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Kharazmi University

In research, Kharazmi University stands highest in Social Sciences (#552 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#948 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,556 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Civil and Structural Engineering and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,438
of 28,054 · #4,795 all time
Rank in Iran
#37
of 301
Research works
6.9k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Kharazmi University 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 SciencesField #552 of 6,365 22.4%198 #1710
Social SciencesDomain #948 of 10,521 22.3%592 #2320
Physical SciencesDomain #2,556 of 12,888 14.7%891 #3789
EngineeringField #1,818 of 6,636 17.4%349 #2945
Life SciencesDomain #3,095 of 7,800 19.0%157 #5888
Health SciencesDomain #5,167 of 11,982 15.0%232 #9922
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,290 of 2,578 21.3%69 #2423
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,334 of 2,578 27.5%91 #1774
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,034 of 1,998 25.1%63 #2028
Environmental ScienceField #1,967 of 3,551 14.3%133 #2397

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kharazmi University 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. Social Sciences#1,710 #552
  2. Social Sciences#2,320 #948
  3. Physical Sciences#3,789 #2,556
  4. Engineering#2,945 #1,818
  5. Life Sciences#5,888 #3,095
  6. Health Sciences#9,922 #5,167
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,423 #1,290
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#1,774 #1,334
  9. Arts and Humanities#2,028 #1,034
  10. Environmental Science#2,397 #1,967
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 Kharazmi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 30.2 works6.3×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 78.0 works3.5×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 27.7 works3.2×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.69× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 349 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 132 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 78 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 194 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 90 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.72× its world share, 155 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 198 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kharazmi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bahman Naderi, Mahmood Reza Atai and Amir Khosravi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kharazmi University.

  1. 1 Bahman Naderi Iran · #187,767 worldwide 243 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Mahmood Reza Atai Iran · #309,925 worldwide 50 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Amir Khosravi Iran · #320,124 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Vahid Vatanpour Iran · #350,142 worldwide 735 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Kianoush Zahrakar Iran · #378,749 worldwide 15 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Farrokh Ghahremaninejad Iran · #497,179 worldwide 84 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Reza Davarniya Iran · #513,282 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Amir Hamidi Iran · #614,093 worldwide 123 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Mohammad Doroudian Iran · #706,363 worldwide 106 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Nabi Karimi Iran · #720,326 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Kharazmi University

Which keywords describe research at Kharazmi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Nanomaterials, Remote Sensing, Risk Management, Sustainability, Climate Change, Emotion Regulation and Depression.

▲ 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. Climate Change59▲ 1.17×55 topics
  2. Mental Health58▲ 2.1×32 topics
  3. Sustainability57▲ 1.25×55 topics
  4. Epidemiology55▼ 0.74×63 topics
  5. Machine Learning54◆ 0.88×61 topics
  6. Deep Learning54▼ 0.84×63 topics
  7. Remote Sensing45▲ 1.95×27 topics
  8. Nanomaterials43▲ 2.2×16 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications41▲ 1.84×32 topics
  10. Depression37▲ 2.2×20 topics
  11. Neural Networks34▲ 1.20×33 topics
  12. Catalysis33▲ 2.6×22 topics
  13. Risk Management32▲ 3.5×14 topics
  14. Nanocomposites28▲ 1.86×17 topics
  15. Drug Delivery28▲ 2.7×15 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation26▲ 4.5×8 topics
  17. Social Support26▲ 2.5×13 topics
  18. Graphene24▲ 1.88×8 topics
  19. Well-being23▲ 3.2×13 topics
  20. Stress21▲ 3.0×11 topics
  21. Coping Strategies20▲ 4.2×9 topics
  22. Feminism19▲ 3.6×10 topics
  23. Self-Efficacy19▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Performance Analysis19▲ 4.7×3 topics
  25. Injury Prevention15▲ 6.8×4 topics
  26. Athletic Training15▲ 8.9×2 topics
  27. High-Intensity Interval Training15▲ 7.5×2 topics
  28. Gait Analysis15▲ 8.2×2 topics
  29. Feedback Control15▲ 4.8×6 topics
  30. Adaptive Control14▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Muscle Injuries14▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Sports Injury14▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Resistance Training13▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Structural Dynamics12▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Membrane Technology12▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Sliding Mode Control12▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Middle East12▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Desalination12▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Nanofiltration12▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Physiological Demands12▲ 9.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Kharazmi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Membrane Separation Technologies, Sports Performance and Training and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Sports injuries and prev…14Sports injuries and prevention: 14 fractional worksMembrane Separation Tech…12Membrane Separation Technologies: 12 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …11Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 11 fractional worksSeismic Performance and …11Seismic Performance and Analysis: 11 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 11 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 11 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…9EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 9 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 9 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 8 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineWater Science and TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 14 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 12 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  5. 5 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 11 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 9 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 8 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kharazmi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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