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Materials and Energy Research Center

In research, Materials and Energy Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,670 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,833 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,698 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Materials Chemistry — Mechanical Engineering is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,280
of 28,054 · #3,694 all time
Rank in Iran
#124
of 301
Research works
2.2k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Materials and Energy Research Center 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 #3,670 of 12,888 13.9%395 #2282
EngineeringField #2,833 of 6,636 15.1%193 #2352
Materials ScienceField #1,698 of 2,468 10.8%118 #810
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,185 of 1,351 9.5%64 #721
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,385 of 1,556 11.7%64 #1251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Materials and Energy Research Center 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#2,282 #3,670
  2. Engineering#2,352 #2,833
  3. Materials Science#810 #1,698
  4. Mechanical Engineering#721 #1,185
  5. Materials Chemistry#1,251 #1,385
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 Materials and Energy Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 63.9 works8.0×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 118.4 works7.8×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 64.5 works7.5×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.73× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.45× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.95× its world share, 193 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.78× its world share, 118 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.33× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Materials and Energy Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Masoud Mozafari, Ehsan Ghasali and Mohammad Reza Vaezi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Materials and Energy Research Center.

  1. 1 Masoud Mozafari Iran · #152,919 worldwide 567 citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Ehsan Ghasali Iran · #217,450 worldwide 319 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Reza Vaezi Iran · #334,402 worldwide 203 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Touradj Ebadzadeh Iran · #391,995 worldwide 259 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Iman Mobasherpour Iran · #439,919 worldwide 179 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Morteza Moradi Iran · #440,385 worldwide 173 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Ali Zamanian Iran · #486,675 worldwide 136 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Saeed Asghari Iran · #500,959 worldwide 142 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Masoud Alizadeh Iran · #537,599 worldwide 142 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Pazouki Iran · #672,053 worldwide 115 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Materials and Energy Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Materials and Energy Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Graphene, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Nanoparticles, Tissue Engineering and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties60▲ 14×23 topics
  2. Microstructure46▲ 20×12 topics
  3. Nanoparticles33▲ 6.0×26 topics
  4. Nanomaterials33▲ 7.0×15 topics
  5. Graphene32▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications32▲ 6.1×24 topics
  7. Energy Storage30▲ 10×9 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering29▲ 11×11 topics
  9. Nanocomposites28▲ 8.1×17 topics
  10. Sintering26▲ 46×4 topics
  11. Spark Plasma Sintering25▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Cathode Materials24▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Lithium-ion Batteries22▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Drug Delivery21▲ 8.9×14 topics
  15. Carbon Nanotubes18▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Oxidation Resistance18▲ 39×3 topics
  17. Biomaterials18▲ 17×7 topics
  18. Catalysis18▲ 6.0×19 topics
  19. Nanostructures17▲ 9.9×12 topics
  20. Bone Regeneration16▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Processing Techniques16▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Ceramic Materials15▲ 37×3 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks15▲ 8.1×4 topics
  24. Angiogenesis15▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Rechargeable Batteries15▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Nanostructured Materials14▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Composite Materials14▲ 16×7 topics
  28. Battery Technology13▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Battery Materials13▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Nanostructured Anodes13▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Hydroxyapatite13▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Scaffolds13▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Metal Matrix Composites13▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Cemented Carbides12▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Tungsten Carbide12▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Material Properties12▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Two-Dimensional Materials12▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Friction Stir Processing12▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Reinforcement12▲ 39×1 topic
  40. High-Temperature Applications12▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Materials and Energy Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Advanced materials and composites and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties.

Advancements in Battery …13Advancements in Battery Materials: 13 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …13Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 13 fractional worksAdvanced materials and c…12Advanced materials and composites: 12 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…12Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 12 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 9 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…8Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 7 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 7 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 6 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCeramics and Composites4 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 12 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 6 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Materials and Energy Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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