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Islamic Azad University, Babol

In research, Islamic Azad University, Babol stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,677 of 21,541 worldwide), Life Sciences (#12,556 of 14,347 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#16,239 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,132
of 28,054 · #24,693 all time
Rank in ??
#359
of 692
Research works
737
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Babol known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #17,677 of 21,541 11.7%246
Life SciencesDomain #12,556 of 14,347 8.3%125
Social SciencesDomain #16,239 of 16,945 4.5%261
Social SciencesField #10,156 of 10,206 2.0%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Babol 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: 1.37× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.85× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.78× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.20× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.94× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University, Babol?

Ranked on the composite score, Nabi Shobe, علی قربانی and عبدالحسین شیروی lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Babol.

  1. 1 Nabi Shobe ?? · #543,410 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 علی قربانی ?? · #720,551 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 عبدالحسین شیروی ?? · #1,018,053 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 رضا اکرمی ?? · #1,080,846 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mohammad Reza Youssefi ?? · #1,183,689 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Babol

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Babol?

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

▲ 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 Health11▲ 4.2×13 topics
  2. Deep Learning10▲ 1.62×23 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 1.20×45 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.9×25 topics
  5. Depression8▲ 5.2×12 topics
  6. Quality of Life6▲ 2.3×13 topics
  7. Stress6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  8. Education6▲ 1.84×15 topics
  9. Antioxidant6▲ 4.5×18 topics
  10. Social Support5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  11. Healthcare5▲ 2.4×9 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis5▲ 4.6×8 topics
  13. Internet of Things5▲ 3.0×7 topics
  14. Self-Efficacy5▲ 9.7×7 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.6×7 topics
  16. Security4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  17. Coping Strategies3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  18. Antioxidants3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  19. Elderly3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  20. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  21. Smart Cities3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. Apoptosis3▲ 5.4×11 topics
  23. Cloud Computing3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  24. IoT Security3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. Nursing Education3▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  27. Job Stress3▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Nursing3▲ 8.3×1 topic
  29. Privacy3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  30. Mobile Edge Computing3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  31. Security and Privacy3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Distributed Systems3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  33. Resource Management3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  34. Wearable Sensors3▲ 13×3 topics
  35. 5G Networks2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Activity2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  37. Parenting2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Edge Computing2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Fog Computing2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Instructional Interventions2▲ 15×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Education and Critical Thinking Development, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems.

Health and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksChemotherapy-induced org…2Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEducationComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  4. 4 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  5. 5 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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.

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.