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Islamic Azad University of Damavand

In research, Islamic Azad University of Damavand stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,846 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,509
of 28,054 · #23,780 all time
Rank in Iran
#263
of 301
Research works
537
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Damavand 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 #9,846 of 12,888 18.2%82 #13352

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Damavand 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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.58× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.35× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.93× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Seyed Mehdi Hakimi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Damavand.

  1. 1 Seyed Mehdi Hakimi Iran · #1,449,386 worldwide 58 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Damavand

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Damavand?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid, Power Electronics, Energy Storage Systems, Smart Home, Demand Response and Energy Management.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy13▲ 6.9×23 topics
  2. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 18×5 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 2.4×18 topics
  4. Smart Grid7▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Power Electronics6▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.3×14 topics
  7. Energy Storage Systems5▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Smart Home5▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Demand Response4▲ 37×1 topic
  10. Energy Management4▲ 20×1 topic
  11. Electric Vehicles4▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Model Predictive Control4▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Decentralized Control4▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Distributed Power Generation4▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Microgrid Control4▲ 28×1 topic
  17. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.9×4 topics
  19. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  20. Optimization3▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Language Policy3▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Multilingualism3▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Biomechanics3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  25. Heavy Metals2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  26. Adaptive Control2▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Cell Mechanics2▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Language Teaching2▲ 7.0×1 topic
  29. Mechanotransduction2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Atomic Force Microscopy2▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Battery Technology2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Force Spectroscopy2▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Municipal Solid Waste2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Student Perceptions2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Charging Infrastructure2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Vehicle-to-Grid2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Developing Countries2▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Landfill2▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Waste-to-Energy2▲ 20×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Microgrid Control and Optimization, EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions.

Smart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…2Municipal Solid Waste Management: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 1 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringLanguage and LinguisticsCell Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  4. 4 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University of Damavand'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.