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Islamic Azad University Sanandaj Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University Sanandaj Branch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,096 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,945 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,936 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,312
of 28,054 · #17,544 all time
Rank in Iran
#185
of 301
Research works
1.3k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Sanandaj 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,096 of 12,888 15.4%123 #11278
Social SciencesDomain #8,945 of 10,521 6.3%110 #12445
Health SciencesDomain #10,936 of 11,982 11.6%61 #18313

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Sanandaj 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. Physical Sciences#11,278 #7,096
  2. Social Sciences#12,445 #8,945
  3. Health Sciences#18,313 #10,936
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 Sanandaj Branch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 22.7 works6.1×
  2. PsychologyField · 42.3 works3.9×
← 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: 1.54× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.98× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 2.55× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.66× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.92× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Salah Bahramara, Khosro Mohammadi and Maryam Akbari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Sanandaj Branch.

  1. 1 Salah Bahramara Iran · #532,321 worldwide 168 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Khosro Mohammadi Iran · #1,234,884 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Maryam Akbari Iran · #1,359,365 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Omid Moradi Iran · #1,420,140 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Elham Ahmadi Iran · #1,481,981 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Fatemeh Keshavarzi Iran · #1,556,573 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Sanandaj Branch

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Sanandaj Branch?

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

▲ 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 Health22▲ 4.2×25 topics
  2. Social Support17▲ 8.5×9 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress16▲ 2.7×32 topics
  4. Depression15▲ 4.8×17 topics
  5. Quality of Life13▲ 2.6×12 topics
  6. Epidemiology13◆ 0.93×49 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy12▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Stress11▲ 8.1×7 topics
  9. Inflammation11▲ 1.43×37 topics
  10. Antioxidant10▲ 4.1×25 topics
  11. Education10▲ 1.56×18 topics
  12. Environmental Impact9▲ 1.56×18 topics
  13. Emotion Regulation8▲ 7.0×5 topics
  14. Toxicity8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  15. Well-being7▲ 5.2×10 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 5.7×5 topics
  17. Coping Strategies6▲ 7.3×7 topics
  18. Resilience6▲ 3.8×10 topics
  19. Leadership6▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Antioxidants6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  21. Biosensors6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  22. Smart Grid6▲ 4.2×5 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  24. Nursing6▲ 8.2×2 topics
  25. Elderly5▲ 6.1×1 topic
  26. Job Stress5▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Psychological Distress5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  29. Social Influence5▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Heavy Metals5▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Adolescent Development4▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Environmental Health4▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Smart Grid Applications4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Attachment4▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Relationships4▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Positive Emotions4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Psychological Resilience4▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Metal Toxicity4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Network Dynamics4▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Decentralized Control4▲ 8.4×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity.

Health and Well-being St…5Health and Well-being Studies: 5 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…4Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 4 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 4 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 3 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 3 fractional worksAnalytical chemistry met…3Analytical chemistry methods development: 3 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 2 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis Techniques: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyControl and Systems EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 3 works
  8. 8 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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