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Niroo Research Institute

In research, Niroo Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,224 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,127 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy and Mechanical Engineering (Energy is 10.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,128
of 22,385 · #8,381 all time
Rank in Iran
#98
of 208
Research works
973
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Niroo Research Institute

What is Niroo Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,224 of 10,670 8.7%275 #5120
EngineeringField #3,127 of 5,901 7.2%163 #3374

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Niroo Research Institute 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 Niroo Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at Niroo Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Materials Science (11%), Energy (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 299 fractional works · 93.0% of its workEngineering: 178 fractional works · 55.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 64 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 11.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 36 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 7.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 30 fractional works · 9.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 9.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNiroo ResearchInstitute322fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences3%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering17855.2%
    2. Materials Science3611.1%
    3. Energy309.2%
    4. Environmental Science299.1%
    5. Chemistry92.9%
    6. Computer Science82.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy51.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering41.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences41.2%
    2. Decision Sciences20.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
    4. Psychology10.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Medicine72.1%
    2. Dentistry10.3%
    3. Health Professions10.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Niroo Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 29.7 works10×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 35.9 works6.1×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.32× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.85× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 10.05× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.68× its world share, 178 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.19× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy10.05×30 works
  2. Engineering3.68×178 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.32×4 works
  4. Materials Science3.19×36 works
  5. Chemistry1.85×9 works
  6. Environmental Science1.82×29 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.71×2 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.66×5 works
  9. Dentistry0.52×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.31×8 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×2 works
  14. Nursing0.17×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×2 works
  16. Medicine0.11×7 works
  17. Social Sciences0.10×4 works
  18. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.08×1 works
  20. Psychology0.08×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Niroo Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Afsanehsadat Larimi, Mohsen Salimi and Amir Akbari Garakani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Niroo Research Institute.

  1. 1 Afsanehsadat Larimi Iran · #200,718 worldwide 2.1k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Mohsen Salimi Iran · #230,986 worldwide 2.3k citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Amir Akbari Garakani Iran · #1,179,119 worldwide 940 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Morteza Hosseinpour Iran · #1,444,801 worldwide 1.9k citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Morteza Shabanzadeh Iran · #1,583,443 worldwide 418 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Farhad Fallahi Iran · #1,898,370 worldwide 317 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Iman Sadeghi Iran · #2,053,302 worldwide 569 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Somayyeh Sadri Iran · #2,523,229 worldwide 334 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Arman Raoufi Iran · #2,981,819 worldwide 301 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Nastaran Riahi‐Noori Iran · #3,406,933 worldwide 804 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Niroo Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Niroo Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Niroo Research Institute is "Molecular Mechanisms Linking Oxidative Stress and Diabetes Mellitus" (Habib Yaribeygi, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Stephen Lawrence Atkin et al., 2020), with 695 citations. Next come "State of the Art of Machine Learning Models in Energy Systems, a Systematic Review" (571) and "Food insecurity and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (563).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Molecular Mechanisms Linking Oxidative Stress and Diabetes Mellitus Habib Yaribeygi, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Stephen Lawrence Atkin et al. · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Open access 9 Mar 2020 695
2 State of the Art of Machine Learning Models in Energy Systems, a Systematic Review Amir Mosavi, Mohsen Salimi, Sina Ardabili et al. · Energies ReviewOpen access 4 Apr 2019 571
3 Food insecurity and mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis Ali Pourmotabbed, Sajjad Moradi, Atefeh Babaei et al. · Public Health Nutrition ReviewOpen access 16 Mar 2020 563
4 Anti-inflammatory Action of Statins in Cardiovascular Disease: the Role of Inflammasome and Toll-Like Receptor Pathways Khadijeh Koushki, Sanaz Keshavarz Shahbaz, Kazem Mashayekhi et al. · Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology Open access 6 May 2020 386
5 Curcumin: an inflammasome silencer Shima Hasanzadeh, Morgayn I. Read, Abigail R. Bland et al. · Pharmacological Research 25 May 2020 325
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Niroo Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Energy Storage, Sustainability, Nanomaterials, Renewable Energy Integration, Energy Management 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-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 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. Renewable Energy54▲ 12×31 topics
  2. Sustainability25▲ 3.2×21 topics
  3. Smart Grid20▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Energy Storage20▲ 9.6×10 topics
  5. Nanomaterials16▲ 4.8×14 topics
  6. Environmental Impact16▲ 2.9×19 topics
  7. Nanocomposites13▲ 5.2×15 topics
  8. Nanoparticles13▲ 3.1×22 topics
  9. Renewable Energy Integration13▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties12▲ 3.8×16 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency12▲ 3.9×19 topics
  12. Microstructure12▲ 6.9×12 topics
  13. Energy Management11▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Power Electronics10▲ 9.7×7 topics
  15. Demand Response10▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Electricity Markets10▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Optimization10▲ 6.7×9 topics
  18. Graphene10▲ 4.4×10 topics
  19. Catalysis8▲ 3.8×15 topics
  20. Energy Transition8▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Heat Transfer8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  22. Wind Power Integration8▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Cyber-Physical Systems8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  24. Renewable Resources8▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Lithium-ion Batteries7▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Hydrogen7▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Hydrogen Production7▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Carbon Nanotubes7▲ 6.2×7 topics
  29. Electrolysis7▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Power-to-Gas7▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Water Splitting6▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Smart Grid Applications6▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Privacy6▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Solar Energy6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  35. Decentralized Control6▲ 16×2 topics
  36. District Heating6▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Energy Systems6▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Thermal Analysis6▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Power System6▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Thermal Conductivity5▲ 9.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Niroo Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Grid Energy Management, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Smart Grid Energy Management: 10 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 7 fractional worksIntegrated Energy System…6Integrated Energy Systems Optimization: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…5Microgrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 5 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Puri…4Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 4 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 4 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 4 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distr…4Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyControl and Systems EngineeringPollution3 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 7 works
  3. 3 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  7. 7 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  8. 8 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Niroo Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Niroo Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Niroo Research Institute0.0012% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Niroo Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Niroo Research Institute10.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.0% in 2020.

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