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Islamic Azad University Tonekabon

In research, Islamic Azad University Tonekabon stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,976 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,863 of 10,521 worldwide) and Psychology (#2,157 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Psychology and Social Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 16.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,653
of 28,054 · #20,373 all time
Rank in Iran
#226
of 301
Research works
1.1k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University Tonekabon 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,976 of 11,982 9.0%78 #12630
Social SciencesDomain #9,863 of 10,521 4.0%138 #14372
PsychologyField #2,157 of 2,181 2.9%88 #3660

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University Tonekabon 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. Health Sciences#12,630 #5,976
  2. Social Sciences#14,372 #9,863
  3. Psychology#3,660 #2,157
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 Tonekabon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 50.9 works17×
  2. PsychologyField · 87.6 works9.9×
  3. Social PsychologySubfield · 20.4 works8.0×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 3.30× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.93× its world share, 88 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Azad University Tonekabon?

Ranked on the composite score, Maryam Zakerihamidi, Ali Nazemi and Esmaeil Biazar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University Tonekabon.

  1. 1 Maryam Zakerihamidi Iran · #506,570 worldwide 20 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ali Nazemi Iran · #903,225 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Esmaeil Biazar Iran · #1,232,799 worldwide 43 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Javad Khalatbari Iran · #1,330,751 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Abolfazl Shiroudi Iran · #1,625,778 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University Tonekabon

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University Tonekabon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Depression, Self-Efficacy, Emotion Regulation, Stress, Quality of Life and Coping Strategies.

▲ 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. Mental Health41▲ 9.7×23 topics
  2. Social Support30▲ 19×9 topics
  3. Depression30▲ 12×17 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy23▲ 30×9 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation21▲ 23×7 topics
  6. Quality of Life19▲ 4.6×21 topics
  7. Stress16▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Epidemiology14▲ 1.26×63 topics
  9. Coping Strategies14▲ 19×7 topics
  10. Meta-Analysis12▲ 7.2×11 topics
  11. Psychological Distress12▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Resilience12▲ 8.6×9 topics
  13. Nursing11▲ 20×6 topics
  14. Attachment10▲ 41×1 topic
  15. Relationships10▲ 91×1 topic
  16. Elderly10▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Psychopathology10▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Adolescents10▲ 9.2×6 topics
  19. Educational Achievement10▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Job Stress10▲ 55×1 topic
  21. Treatment9▲ 2.6×17 topics
  22. Well-being9▲ 8.2×9 topics
  23. Anxiety9▲ 6.5×7 topics
  24. Adolescent Development8▲ 22×6 topics
  25. Prevalence7▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Stress Management7▲ 24×5 topics
  27. Psychological Impact7▲ 7.4×5 topics
  28. Trauma7▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Children7▲ 9.7×2 topics
  30. Neurobiological Correlates7▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Anxiety Disorders6▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Motivation6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  33. Parenting6▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Positive Emotions6▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Inclusive Education6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  36. Psychological Factors6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  37. Social Skills6▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Academic Achievement6▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Behavioral Problems6▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Islamic Azad University Tonekabon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Health and Well-being Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Resilience and Mental Health.

Attachment and Relations…10Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 10 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 10 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksChild Therapy and Develo…4Child Therapy and Development: 4 fractional worksChild Development and Education: 4 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 3 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 3 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 3 fractional works
Social PsychologyClinical PsychologyEducation

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

  1. 1 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 10 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Child Development and Education Education 4 works
  8. 8 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 3 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 available66.4%not open33.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Azad University Tonekabon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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.