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Razi University

In research, Razi University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,868 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,940 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,513 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Applied Mathematics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 8.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,523
of 28,054 · #2,481 all time
Rank in Iran
#39
of 301
Research works
8.6k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Razi 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 #1,868 of 12,888 14.7%1,186 #1832
EngineeringField #1,940 of 6,636 12.2%422 #1888
Social SciencesDomain #3,513 of 10,521 22.8%215 #4484
Life SciencesDomain #3,453 of 7,800 16.6%305 #5171
Environmental ScienceField #1,720 of 3,551 17.0%121 #1607
Health SciencesDomain #6,331 of 11,982 19.7%177 #8569
MedicineField #5,746 of 10,443 21.0%155 #10027
Materials ScienceField #1,368 of 2,468 12.3%188 #1763
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,930 of 3,409 16.6%166 #2210
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,378 of 2,318 12.5%132 #1641

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Razi 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#1,832 #1,868
  2. Engineering#1,888 #1,940
  3. Social Sciences#4,484 #3,513
  4. Life Sciences#5,171 #3,453
  5. Environmental Science#1,607 #1,720
  6. Health Sciences#8,569 #6,331
  7. Medicine#10,027 #5,746
  8. Materials Science#1,763 #1,368
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,210 #1,930
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,641 #1,378
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 Razi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 50.6 works8.5×
  2. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 23.4 works4.3×
← 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: 1.85× its world share, 166 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 103 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.31× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.56× its world share, 76 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.26× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.49× its world share, 422 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 121 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.86× its world share, 188 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.76× its world share, 83 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.58× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 155 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Razi University?

Ranked on the composite score, S.S. Madaeni, Danial Kahrizi and Abdolhamid Alizadeh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Razi University.

  1. 1 S.S. Madaeni Iran · #35,703 worldwide 829 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Danial Kahrizi Iran · #130,758 worldwide 255 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Abdolhamid Alizadeh Iran · #145,483 worldwide 156 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Hamed Azimi Iran · #170,137 worldwide 260 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Masoud Rahimi Iran · #184,887 worldwide 331 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Sirus Zinadini Iran · #211,948 worldwide 419 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Isa Ebtehaj Iran · #311,746 worldwide 175 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Shahram Sharifnia Iran · #332,293 worldwide 234 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Mojtaba Shamsipur Iran · #380,459 worldwide 821 citations · 149 works
  10. 10 Mohsen Hayati Iran · #399,753 worldwide 216 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Razi University

Which keywords describe research at Razi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Catalysis, Water Splitting and Carbon Nanotubes.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials90▲ 4.5×16 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications76▲ 3.4×31 topics
  3. Graphene74▲ 5.8×11 topics
  4. Nanocomposites68▲ 4.5×19 topics
  5. Nanoparticles66▲ 2.8×36 topics
  6. Climate Change55◆ 1.09×61 topics
  7. Catalysis47▲ 3.8×21 topics
  8. Environmental Impact41▲ 1.29×33 topics
  9. Renewable Energy41▲ 1.50×28 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress40▲ 1.30×53 topics
  11. Drug Delivery40▲ 3.9×15 topics
  12. Water Splitting37▲ 5.3×4 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering36▲ 3.2×10 topics
  14. Antioxidant35▲ 2.7×41 topics
  15. Carbon Nanotubes35▲ 5.5×8 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks34▲ 4.3×6 topics
  17. Toxicity33▲ 4.1×18 topics
  18. Biosensors33▲ 3.4×10 topics
  19. Energy Storage30▲ 2.4×10 topics
  20. Green Synthesis29▲ 8.0×4 topics
  21. Heat Transfer26▲ 2.8×12 topics
  22. Visible Light25▲ 5.8×2 topics
  23. Solar Energy25▲ 4.2×5 topics
  24. Lattice QCD24▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Nanostructures24▲ 3.2×15 topics
  26. Two-Dimensional Materials24▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Antimicrobial21▲ 4.0×9 topics
  28. Electrochemistry21▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Nonlinear Equations20▲ 8.4×6 topics
  30. Hydrogen Production20▲ 3.9×4 topics
  31. Green Chemistry19▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. CO2 Reduction18▲ 4.4×2 topics
  33. Photocatalyst17▲ 5.2×1 topic
  34. Plasmonic17▲ 5.2×1 topic
  35. Antioxidant Properties17▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. CO2 Capture17▲ 5.7×5 topics
  37. Chemoselective15▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Graphene Oxide15▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Electronic Properties14▲ 8.5×2 topics
  40. Membrane Technology14▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Razi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Graphene research and applications, Membrane Separation Technologies and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies.

Advanced Photocatalysis …17Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 17 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…14Graphene research and applications: 14 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 14 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…13Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 13 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Col…13High-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 13 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 12 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 11 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…11Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 11 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 11 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 10 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryWater Science and TechnologyNuclear and High Energy Physics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 17 works
  2. 2 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 14 works
  3. 3 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 14 works
  4. 4 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  5. 5 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 12 works
  7. 7 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  8. 8 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  9. 9 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 11 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 10 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Razi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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