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Royan Institute

In research, Royan Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,908 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#5,983 of 8,541 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,303 of 2,964 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Reproductive Medicine (Reproductive Medicine is 46.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,711
of 22,385 · #18,957 all time
Rank in Iran
#179
of 208
Research works
1.5k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Royan Institute

What is Royan Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,908 of 9,902 9.3%186 #8460
MedicineField #5,983 of 8,541 9.2%180 #8111
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,303 of 2,964 8.0%84 #4031
Life SciencesDomain #5,925 of 6,403 7.6%126 #8337

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royan Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#8,460 #6,908
  2. Medicine#8,111 #5,983
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,031 #2,303
  4. Life Sciences#8,337 #5,925
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Royan Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Royan Institute is in Health Sciences, 34% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Engineering (6%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 205 fractional works · 51.6% of its workMedicine: 198 fractional works · 49.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 42 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 32 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 137 fractional works · 34.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 92 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 56 fractional works · 14.0% of its workCancer Research: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 4.7% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyan Institute398fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences34%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine19849.8%
    2. Nursing20.6%
    3. Dentistry20.5%
    4. Health Professions20.5%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9223.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology194.7%
    3. Neuroscience143.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences102.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Engineering256.3%
    2. Materials Science194.8%
    3. Chemistry30.6%
    4. Computer Science10.3%
    5. Environmental Science10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology20.5%
    2. Social Sciences10.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Royan Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Reproductive Medicine takes 46.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 41.7 works47×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.35× its world share, 92 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.69× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.23× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.37× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.59× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.69×19 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.35×92 works
  3. Medicine2.59×198 works
  4. Neuroscience2.23×14 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.51×2 works
  6. Materials Science1.37×19 works
  7. Nursing1.16×2 works
  8. Dentistry1.13×2 works
  9. Veterinary1.05×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×10 works
  11. Engineering0.42×25 works
  12. Chemistry0.40×2 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.21×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.19×2 works
  15. Psychology0.17×2 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.07×1 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  19. Energy0.05×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.05×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  24. Social Sciences0.03×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royan Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Amir Amiri‐Yekta, Aria Masoudifar and Abbas Daneshipour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royan Institute.

  1. 1 Amir Amiri‐Yekta Iran · #321,013 worldwide 2.2k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Aria Masoudifar Iran · #636,884 worldwide 2.9k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Abbas Daneshipour Iran · #918,374 worldwide 815 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Amir Mohammad Kamali Iran · #932,567 worldwide 3.1k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 Ali Seifinejad Iran · #1,477,613 worldwide 1.3k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Faezeh Shekari Iran · #1,590,463 worldwide 17k citations · 76 works
  7. 7 Hamed Daemi Iran · #1,590,616 worldwide 3.1k citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Samaneh Hosseini Iran · #1,876,371 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Hamid Sadeghi Abandansari Iran · #1,965,953 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Leila Taghiyar Iran · #2,139,748 worldwide 1k citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Royan Institute

What are the most cited papers from Royan Institute?

The most cited paper from Royan Institute is "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (Clotilde Théry et al., 2018), with 11,535 citations. Next come "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches" (4,377) and "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017" (2,699).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
2 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches Joshua A Welsh et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access Feb 2024 4,377
3 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
4 Electrospun poly(ɛ-caprolactone)/gelatin nanofibrous scaffolds for nerve tissue engineering Laleh Ghasemi‐Mobarakeh, Molamma P. Prabhakaran, Mohammad Morshed et al. · Biomaterials 7 Sep 2008 1,150
5 Braveheart, a Long Noncoding RNA Required for Cardiovascular Lineage Commitment Carla Klattenhoff, Johanna C. Scheuermann, Lauren E. Surface et al. · Cell Open access 2013 935
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royan Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Tissue Engineering, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation, Regenerative Medicine, Infertility and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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-now 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. Oxidative Stress39▲ 6.0×52 topics
  2. Cancer31▲ 5.9×46 topics
  3. Inflammation31▲ 3.7×68 topics
  4. Tissue Engineering28▲ 12×13 topics
  5. Fertility Preservation26▲ 117×1 topic
  6. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation26▲ 117×1 topic
  7. Regenerative Medicine26▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Infertility24▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 7.2×19 topics
  10. Drug Delivery23▲ 11×11 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 4.7×28 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications20▲ 4.3×26 topics
  13. Obesity18▲ 5.8×14 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance17▲ 9.5×10 topics
  15. Biomarkers17▲ 6.1×15 topics
  16. Androgen Receptor16▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Regeneration16▲ 20×5 topics
  18. Sperm DNA Fragmentation16▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Spermatogonial Stem Cells16▲ 121×1 topic
  20. Differentiation16▲ 63×2 topics
  21. Angiogenesis15▲ 12×13 topics
  22. Fertility15▲ 42×3 topics
  23. Biogenesis14▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Ovarian Reserve14▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome14▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Gene Expression13▲ 5.3×14 topics
  27. Biomaterials12▲ 13×7 topics
  28. Transcriptional Regulation12▲ 18×8 topics
  29. Mesenchymal Stem Cells12▲ 27×3 topics
  30. Metastasis11▲ 8.0×10 topics
  31. Immune Regulation11▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Regulatory T Cells11▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Decidual NK Cells10▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Fetal-Maternal Interface10▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Pluripotent Stem Cells10▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Stem Cells10▲ 9.1×12 topics
  37. Extracellular Matrix9▲ 13×7 topics
  38. Cell Culture9▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Stem Cell Therapy9▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Transplantation9▲ 22×4 topics

Which research topics does Royan Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Sperm and Testicular Function, Ovarian function and disorders and Reproductive System and Pregnancy.

Reproductive Biology and…26Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 26 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 16 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 14 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 10 fractional worksMesenchymal stem cell research: 8 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 8 fractional worksTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 7 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 7 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 7 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 7 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthReproductive MedicineImmunologyGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
  2. 2 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 16 works
  3. 3 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 14 works
  4. 4 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 10 works
  5. 5 Mesenchymal stem cell research Genetics 8 works
  6. 6 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 8 works
  7. 7 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 7 works
  8. 8 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 7 works
  9. 9 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 7 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 available55.5%not open44.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royan Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Royan Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Royan Institute0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royan Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Royan Institute8.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2009.

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