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Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,588 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,482 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,081
of 28,054 · #26,701 all time
Rank in Iran
#233
of 301
Research works
540
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #16,588 of 20,462 16.1%124
Physical SciencesDomain #18,482 of 21,541 7.0%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar 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).

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: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.74× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.99× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmad Reza Ommani and Masoud Nikbakht lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch.

  1. 1 Ahmad Reza Ommani Iran · #1,036,882 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Masoud Nikbakht Iran · #1,454,497 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Resources, Sediment Transport, Mental Health, Oxidative Stress, Depression, Epidemiology and Obesity.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 2.8×22 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 1.43×52 topics
  3. Mental Health7▲ 2.9×15 topics
  4. Inflammation7▲ 1.98×25 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.5×27 topics
  6. COVID-196▲ 2.7×13 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 1.49×11 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.0×17 topics
  9. Water Resources5▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Depression5▲ 3.7×13 topics
  11. Obesity5▲ 3.9×18 topics
  12. Sediment Transport5▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Education4▲ 1.65×11 topics
  14. Cancer4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  15. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.64×16 topics
  16. Quality of Life4▲ 1.89×14 topics
  17. Antioxidant4▲ 3.8×16 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Pandemic4▲ 2.4×7 topics
  20. Health Effects3▲ 3.4×11 topics
  21. Diabetes3▲ 4.0×10 topics
  22. Feminism3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  23. Toxicity3▲ 4.5×11 topics
  24. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-23▲ 5.8×5 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  27. Middle East3▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Stress3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  29. Gender Equality2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  30. Neuroprotective2▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Islamic reform2▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Ottoman Empire2▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  34. Self-Efficacy2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  35. Global Hydrology2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Hydraulic Engineering2▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Model Evaluation2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Riparian Vegetation2▲ 46×1 topic
  39. River Restoration2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Scale Effects2▲ 98×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Studies and History, Hydraulic flow and structures, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Islamic Studies and Hist…2Islamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksHydraulic flow and struc…2Hydraulic flow and structures: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …2Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksWater resources manageme…2Water resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra2Advanced Topics in Algebra: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsCivil and Structural EngineeringEcologyWater Science and Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 1 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 available61.1%not open38.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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.