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Payame Noor University

In research, Payame Noor University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,966 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,509 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,870 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Geometry and Topology and Organic Chemistry — Algebra and Number Theory is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,990
of 28,054 · #2,605 all time
Rank in Iran
#50
of 301
Research works
13k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
132k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Payame Noor 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 #1,966 of 12,888 12.3%1,171 #1691
Social SciencesDomain #3,509 of 10,521 8.2%729 #3152
EngineeringField #2,870 of 6,636 13.8%238 #3317
Materials ScienceField #1,101 of 2,468 12.5%158 #1649
ChemistryField #619 of 1,330 10.1%206 #511
Health SciencesDomain #5,598 of 11,982 7.9%236 #5756
Computer ScienceField #2,589 of 4,667 14.9%166 #2920
Social SciencesField #3,540 of 6,365 9.0%239 #1890
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,937 of 3,409 16.8%149 #2708
Life SciencesDomain #4,725 of 7,800 15.1%274 #6650

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Payame Noor 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#1,691 #1,966
  2. Social Sciences#3,152 #3,509
  3. Engineering#3,317 #2,870
  4. Materials Science#1,649 #1,101
  5. Chemistry#511 #619
  6. Health Sciences#5,756 #5,598
  7. Computer Science#2,920 #2,589
  8. Social Sciences#1,890 #3,540
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,708 #1,937
  10. Life Sciences#6,650 #4,725
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 Payame Noor University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 25.5 works17×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 36.2 works9.2×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 142.1 works7.8×
  4. ChemistryField · 205.8 works5.4×
← 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: 1.30× its world share, 149 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 14 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.91× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.44× its world share, 206 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 166 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 238 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 104 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.87× its world share, 158 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.05× its world share, 143 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 169 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 129 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 56 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 201 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 239 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Payame Noor University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Sadegh Amiri, Hojat Veisi and Alireza Akbari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Payame Noor University.

  1. 1 Mohammad Sadegh Amiri Iran · #83,289 worldwide 426 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Hojat Veisi Iran · #152,028 worldwide 432 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Alireza Akbari Iran · #192,486 worldwide 136 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Hamid Ghasemi Iran · #213,987 worldwide 60 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Hadi Kargar Iran · #268,757 worldwide 169 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Abdolkarim Zare Iran · #312,610 worldwide 244 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Hasan Ali Hosseini Iran · #322,890 worldwide 129 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ladan Edjlali Iran · #388,242 worldwide 149 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Saba Hemmati Iran · #400,670 worldwide 178 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Esmail Vessally Iran · #416,258 worldwide 155 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Payame Noor University

Which keywords describe research at Payame Noor University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Self-Efficacy, Catalysis, Green Chemistry, Depression, Social Support, Stress and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Mental Health102▲ 2.9×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning76◆ 0.96×72 topics
  3. Catalysis75▲ 4.7×26 topics
  4. Nanomaterials75▲ 2.9×17 topics
  5. Depression74▲ 3.5×20 topics
  6. Social Support64▲ 4.8×13 topics
  7. Self-Efficacy63▲ 9.8×8 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications62▲ 2.2×30 topics
  9. Stress56▲ 6.2×11 topics
  10. Green Chemistry55▲ 13×9 topics
  11. Quality of Life54▲ 1.55×22 topics
  12. Nanoparticles53▲ 1.75×39 topics
  13. Graphene48▲ 2.9×10 topics
  14. Nanocomposites46▲ 2.4×20 topics
  15. Drug Discovery45▲ 8.4×12 topics
  16. Antioxidant42▲ 2.5×43 topics
  17. Synthesis42▲ 4.6×33 topics
  18. Organic Synthesis40▲ 14×10 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes40▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Medicinal Chemistry38▲ 5.7×13 topics
  21. Anticancer Agents35▲ 9.7×12 topics
  22. Coping Strategies34▲ 5.7×8 topics
  23. Well-being34▲ 3.7×11 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation33▲ 4.5×8 topics
  25. Toxicity33▲ 3.1×18 topics
  26. Nursing31▲ 6.9×4 topics
  27. Elderly31▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Nanostructures31▲ 3.2×12 topics
  29. Educational Achievement30▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Job Stress30▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Electrochemistry29▲ 5.2×3 topics
  32. Chemoselective28▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Asymmetric Synthesis27▲ 21×6 topics
  34. Green Synthesis27▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Multicomponent Reactions25▲ 45×4 topics
  36. Nanocatalysts24▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Fuzzy Sets24▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Heterocyclic Synthesis23▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Isocyanides23▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Heterocyclic Compounds22▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Payame Noor University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Electrochemical sensors and biosensors and Synthesis and biological activity.

Health and Well-being Studies: 30 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 23 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 17 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 16 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 15 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Reactions: 14 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis…14Electrochemical Analysis and Applications: 14 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …12Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyOrganic ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 30 works
  2. 2 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 23 works
  3. 3 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 16 works
  5. 5 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 15 works
  6. 6 Chemical Synthesis and Reactions Organic Chemistry 14 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 14 works
  8. 8 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 13 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Payame Noor University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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