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Islamic Azad University of Shahreza

In research, Islamic Azad University of Shahreza stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,023 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,086
of 28,054 · #6,230 all time
Rank in Iran
#107
of 301
Research works
1.1k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Shahreza 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 #3,023 of 12,888 24.7%129 #3578

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Shahreza 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).

What does Islamic Azad University of Shahreza specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 21.5 works16×
  2. EnergyField · 21.7 works13×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.67× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.90× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.01× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 13.31× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.22× its world share, 38 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Alireza Nezamzadeh‐Ejhieh, Hamid Aliyan and Hamid Javaherian Naghash lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Shahreza.

  1. 1 Alireza Nezamzadeh‐Ejhieh Iran · #154,424 worldwide 531 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Hamid Aliyan Iran · #728,304 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Hamid Javaherian Naghash Iran · #749,051 worldwide 50 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mohsen Shahrokhi Iran · #911,357 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Razieh Fazaeli Iran · #943,399 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Hossein Faghihian Iran · #1,124,608 worldwide 90 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Ahmad Reza Massah Iran · #1,176,474 worldwide 45 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Amir Abbas Nourbakhsh Iran · #1,297,735 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Kobra Pourabdollah Iran · #1,324,027 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Bahram Mokhtari Iran · #1,373,537 worldwide 47 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Shahreza

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Shahreza?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Visible Light, Water Splitting, Graphene, Nanostructures, Semiconductor and Solar Energy.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials30▲ 16×12 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications20▲ 9.3×20 topics
  3. Visible Light20▲ 47×3 topics
  4. Water Splitting20▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Graphene18▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Nanostructures16▲ 23×8 topics
  7. Semiconductor15▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Solar Energy14▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Hydrogen Production14▲ 29×1 topic
  10. Photocatalyst14▲ 44×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles13▲ 5.7×22 topics
  12. Nanocomposites11▲ 7.8×12 topics
  13. Drug Delivery11▲ 11×13 topics
  14. Synthesis10▲ 15×17 topics
  15. Catalysis10▲ 8.1×15 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks9▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering8▲ 7.8×8 topics
  18. Chemical Sensors8▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Nanocrystals6▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Characterization6▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Efficiency6▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Solar Cells6▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Semiconductor Nanocrystals6▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Semiconductors6▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Antioxidant Properties6▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Neuroprotective Effects5▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Nanozymes5▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Peroxidase-Like Activity5▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Methane Storage5▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Photocatalysis5▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Titanium Dioxide5▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Room Temperature5▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Cu2O5▲ 60×1 topic
  34. CuO5▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Gas Sensors5▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Metal Oxide5▲ 26×1 topic
  37. CO2 Capture4▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Catalysis4▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  40. Biomaterials4▲ 9.5×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis, TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells and Copper-based nanomaterials and applications.

Advanced Photocatalysis …14Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials i…5Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 5 fractional worksTiO2 Photocatalysis and …5TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells: 5 fractional worksCopper-based nanomaterials and applications: 5 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 5 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis…4Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 4 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringElectrochemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 5 works
  3. 3 TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  4. 4 Copper-based nanomaterials and applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  5. 5 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  10. 10 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.