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Islamic Azad University, Yazd

In research, Islamic Azad University, Yazd stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,320 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,931 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,663 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,496
of 28,054 · #10,650 all time
Rank in Iran
#162
of 301
Research works
1.7k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Yazd 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 #2,320 of 11,982 11.9%65 #6190
Physical SciencesDomain #8,931 of 12,888 8.3%127 #7334
Social SciencesDomain #9,663 of 10,521 5.5%108 #14193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Yazd 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#6,190 #2,320
  2. Physical Sciences#7,334 #8,931
  3. Social Sciences#14,193 #9,663
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.

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: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.56× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.88× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.07× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Esmail Yazdanshenas, Masoumeh Tabatabaee and Mohammad Mirjalili lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Azad University, Yazd.

  1. 1 Mohammad Esmail Yazdanshenas Iran · #570,231 worldwide 88 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Masoumeh Tabatabaee Iran · #611,789 worldwide 54 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Mirjalili Iran · #626,174 worldwide 97 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Navid Nasirizadeh Iran · #693,595 worldwide 108 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Shahnaz Nayebzadeh Iran · #789,560 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Anary‐Abbasinejad Iran · #982,594 worldwide 59 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Ali Nazari Iran · #1,040,290 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Saeedeh Hashemian Iran · #1,110,508 worldwide 79 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Alireza Hassanabadi Iran · #1,280,942 worldwide 31 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Mohammad H. Mosslemin Iran · #1,306,161 worldwide 29 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Azad University, Yazd

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Yazd?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Nanocomposites, Self-Efficacy, Biomedical Applications, Depression, Tissue Engineering and Quality of Life.

▲ 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 Health18▲ 3.9×15 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications15▲ 3.8×23 topics
  3. Nanocomposites14▲ 5.4×16 topics
  4. Social Support13▲ 7.2×9 topics
  5. Quality of Life12▲ 2.7×18 topics
  6. Depression12▲ 4.3×15 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy11▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering11▲ 5.4×10 topics
  9. Nanomaterials10▲ 2.9×12 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.8×13 topics
  11. Risk Management8▲ 5.3×9 topics
  12. Renewable Energy8▲ 1.64×15 topics
  13. Drug Delivery7▲ 4.2×10 topics
  14. Stress7▲ 5.8×6 topics
  15. Corporate Governance7▲ 2.9×9 topics
  16. Well-being6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  17. Resilience6▲ 3.9×9 topics
  18. Nanofibers6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  19. Nursing6▲ 9.7×3 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior6▲ 2.9×5 topics
  21. Synthesis6▲ 4.7×14 topics
  22. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  23. Performance Measurement5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  24. Drug Discovery5▲ 7.0×7 topics
  25. Antimicrobial5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  26. Elderly5▲ 6.2×1 topic
  27. Job Stress5▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Anticancer Agents5▲ 10.0×7 topics
  29. Organizational Culture5▲ 3.8×4 topics
  30. Psychological Distress5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Organic Synthesis4▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  33. Stress Management4▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Destination Image4▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Smart Grid Applications4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Coping4▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Decentralized Control4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Heterocyclic Compounds4▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Scaffold3▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism and Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles.

Health and Well-being St…5Health and Well-being Studies: 5 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…3Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 3 fractional worksGlobal Healthcare and Medical Tourism: 3 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 3 fractional worksConducting polymers and …3Conducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyBiomaterialsGeneral Health ProfessionsOrganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 3 works
  3. 3 Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  9. 9 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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