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University · Khorramabad · Iran

Lorestan University

In research, Lorestan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,876 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,648 of 6,636 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,443 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,692
of 28,054 · #5,635 all time
Rank in Iran
#68
of 301
Research works
4.2k
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Lorestan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,876 of 12,888 15.2%620 #3715
EngineeringField #2,648 of 6,636 14.3%199 #3391
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,443 of 3,409 24.3%142 #2461
Environmental ScienceField #1,764 of 3,551 22.2%95 #1872
Health SciencesDomain #5,975 of 11,982 18.7%117 #12608
MedicineField #5,223 of 10,443 17.7%92 #11518
Life SciencesDomain #3,974 of 7,800 21.2%221 #7978
Social SciencesDomain #5,792 of 10,521 16.4%182 #8402
Plant ScienceSubfield #912 of 1,395 29.3%76 #1787
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,690 of 2,318 12.0%73 #2569

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lorestan 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. Physical Sciences#3,715 #2,876
  2. Engineering#3,391 #2,648
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,461 #1,443
  4. Environmental Science#1,872 #1,764
  5. Health Sciences#12,608 #5,975
  6. Medicine#11,518 #5,223
  7. Life Sciences#7,978 #3,974
  8. Social Sciences#8,402 #5,792
  9. Plant Science#1,787 #912
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,569 #1,690
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: 2.62× its world share, 142 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.95× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.08× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 200 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 95 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 91 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.98× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.85× its world share, 47 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.63× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Lorestan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Masoud Rahmati, Amir Hamzeh Haghiabi and Ali Farmani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lorestan University.

  1. 1 Masoud Rahmati · #93,483 worldwide 271 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Amir Hamzeh Haghiabi · #115,914 worldwide 150 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Ali Farmani · #119,334 worldwide 247 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Abbas Parsaie · #193,506 worldwide 145 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Saeed Farhadi · #433,939 worldwide 180 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Mohsen Izadi · #457,486 worldwide 277 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Hamzeh Amiri · #514,929 worldwide 113 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Ali Mir · #519,663 worldwide 90 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Mohsen Adeli · #561,824 worldwide 155 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Bagher Dowlatshahi · #634,323 worldwide 102 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lorestan University

Which keywords describe research at Lorestan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Graphene, Climate Change, Biosensors, Biomedical Applications, Carbon Nanotubes, Nanomaterials, Two-Dimensional Materials and Metamaterials.

▲ 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 Change56▲ 1.84×64 topics
  2. Graphene36▲ 4.6×11 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications36▲ 2.7×26 topics
  4. Machine Learning32▼ 0.85×46 topics
  5. Biosensors32▲ 5.4×11 topics
  6. Nanomaterials32▲ 2.6×15 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress29▲ 1.56×47 topics
  8. Nanocomposites27▲ 3.0×17 topics
  9. Nanoparticles27▲ 1.89×30 topics
  10. Remote Sensing26▲ 1.85×25 topics
  11. Environmental Impact26▲ 1.34×37 topics
  12. Mental Health25▲ 1.47×25 topics
  13. Carbon Nanotubes24▲ 6.1×7 topics
  14. Antioxidant22▲ 2.8×37 topics
  15. Catalysis21▲ 2.8×22 topics
  16. Drug Delivery19▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. Reactive Oxygen Species19▲ 4.1×11 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials19▲ 7.1×4 topics
  19. Metamaterials17▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Optical Modulators17▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Antioxidants16▲ 3.0×11 topics
  22. Nanophotonics15▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Toxicity15▲ 3.0×16 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation14▲ 3.3×11 topics
  25. Global Warming14▲ 3.0×9 topics
  26. Electrochemistry14▲ 5.3×3 topics
  27. Green Synthesis13▲ 6.0×4 topics
  28. Water Resources12▲ 4.5×7 topics
  29. Plasmonics12▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Terahertz12▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Bioimaging12▲ 4.5×6 topics
  32. Methane Storage12▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Nanoantennas11▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Surface Plasmons11▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Dark Energy10▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Biosensing10▲ 10×3 topics
  37. General Relativity10▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Cosmic Microwave Background10▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Cosmological Parameters10▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Plant Growth10▲ 7.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Lorestan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Graphene research and applications and Electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Plasmonic and Surface Pl…12Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 12 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…10Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 10 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 7 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 7 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 6 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…6Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 6 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 5 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…5Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 5 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchBiomedical Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  3. 3 Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 7 works
  4. 4 Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsInorganic Chemistry 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 6 works
  7. 7 Plant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Science 6 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalWater Science and Technology 5 works
  10. 10 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityFood Science 5 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lorestan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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