113
of 301
Research works
2.6k
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch 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 #3,835 of 12,888 11.3%347 #4935
EngineeringField #2,787 of 6,636 12.3%147 #4017
Social SciencesDomain #6,871 of 10,521 7.0%246 #9804
Life SciencesDomain #6,237 of 7,800 7.4%87 #11819
PsychologyField #1,849 of 2,181 5.4%151 #3274
Environmental ScienceField #3,126 of 3,551 9.7%68 #4401
Health SciencesDomain #11,078 of 11,982 5.0%90 #13695
Clinical PsychologySubfield #716 of 738 1.9%97 #1438

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch 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#4,935 #3,835
  2. Engineering#4,017 #2,787
  3. Social Sciences#9,804 #6,871
  4. Life Sciences#11,819 #6,237
  5. Psychology#3,274 #1,849
  6. Environmental Science#4,401 #3,126
  7. Health Sciences#13,695 #11,078
  8. Clinical Psychology#1,438 #716
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 Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 96.8 works12×
  2. PsychologyField · 151.3 works6.5×
  3. Social PsychologySubfield · 28.1 works4.1×
← 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: 1.36× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.81× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.26× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 147 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 48 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.45× its world share, 151 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch?

Ranked on the composite score, Reza Jalilzadeh Yengejeh, Hamzeh Ghorbani and Farid Jamali‐Sheini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch.

  1. 1 Reza Jalilzadeh Yengejeh Iran · #150,167 worldwide 215 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Hamzeh Ghorbani Iran · #486,344 worldwide 79 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Farid Jamali‐Sheini Iran · #667,463 worldwide 135 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Alireza Heidari Iran · #794,675 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Laleh Roomiani Iran · #1,008,223 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 M Velayatzadeh Iran · #1,041,102 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Reza Pasha Iran · #1,296,406 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Saeed Bakhtiarpour Iran · #1,307,230 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 A Naderi Iran · #1,310,049 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Farah Naderi Iran · #1,364,047 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Emotion Regulation, Coping Strategies, Well-being and Stress.

▲ 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. Mental Health71▲ 6.3×24 topics
  2. Depression53▲ 7.8×14 topics
  3. Social Support51▲ 12×13 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy40▲ 20×9 topics
  5. Quality of Life38▲ 3.4×18 topics
  6. Emotion Regulation36▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Coping Strategies30▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Well-being28▲ 9.7×9 topics
  9. Stress28▲ 9.8×6 topics
  10. Resilience26▲ 6.9×13 topics
  11. Psychological Distress21▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Nanomaterials21▲ 2.6×15 topics
  13. Nanocrystals20▲ 9.7×5 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis18▲ 4.0×12 topics
  15. Elderly18▲ 9.3×2 topics
  16. Job Stress18▲ 37×1 topic
  17. Nursing18▲ 12×1 topic
  18. Genetics17▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Photovoltaics17▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Adolescents16▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Psychopathology16▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Anxiety Disorders16▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Anxiety16▲ 4.2×7 topics
  24. Semiconductor15▲ 5.8×6 topics
  25. Parenting15▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Children14▲ 7.8×2 topics
  27. Heavy Metals14▲ 7.7×7 topics
  28. Nanostructures14▲ 4.4×8 topics
  29. Adolescent Development13▲ 15×6 topics
  30. Developmental Trajectories13▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Sintering13▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Spark Plasma Sintering12▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Behavioral Problems12▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Stress Management12▲ 15×6 topics
  35. Academic Achievement11▲ 8.7×7 topics
  36. Nursing Students11▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Solar Cells11▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Positive Emotions11▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Cognitive Therapy11▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Stress Reduction10▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions and Family and Disability Support Research.

Health and Well-being St…18Health and Well-being Studies: 18 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…12Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 12 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 10 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 9 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 9 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconduct…8Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 8 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 8 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health7COVID-19 and Mental Health: 7 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 18 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 12 works
  3. 3 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 10 works
  4. 4 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 9 works
  5. 5 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 9 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 8 works
  9. 9 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 7 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.