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Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University

In research, Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,176 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,990 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,566
of 28,054 · #9,595 all time
Rank in Iran
#210
of 301
Research works
1.4k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Qaemshahr Islamic Azad 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 #8,176 of 12,888 10.7%126 #5567
Social SciencesDomain #7,990 of 10,521 15.5%69 #12854

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Qaemshahr Islamic Azad 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).

What does Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 27.8 works13×
  2. ChemistryField · 34.7 works7.9×
← 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: 2.76× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.93× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.18× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.00× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali Shokuhi Rad, Shaban Sedghı and Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University.

  1. 1 Ali Shokuhi Rad Iran · #154,090 worldwide 248 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Shaban Sedghı Iran · #273,454 worldwide 70 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh Iran · #539,009 worldwide 243 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Daryoush Zareyee Iran · #560,853 worldwide 64 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Masoud Darvish Ganji Iran · #837,557 worldwide 144 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Ali Ebrahimnejad Iran · #991,769 worldwide 104 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Zinatossadat Hossaini Iran · #993,997 worldwide 84 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Samadi Miarkolaei Hamzeh Iran · #1,088,688 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Masoumeh Habibian Iran · #1,145,659 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Amir Marzban Iran · #1,479,047 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University

Which keywords describe research at Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Organic Synthesis, Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Multicomponent Reactions and Anticancer Agents.

▲ 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. Catalysis14▲ 7.6×15 topics
  2. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.6×16 topics
  3. Organic Synthesis9▲ 29×8 topics
  4. Synthesis9▲ 8.7×13 topics
  5. Green Chemistry9▲ 18×7 topics
  6. Medicinal Chemistry9▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Education9▲ 1.83×19 topics
  8. Drug Discovery9▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Anticancer Agents8▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Heterocyclic Compounds8▲ 35×5 topics
  11. Multicomponent Reactions8▲ 133×4 topics
  12. Asymmetric Synthesis8▲ 50×4 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota7▲ 7.5×6 topics
  14. Two-Dimensional Materials7▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Heterocyclic Synthesis7▲ 147×1 topic
  16. Nanocatalysts7▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Antioxidant6▲ 3.0×12 topics
  18. Heat Stress6▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Probiotics6▲ 8.8×3 topics
  20. Nutrition6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.4×8 topics
  22. Amino Acids5▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Antibiotic Alternatives5▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Leadership5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  25. Poultry Production5▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Carbon Nanotubes5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  27. Health5▲ 4.4×4 topics
  28. Biological Evaluation5▲ 30×4 topics
  29. Language Teaching5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Antimicrobial4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  31. Self-Regulation4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Tubulin Inhibitors4▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Vascular Targeting Agents4▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Analytic Hierarchy Process4▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Chemoselective4▲ 16×3 topics
  36. TOPSIS4▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Oxidation4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  38. Green Synthesis4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Anticancer4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Collaborative Learning4▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Synthesis and biological activity and Multi-Criteria Decision Making.

Multicomponent Synthesis…7Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 7 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…5Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 5 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…4Synthesis and biological activity: 4 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision …4Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 4 fractional worksOptimization and Mathematical Programming: 3 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies: 3 fractional worksSilicon Effects in Agriculture: 3 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …3Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 3 fractional works
Organic ChemistryAnimal Science and ZoologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 7 works
  2. 2 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 5 works
  3. 3 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  5. 5 Optimization and Mathematical Programming Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  8. 8 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Silicon Effects in Agriculture Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

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.