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Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,362 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,806 of 12,888 worldwide) and Psychology (#2,149 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Psychology and Social Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 19.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,546
of 28,054 · #23,726 all time
Rank in Iran
#250
of 301
Research works
1.4k
▲ 94% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch 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 #8,362 of 10,521 3.2%256 #12312
Physical SciencesDomain #10,806 of 12,888 6.4%89 #14442
PsychologyField #2,149 of 2,181 1.1%145 #3538
Clinical PsychologySubfield #728 of 738 1.6%88 #1450
Social SciencesField #6,341 of 6,365 2.1%64 #9353

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch 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. Social Sciences#12,312 #8,362
  2. Physical Sciences#14,442 #10,806
  3. Psychology#3,538 #2,149
  4. Clinical Psychology#1,450 #728
  5. Social Sciences#9,353 #6,341
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 Roudehen Branch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 19.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 87.6 works19×
  2. PsychologyField · 144.9 works11×
  3. Social PsychologySubfield · 27.4 works7.1×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.01× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.91× its world share, 145 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch?

Ranked on the composite score, Farah Lotfi Kashani, Malek Mirhashemi and Fattah Nazem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch.

  1. 1 Farah Lotfi Kashani · #1,264,747 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Malek Mirhashemi · #1,349,861 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Fattah Nazem · #1,439,610 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Khadijeh Abolmaali · #1,447,360 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch?

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

▲ 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 Health65▲ 10×25 topics
  2. Social Support56▲ 23×12 topics
  3. Depression45▲ 12×16 topics
  4. Quality of Life41▲ 6.5×16 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy40▲ 34×8 topics
  6. Stress37▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Emotion Regulation26▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Well-being25▲ 15×9 topics
  9. Coping Strategies22▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Nursing20▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Elderly20▲ 19×1 topic
  12. Job Stress20▲ 75×1 topic
  13. Psychological Distress19▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Resilience18▲ 8.5×9 topics
  15. Adolescent Development17▲ 34×6 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis16▲ 6.3×11 topics
  17. Psychopathology14▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Leadership14▲ 6.7×10 topics
  19. Anxiety13▲ 6.5×7 topics
  20. Personality Traits12▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Positive Emotions12▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Psychological Resilience12▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Stress Management12▲ 26×5 topics
  24. Teacher Training11▲ 4.2×9 topics
  25. Digital Learning11▲ 4.5×7 topics
  26. Psychological Impact11▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Adversity10▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Community Resilience10▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Developmental Perspectives10▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Adolescents10▲ 6.3×7 topics
  31. Attachment10▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Relationships10▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Psychological Well-being10▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment10▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Parenting10▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Neuroscience10▲ 7.5×6 topics
  37. Coping9▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Employee Engagement9▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Health Behavior8▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Neurobiological Correlates8▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Resilience and Mental Health, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions.

Health and Well-being St…20Health and Well-being Studies: 20 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 10 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 6 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 6 fractional worksPsychological Treatments and Assessments: 6 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 5 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 5 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 5 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being StudiesClinical Psychology 20 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 Attachment and Relationship DynamicsSocial Psychology 10 works
  4. 4 Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsClinical Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Health and Wellbeing ResearchGeneral Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 Psychological Treatments and AssessmentsClinical Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Psychology of Development and EducationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyClinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Psychosocial Factors Impacting YouthSociology and Political Science 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 available65.1%not open34.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 94% higher 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.