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Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd Branch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,413 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#16,637 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 17.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,850
of 28,054 · #20,614 all time
Rank in Iran
#289
of 301
Research works
453
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd Branch 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 #11,413 of 21,541 13.5%182
Social SciencesDomain #16,637 of 16,945 3.4%160

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

What does Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd Branch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 23.3 works17×
  2. PsychologyField · 32.1 works8.2×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.22× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hamid Reza Pakzad and Ali Yaghoubi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd Branch.

  1. 1 Hamid Reza Pakzad Iran · #840,428 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Ali Yaghoubi Iran · #1,421,204 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd Branch

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Coping Strategies, Psychological Distress, 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 Health19▲ 10×17 topics
  2. Depression11▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Self-Efficacy8▲ 23×7 topics
  4. Social Support7▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Coping Strategies7▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Psychological Distress6▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Well-being6▲ 13×9 topics
  8. Stress6▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Emotion Regulation5▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Quality of Life5▲ 2.8×6 topics
  11. Power Electronics5▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Stress Management5▲ 36×4 topics
  13. Education4▲ 2.0×10 topics
  14. Psychopathology4▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Resilience4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  16. Nursing4▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Personality Traits4▲ 23×6 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  19. Elderly4▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Educational Achievement4▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Job Stress4▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Obesity4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  24. Academic Achievement3▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Adolescent Development3▲ 23×4 topics
  26. HVDC Transmission3▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Fault Detection3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Motivation3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Positive Emotions3▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  31. Control Strategies3▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Adolescents3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Psychological Resilience3▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Voltage Control2▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Children2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. Anxiety and Depression2▲ 120×2 topics
  38. Offshore Wind Farms2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Power Systems2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Stigma2▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, HVDC Systems and Fault Protection, Psychological Treatments and Assessments and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Health and Well-being St…4Health and Well-being Studies: 4 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault P…2HVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 2 fractional worksPsychological Treatments and Assessments: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 2 fractional worksChild Therapy and Develo…2Child Therapy and Development: 2 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 2 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Psychological Treatments and Assessments Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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