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Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran

In research, Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,114 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Orthodontics is 126.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,326
of 28,054 · #24,903 all time
Rank in Iran
#256
of 301
Research works
738
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,114 of 11,982 11.4%113 #7523

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran 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 Dental Branch of Tehran specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 126.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 20.1 works127×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 28.5 works105×
  3. DentistryField · 58.4 works85×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 85.44× its world share, 58 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.67× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 85.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran?

Ranked on the composite score, Vahid Rakhshan, Behnam Bohluli and Abdolreza Jamilian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran.

  1. 1 Vahid Rakhshan Iran · #574,455 worldwide 55 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Behnam Bohluli Iran · #882,469 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Abdolreza Jamilian Iran · #971,490 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Farzin Sarkarat Iran · #1,095,525 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Mehdi Vatanpour Iran · #1,183,894 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ezatollah Jalalian Iran · #1,216,093 worldwide 11 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Arash Azizi Iran · #1,228,133 worldwide 14 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Bone Regeneration, Clinical Trials, Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry, Dental Implants, Peri-implant Diseases and Biomaterials.

▲ 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. Quality of Life19▲ 9.3×17 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 2.3×24 topics
  3. Bone Regeneration12▲ 74×2 topics
  4. Clinical Trials11▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Dental Materials10▲ 133×1 topic
  6. Restorative Dentistry10▲ 133×1 topic
  7. Inflammation9▲ 3.0×17 topics
  8. Dental Implants9▲ 126×1 topic
  9. Peri-implant Diseases9▲ 126×1 topic
  10. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 4.1×4 topics
  11. Biomaterials7▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Osteoporosis7▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Periodontal Disease7▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Cone-Beam CT7▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Dental Imaging7▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Orthognathic Surgery7▲ 100×2 topics
  17. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate7▲ 124×1 topic
  18. Root Canal Irrigants7▲ 124×1 topic
  19. Dental Esthetics6▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Orthodontic Tooth Movement6▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Wound Healing6▲ 16×6 topics
  22. Dental Caries6▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Psychological Factors6▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Low-Level Laser Therapy5▲ 143×1 topic
  25. Photobiomodulation5▲ 143×1 topic
  26. Prevention5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  27. Tissue Engineering5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Surgical Management4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  30. Orthopedic Surgery4▲ 48×2 topics
  31. Angiogenesis4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  32. Dental Erosion4▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Tooth Whitening4▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Growth Factors4▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Platelet-Rich Plasma4▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Hydroxyapatite4▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Molecular Signaling4▲ 126×1 topic
  39. Scaffolds4▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Tooth Development4▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental materials and restorations, Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Dental Radiography and Imaging and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments.

Dental materials and restorations: 10 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…7Dental Radiography and Imaging: 7 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…7Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 7 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 6 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 5 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treat…4Dental Erosion and Treatment: 4 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 4 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 4 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 4 fractional works
OrthodonticsOral SurgeryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingUrology2 others

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

  1. 1 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 10 works
  2. 2 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 7 works
  4. 4 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 7 works
  5. 5 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 6 works
  6. 6 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  7. 7 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 4 works
  8. 8 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 4 works
  9. 9 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 4 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 available65.9%not open34.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University Dental Branch of Tehran's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower 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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