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Islamic Azad University of Mahabad

In research, Islamic Azad University of Mahabad stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,408 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,015
of 28,054 · #29,191 all time
Rank in Iran
#297
of 301
Research works
444
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Mahabad known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #18,408 of 21,541 11.9%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Mahabad 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: 4.61× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.61× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.25× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 3.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Mahabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Antioxidant, Social Support, Nanoparticles, Reactive Oxygen Species, Well-being, Self-Efficacy and Depression.

▲ 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 Health6▲ 4.6×17 topics
  2. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.20×14 topics
  4. Antioxidant3▲ 5.6×12 topics
  5. Social Support3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  6. Depression3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  7. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  8. Well-being2▲ 7.2×8 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  10. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  12. Antioxidants2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  13. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  14. Toxicity2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  15. Abiotic Stress2▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Morphology2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Plant Nutrition2▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Teacher Training2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  19. Drought Tolerance2▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Health Benefits2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  21. Stress2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  22. Synthesis2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. Drought Resistance2▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  25. Genetic Mapping2▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Holomorphic Functions2▲ 76×2 topics
  27. Invasive Species2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Soil Fertility2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  29. Adolescent Development1▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Morphological Parameters1▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Neuroprotective1▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Signal Transduction1▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Substrates1▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Therapeutic1▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Biological Control1▲ 9.4×4 topics
  36. Sufism1▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Syntax1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Crop Management1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Nutrient Uptake1▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Plant Responses1▲ 17×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Growth and nutrition in plants, Holomorphic and Operator Theory, Health and Well-being Studies and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

Growth and nutrition in …1Growth and nutrition in plants: 1 fractional worksHolomorphic and Operator…1Holomorphic and Operator Theory: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 1 fractional worksSports and Physical Educ…1Sports and Physical Education Research: 1 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 1 fractional worksCurcumin's Biomedical Applications: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceApplied MathematicsClinical PsychologyLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 Curcumin's Biomedical Applications Molecular Medicine 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 available55.6%not open44.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.