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Islamic Azad University of Hamedan

In research, Islamic Azad University of Hamedan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,369 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,836 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,446
of 28,054 · #13,021 all time
Rank in Iran
#209
of 301
Research works
1.2k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Hamedan 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 #7,369 of 12,888 12.1%107 #8618
Social SciencesDomain #9,836 of 10,521 4.5%80 #6678

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Hamedan 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: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.87× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.34× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.99× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Hossein Vazini, Soheil Sobhanardakani and Alireza Isfandyari‐Moghaddam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Hamedan.

  1. 1 Hossein Vazini Iran · #606,165 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Soheil Sobhanardakani Iran · #743,311 worldwide 145 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Alireza Isfandyari‐Moghaddam Iran · #923,256 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Rahim Ahmadi Iran · #1,124,407 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Mehrdad Cheraghi Iran · #1,302,250 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Bahareh Lorestani Iran · #1,581,815 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Mahdi Majlesi Iran · #1,598,511 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Hamedan

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Hamedan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Toxicity, Mental Health, Depression, Heavy Metals, Nonlinear Equations, Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 1.34×41 topics
  2. Mental Health13▲ 3.4×17 topics
  3. Depression11▲ 4.7×12 topics
  4. Toxicity9▲ 8.3×10 topics
  5. Heavy Metals8▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Quality of Life8▲ 2.1×15 topics
  7. Sustainability8▲ 1.21×26 topics
  8. Social Support8▲ 5.2×10 topics
  9. COVID-197▲ 2.1×11 topics
  10. Social Media7▲ 1.99×12 topics
  11. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.63×16 topics
  12. Nonlinear Equations7▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Self-Efficacy7▲ 9.6×6 topics
  14. Anxiety6▲ 4.9×7 topics
  15. Pandemic6▲ 2.1×8 topics
  16. Stress6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  17. Islamic Banking5▲ 5.1×3 topics
  18. Bioavailability5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  19. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.8×5 topics
  20. Elderly5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  21. Health Effects5▲ 3.1×11 topics
  22. Psychological Distress5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  23. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  24. Contamination4▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Pollution4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  26. Health Risk4▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Soil4▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Risk Management4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  29. Fractional Calculus4▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Anomalous Diffusion4▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Emotion Regulation4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Homotopy Analysis Method4▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Biomechanics4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  34. Healthcare Workers4▲ 5.7×1 topic
  35. Quarantine4▲ 8.8×1 topic
  36. Interventions3▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Gait Analysis3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Cerebral Palsy3▲ 15×1 topic
  39. ICF Model3▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Cognitive Development3▲ 8.7×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Heavy metals in environment, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Heavy metals in environm…4Heavy metals in environment: 4 fractional worksFractional Differential …4Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…3Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 2 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…2Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…2Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional works
PollutionModeling and SimulationClinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 4 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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