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Islamic Azad University Ardabil

In research, Islamic Azad University Ardabil stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,232 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,923 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,062
of 28,054 · #5,503 all time
Rank in Iran
#105
of 301
Research works
1.4k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Ardabil 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 #4,232 of 12,888 20.8%151 #3616
Social SciencesDomain #9,923 of 10,521 5.2%87 #14609

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Ardabil 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).

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: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.86× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.16× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.70× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.54× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University Ardabil?

Ranked on the composite score, Noradin Ghadimi, Majid Khayatnezhad and Mohammad Ojaroudi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Ardabil.

  1. 1 Noradin Ghadimi Iran · #79,549 worldwide 535 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Majid Khayatnezhad Iran · #269,911 worldwide 162 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Ojaroudi Iran · #592,715 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Reza Kazemi Iran · #1,117,294 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Nasser Ojaroudi Iran · #1,136,504 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Ebrahim Fataei Iran · #1,474,241 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ali Jabbari Iran · #1,528,220 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Farzad Sattari Ardabili Iran · #1,546,887 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Ardabil

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Ardabil?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Renewable Energy, Social Support, Mental Health, Depression, Stress, Machine Learning and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Machine Learning17▲ 1.64×37 topics
  2. Deep Learning16▲ 1.42×29 topics
  3. Renewable Energy16▲ 3.4×22 topics
  4. Mental Health16▲ 3.3×19 topics
  5. Epidemiology13◆ 1.02×46 topics
  6. Depression13▲ 4.5×14 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy12▲ 14×8 topics
  8. Quality of Life12▲ 2.5×13 topics
  9. Social Support12▲ 6.4×9 topics
  10. Nanomaterials11▲ 3.2×14 topics
  11. Stress9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  12. Environmental Impact9▲ 1.60×12 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications9▲ 2.3×11 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering7▲ 3.6×7 topics
  15. Drug Delivery7▲ 4.1×11 topics
  16. Leadership7▲ 4.5×7 topics
  17. Nanocomposites7▲ 2.7×7 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 6.2×5 topics
  19. Synthesis7▲ 5.5×12 topics
  20. Graphene6▲ 2.9×6 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  23. Nursing6▲ 9.8×3 topics
  24. Support Vector Machines6▲ 5.8×7 topics
  25. Power Electronics6▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation6▲ 5.6×6 topics
  27. Elderly6▲ 6.8×1 topic
  28. Job Stress6▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Employee Engagement5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  30. Language Teaching5▲ 5.9×4 topics
  31. Antimicrobial5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  32. Psychological Distress5▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Anticancer Agents4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  34. Decentralized Control4▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Green Synthesis4▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Heterocyclic Compounds4▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Energy Storage Systems4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Smart Grid Applications4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Distributed Power Generation4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Microgrid Control4▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University Ardabil publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Health and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 3 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting Using AI: 2 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyControl and Systems EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University Ardabil's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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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