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Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

In research, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,332 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,672 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,703 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,110
of 28,054 · #7,328 all time
Rank in Iran
#76
of 301
Research works
2.3k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 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 #1,332 of 11,982 15.2%385 #2642
MedicineField #2,672 of 10,443 13.7%306 #4120
Physical SciencesDomain #5,703 of 12,888 22.7%89 #9716
Life SciencesDomain #4,205 of 7,800 13.0%136 #5411
Social SciencesDomain #5,897 of 10,521 21.4%83 #8928

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lorestan University of Medical Sciences 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#2,642 #1,332
  2. Medicine#4,120 #2,672
  3. Physical Sciences#9,716 #5,703
  4. Life Sciences#5,411 #4,205
  5. Social Sciences#8,928 #5,897
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: 0.88× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.89× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.55× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.05× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.29× its world share, 306 worksMedicineNursing: 5.35× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Masoud Behzadifar, Zaher Khazaei and Bahram Delfan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lorestan University of Medical Sciences.

  1. 1 Masoud Behzadifar Iran · #15,465 worldwide 3.2k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Zaher Khazaei Iran · #403,712 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Bahram Delfan Iran · #490,440 worldwide 37 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Hassan Ahmadvand Iran · #491,475 worldwide 73 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Farhad Shahsavar Iran · #573,855 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Khatereh Anbari Iran · #622,696 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Mahnaz Mardani Iran · #643,159 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Ali Farhadi Iran · #671,269 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Pegah Shakib Iran · #697,472 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Almasian Iran · #739,579 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, COVID-19, Depression, Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology76▲ 2.8×112 topics
  2. Inflammation50▲ 3.4×74 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress42▲ 3.7×55 topics
  4. COVID-1936▲ 3.8×24 topics
  5. Cancer34▲ 3.7×42 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease31▲ 4.1×35 topics
  7. Quality of Life31▲ 3.1×36 topics
  8. Depression30▲ 4.9×20 topics
  9. Antioxidant30▲ 6.3×43 topics
  10. Pandemic30▲ 4.0×10 topics
  11. Mental Health28▲ 2.7×24 topics
  12. Public Health26▲ 2.6×41 topics
  13. Diagnosis24▲ 3.8×35 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 4.1×20 topics
  15. Treatment23▲ 2.7×39 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity20▲ 4.7×26 topics
  17. Immune Response20▲ 5.0×19 topics
  18. Social Support20▲ 5.1×13 topics
  19. Diabetes18▲ 5.4×21 topics
  20. Anxiety18▲ 5.4×9 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants17▲ 6.1×14 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance16▲ 5.1×10 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-216▲ 7.0×6 topics
  24. Health Effects15▲ 3.6×18 topics
  25. Toxicity15▲ 5.0×17 topics
  26. Obesity15▲ 2.9×22 topics
  27. Antioxidants14▲ 4.5×12 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory14▲ 7.1×23 topics
  29. Healthcare Workers14▲ 8.0×4 topics
  30. Self-Efficacy13▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Psychological Impact12▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Cancer Prevention12▲ 6.6×10 topics
  33. Immunity12▲ 4.3×9 topics
  34. Psychological Distress12▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Elderly11▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor11▲ 6.4×3 topics
  37. Nursing10▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Social Isolation10▲ 7.1×2 topics
  39. Quarantine10▲ 8.8×1 topic
  40. Antimicrobial Activity9▲ 8.0×8 topics

Which research topics does Lorestan University of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Health and Well-being Studies, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

COVID-19 and Mental Health10COVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…7Health and Well-being Studies: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…7COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 7 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…6Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 6 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 5 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 4 fractional worksParasitic Infections and…4Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 4 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 4 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …4Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyInfectious DiseasesFood SciencePharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 7 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 6 works
  5. 5 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 5 works
  6. 6 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 4 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  9. 9 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lorestan University of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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