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Islamic Azad University Sari Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University Sari Branch stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,421 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,442 of 4,667 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,015 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,616
of 28,054 · #9,633 all time
Rank in Iran
#166
of 301
Research works
2.1k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Sari 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 #6,421 of 12,888 16.6%211 #6618
Computer ScienceField #2,442 of 4,667 29.4%60 #3525
Health SciencesDomain #8,015 of 11,982 8.7%122 #10147
EngineeringField #4,453 of 6,636 13.5%103 #4724
Social SciencesDomain #7,327 of 10,521 5.2%244 #9980
MedicineField #8,177 of 10,443 10.9%89 #13386
Social SciencesField #5,757 of 6,365 9.6%69 #8376
PsychologyField #2,160 of 2,181 0.9%130 #3613
Clinical PsychologySubfield #731 of 738 0.6%94 #1458

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Sari 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#6,618 #6,421
  2. Computer Science#3,525 #2,442
  3. Health Sciences#10,147 #8,015
  4. Engineering#4,724 #4,453
  5. Social Sciences#9,980 #7,327
  6. Medicine#13,386 #8,177
  7. Social Sciences#8,376 #5,757
  8. Psychology#3,613 #2,160
  9. Clinical Psychology#1,458 #731
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 Sari Branch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 94.1 works15×
  2. PsychologyField · 129.6 works6.9×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.92× its world share, 130 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Homayun Motameni, Mohsen Rabbani and Taraneh Enayati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Sari Branch.

  1. 1 Homayun Motameni Iran · #310,300 worldwide 76 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Mohsen Rabbani Iran · #371,371 worldwide 61 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Taraneh Enayati Iran · #528,321 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Reza Arab Iran · #572,395 worldwide 59 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ramezan Hassanzadeh Iran · #1,078,690 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Parvin Farzanegi Iran · #1,278,963 worldwide 20 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Ebrahim Akbari Iran · #1,307,862 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ghahraman Mahmoudi Iran · #1,371,897 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Bahram Mirzaian Iran · #1,518,775 worldwide 5 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Sari Branch

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Sari Branch?

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

▲ 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 Health68▲ 7.6×22 topics
  2. Social Support57▲ 17×10 topics
  3. Self-Efficacy54▲ 33×8 topics
  4. Depression50▲ 9.2×16 topics
  5. Quality of Life49▲ 5.5×25 topics
  6. Stress39▲ 17×6 topics
  7. Nursing31▲ 27×4 topics
  8. Elderly30▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Educational Achievement30▲ 79×1 topic
  10. Job Stress30▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Emotion Regulation25▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Coping Strategies23▲ 15×6 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis22▲ 6.0×14 topics
  14. Resilience19▲ 6.4×9 topics
  15. Education19▲ 1.79×25 topics
  16. Well-being17▲ 7.3×8 topics
  17. Adolescents14▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Psychological Distress14▲ 8.9×5 topics
  19. Power Electronics12▲ 5.9×5 topics
  20. Stress Management12▲ 19×6 topics
  21. Heat Transfer12▲ 3.8×11 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 5.5×5 topics
  23. Nursing Students11▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Psychopathology11▲ 9.5×3 topics
  25. Trauma10▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Neuroscience10▲ 5.4×4 topics
  27. Cognitive Therapy10▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Stress Reduction9▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Adolescent Development9▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Mindfulness9▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Self-Compassion9▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Child-Centered9▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Children9▲ 6.1×5 topics
  34. Play Therapy9▲ 103×1 topic
  35. Psychological Resilience8▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Anxiety Disorders8▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Positive Emotions8▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Distributed Systems8▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Parenting7▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Health Locus of Control7▲ 36×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Child Therapy and Development and Health and Wellbeing Research.

Health and Well-being St…30Health and Well-being Studies: 30 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 9 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 9 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 7 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 7 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 6 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 5 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 5 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial PsychologyInformation Systems1 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 30 works
  2. 2 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 9 works
  4. 4 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 7 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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.

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