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Shahed University

In research, Shahed University stands highest in Medicine (#2,718 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,522 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,058 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,060
of 28,054 · #4,939 all time
Rank in Iran
#104
of 301
Research works
4.9k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Shahed 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
MedicineField #2,718 of 10,443 15.2%199 #5810
Health SciencesDomain #3,522 of 11,982 14.0%264 #4985
Life SciencesDomain #3,058 of 7,800 17.9%228 #5392
Physical SciencesDomain #5,634 of 12,888 11.7%332 #4178
Social SciencesDomain #5,773 of 10,521 13.5%146 #7066
EngineeringField #3,788 of 6,636 10.8%167 #1110
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,070 of 3,579 16.0%84 #4024
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,416 of 3,409 19.1%90 #3580
Computer ScienceField #4,047 of 4,667 10.5%87 #4134
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,206 of 2,318 4.5%66 #826

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shahed 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. Medicine#5,810 #2,718
  2. Health Sciences#4,985 #3,522
  3. Life Sciences#5,392 #3,058
  4. Physical Sciences#4,178 #5,634
  5. Social Sciences#7,066 #5,773
  6. Engineering#1,110 #3,788
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,024 #2,070
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,580 #2,416
  9. Computer Science#4,134 #4,047
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#826 #2,206
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 Shahed University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 35.1 works7.5×
← 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: 1.95× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 87 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 167 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.45× its world share, 35 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 199 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shahed University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Miransari, Seyed Meysam Mousavi and Daryush Talei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shahed University.

  1. 1 Mohammad Miransari Iran · #114,814 worldwide 217 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Seyed Meysam Mousavi Iran · #336,784 worldwide 267 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Daryush Talei Iran · #429,495 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Hossein Fotokian Iran · #437,791 worldwide 69 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Parvin Rahnama Iran · #478,091 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Noushin Jalayer Naderi Iran · #504,687 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Iraj Rasooli Iran · #514,046 worldwide 91 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Hamid Haj Seyyed Javadi Iran · #560,547 worldwide 166 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Heshmat Omidi Iran · #563,075 worldwide 51 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Manthouri Iran · #572,287 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Shahed University

Which keywords describe research at Shahed University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antioxidant, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Depression, Anti-inflammatory, Medicinal Plants and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology54▲ 1.41×97 topics
  2. Inflammation34▲ 1.71×70 topics
  3. Deep Learning32◆ 0.96×52 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress31▲ 1.93×50 topics
  5. Machine Learning26▼ 0.82×54 topics
  6. Antioxidant24▲ 3.7×43 topics
  7. Depression23▲ 2.7×22 topics
  8. Cancer23▲ 1.77×44 topics
  9. Quality of Life22▲ 1.58×34 topics
  10. Mental Health22▲ 1.55×27 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity18▲ 2.9×23 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants16▲ 4.2×14 topics
  13. Pandemic16▲ 1.56×9 topics
  14. Anti-inflammatory16▲ 5.8×23 topics
  15. Reactive Oxygen Species15▲ 3.9×12 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency15▲ 1.67×15 topics
  17. Antibiotic Resistance14▲ 3.9×15 topics
  18. Gene Expression14▲ 2.5×14 topics
  19. Biomarkers14▲ 2.1×17 topics
  20. Renewable Energy Integration14▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Power Electronics13▲ 4.0×7 topics
  22. Social Support12▲ 2.3×11 topics
  23. Antioxidants12▲ 2.8×11 topics
  24. Optimization12▲ 2.7×14 topics
  25. Risk Management12▲ 2.5×10 topics
  26. Infectious Diseases11▲ 3.6×9 topics
  27. Stress10▲ 2.9×9 topics
  28. SARS-CoV-210▲ 3.2×5 topics
  29. Genetic Algorithm10▲ 7.2×6 topics
  30. Flavonoids9▲ 3.7×9 topics
  31. ACE2 Receptor9▲ 3.9×3 topics
  32. Biological Activities9▲ 5.8×8 topics
  33. Essential Oils9▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Natural Products8▲ 6.0×3 topics
  35. Stability Analysis8▲ 5.1×6 topics
  36. ESKAPE Pathogens8▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria8▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Virulence7▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Green Practices6▲ 8.0×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Supply Chain Management6▲ 8.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Shahed University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Dental materials and restorations.

Antibiotic Resistance in…8Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 8 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…6Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 6 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 6 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 5 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 5 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 5 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 5 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…5Microgrid Control and Optimization: 5 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 5 fractional works
Molecular MedicineStrategy and ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchOrthodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  3. 3 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 6 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 5 works
  5. 5 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 5 works
  6. 6 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  7. 7 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 5 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 5 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 5 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shahed University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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