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Islamic Azad University, Karaj

In research, Islamic Azad University, Karaj stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,393 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,455 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,010 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,781
of 28,054 · #7,495 all time
Rank in Iran
#148
of 301
Research works
3.7k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Karaj 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,393 of 10,521 13.5%210 #5512
Physical SciencesDomain #7,455 of 12,888 11.2%240 #5607
Life SciencesDomain #5,010 of 7,800 16.6%116 #8327
Health SciencesDomain #8,158 of 11,982 8.2%136 #10474
Social SciencesField #4,976 of 6,365 14.4%63 #6465
MedicineField #8,507 of 10,443 8.5%106 #14340
EngineeringField #5,641 of 6,636 8.0%90 #5092
PsychologyField #1,971 of 2,181 9.4%72 #3361

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Karaj 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. Social Sciences#5,512 #5,393
  2. Physical Sciences#5,607 #7,455
  3. Life Sciences#8,327 #5,010
  4. Health Sciences#10,474 #8,158
  5. Social Sciences#6,465 #4,976
  6. Medicine#14,340 #8,507
  7. Engineering#5,092 #5,641
  8. Psychology#3,361 #1,971
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, Karaj specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 40.8 works5.6×
← 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: 1.61× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.61× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.17× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.97× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Reza Farzipoor Saen, Somayeh Soleimani‐Amiri and Ahmad Jahan Latibari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Karaj.

  1. 1 Reza Farzipoor Saen Iran · #463,466 worldwide 330 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Somayeh Soleimani‐Amiri Iran · #613,253 worldwide 100 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Ahmad Jahan Latibari Iran · #688,899 worldwide 13 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 R. Ezzati Iran · #792,804 worldwide 76 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Hasan Ahadi Iran · #832,383 worldwide 22 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Mahdi Mahdiloo Iran · #836,247 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Hassan Ahadi Iran · #894,416 worldwide 29 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Reza Kazemi Matin Iran · #902,075 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Arslan Hojat Ansari Iran · #913,368 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 D Habibi Iran · #966,872 worldwide 21 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Karaj

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Karaj?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Mental Health, Depression, Epidemiology, 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. Epidemiology39▲ 1.41×78 topics
  2. Mental Health32▲ 3.1×26 topics
  3. Depression27▲ 4.3×20 topics
  4. Quality of Life25▲ 2.5×28 topics
  5. Social Support24▲ 6.2×12 topics
  6. Self-Efficacy22▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties17▲ 2.5×22 topics
  8. Stress16▲ 6.3×7 topics
  9. Well-being16▲ 5.8×11 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications14▲ 1.69×23 topics
  11. Emotion Regulation12▲ 5.4×9 topics
  12. Elderly11▲ 6.5×2 topics
  13. Nursing11▲ 8.6×2 topics
  14. Educational Achievement11▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Job Stress11▲ 25×1 topic
  16. Green Chemistry11▲ 8.8×8 topics
  17. Catalysis11▲ 2.3×11 topics
  18. Drug Discovery11▲ 6.7×7 topics
  19. Coping Strategies10▲ 6.0×7 topics
  20. Organic Synthesis10▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Risk Management10▲ 3.0×9 topics
  22. Pathogenesis10▲ 2.8×17 topics
  23. Stress Management10▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Psychological Distress9▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Vaccine9▲ 3.1×10 topics
  26. Synthesis9▲ 3.4×18 topics
  27. Asymmetric Synthesis9▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Language Teaching8▲ 4.5×4 topics
  29. Anticancer Agents8▲ 7.0×8 topics
  30. Heterocyclic Compounds7▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Multicomponent Reactions7▲ 43×3 topics
  32. Nanocatalysts7▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Heterocyclic Synthesis7▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Isocyanides7▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Genetic Improvement6▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Product Design6▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. Nursing Students6▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Genomic Sequencing6▲ 7.4×4 topics
  39. Corrective Feedback6▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Second Language Acquisition6▲ 9.3×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Health and Well-being St…11Health and Well-being Studies: 11 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 7 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…6EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 6 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…6Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 6 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 5 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…4Health and Wellbeing Research: 4 fractional worksEfficiency Analysis Using DEA: 4 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyOrganic ChemistryLanguage and LinguisticsStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 11 works
  2. 2 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 7 works
  3. 3 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  5. 5 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  10. 10 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

Other research institutions in Karaj

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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.