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Islamic Azad University of Najafabad

In research, Islamic Azad University of Najafabad stands highest in Engineering (#1,604 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,723 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,675 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,982
of 28,054 · #5,077 all time
Rank in Iran
#118
of 301
Research works
4k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Najafabad 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
EngineeringField #1,604 of 6,636 15.1%338 #1335
Physical SciencesDomain #3,723 of 12,888 18.8%585 #3136
Computer ScienceField #2,675 of 4,667 34.7%105 #3787
Social SciencesDomain #6,630 of 10,521 14.9%169 #8624
Health SciencesDomain #8,444 of 11,982 10.4%130 #11074
MedicineField #7,636 of 10,443 10.0%105 #13255
Materials ScienceField #1,911 of 2,468 15.6%60 #2006
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,826 of 2,318 9.3%76 #1896

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Najafabad 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. Engineering#1,335 #1,604
  2. Physical Sciences#3,136 #3,723
  3. Computer Science#3,787 #2,675
  4. Social Sciences#8,624 #6,630
  5. Health Sciences#11,074 #8,444
  6. Medicine#13,255 #7,636
  7. Materials Science#2,006 #1,911
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,896 #1,826
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 Najafabad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 50.5 works4.6×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 37.0 works3.7×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 105 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.06× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.42× its world share, 338 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.85× its world share, 60 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Masoud Afrand, Arash Karimipour and Mohammad Akbari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Najafabad.

  1. 1 Masoud Afrand Iran · #9,935 worldwide 1.3k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Arash Karimipour Iran · #50,331 worldwide 1k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Akbari Iran · #113,166 worldwide 343 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Ghazanfar Shahgholian Iran · #170,742 worldwide 176 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Hamid Reza Bakhsheshi‐Rad Iran · #227,215 worldwide 286 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Rasool Kalbasi Iran · #235,902 worldwide 250 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Mohammad H. Nadimi-Shahraki Iran · #253,566 worldwide 285 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Hadi Salehi Iran · #276,348 worldwide 88 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Reza Ebrahimi‐Kahrizsangi Iran · #323,938 worldwide 128 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Seyed Amin Bagherzadeh Iran · #418,091 worldwide 124 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Najafabad

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Najafabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Heat Transfer, Machine Learning, Microstructure, Deep Learning, Tissue Engineering, Nanoparticles and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Machine Learning50▲ 1.63×57 topics
  2. Deep Learning44▲ 1.38×58 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties41▲ 4.6×27 topics
  4. Neural Networks29▲ 1.99×29 topics
  5. Nanoparticles28▲ 2.4×31 topics
  6. Heat Transfer28▲ 6.0×12 topics
  7. Renewable Energy26▲ 1.97×23 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications25▲ 2.3×25 topics
  9. Microstructure25▲ 5.1×13 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency23▲ 2.7×27 topics
  11. Mental Health23▲ 1.69×22 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering22▲ 3.9×9 topics
  13. Depression21▲ 2.6×18 topics
  14. Nanomaterials20▲ 2.1×15 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management19▲ 2.2×15 topics
  16. Drug Delivery18▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Nanocomposites18▲ 2.4×14 topics
  18. Social Support17▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Graphene16▲ 2.5×11 topics
  20. Self-Efficacy15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  21. Synthesis15▲ 4.4×16 topics
  22. Power Electronics15▲ 4.8×7 topics
  23. Applications14▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 4.6×5 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 3.1×8 topics
  26. Stress14▲ 3.9×8 topics
  27. Experimental Investigation13▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Biomaterials13▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Angiogenesis12▲ 4.1×5 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control12▲ 5.2×6 topics
  31. Nonlinear Systems12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Evolutionary Algorithms12▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Thermal Conductivity10▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Particle Swarm Optimization10▲ 9.0×3 topics
  35. Adaptive Control10▲ 7.9×5 topics
  36. Distributed Generation10▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Feedback Control10▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Phase Change Materials9▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Review9▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Sliding Mode Control9▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials and Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems.

Health and Well-being St…8Health and Well-being Studies: 8 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …8Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 8 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 8 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 6 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 6 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 6 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…5Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 5 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 5 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 5 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyBiomedical EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  6. 6 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 5 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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.