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Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center

In research, Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,892 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,599 of 10,443 worldwide) and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (#568 of 738 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 25.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,926
of 28,054 · #19,339 all time
Rank in Iran
#181
of 301
Research works
1.4k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,892 of 11,982 10.1%329 #6088
MedicineField #2,599 of 10,443 9.6%316 #5654
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #568 of 738 8.2%101 #1309

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center 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. Health Sciences#6,088 #2,892
  2. Medicine#5,654 #2,599
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#1,309 #568
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 Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 25.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 101.5 works25×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 34.6 works5.8×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 44.3 works4.9×
  4. EpidemiologySubfield · 25.0 works4.6×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.25× its world share, 316 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Majid Maleki, Anita Sadeghpour and Azin Alizadehasl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center.

  1. 1 Majid Maleki Iran · #216,590 worldwide 153 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Anita Sadeghpour Iran · #496,216 worldwide 107 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Azin Alizadehasl Iran · #596,571 worldwide 140 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Majid Haghjoo Iran · #600,873 worldwide 66 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Parham Sadeghipour Iran · #782,698 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Zahra Emkanjoo Iran · #824,143 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Maryam Esmaeilzadeh Iran · #989,113 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Zahra Khajali Iran · #1,173,704 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Nader Givtaj Iran · #1,181,203 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Nasim Naderi Iran · #1,252,637 worldwide 21 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Echocardiography, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Guidelines, Epidemiology, Cardiac Imaging, Diagnosis and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 2.3×65 topics
  2. Echocardiography34▲ 33×8 topics
  3. Heart Failure26▲ 16×13 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction25▲ 28×6 topics
  5. Treatment22▲ 4.7×26 topics
  6. Diagnosis21▲ 6.0×23 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 4.6×29 topics
  8. Guidelines20▲ 11×9 topics
  9. Cardiac Imaging19▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Inflammation18▲ 2.2×60 topics
  11. Risk Factors16▲ 3.8×24 topics
  12. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement15▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement15▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Genetic Mutations15▲ 8.9×18 topics
  15. Catheter Ablation15▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Obesity14▲ 4.9×16 topics
  17. Dilated Cardiomyopathy14▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Congenital Heart Disease14▲ 42×3 topics
  19. Prophylaxis13▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Arrhythmias13▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Atrial Fibrillation13▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Cardiomyopathy12▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Sudden Cardiac Death12▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Atherosclerosis11▲ 10×8 topics
  25. Sudden Death11▲ 66×2 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk11▲ 9.1×9 topics
  27. Cardiac Surgery11▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes11▲ 15×6 topics
  29. Complications11▲ 5.5×13 topics
  30. Coronary Artery Disease11▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Mortality Risk10▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging10▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention10▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Adult Congenital Heart Disease10▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Pulmonary Valve Replacement10▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Surgery10▲ 7.1×7 topics
  37. Endovascular Repair9▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Surgical Repair9▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Ventricular Reconstruction9▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Deep Vein Thrombosis9▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…15Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 15 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…10Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 10 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 9 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 8 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …8Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 8 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 8 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 7 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…7Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi: 6 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 6 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologySurgeryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 10 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 9 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 8 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 7 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  9. 9 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 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 available56.4%not open43.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shaheed Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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