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Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,230 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,168
of 28,054 · #26,897 all time
Rank in Iran
#236
of 301
Research works
384
▲ 277% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Larestan 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 #9,230 of 12,888 15.4%66 #17613

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Larestan 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: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.05× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hamed Delam, Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan and Abdolkarim Afroozeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch.

  1. 1 Hamed Delam Iran · #382,865 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan Iran · #1,104,421 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Abdolkarim Afroozeh Iran · #1,609,150 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Anxiety, Nanomaterials, Pandemic, Mental Health, Oxidative Stress, Biomedical Applications and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.24×44 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×14 topics
  3. Depression6▲ 4.7×12 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 1.96×27 topics
  5. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.4×23 topics
  7. Pandemic6▲ 3.6×8 topics
  8. COVID-196▲ 2.6×10 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications5▲ 2.9×18 topics
  10. Anxiety5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.8×19 topics
  12. Cancer5▲ 2.3×26 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.7×14 topics
  14. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.71×10 topics
  15. Graphene4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  16. Antioxidant4▲ 3.8×20 topics
  17. Obesity4▲ 3.2×14 topics
  18. Nanocomposites4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  19. Resilience4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  20. Metabolism3▲ 4.2×15 topics
  21. Health Effects3▲ 3.5×13 topics
  22. Psychological Impact3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  23. Healthcare Workers3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  24. Semiconductor3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  25. Cancer Risk3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-23▲ 5.8×4 topics
  27. Water Splitting3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  28. Heterogeneous Catalysis3▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Psychological Distress3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  30. Visible Light3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  31. Well-being3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. Quarantine3▲ 10×1 topic
  33. Social Isolation3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Water Treatment2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Photocatalyst2▲ 8.2×1 topic
  36. Adsorption2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  37. Advanced Oxidation Processes2▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Green Synthesis2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Oxidation Kinetics2▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Wastewater2▲ 17×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced oxidation water treatment and Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis.

COVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …2Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced oxidation water…2Advanced oxidation water treatment: 2 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…2Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 2 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…2Extraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentWater Science and TechnologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced oxidation water treatment Water Science and Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 277% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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.