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Islamic Azad University, Isfahan

In research, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,075 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,729 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,690 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Orthodontics is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,104
of 28,054 · #6,333 all time
Rank in Iran
#122
of 301
Research works
5.3k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Isfahan 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 #4,075 of 11,982 7.4%308 #5173
Social SciencesDomain #3,729 of 10,521 8.5%499 #4342
Physical SciencesDomain #5,690 of 12,888 12.1%398 #4360
PsychologyField #1,110 of 2,181 4.0%211 #2304
MedicineField #6,061 of 10,443 8.6%178 #9900
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,024 of 3,409 19.1%91 #3098
EngineeringField #4,095 of 6,636 7.2%171 #2597
Life SciencesDomain #4,838 of 7,800 16.7%174 #8434
Social SciencesField #4,267 of 6,365 10.7%152 #3488
Computer ScienceField #3,138 of 4,667 21.9%80 #4092

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#5,173 #4,075
  2. Social Sciences#4,342 #3,729
  3. Physical Sciences#4,360 #5,690
  4. Psychology#2,304 #1,110
  5. Medicine#9,900 #6,061
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,098 #2,024
  7. Engineering#2,597 #4,095
  8. Life Sciences#8,434 #4,838
  9. Social Sciences#3,488 #4,267
  10. Computer Science#4,092 #3,138
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Islamic Azad University, Isfahan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 20.8 works13×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 34.0 works13×
  3. DentistryField · 69.3 works10×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 120.9 works8.4×
  5. PsychologyField · 210.8 works5.0×
← 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: 1.38× its world share, 91 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 80 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 171 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.35× its world share, 69 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 178 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.01× its world share, 211 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 152 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Seyed Alireza Zareei, Majid Toghyani and Abbasali Gheisari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Isfahan.

  1. 1 Seyed Alireza Zareei Iran · #212,601 worldwide 175 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Majid Toghyani Iran · #249,825 worldwide 149 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Abbasali Gheisari Iran · #285,414 worldwide 109 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Ali Soleymani Iran · #389,001 worldwide 53 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 A. Hadi‐Vencheh Iran · #400,289 worldwide 123 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jamal Ashoori Iran · #539,693 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Mehrdad Modaresi Iran · #544,946 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Hadi Farhadi Iran · #578,951 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Shayesteh Salehi Iran · #590,827 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Ali Nadi Iran · #654,464 worldwide 16 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Isfahan

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Isfahan?

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

▲ 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 Health99▲ 4.9×29 topics
  2. Quality of Life75▲ 3.8×30 topics
  3. Social Support72▲ 9.3×12 topics
  4. Depression68▲ 5.6×18 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy55▲ 15×10 topics
  6. Stress54▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Epidemiology46▼ 0.84×81 topics
  8. Coping Strategies39▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Nursing36▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Elderly34▲ 10.0×4 topics
  11. Educational Achievement33▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Job Stress33▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Emotion Regulation33▲ 7.7×8 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress31▲ 1.37×51 topics
  15. Education31▲ 1.30×34 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis30▲ 3.7×15 topics
  17. Resilience29▲ 4.4×11 topics
  18. Well-being29▲ 5.5×12 topics
  19. Antioxidant27▲ 2.9×39 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity23▲ 2.6×25 topics
  21. Power Electronics23▲ 5.0×7 topics
  22. Leadership21▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Psychological Distress21▲ 6.0×5 topics
  24. Adolescent Development21▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Adolescents20▲ 3.9×7 topics
  26. Renewable Energy Integration20▲ 4.2×5 topics
  27. Toxicity19▲ 3.2×18 topics
  28. Motivation19▲ 3.3×9 topics
  29. Psychological Factors17▲ 5.8×6 topics
  30. Positive Emotions16▲ 9.9×2 topics
  31. Academic Achievement16▲ 6.8×9 topics
  32. Attachment14▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Marital Quality14▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Relationships14▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Personality Traits13▲ 7.4×7 topics
  36. Psychological Resilience13▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Parenting13▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Intervention12▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Adversity12▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Developmental Perspectives12▲ 12×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Resilience and Mental Health and Child Therapy and Development.

Health and Well-being St…33Health and Well-being Studies: 33 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 14 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 12 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 12 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 11 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 10 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…10Dental Radiography and Imaging: 10 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 9 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 9 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 8 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyOrthodonticsOral Surgery

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 33 works
  2. 2 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 14 works
  3. 3 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 12 works
  4. 4 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 12 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 11 works
  6. 6 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 10 works
  7. 7 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 10 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 9 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 8 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 available58.5%not open41.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.