Islamic Azad University, Tehran
In research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran stands highest in Engineering (#1,198 of 5,901 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,675 of 10,670 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,947 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Leadership and Management, Clinical Psychology and Molecular Medicine (Leadership and Management is 7.4× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,260 of 22,385 · #4,024 all time
- Rank in Iran
- #17 of 208
- Research works
- 148k ▼ 23% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.7M 11.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.69× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 50% world 40%
- International
- 11% world 18%
What is Islamic Azad University, Tehran known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #1,198 of 5,901 | 10.5% | 6,292 | #686 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,675 of 10,670 | 10.0% | 14,541 | #2322 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,947 of 4,417 | 13.9% | 2,278 | #1119 | |
| EnergyField | #313 of 707 | 11.2% | 470 | #158 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #1,160 of 2,176 | 13.2% | 1,447 | #992 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #1,366 of 2,276 | 8.2% | 1,608 | #1773 | |
| ChemistryField | #975 of 1,299 | 7.4% | 1,005 | #1542 | |
| Mechanical EngineeringSubfield | #1,027 of 1,319 | 10.8% | 751 | #997 | |
| Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield | #11 of 14 | 10.4% | 65 | - | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #2,642 of 3,334 | 6.6% | 1,624 | #2750 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Tehran 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Engineering#686 #1,198
- Physical Sciences#2,322 #2,675
- Computer Science#1,119 #1,947
- Energy#158 #313
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#992 #1,160
- Materials Science#1,773 #1,366
- Chemistry#1,542 #975
- Mechanical Engineering#997 #1,027
- Environmental Science#2,750 #2,642
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Islamic Azad University, Tehran work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research at Islamic Azad University, Tehran is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Medicine (13%), Psychology (9%).
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences16k42.1%
- Engineering6,79418.1%
- Computer Science2,5196.7%
- Materials Science1,7634.7%
- Environmental Science1,7564.7%
- Chemistry1,0632.8%
- Energy5131.4%
- Mathematics4961.3%
- Physics and Astronomy4641.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2790.7%
- Chemical Engineering1430.4%
- Social Sciences10k26.7%
- Psychology3,3398.9%
- Social Sciences3,0568.1%
- Business, Management and Accounting1,7214.6%
- Decision Sciences6881.8%
- Arts and Humanities6491.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance5691.5%
- Health Sciences6,51017.4%
- Medicine4,90313.1%
- Health Professions9072.4%
- Dentistry3240.9%
- Nursing3210.9%
- Veterinary560.1%
- Life Sciences5,18613.8%
What does Islamic Azad University, Tehran specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Leadership and Management takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 42.9 works7.4×
- Clinical PsychologySubfield · 1,878.7 works4.8×
- Molecular MedicineSubfield · 148.9 works3.7×
- PsychologyField · 3,339.4 works2.9×
- Applied PsychologySubfield · 149.4 works2.8×
- BiomaterialsSubfield · 434.3 works2.7×
- Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 492.9 works2.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology2.92×3,339 works
- Decision Sciences1.90×688 works
- Chemistry1.81×1,062 works
- Dentistry1.78×324 works
- Nursing1.75×321 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.59×211 works
- Energy1.49×513 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.42×1,721 works
- Materials Science1.35×1,763 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.21×2,159 works
- Engineering1.21×6,794 works
- Mathematics1.12×496 works
- Chemical Engineering1.09×143 works
- Veterinary1.09×56 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×1,916 works
- Neuroscience0.95×580 works
- Environmental Science0.94×1,756 works
- Health Professions0.92×907 works
- Computer Science0.86×2,520 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.85×320 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×569 works
- Medicine0.68×4,903 works
- Social Sciences0.64×3,056 works
- Arts and Humanities0.60×649 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.56×464 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×279 works
- Psychology 2.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.9×
- Chemistry 1.8×
- Dentistry 1.8×
- Nursing 1.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.6×
- Energy 1.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.4×
- Materials Science 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.2×
- Engineering 1.2×
- Mathematics 1.1×
- Chemical Engineering 1.1×
- Veterinary 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Social Sciences 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University, Tehran?
Ranked on the quality score, Sasan Pirouzi, M.A. Ehyaei and Hamid HassanzadehFard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Tehran.
