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Qom Islamic Azad University

In research, Qom Islamic Azad University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,553 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,901 of 10,521 worldwide) and Psychology (#2,171 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Computer Networks and Communications and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,372
of 28,054 · #11,401 all time
Rank in Iran
#173
of 301
Research works
1.2k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Qom 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 #6,553 of 12,888 27.7%110 #7031
Social SciencesDomain #8,901 of 10,521 4.6%170 #13781
PsychologyField #2,171 of 2,181 3.3%65 #3715

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

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#7,031 #6,553
  2. Social Sciences#13,781 #8,901
  3. Psychology#3,715 #2,171
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 Qom Islamic Azad University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 34.9 works9.0×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 20.0 works6.0×
  3. PsychologyField · 64.9 works5.7×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.82× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.72× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Qom Islamic Azad University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mostafa Ghobaei‐Arani, Mohammad Ali Ghasemzadeh and Mohammad Reza Zolfaghari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qom Islamic Azad University.

  1. 1 Mostafa Ghobaei‐Arani Iran · #286,790 worldwide 181 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Mohammad Ali Ghasemzadeh Iran · #1,432,686 worldwide 28 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Reza Zolfaghari Iran · #1,463,815 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mohsen Zargar Iran · #1,579,194 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 E. Yusofi Iran · #1,606,525 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Qom Islamic Azad University

Which keywords describe research at Qom Islamic Azad University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Mental Health, Depression, Self-Efficacy, Stress, Quality of Life, Internet of Things and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Social Support31▲ 15×9 topics
  2. Mental Health30▲ 5.5×22 topics
  3. Depression25▲ 7.7×16 topics
  4. Self-Efficacy21▲ 22×9 topics
  5. Quality of Life20▲ 3.6×13 topics
  6. Stress20▲ 14×7 topics
  7. Deep Learning19▲ 1.49×26 topics
  8. Healthcare17▲ 4.0×11 topics
  9. Internet of Things16▲ 4.8×8 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency12▲ 3.3×13 topics
  11. Smart Cities11▲ 12×3 topics
  12. 5G Networks11▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Elderly11▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Job Stress11▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Nursing11▲ 15×1 topic
  16. IoT Security10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  17. Catalysis10▲ 4.1×15 topics
  18. Security and Privacy10▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Big Data10▲ 2.9×7 topics
  20. Distributed Systems10▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Edge Computing10▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Fog Computing10▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Emotion Regulation10▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. Coping Strategies9▲ 10×6 topics
  25. Supply Chain Management9▲ 2.7×10 topics
  26. Resource Management9▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Adolescent Development9▲ 20×5 topics
  28. Cloud Computing8▲ 7.9×5 topics
  29. Meta-Analysis8▲ 3.6×10 topics
  30. Green Chemistry8▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Well-being7▲ 5.1×8 topics
  32. MapReduce7▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Virtualization7▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Psychopathology7▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Personality Traits7▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Drug Discovery6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Nursing Students6▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Positive Emotions6▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Psychological Factors6▲ 7.3×3 topics
  40. Organic Synthesis6▲ 13×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics.

Health and Well-being Studies: 11 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 10 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…7Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 7 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…5Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 5 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 5 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…4Health and Wellbeing Research: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…4Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…4Education and Islamic Studies: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…4Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 11 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  3. 3 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 7 works
  4. 4 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 4 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 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 available61.2%not open38.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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.

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