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Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas

In research, Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,334 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,436 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,733
of 28,054 · #21,337 all time
Rank in Iran
#246
of 301
Research works
748
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas 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 #9,334 of 12,888 12.1%68 #12592
Social SciencesDomain #9,436 of 10,521 10.0%61 #13990

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas 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: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.29× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.51× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.20× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.91× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas?

Ranked on the composite score, Kobra Haji Alizadeh and Farid Moeinpour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas.

  1. 1 Kobra Haji Alizadeh Iran · #1,056,908 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Farid Moeinpour Iran · #1,528,485 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas?

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

▲ 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 Health16▲ 6.8×15 topics
  2. Social Support12▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Depression11▲ 7.8×14 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy10▲ 23×8 topics
  5. Quality of Life9▲ 4.0×15 topics
  6. Catalysis8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  7. Stress8▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications7▲ 3.9×10 topics
  9. Climate Change6▲ 1.49×24 topics
  10. Well-being6▲ 10×9 topics
  11. Nursing6▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Methane Storage6▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Nanocomposites6▲ 4.5×8 topics
  14. Elderly6▲ 14×1 topic
  15. Job Stress6▲ 55×1 topic
  16. Coping Strategies5▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation5▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  19. Resilience5▲ 6.0×7 topics
  20. Aquaculture4▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Psychological Distress4▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Adolescents4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  23. Drug Delivery4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Toxicity4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  25. Antimicrobial4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Anxiety4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Adsorption4▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Heavy Metals4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  29. Crystalline3▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Heterogeneous Catalysis3▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Porous3▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Biomaterials3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. CO2 Capture3▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Chitin3▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Chitosan3▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Gas Adsorption3▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Neurobiological Correlates3▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Porous Materials3▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Covalent Organic Framework Applications, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.

Health and Well-being St…6Health and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 3 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for …3Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 3 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…3Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Economic De…2Business and Economic Development: 2 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrasti…2Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…2Resilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyMaterials ChemistryBiomaterialsInorganic Chemistry3 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 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 3 works
  4. 4 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available53.6%not open46.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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