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Islamic Azad University of Birjand

In research, Islamic Azad University of Birjand stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,149 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,967
of 28,054 · #35,049 all time
Rank in Iran
#301
of 301
Research works
483
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Birjand 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 #10,149 of 10,521 2.4%97 #16353

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

What does Islamic Azad University of Birjand specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 32.5 works19×
  2. PsychologyField · 45.3 works8.9×
← 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: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.55× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.95× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University of Birjand?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Celan, Mohammad Tahan and Fatemeh Shahabizadeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Birjand.

  1. 1 Paul Celan Iran · #189,588 worldwide 10 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Mohammad Tahan Iran · #1,077,100 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Fatemeh Shahabizadeh Iran · #1,468,318 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Birjand

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Birjand?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Emotion Regulation, Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Coping Strategies, 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. Mental Health25▲ 10×21 topics
  2. Depression17▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Emotion Regulation17▲ 32×7 topics
  4. Social Support15▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy12▲ 28×7 topics
  6. Quality of Life11▲ 4.8×12 topics
  7. Coping Strategies10▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Well-being9▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Stress8▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Nursing7▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Education7▲ 2.5×10 topics
  12. Psychological Distress7▲ 16×5 topics
  13. Anxiety7▲ 8.4×7 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis6▲ 6.7×8 topics
  15. Resilience6▲ 7.7×7 topics
  16. Cognitive Therapy6▲ 33×3 topics
  17. Elderly6▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Neuroscience6▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Educational Achievement6▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Job Stress6▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Stress Reduction6▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Mindfulness6▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Self-Compassion6▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Adolescents5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  25. Psychopathology5▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Anxiety Disorders5▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Children5▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Parenting4▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Cultural Identity4▲ 5.0×2 topics
  31. Leadership4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Human Resource Management4▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Stress Management4▲ 24×5 topics
  34. Behavioral Problems4▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Psychological Impact4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Nursing Students4▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Guanxi4▲ 99×1 topic
  38. Wasta4▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Trauma3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Attachment3▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University of Birjand publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Health and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…4Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 4 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…4Socioeconomic Development in MENA: 4 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 3 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…3Family and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental health1 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 6 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University of Birjand's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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