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Ministry of Health and Medical Education

In research, Ministry of Health and Medical Education stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,531 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,825 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,086 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science — Food Science is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,238
of 28,054 · #14,587 all time
Rank in Iran
#157
of 301
Research works
1.5k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Health and Medical Education 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 #4,531 of 11,982 19.2%159 #6806
MedicineField #4,825 of 10,443 18.2%122 #8378
Physical SciencesDomain #8,086 of 12,888 26.0%63 #13840
Life SciencesDomain #5,236 of 7,800 29.7%90 #8644

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Health and Medical Education 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#6,806 #4,531
  2. Medicine#8,378 #4,825
  3. Physical Sciences#13,840 #8,086
  4. Life Sciences#8,644 #5,236
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 Ministry of Health and Medical Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 27.0 works9.8×
← 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: 2.47× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.41× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.35× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.32× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 6.51× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Health and Medical Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Ardeshir Khosravi, Behrouz Akbari‐adergani and Hossein Rastegar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

  1. 1 Ardeshir Khosravi Iran · #181,108 worldwide 3.1k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Behrouz Akbari‐adergani Iran · #405,684 worldwide 98 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Hossein Rastegar Iran · #508,524 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 فاطمه زارعی Iran · #633,076 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Mohammad Reza Shirzadi Iran · #638,428 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Mehdí Gouya Iran · #666,568 worldwide 47 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Massoud Hajia Iran · #712,929 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 H Malek Afzali Iran · #806,903 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Soheyl Eskandari Iran · #830,626 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Nahid Rahimifard Iran · #947,758 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Health and Medical Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Antioxidant, Health Benefits, Antioxidant Activity, Vaccine, Polyphenols and Lipid Oxidation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology45▲ 3.1×94 topics
  2. Public Health20▲ 3.7×40 topics
  3. COVID-1914▲ 2.8×18 topics
  4. Antioxidant14▲ 5.4×35 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications14▲ 3.1×22 topics
  6. Inflammation14▲ 1.78×44 topics
  7. Mental Health13▲ 2.5×20 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 3.2×31 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity12▲ 5.2×25 topics
  10. Quality of Life12▲ 2.3×22 topics
  11. Nanoparticles12▲ 2.5×16 topics
  12. Pandemic11▲ 2.9×9 topics
  13. Depression11▲ 3.4×12 topics
  14. Health Benefits11▲ 9.0×15 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 3.5×19 topics
  16. Vaccine10▲ 7.0×11 topics
  17. Diagnosis10▲ 2.8×25 topics
  18. Pathogenesis9▲ 5.0×18 topics
  19. Polyphenols9▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Lipid Oxidation9▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  22. Antioxidants8▲ 5.1×11 topics
  23. Immune Response8▲ 4.0×15 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  25. Social Support8▲ 3.9×11 topics
  26. Toxicity8▲ 5.0×16 topics
  27. Hydrocolloids7▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Health System Reform7▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Vaccine Development7▲ 7.5×10 topics
  30. Quality Improvement7▲ 9.6×7 topics
  31. Emulsions6▲ 26×2 topics
  32. SARS-CoV-26▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Cancer Prevention6▲ 6.4×10 topics
  34. Low- and Middle-Income Countries6▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Proteins6▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Health Financing6▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Universal Coverage6▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Digestion5▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Nanoemulsions5▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Phenolic Compounds5▲ 7.6×9 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Health and Medical Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Proteins in Food Systems, Microencapsulation and Drying Processes and Health and Well-being Studies.

Healthcare Systems and R…6Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 6 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems5Proteins in Food Systems: 5 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and D…4Microencapsulation and Drying Processes: 4 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…4Health and Well-being Studies: 4 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 3 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 3 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…3COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional works
FinanceFood ScienceClinical PsychologyAnimal Science and Zoology4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 6 works
  2. 2 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 5 works
  3. 3 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 4 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  6. 6 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 3 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 3 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Health and Medical Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.