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Persian Gulf University

In research, Persian Gulf University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,233 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,799 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,121 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Ocean Engineering — Organic Chemistry is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,241
of 28,054 · #6,372 all time
Rank in Iran
#79
of 301
Research works
3k
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Persian Gulf 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 #3,233 of 12,888 18.6%589 #4252
EngineeringField #1,799 of 6,636 21.6%265 #2839
Life SciencesDomain #4,121 of 7,800 29.2%87 #7802
Social SciencesDomain #6,911 of 10,521 14.8%107 #9447
Environmental ScienceField #2,511 of 3,551 25.0%66 #4177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Persian Gulf 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#4,252 #3,233
  2. Engineering#2,839 #1,799
  3. Life Sciences#7,802 #4,121
  4. Social Sciences#9,447 #6,911
  5. Environmental Science#4,177 #2,511
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 Persian Gulf University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 39.2 works6.2×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 26.9 works6.2×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.83× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.19× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.94× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 265 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.86× its world share, 55 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.03× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Persian Gulf University?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Malekzadeh, Morad Alizadeh and Mohammad R. Khosravi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Persian Gulf University.

  1. 1 P. Malekzadeh Iran · #131,621 worldwide 513 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Morad Alizadeh Iran · #159,883 worldwide 188 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Mohammad R. Khosravi Iran · #195,082 worldwide 216 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Alireza Hasaninejad Iran · #387,980 worldwide 145 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Rahman Dashti Iran · #436,673 worldwide 104 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Vaghefi Iran · #465,938 worldwide 90 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Khodabakhsh Niknam Iran · #551,734 worldwide 148 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Hossein Eslami Iran · #574,038 worldwide 104 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Mohsen Shekouhy Iran · #603,108 worldwide 90 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Abolhassan Razminia Iran · #629,983 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Persian Gulf University

Which keywords describe research at Persian Gulf University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Heat Transfer, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Numerical Simulation, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Porous Media and Green Chemistry.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles30▲ 2.8×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning29◆ 1.06×47 topics
  3. Nanomaterials27▲ 3.0×16 topics
  4. Environmental Impact24▲ 1.71×31 topics
  5. Catalysis22▲ 4.0×21 topics
  6. Heat Transfer21▲ 5.1×13 topics
  7. Renewable Energy21▲ 1.75×28 topics
  8. Graphene18▲ 3.1×9 topics
  9. Numerical Simulation17▲ 7.0×8 topics
  10. Fluid-Structure Interaction16▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Nanocomposites16▲ 2.4×20 topics
  12. Porous Media15▲ 14×6 topics
  13. Medicinal Chemistry14▲ 6.2×9 topics
  14. Synthesis14▲ 4.6×24 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control14▲ 6.5×4 topics
  16. Optimization14▲ 3.6×15 topics
  17. Green Chemistry14▲ 9.2×7 topics
  18. Nanofluids13▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Surfactants13▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Stability Analysis13▲ 9.6×6 topics
  21. Free-Surface Flows13▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Organic Synthesis13▲ 13×8 topics
  23. Biochar12▲ 8.8×3 topics
  24. Gas Permeability12▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis12▲ 5.2×5 topics
  26. Aquaculture12▲ 5.3×8 topics
  27. Catalytic11▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Sediment Transport11▲ 8.0×5 topics
  29. Pore-scale Modeling10▲ 35×1 topic
  30. X-ray Computed Tomography10▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Oxidation10▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Chemoselective9▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Renewable Fuels9▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Two-Phase Flow9▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Shale Gas9▲ 8.3×2 topics
  36. Insurance9▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Bayesian Inference8▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Biomass8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  39. Turbulence8▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Pore Structure8▲ 8.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Persian Gulf University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydraulic flow and structures and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Enhanced Oil Recovery Te…10Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 10 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…8Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 8 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 8 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 8 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 7 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 7 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 7 fractional worksSulfur-Based Synthesis T…6Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques: 6 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 6 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Reactions: 6 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringEcologyCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  5. 5 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 7 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 7 works
  8. 8 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Organic Chemistry 6 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 6 works
  10. 10 Chemical Synthesis and Reactions Organic Chemistry 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Persian Gulf University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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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.