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Kowsar Hospital

In research, Kowsar Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,011 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,696 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,159
of 34,923
Rank in Iran
#205
of 234
Research works
271
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Kowsar Hospital

What is Kowsar Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #9,011 of 14,558 3.8%193
Health SciencesDomain #10,696 of 16,688 3.9%203

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kowsar Hospital 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kowsar Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Kowsar Hospital is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Engineering (3%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 65.8% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 62.9% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKowsar Hospital50fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3262.9%
    2. Health Professions12.2%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology612.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.6%
    3. Neuroscience11.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    1. Engineering23.2%
    2. Environmental Science12.0%
    3. Materials Science11.6%
    4. Computer Science00.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Psychology12.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.5%
    5. Social Sciences00.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.27× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.27×32 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.68×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.62×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.42×6 works
  5. Nursing1.02×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.89×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.82×1 works
  8. Psychology0.79×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.52×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.47×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.46×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.40×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  17. Engineering0.21×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.18×0 works
  19. Energy0.14×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kowsar Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Zahra Savand-Roomi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kowsar Hospital.

  1. 1 Zahra Savand-Roomi Iran · #2,103,159 worldwide 50 citations · 173 works
All ranked researchers at Kowsar Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Kowsar Hospital?

The most cited paper from Kowsar Hospital is "Whole-genome sequencing reveals host factors underlying critical COVID-19" (Athanasios Kousathanas et al., 2022), with 356 citations. Next come "A first update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (179) and "The human CIB1–EVER1–EVER2 complex governs keratinocyte-intrinsic immunity to β-papillomaviruses" (130).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Whole-genome sequencing reveals host factors underlying critical COVID-19 Athanasios Kousathanas et al. · Nature Open access2,399 authors 7 Mar 2022 356
2 A first update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access1,102 authors 3 Aug 2022 179
3 The human CIB1–EVER1–EVER2 complex governs keratinocyte-intrinsic immunity to β-papillomaviruses Sarah Jill de Jong et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access Aug 2018 130
4 Production of tapioca starch nanoparticles by nanoprecipitation-sonication treatment Sara Hedayati, Mehrdad Niakousari, Ziba Mohsenpour · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2 Dec 2019 107
5 An Analysis of Brand Image, Perceived Quality, Customer Satisfaction and Re-purchase Intention in Iranian Department Stores Bahram Ranjbarian, Ali Sanayei, Majid Rashid Kaboli et al. · International Journal of Business and Management Open access 15 Mar 2012 100
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kowsar Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Guidelines, Cancer, Genetic Mutations, Metabolic Syndrome and Glaucoma.

▲ 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-now 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 3.2×30 topics
  2. Risk Factors3▲ 5.6×12 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 5.3×13 topics
  4. Cancer3▲ 4.3×17 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×21 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.7×13 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations2▲ 9.8×9 topics
  8. Guidelines2▲ 9.3×9 topics
  9. Treatment2▲ 2.9×9 topics
  10. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  11. Glaucoma2▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Myopia2▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Pandemic2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  14. Diagnosis1▲ 2.9×8 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.54×8 topics
  17. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Optic Nerve1▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Depression1▲ 2.5×7 topics
  21. Macular Hole1▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Obesity1▲ 2.9×7 topics
  23. Radiation Therapy1▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Vitreoretinal Surgery1▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Biogenesis1▲ 12×3 topics
  26. COVID-191▲ 1.55×6 topics
  27. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  29. Public Health1▲ 1.44×5 topics
  30. Quality of Life1▲ 1.42×8 topics
  31. Regulation1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  32. Tumor Classification1▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Kowsar Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Retinal and Macular Surgery, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Ocular Oncology and Treatments and Heart Failure Treatment and Management.

Retinal and Macular Surg…1Retinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Trea…1Ocular Oncology and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …1Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Disorders: 0 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regu…0MicroRNA in disease regulation: 0 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies: 0 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional worksSocio-economic Developme…0Socio-economic Development and Sustainability: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  3. 3 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 0 works
  8. 8 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 0 works
  10. 10 Socio-economic Development and Sustainability Economics and Econometrics 0 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 available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kowsar Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kowsar Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kowsar Hospital0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kowsar Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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