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Islamic Azad University, Shahrood

In research, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,434 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,513 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,504 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,602
of 28,054 · #16,365 all time
Rank in Iran
#219
of 301
Research works
996
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Shahrood 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 #8,434 of 12,888 17.8%126 #9369
EngineeringField #4,513 of 6,636 20.0%71 #7016
Social SciencesDomain #9,504 of 10,521 14.3%63 #15111

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Shahrood 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#9,369 #8,434
  2. Engineering#7,016 #4,513
  3. Social Sciences#15,111 #9,504
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: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.81× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.21× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.91× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.72× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University, Shahrood?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Khoshvaght-Aliabadi, Majid Mohammadhosseini and Meisam Sadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Shahrood.

  1. 1 M. Khoshvaght-Aliabadi Iran · #368,844 worldwide 354 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Majid Mohammadhosseini Iran · #865,613 worldwide 72 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Meisam Sadi Iran · #976,159 worldwide 80 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Nasrin Salehi Iran · #1,574,346 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sahebali Manafi Iran · #1,595,879 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Ehsan Zahedi Iran · #1,623,142 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Mohammadreza Abdoli Iran · #1,624,904 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Shahrood

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Shahrood?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Renewable Energy, Nanoparticles, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy Integration, Thermal Management, Numerical Simulation and Game Theory.

▲ 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 Energy14▲ 3.9×17 topics
  2. Heat Transfer12▲ 9.7×11 topics
  3. Nanoparticles12▲ 3.7×19 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.2×25 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications8▲ 2.7×19 topics
  6. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 9.0×5 topics
  7. Smart Grid8▲ 8.1×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.61×22 topics
  9. Cancer7▲ 1.98×20 topics
  10. Antioxidant6▲ 3.8×19 topics
  11. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  12. Thermal Management6▲ 7.7×6 topics
  13. Numerical Simulation6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  14. Resilience6▲ 4.9×7 topics
  15. Stress6▲ 6.4×6 topics
  16. Game Theory6▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Demand Response5▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Energy Management5▲ 12×1 topic
  19. Financial Performance5▲ 3.6×7 topics
  20. Drug Delivery5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  21. Power Electronics5▲ 5.9×4 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.3×6 topics
  23. Convective Heat Transfer5▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Energy Storage Systems5▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Decentralized Control5▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Tumor Targeting5▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Distributed Power Generation4▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Microgrid Control4▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Coping Strategies4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  30. Distributed Generation4▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  32. Workplace4▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Electric Vehicles4▲ 5.0×3 topics
  34. Experimental Investigation3▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Heat Exchangers3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Distribution Systems3▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Optimal Power Flow3▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Phase Change Materials3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Photothermal Therapy3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  40. Fluid Flow3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University, Shahrood publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Optimal Power Flow Distribution and Heat Transfer and Optimization.

Smart Grid Energy Management: 5 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 4 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distr…3Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 3 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…3Heat Transfer and Optimization: 3 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 2 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksHeat transfer and superc…2Heat transfer and supercritical fluids: 2 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…2Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 2 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…2Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and In…2Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 2 works
  7. 7 Heat transfer and supercritical fluids Computational Mechanics 2 works
  8. 8 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University, Shahrood's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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