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Petroleum University of Technology

In research, Petroleum University of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,716 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,547 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials — Ocean Engineering is 31.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,786
of 28,054 · #6,059 all time
Rank in Iran
#96
of 301
Research works
2.4k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Petroleum University of Technology 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 #2,716 of 12,888 25.6%321 #3713
EngineeringField #2,547 of 6,636 24.8%188 #2080

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Petroleum University of Technology 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).

What does Petroleum University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 31.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 55.7 works31×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 28.4 works12×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.92× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.96× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.72× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.63× its world share, 188 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.91× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Petroleum University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Abbas Khaksar Manshad and M. Jamialahmadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Petroleum University of Technology.

  1. 1 Mohammad Ali Ahmadi Iran · #59,261 worldwide 465 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Abbas Khaksar Manshad Iran · #116,776 worldwide 268 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 M. Jamialahmadi Iran · #151,790 worldwide 176 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Madani Iran · #203,494 worldwide 196 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jamshid Moghadasi Iran · #209,343 worldwide 115 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Seyed Reza Shadizadeh Iran · #237,531 worldwide 303 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Khalil Shahbazi Iran · #248,072 worldwide 82 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 I. Danaee Iran · #390,302 worldwide 160 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Shahin Kord Iran · #562,190 worldwide 114 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Riyaz Kharrat Iran · #564,070 worldwide 218 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Petroleum University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Petroleum University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surfactants, Nanoparticles, Porous Media, Nanofluids, Pore-scale Modeling, X-ray Computed Tomography, Gas Permeability and Catalysis.

▲ 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. Surfactants33▲ 99×3 topics
  2. Nanoparticles33▲ 7.5×24 topics
  3. Porous Media31▲ 67×5 topics
  4. Nanofluids30▲ 105×2 topics
  5. Pore-scale Modeling29▲ 231×1 topic
  6. X-ray Computed Tomography29▲ 231×1 topic
  7. Gas Permeability24▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Catalysis23▲ 9.9×18 topics
  9. Hydraulic Fracturing22▲ 58×2 topics
  10. CO2 Sequestration22▲ 33×4 topics
  11. Shale Gas22▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Pore Structure21▲ 49×3 topics
  13. Fracture Propagation21▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Shale Gas Reservoirs21▲ 98×1 topic
  15. Mudstones20▲ 76×1 topic
  16. Thermal Maturity20▲ 76×1 topic
  17. Nanomaterials16▲ 4.3×16 topics
  18. Rheological Properties15▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis14▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Biodegradation14▲ 42×4 topics
  21. Petroleum14▲ 83×2 topics
  22. Asphaltenes14▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Drilling Fluids14▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Naphthenic Acids14▲ 168×1 topic
  25. Well Integrity14▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Ionic Liquids12▲ 12×9 topics
  27. Optimization12▲ 7.3×7 topics
  28. Nanocomposites12▲ 4.2×18 topics
  29. Carbon Dioxide Capture11▲ 36×2 topics
  30. CO2 Capture10▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Adsorbent Materials9▲ 74×1 topic
  32. CO2 Capture Technology9▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Reactive Transport8▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Catalytic7▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Heterogeneous Catalysts7▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Oxidation7▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Uncertainty Quantification7▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Data Assimilation7▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Carbon Capture7▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Petroleum University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Enhanced Oil Recovery Te…29Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 29 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 21 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 20 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 14 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 14 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture T…9Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 9 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 7 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 7 fractional worksPhase Equilibria and Thermodynamics: 5 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsAnalytical Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 29 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 20 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 14 works
  6. 6 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Petroleum University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower 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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