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Islamic Azad University, Mashhad

In research, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,842 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,238 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,981 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,083
of 28,054 · #5,308 all time
Rank in Iran
#106
of 301
Research works
4.5k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Mashhad 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 #3,842 of 11,982 14.0%260 #7545
Physical SciencesDomain #4,238 of 12,888 15.7%395 #3599
MedicineField #3,981 of 10,443 13.9%231 #7993
Life SciencesDomain #4,364 of 7,800 13.9%178 #6850
EngineeringField #3,974 of 6,636 13.0%128 #3462
Computer ScienceField #2,977 of 4,667 22.3%94 #3361
Social SciencesDomain #7,259 of 10,521 14.4%154 #9919
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,907 of 3,579 14.7%84 #5793

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Mashhad 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#7,545 #3,842
  2. Physical Sciences#3,599 #4,238
  3. Medicine#7,993 #3,981
  4. Life Sciences#6,850 #4,364
  5. Engineering#3,462 #3,974
  6. Computer Science#3,361 #2,977
  7. Social Sciences#9,919 #7,259
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,793 #2,907
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.

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: 0.95× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.52× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.12× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 94 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.32× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.94× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 231 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Fatemeh F. Bamoharram and Jamshidkhan Chamani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Mashhad.

  1. 1 Mahmoud Ebrahimi Iran · #415,868 worldwide 193 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Fatemeh F. Bamoharram Iran · #430,642 worldwide 399 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Jamshidkhan Chamani Iran · #493,434 worldwide 204 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Ali Morsali Iran · #749,829 worldwide 82 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Amir Khojastehnezhad Iran · #780,292 worldwide 127 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Tahereh Fathi Najafi Iran · #797,301 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Niloofar Tavakoli‐Hoseini Iran · #798,130 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Abolghasem Davoodnia Iran · #886,903 worldwide 77 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Majid Vafaei Jahan Iran · #987,783 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Reza Bozorgmehr Iran · #1,019,316 worldwide 84 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Mashhad

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Mashhad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Cancer, Inflammation, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Drug Delivery and Anti-inflammatory.

▲ 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. Deep Learning48▲ 1.41×54 topics
  2. Inflammation44▲ 2.2×75 topics
  3. Epidemiology42◆ 1.06×93 topics
  4. Cancer40▲ 3.0×52 topics
  5. Nanoparticles36▲ 2.9×26 topics
  6. Antioxidant33▲ 4.9×41 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications32▲ 2.8×27 topics
  8. Machine Learning31◆ 0.96×53 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress28▲ 1.73×54 topics
  10. Mental Health24▲ 1.65×26 topics
  11. Quality of Life24▲ 1.67×36 topics
  12. Drug Delivery23▲ 4.4×13 topics
  13. Neural Networks23▲ 1.52×29 topics
  14. Depression21▲ 2.4×19 topics
  15. Cancer Therapy19▲ 3.4×15 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 1.72×34 topics
  17. Nanomaterials19▲ 1.79×14 topics
  18. Anti-inflammatory18▲ 6.7×24 topics
  19. Heat Transfer16▲ 3.3×12 topics
  20. Stress16▲ 4.3×7 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity16▲ 2.5×25 topics
  22. Social Support16▲ 2.8×12 topics
  23. Pharmacokinetics14▲ 5.4×13 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants14▲ 3.5×16 topics
  25. Classification14▲ 3.0×12 topics
  26. Toxicity14▲ 3.1×15 topics
  27. Antioxidant Properties13▲ 9.1×5 topics
  28. Neuroprotective13▲ 8.5×10 topics
  29. Self-Efficacy12▲ 4.6×7 topics
  30. Bioavailability11▲ 5.7×6 topics
  31. Tumor Targeting11▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Anticancer11▲ 7.1×17 topics
  33. Therapeutic10▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Motor Imagery10▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Cytotoxicity10▲ 7.1×9 topics
  36. Magnetic Nanoparticles10▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Nanocarriers9▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Surface Engineering9▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Brain-Computer Interfaces9▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. EEG Analysis9▲ 9.0×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Curcumin's Biomedical Applications and Health and Well-being Studies.

Nanoparticle-Based Drug …9Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 9 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer I…9EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 9 fractional worksCurcumin's Biomedical Ap…7Curcumin's Biomedical Applications: 7 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…7Health and Well-being Studies: 7 fractional worksMathematical Inequalities and Applications: 6 fractional worksPlace Attachment and Urban Studies: 5 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algori…5Matrix Theory and Algorithms: 5 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry methods development: 5 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 5 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …5Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 5 fractional works
BiomaterialsCognitive NeuroscienceMolecular MedicineClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 9 works
  2. 2 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  3. 3 Curcumin's Biomedical Applications Molecular Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Mathematical Inequalities and Applications Applied Mathematics 6 works
  6. 6 Place Attachment and Urban Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
  8. 8 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

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