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Islamic Azad University Semnan

In research, Islamic Azad University Semnan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,000 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,537 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,800 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,919
of 28,054 · #15,926 all time
Rank in Iran
#204
of 301
Research works
993
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Semnan 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 #7,000 of 12,888 22.1%125 #9192
EngineeringField #4,537 of 6,636 13.3%69 #5000
Social SciencesDomain #8,800 of 10,521 13.0%100 #12950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Semnan 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#9,192 #7,000
  2. Engineering#5,000 #4,537
  3. Social Sciences#12,950 #8,800
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.

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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.42× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.39× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.55× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.48× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University Semnan?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Karim Sohrabi, Hadi Kargarsharifabad and Ali Jahan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Semnan.

  1. 1 Mohammad Karim Sohrabi Iran · #834,232 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Hadi Kargarsharifabad Iran · #860,536 worldwide 140 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ali Jahan Iran · #1,071,770 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Younos Vakil Alroaia Iran · #1,204,365 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Mehdi Soltanifar Iran · #1,339,146 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ali Heydari Iran · #1,346,948 worldwide 36 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Semnan

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Semnan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Mental Health, Depression, Stress, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Productivity Growth.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy16▲ 4.4×17 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency14▲ 5.6×17 topics
  3. Mental Health13▲ 3.6×18 topics
  4. Deep Learning11▲ 1.23×21 topics
  5. Depression10▲ 4.6×14 topics
  6. Sustainability9▲ 1.44×25 topics
  7. Social Support8▲ 5.6×9 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 2.0×13 topics
  9. Stress7▲ 7.8×5 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management7▲ 3.1×14 topics
  11. Resilience6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  12. Self-Efficacy6▲ 9.2×7 topics
  13. Productivity Growth6▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Data Envelopment Analysis6▲ 142×1 topic
  15. Efficiency Measurement6▲ 142×1 topic
  16. Probabilistic Analysis6▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 4.7×4 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  19. Coping Strategies5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  20. Adolescents5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Risk Management5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  22. Phase Change Materials5▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Smart Grid5▲ 5.0×7 topics
  24. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Well-being4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  26. Analytic Hierarchy Process4▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology4▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Solar Thermal Collectors4▲ 29×1 topic
  29. Recycled Materials4▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Reinforced Concrete4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Construction4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Positive Emotions4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Dynamic Behavior4▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Hydrogels4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  35. Psychological Resilience4▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Fiber Reinforced Concrete3▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Job Stress3▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Solar Desalination3▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Ultra-High Performance Concrete3▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Water Scarcity3▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University Semnan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.

Efficiency Analysis Usin…6Efficiency Analysis Using DEA: 6 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…4Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 4 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 3 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 3 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…3Resilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 3 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 3 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCivil and Structural EngineeringClinical Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Efficiency Analysis Using DEA Management Science and Operations Research 6 works
  2. 2 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  3. 3 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University Semnan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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