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Islamic Azad University of Urmia

In research, Islamic Azad University of Urmia stands highest in Computer Science (#1,393 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,365 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,315 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,547
of 28,054 · #6,044 all time
Rank in Iran
#112
of 301
Research works
1.5k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Urmia 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
Computer ScienceField #1,393 of 4,667 46.6%69 #1894
Physical SciencesDomain #4,365 of 12,888 31.7%185 #4182
EngineeringField #3,315 of 6,636 27.7%61 #1826
Health SciencesDomain #6,967 of 11,982 13.0%72 #10382
Social SciencesDomain #7,244 of 10,521 8.5%114 #10450

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Urmia 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. Computer Science#1,894 #1,393
  2. Physical Sciences#4,182 #4,365
  3. Engineering#1,826 #3,315
  4. Health Sciences#10,382 #6,967
  5. Social Sciences#10,450 #7,244
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 Urmia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 22.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.18× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.85× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.53× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.10× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh, Mohammad Masdari and Reza Rostamzadeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Urmia.

  1. 1 Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh Iran · #170,588 worldwide 250 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Mohammad Masdari Iran · #266,063 worldwide 149 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Reza Rostamzadeh Iran · #391,006 worldwide 82 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Mahdi Zavvari Iran · #763,330 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mohammad Reza Farahpour Iran · #965,094 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Alireza Khalili Golmankhaneh Iran · #993,631 worldwide 76 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Ali Zeinali Iran · #1,028,670 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Pejman Mohammadi Iran · #1,044,101 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Yashar Zehforoosh Iran · #1,127,724 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Ahmad Jafarian Iran · #1,408,941 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Urmia

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Urmia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Depression, Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Evolutionary Algorithms, Mental Health and Particle Swarm Optimization.

▲ 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 Learning29▲ 2.2×44 topics
  2. Deep Learning26▲ 1.91×42 topics
  3. Mental Health18▲ 3.0×19 topics
  4. Depression16▲ 4.5×21 topics
  5. Social Support14▲ 6.0×10 topics
  6. Neural Networks12▲ 1.95×24 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy12▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Quality of Life12▲ 1.98×15 topics
  9. Evolutionary Algorithms12▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Leadership11▲ 5.8×11 topics
  11. Internet of Things11▲ 3.1×12 topics
  12. Particle Swarm Optimization10▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Wound Healing10▲ 9.9×6 topics
  14. Healthcare10▲ 2.3×12 topics
  15. IoT Security10▲ 7.6×3 topics
  16. Stress9▲ 5.7×8 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction8▲ 4.9×9 topics
  18. Angiogenesis8▲ 6.2×8 topics
  19. Diabetes8▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation8▲ 6.1×6 topics
  21. Differential Evolution8▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Growth Factors8▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Metaheuristics8▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Global Optimization7▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Smart Cities7▲ 6.9×6 topics
  26. Well-being7▲ 4.7×9 topics
  27. Ant Colony Optimization7▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Constraint Handling7▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Firefly Algorithm7▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Nature-Inspired Algorithms7▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Regeneration7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Macrophages7▲ 9.7×2 topics
  33. Nonlinear Equations7▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Chronic Wounds6▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Fibroblasts6▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Stress Management6▲ 15×6 topics
  37. 5G Networks6▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Elderly6▲ 6.1×3 topics
  39. Feature Selection6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Employee Engagement6▲ 8.1×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research, Wound Healing and Treatments, Health and Well-being Studies and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides.

Metaheuristic Optimizati…7Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 7 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…6Wound Healing and Treatments: 6 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…6Health and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…4Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 4 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 4 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 4 fractional worksOrganizational Leadershi…4Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 4 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…3Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceRehabilitationClinical PsychologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  2. 2 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 6 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 4 works
  8. 8 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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.