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Islamic Azad University, Tehran

In research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran stands highest in Engineering (#900 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,787 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,544 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Management Science and Operations Research — Clinical Psychology is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,322
of 28,054 · #2,375 all time
Rank in Iran
#35
of 301
Research works
18k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
168k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Tehran 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 #900 of 6,636 12.9%669 #816
Physical SciencesDomain #1,787 of 12,888 12.9%1,435 #1601
Health SciencesDomain #2,544 of 11,982 8.1%412 #4605
Social SciencesDomain #2,412 of 10,521 10.9%825 #2420
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #610 of 2,318 15.6%168 #626
Health ProfessionsField #645 of 1,928 7.0%66 #1688
Social SciencesField #2,542 of 6,365 12.2%259 #2219
Computer ScienceField #1,927 of 4,667 19.3%219 #1879
MedicineField #4,574 of 10,443 8.6%304 #7292
Life SciencesDomain #3,603 of 7,800 8.9%432 #5938

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 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#816 #900
  2. Physical Sciences#1,601 #1,787
  3. Health Sciences#4,605 #2,544
  4. Social Sciences#2,420 #2,412
  5. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#626 #610
  6. Health Professions#1,688 #645
  7. Social Sciences#2,219 #2,542
  8. Computer Science#1,879 #1,927
  9. Medicine#7,292 #4,574
  10. Life Sciences#5,938 #3,603
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, Tehran specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 119.9 works3.7×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 109.8 works3.0×
  3. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 42.9 works2.8×
← 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: 1.66× its world share, 245 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 115 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.85× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 219 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 669 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 151 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 126 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 57 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 304 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 144 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.47× its world share, 233 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 259 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, A. Malvandi, Masoud Hashemi and Abdollah Kavousi‐Fard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Tehran.

  1. 1 A. Malvandi Iran · #190,816 worldwide 178 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Masoud Hashemi Iran · #243,846 worldwide 140 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Abdollah Kavousi‐Fard Iran · #253,599 worldwide 187 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Abdolhossein Rustaiyan Iran · #271,469 worldwide 203 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 S.A.M. Mehryan Iran · #284,528 worldwide 308 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Abdol Ghaffar Ebadi Iran · #290,554 worldwide 167 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Assef Zare Iran · #326,394 worldwide 92 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Sasan Pirouzi Iran · #393,622 worldwide 244 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Ali Farajtabar Iran · #469,915 worldwide 120 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 M.A. Ehyaei Iran · #474,183 worldwide 178 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Tehran?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning114◆ 1.13×82 topics
  2. Mental Health107▲ 2.4×36 topics
  3. Deep Learning103◆ 0.97×72 topics
  4. Sustainability96▲ 1.28×72 topics
  5. Renewable Energy88▲ 1.96×39 topics
  6. Depression78▲ 2.9×23 topics
  7. Climate Change76◆ 0.91×85 topics
  8. Social Support70▲ 4.0×16 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications64▲ 1.73×34 topics
  10. Quality of Life62▲ 1.40×44 topics
  11. Environmental Impact62▲ 1.17×46 topics
  12. Stress60▲ 5.2×10 topics
  13. Self-Efficacy59▲ 7.1×10 topics
  14. Antioxidant57▲ 2.7×44 topics
  15. Sustainable Development56◆ 1.13×57 topics
  16. Nanoparticles55▲ 1.42×39 topics
  17. Renewable Energy Integration55▲ 5.2×5 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency54▲ 1.86×34 topics
  19. Nanomaterials52▲ 1.58×17 topics
  20. Remote Sensing51▲ 1.34×32 topics
  21. Power Electronics51▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management49▲ 1.71×20 topics
  23. Nanocomposites46▲ 1.85×20 topics
  24. Risk Management40▲ 2.7×16 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity40▲ 2.0×30 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation39▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis38▲ 2.1×20 topics
  28. Well-being36▲ 3.1×12 topics
  29. Optimization36▲ 2.5×24 topics
  30. Resilience36▲ 2.4×13 topics
  31. Artificial Neural Networks34▲ 2.3×9 topics
  32. Smart Grid34▲ 2.9×10 topics
  33. Nursing34▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Coping Strategies33▲ 4.3×8 topics
  35. Model Predictive Control32▲ 3.9×6 topics
  36. Elderly31▲ 4.0×4 topics
  37. Educational Achievement30▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Job Stress30▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Decentralized Control23▲ 6.1×2 topics
  40. Smart Grid Applications22▲ 5.6×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management and Resilience and Mental Health.

Health and Well-being Studies: 30 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 19 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 18 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 13 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 13 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…12Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 12 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 12 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…11Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 11 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyControl and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringLanguage and Linguistics3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 30 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 19 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 13 works
  5. 5 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 13 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works
  8. 8 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 12 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  10. 10 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 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 available49.9%not open50.1%

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, Tehran's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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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.