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Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,313 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,113 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,943
of 28,054 · #7,531 all time
Rank in Iran
#117
of 301
Research works
1.4k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Lahijan 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 #5,313 of 12,888 14.2%174 #6161
Social SciencesDomain #7,113 of 10,521 18.9%82 #7908

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Lahijan 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: 1.45× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.67× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.85× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Behrouz Parsa Moghaddam, Ebrahim Amırı and Sohrab Kordrostami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch.

  1. 1 Behrouz Parsa Moghaddam Iran · #596,697 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Ebrahim Amırı Iran · #893,069 worldwide 56 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Sohrab Kordrostami Iran · #995,013 worldwide 76 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Masoud Giahi Iran · #1,139,502 worldwide 82 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 H Khara Iran · #1,143,142 worldwide 36 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Seyed Armin Hashemi Iran · #1,218,168 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Khosro Issazadeh Iran · #1,609,260 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Mohammad Faezi Ghasemi Iran · #1,631,958 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Productivity Growth, Data Envelopment Analysis, Efficiency Measurement, Antimicrobial and Bioavailability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning20▲ 1.74×38 topics
  2. Deep Learning20▲ 1.65×38 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency13▲ 4.0×13 topics
  4. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.93×24 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 1.18×24 topics
  6. Renewable Energy9▲ 1.77×13 topics
  7. Productivity Growth9▲ 60×2 topics
  8. Data Envelopment Analysis9▲ 151×1 topic
  9. Efficiency Measurement9▲ 151×1 topic
  10. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.5×12 topics
  11. Toxicity8▲ 5.4×8 topics
  12. Mental Health8▲ 1.54×19 topics
  13. Antimicrobial8▲ 8.0×9 topics
  14. Bioavailability8▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Healthcare7▲ 1.83×9 topics
  16. Nonlinear Equations6▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Pollution6▲ 9.4×3 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 4.8×9 topics
  19. Semiconductors6▲ 5.5×4 topics
  20. Environmental Management6▲ 4.0×4 topics
  21. Support Vector Machines6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  22. Heavy Metals6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  23. Nanostructures6▲ 3.9×4 topics
  24. Remediation5▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Contamination5▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Soil5▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Feature Selection5▲ 6.0×4 topics
  28. Fractional Calculus5▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Circular Economy5▲ 4.7×2 topics
  30. Green Practices4▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Sustainable Supply Chain Management4▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Anomalous Diffusion4▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Homotopy Analysis Method4▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Monte Carlo Simulation4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  35. QTL Mapping4▲ 10.0×4 topics
  36. Water Management4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Fuzzy Sets4▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Analytic Hierarchy Process4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. TOPSIS4▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 14×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, Heavy metals in environment, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Fractional Differential Equations Solutions.

Efficiency Analysis Usin…9Efficiency Analysis Using DEA: 9 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 5 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…4Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional worksFractional Differential …4Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…3Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 3 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 2 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchPollutionStrategy and ManagementModeling and Simulation4 others

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

  1. 1 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 9 works
  2. 2 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 5 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  5. 5 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  7. 7 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 3 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher 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.

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.