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Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch stands highest in Engineering (#1,380 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,701 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,831 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Science and Operations Research, Decision Sciences and Building and Construction — Management Science and Operations Research is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,130
of 28,054 · #4,580 all time
Rank in Iran
#77
of 301
Research works
6.6k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
80k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University South Tehran 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
EngineeringField #1,380 of 6,636 14.2%471 #1462
Physical SciencesDomain #2,701 of 12,888 14.4%957 #3272
Social SciencesDomain #3,831 of 10,521 9.6%601 #2968
Computer ScienceField #2,405 of 4,667 18.2%169 #2698
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,504 of 2,578 13.5%154 #1102
Health SciencesDomain #7,740 of 11,982 7.8%200 #6869
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #877 of 1,351 19.1%64 #1119
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,539 of 2,318 12.1%81 #1673
Social SciencesField #4,754 of 6,365 6.8%171 #4606
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #674 of 896 12.3%67 #797

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University South Tehran 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. Engineering#1,462 #1,380
  2. Physical Sciences#3,272 #2,701
  3. Social Sciences#2,968 #3,831
  4. Computer Science#2,698 #2,405
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,102 #1,504
  6. Health Sciences#6,869 #7,740
  7. Mechanical Engineering#1,119 #877
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,673 #1,539
  9. Social Sciences#4,606 #4,754
  10. Civil and Structural Engineering#797 #674
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 South Tehran Branch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Science and Operations Research takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 50.0 works5.4×
  2. Decision SciencesField · 69.4 works3.8×
  3. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 40.7 works3.5×
  4. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 26.5 works3.5×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 169 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.89× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 471 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 97 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 141 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.54× its world share, 154 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.82× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch?

Ranked on the composite score, Mehdi Ardjmand, Kaveh Khalili‐Damghani and Ashkan Hafezalkotob lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch.

  1. 1 Mehdi Ardjmand Iran · #78,007 worldwide 293 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Kaveh Khalili‐Damghani Iran · #253,361 worldwide 203 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Ashkan Hafezalkotob Iran · #296,890 worldwide 194 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Vahid Hajipour Iran · #328,278 worldwide 126 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Moslem Paidar Iran · #395,097 worldwide 121 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Javad Olamaei Iran · #512,756 worldwide 121 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 لیلا ریاحی Iran · #624,259 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Leila Vafajoo Iran · #633,919 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Mansour Sheikhan Iran · #643,765 worldwide 69 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Gholam R. Amin Iran · #685,232 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Deep Learning, Risk Management, Machine Learning, Sustainability and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Deep Learning88▲ 1.37×68 topics
  2. Machine Learning85▲ 1.38×72 topics
  3. Sustainability69▲ 1.51×57 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management58▲ 3.3×21 topics
  5. Mental Health56▲ 2.0×31 topics
  6. Renewable Energy50▲ 1.83×36 topics
  7. Social Support46▲ 4.5×14 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency45▲ 2.5×29 topics
  9. Depression44▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Risk Management43▲ 4.7×15 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties42▲ 2.3×29 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications41▲ 1.83×33 topics
  13. Quality of Life40▲ 1.49×33 topics
  14. Nanoparticles39▲ 1.67×38 topics
  15. Environmental Impact38▲ 1.19×38 topics
  16. Healthcare38▲ 1.78×19 topics
  17. Self-Efficacy38▲ 7.6×8 topics
  18. Neural Networks37▲ 1.27×31 topics
  19. Internet of Things35▲ 2.1×17 topics
  20. Stress35▲ 5.0×10 topics
  21. Nanomaterials34▲ 1.73×18 topics
  22. Heat Transfer32▲ 3.4×16 topics
  23. Nanocomposites29▲ 1.91×19 topics
  24. Nursing27▲ 7.6×6 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks26▲ 2.9×8 topics
  26. Elderly26▲ 5.5×3 topics
  27. Drug Delivery24▲ 2.4×16 topics
  28. Educational Achievement24▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Job Stress24▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Environmental Management24▲ 3.2×10 topics
  31. Leadership23▲ 2.5×19 topics
  32. Support Vector Machines22▲ 3.6×8 topics
  33. Smart Cities19▲ 3.8×7 topics
  34. Product Design16▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Strategic Planning16▲ 5.5×5 topics
  36. Experimental Investigation15▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Resource Efficiency15▲ 5.8×3 topics
  38. Green Practices14▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Supply Chain Management14▲ 8.9×1 topic
  40. Information Sharing13▲ 9.7×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies.

Health and Well-being Studies: 24 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 14 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 12 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 12 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 12 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 11 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…10Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 10 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 9 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 9 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing9IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 9 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 24 works
  2. 2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 14 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 12 works
  6. 6 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 11 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 9 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 9 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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