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Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Branch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,203 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,221
of 28,054 · #24,142 all time
Rank in Iran
#273
of 301
Research works
613
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Branch 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 #11,203 of 12,888 7.2%80 #14593

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

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: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.31× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.61× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.70× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.82× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.35× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Farshad Farahbod, Maryam Mosleh and Mahmood Otadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Branch.

  1. 1 Farshad Farahbod Iran · #1,040,766 worldwide 80 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Maryam Mosleh Iran · #1,402,491 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Mahmood Otadi Iran · #1,430,449 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh Branch

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, Nanoparticles, Metaheuristics, Solar Desalination, Water Scarcity, Optimization and Genetic Algorithm.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.7×10 topics
  2. Nanoparticles7▲ 3.9×10 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management6▲ 5.1×10 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 1.68×13 topics
  5. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.1×14 topics
  6. Metaheuristics5▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Nanomaterials5▲ 3.2×8 topics
  8. Solar Desalination4▲ 97×1 topic
  9. Water Scarcity4▲ 42×1 topic
  10. Optimization4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  11. Genetic Algorithm4▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Risk Management4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  13. Circular Economy3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  14. Catalysis3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  15. Economic Growth3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.6×10 topics
  17. Heuristic Algorithms3▲ 55×2 topics
  18. Monetary Policy3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  19. Environmental Management3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  21. Drug Discovery3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  22. Membrane Distillation3▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Organizational Performance3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  24. Scheduling3▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Synthesis3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  26. Green Chemistry2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  27. Tabu Search2▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Vehicle Routing Problem2▲ 75×1 topic
  29. Resource Management2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  30. Stock Market2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  31. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  32. Organic Synthesis2▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Resource Efficiency2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Desalination2▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Membrane Technology2▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Complex Systems2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Economic Policy Uncertainty2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Heterocyclic Compounds2▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Nexus2▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Oil Price Shocks2▲ 22×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods, Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods, Membrane Separation Technologies and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies.

Solar-Powered Water Puri…4Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 4 fractional worksVehicle Routing Optimization Methods: 2 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing a…2Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Gas Emission Control: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…2Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Industrial Gas Emission Control Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.