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Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah

In research, Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,225 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,243 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,639 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Psychology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Clinical Psychology is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,008
of 28,054 · #8,362 all time
Rank in Iran
#170
of 301
Research works
1.3k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah 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 #5,225 of 12,888 14.7%153 #5516
EngineeringField #4,243 of 6,636 14.7%83 #5063
Social SciencesDomain #9,639 of 10,521 7.8%85 #13112

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah 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. Physical Sciences#5,516 #5,225
  2. Engineering#5,063 #4,243
  3. Social Sciences#13,112 #9,639
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.

What does Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 22.0 works7.5×
  2. PsychologyField · 34.0 works4.0×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 33.5 works3.3×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 83 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.94× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.57× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.97× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Valipour, Alireza Etminan and Saeed Roshani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah.

  1. 1 Mohammad Valipour Iran · #168,057 worldwide 324 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Alireza Etminan Iran · #229,786 worldwide 92 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Saeed Roshani Iran · #394,679 worldwide 102 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Sobhan Roshani Iran · #408,675 worldwide 76 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Majid Farahian Iran · #416,325 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Shahram Solaymani Iran · #655,715 worldwide 132 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Mosayeb Naseri Iran · #941,644 worldwide 165 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Farzin Shama Iran · #1,002,905 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Mohammad Jamshidi Iran · #1,061,129 worldwide 60 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Arash Boochani Iran · #1,161,048 worldwide 107 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Artificial Neural Networks, Stress, Social Support, Coping Strategies, Self-Efficacy and Water Resources.

▲ 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 Health20▲ 4.9×19 topics
  2. Depression13▲ 5.4×14 topics
  3. Artificial Neural Networks11▲ 8.4×7 topics
  4. Climate Change11▲ 1.42×23 topics
  5. Stress11▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.6×20 topics
  7. Social Support10▲ 6.7×11 topics
  8. Quality of Life8▲ 1.99×12 topics
  9. Coping Strategies8▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Self-Efficacy7▲ 9.8×6 topics
  11. Water Resources7▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Integrated Circuits7▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Two-Dimensional Materials7▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Photonic Crystals7▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Biosensors6▲ 4.4×5 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Resilience6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  18. Psychological Distress6▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Optical Modulators6▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Positive Emotions6▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Electronic Structure5▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Optical Sensors5▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Nanocavities5▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Optimization5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Slow Light5▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Microcavities5▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Silicon Photonics5▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Microwave Filters5▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Psychological Impact5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  30. Substrate Integrated Waveguide5▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 4.9×4 topics
  32. Nursing5▲ 8.6×2 topics
  33. Probabilistic Analysis5▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Psychological Resilience5▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Adversity4▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Developmental Perspectives4▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Elderly4▲ 6.4×1 topic
  38. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  39. Job Stress4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Sediment Transport4▲ 8.3×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic Crystals and Applications, Photonic and Optical Devices, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides and Resilience and Mental Health.

Photonic Crystals and Ap…5Photonic Crystals and Applications: 5 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…5Photonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…5Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 5 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…4Resilience and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 4 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting Using AI: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 3 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…32D Materials and Applications: 3 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringClinical PsychologyEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 3 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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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.