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Islamic Azad University of Zanjan

In research, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,648 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,698 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,392
of 28,054 · #18,663 all time
Rank in Iran
#225
of 301
Research works
1.3k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University of Zanjan 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,648 of 10,521 13.1%118 #11127
Physical SciencesDomain #10,698 of 12,888 10.1%113 #13135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University of Zanjan 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 Zanjan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 21.9 works6.8×
  2. PsychologyField · 42.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.58× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.29× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.48× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

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

Ranked on the composite score, Farideh Yaghmaei, Mojtaba Salouti and Amir Najafi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University of Zanjan.

  1. 1 Farideh Yaghmaei Iran · #484,312 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mojtaba Salouti Iran · #930,352 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Amir Najafi Iran · #1,071,506 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mehdi Asadi Iran · #1,230,102 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Siros Izadpanah Iran · #1,237,659 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Mehdi Rahnema Iran · #1,449,233 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Vahid Monfared Iran · #1,459,030 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Kamran Yeganegi Iran · #1,501,883 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University of Zanjan

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University of Zanjan?

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

▲ 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▲ 4.3×20 topics
  2. Depression13▲ 4.8×15 topics
  3. Stress12▲ 11×7 topics
  4. Social Support12▲ 6.9×8 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy11▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Educational Technology11▲ 3.0×10 topics
  7. Education10▲ 1.89×19 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.95×19 topics
  9. Quality of Life10▲ 2.1×12 topics
  10. Inflammation9▲ 1.38×27 topics
  11. E-Learning8▲ 2.7×8 topics
  12. Leadership8▲ 5.6×9 topics
  13. Coping Strategies8▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Emotion Regulation7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management7▲ 2.4×14 topics
  16. Elderly7▲ 8.8×1 topic
  17. Nursing7▲ 12×1 topic
  18. Resilience7▲ 4.6×9 topics
  19. Technology Integration7▲ 7.3×6 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.2×7 topics
  21. Well-being6▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Employee Engagement6▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Motivation5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  24. Self-Regulation5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  25. Organizational Performance5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  26. Academic Achievement5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  27. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  28. Online Education4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Psychopathology4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  30. Seismic4▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Tunnel4▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Neuroprotective4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  33. Elastic Properties4▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Positive Emotions4▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. Parenting3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Talent Management3▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Anxiety Disorders3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Google Classroom3▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Teacher Perception3▲ 8.8×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Resilience and Mental Health.

Health and Well-being St…7Health and Well-being Studies: 7 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talent Management: 3 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksMedicinal Plants and Neu…3Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection: 3 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 2 fractional worksComposite Material Mechanics: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…2Islamic Studies and History: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyCivil and Structural EngineeringEducationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 2 works
  9. 9 Composite Material Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 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 available59.4%not open40.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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