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Regional Information Center for Science and Technology

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World rank, all time
#35,021
of 42,892
Rank in Iran
#321
of 349
Research works
247
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

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: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.67× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Regional Information Center for Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Farshid Danesh and Jafar Mehrad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Regional Information Center for Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Farshid Danesh Iran · #719,354 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Jafar Mehrad Iran · #880,251 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Regional Information Center for Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Regional Information Center for Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bibliometric Analysis, Research Evaluation, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Social Network Analysis, Text Mining, Renewable Energy and Social Networks.

▲ 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. Machine Learning4▲ 1.93×18 topics
  2. Bibliometric Analysis3▲ 90×1 topic
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 1.48×17 topics
  4. Research Evaluation3▲ 213×1 topic
  5. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.1×11 topics
  6. Education2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  7. Epidemiology2◆ 1.08×14 topics
  8. Smart Grid2▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  10. Sustainability2▲ 1.59×10 topics
  11. Educational Technology2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  12. Social Network Analysis2▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Text Mining2▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.74×10 topics
  15. Big Data2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  16. Neural Networks2▲ 1.72×6 topics
  17. Distributed Generation1▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Localization1▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Simulation1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  20. Social Networks1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  21. Technology Integration1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  22. E-Learning1▲ 2.4×2 topics
  23. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  24. COVID-191▲ 1.54×7 topics
  25. Data Mining1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  26. Modeling1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.67×7 topics
  28. Telemedicine1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Electric Vehicles1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  30. Human Resource Management1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  32. Knowledge Management1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  33. Power Electronics1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Smart Grids1▲ 50×3 topics
  35. Digital Humanities1▲ 151×1 topic
  36. Guanxi1▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Literary History1▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Medical Students1▲ 160×1 topic
  39. Ophthalmoscopy1▲ 160×1 topic
  40. Wasta1▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Regional Information Center for Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Digital Humanities and Scholarship, Socioeconomic Development in MENA and Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research.

scientometrics and bibli…3scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 3 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Health Research: 1 fractional worksCompetitive and Knowledge Intelligence: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksData-Driven Disease Surv…1Data-Driven Disease Surveillance: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Detection: 1 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceOphthalmology5 others

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

  1. 1 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  2. 2 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  3. 3 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research Ophthalmology 1 works
  5. 5 Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  7. 7 Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 1 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Regional Information Center for Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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