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Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch

In research, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,948 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,321
of 28,054 · #10,830 all time
Rank in Iran
#248
of 301
Research works
724
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Islamic Azad University, Zahedan 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,948 of 10,521 6.7%73 #14254

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Azad University, Zahedan 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).

What does Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 31.5 works7.2×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 4.18× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.14× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.20× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch?

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

▲ 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 Health16▲ 7.8×15 topics
  2. Depression11▲ 8.9×10 topics
  3. Self-Efficacy9▲ 25×8 topics
  4. Stress9▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Social Support9▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Quality of Life8▲ 4.1×12 topics
  7. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.6×20 topics
  8. Nursing6▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Elderly6▲ 15×1 topic
  10. Job Stress6▲ 62×1 topic
  11. Coping Strategies5▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Education5▲ 2.0×11 topics
  13. COVID-195▲ 2.5×6 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Resilience4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  17. Psychological Distress4▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Anticancer Agents4▲ 18×6 topics
  19. Anxiety4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  20. Well-being4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  21. Drug Discovery4▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  23. Heterocyclic Compounds3▲ 27×4 topics
  24. Personality Traits3▲ 18×5 topics
  25. Adolescent Development3▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Positive Emotions3▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Synthesis3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  28. Motivation3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Organic Synthesis3▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Organizational Culture3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Adversity3▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Psychological Impact3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  33. Psychological Resilience3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Psychopathology3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. Multicomponent Reactions2▲ 75×2 topics
  37. Academic Achievement2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Quarantine2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Self-Control2▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Social Isolation2▲ 8.3×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Resilience and Mental Health, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Synthesis and biological activity.

Health and Well-being St…6Health and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…2Synthesis and biological activity: 2 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 2 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksMarriage and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyOrganic ChemistrySocial PsychologySociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Marriage and Family Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 1 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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.

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