- 1
Sasan Pirouzi
Iran · #3,395 worldwide 5.7k citations · 78 works
- 2
M.A. Ehyaei
Iran · #133,496 worldwide 5.4k citations · 141 works
- 3
Hamid HassanzadehFard
Iran · #793,402 worldwide 895 citations · 26 works
- 4
S.A.M. Mehryan
Iran · #934,005 worldwide 6.1k citations · 108 works
- 5
Hakimeh Mohammadi
Iran · #953,551 worldwide 3.8k citations · 47 works
- 6
Mohsen Kia
Iran · #1,172,997 worldwide 825 citations · 48 works
- 7
Morteza Shafiekhani
Iran · #1,427,190 worldwide 425 citations · 19 works
- 8
Jafar Shariati
Iran · #1,769,646 worldwide 656 citations · 17 works
- 9
Mohsen Beigi
Iran · #1,826,550 worldwide 1k citations · 44 works
- 10
Abdolvahhab Fetanat
Iran · #1,895,722 worldwide 1.2k citations · 50 works
Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Tehran?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Depression, Stress, Quality of Life, Nursing and Coping Strategies.
- Stress Management
- Heat Transfer
- Graphene
- Educational Achievement
- Resilience
- Well-being
- Nursing
- Tissue Engineering
- Drug Delivery
- Nanocomposites
- Emotion Regulation
- Cancer
- Nanomaterials
- Renewable Energy
- Stress
- Sustainability
- Biomedical Applications
- Social Support
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Mental Health
- Depression
- Deep Learning
- Quality of Life
- Self-Efficacy
- Nanoparticles
- Inflammation
- Oxidative Stress
- Environmental Impact
- Antioxidant
- Energy Efficiency
- Supply Chain Management
- Coping Strategies
- Mechanical Properties
- Elderly
- Meta-Analysis
- Antioxidant Activity
- Job Stress
- Toxicity
- Psychological Distress
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Mental Health1,617▲ 3.0×42 topics
- Machine Learning1,236◆ 0.99×95 topics
- Depression1,211▲ 3.7×24 topics
- Epidemiology1,140▼ 0.76×135 topics
- Deep Learning1,139◆ 0.88×85 topics
- Social Support1,110▲ 5.5×18 topics
- Quality of Life1,060▲ 1.96×57 topics
- Biomedical Applications929▲ 2.1×36 topics
- Self-Efficacy909▲ 9.3×10 topics
- Sustainability890◆ 0.97×104 topics
- Nanoparticles887▲ 1.88×44 topics
- Stress852▲ 6.2×11 topics
- Inflammation811◆ 1.02×83 topics
- Renewable Energy811▲ 1.49×55 topics
- Oxidative Stress784▲ 1.27×62 topics
- Nanomaterials747▲ 1.90×21 topics
- Environmental Impact727◆ 1.14×65 topics
- Cancer710▲ 1.41×59 topics
- Antioxidant693▲ 2.7×51 topics
- Emotion Regulation588▲ 5.0×9 topics
- Energy Efficiency577▲ 1.67×40 topics
- Nanocomposites575▲ 1.94×21 topics
- Supply Chain Management572▲ 1.70×26 topics
- Drug Delivery562▲ 2.7×16 topics
- Coping Strategies558▲ 5.9×9 topics
- Tissue Engineering530▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Mechanical Properties529▲ 1.44×38 topics
- Nursing523▲ 7.4×8 topics
- Elderly520▲ 5.7×8 topics
- Well-being516▲ 3.5×14 topics
- Meta-Analysis507▲ 2.3×21 topics
- Resilience502▲ 2.7×19 topics
- Antioxidant Activity491▲ 2.1×32 topics
- Educational Achievement486▲ 23×1 topic
- Job Stress486▲ 23×1 topic
- Graphene469▲ 1.86×12 topics
- Toxicity455▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Heat Transfer406▲ 2.2×20 topics
- Psychological Distress390▲ 4.2×6 topics
- Stress Management268▲ 6.8×6 topics
Which research topics does Islamic Azad University, Tehran publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Health and Well-being Studies, Resilience and Mental Health, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 486 works
- 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 190 works
- 3 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 185 works
- 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 149 works
- 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 142 works
- 6 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 139 works
- 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 138 works
- 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 136 works
- 9 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 134 works
- 10 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 125 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Islamic Azad University, Tehran's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Islamic Azad University, Tehran as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.15% in 2024.
Fractional works of Islamic Azad University, Tehran over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.8% in 2005.
Other research institutions in Tehran
- University of Tehran
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Amirkabir University of Technology
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Sharif University of Technology
- Iran University of Science and Technology
- Shahid Beheshti University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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