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Shahrekord University

In research, Shahrekord University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,812 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,014 of 6,636 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,121 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanics of Materials — Mechanics of Materials is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,003
of 28,054 · #4,126 all time
Rank in Iran
#51
of 301
Research works
5.1k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Shahrekord 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 #2,812 of 12,888 16.0%647 #3006
EngineeringField #2,014 of 6,636 19.9%267 #2257
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,121 of 3,409 19.1%149 #1170
Life SciencesDomain #2,580 of 7,800 18.5%272 #4360
Social SciencesDomain #5,688 of 10,521 25.6%73 #7858
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,011 of 3,579 19.4%98 #4095
Environmental ScienceField #2,113 of 3,551 12.3%98 #2691
Computer ScienceField #3,066 of 4,667 18.0%63 #5010
Plant ScienceSubfield #934 of 1,395 24.2%64 #1467
Health SciencesDomain #8,874 of 11,982 13.7%131 #14121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shahrekord 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#3,006 #2,812
  2. Engineering#2,257 #2,014
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,170 #1,121
  4. Life Sciences#4,360 #2,580
  5. Social Sciences#7,858 #5,688
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,095 #2,011
  7. Environmental Science#2,691 #2,113
  8. Computer Science#5,010 #3,066
  9. Plant Science#1,467 #934
  10. Health Sciences#14,121 #8,874
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 Shahrekord University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanics of Materials takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 45.6 works5.7×
← 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: 2.80× its world share, 150 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 98 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.90× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 267 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 98 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.85× its world share, 72 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.89× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.09× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shahrekord University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mahdi Ghasemi‐Varnamkhasti, Y. Kiani and مسعود صادقی lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shahrekord University.

  1. 1 Mahdi Ghasemi‐Varnamkhasti Iran · #131,072 worldwide 240 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Y. Kiani Iran · #133,626 worldwide 516 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 مسعود صادقی Iran · #269,106 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Zahra Mobini Iran · #293,798 worldwide 82 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 رضا مسعودی Iran · #298,804 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 A. Amini-Harandi Iran · #376,534 worldwide 92 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 A. Keyvani Iran · #392,952 worldwide 141 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Mohammadali Mohammadi Iran · #402,355 worldwide 109 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Morteza Bayareh Iran · #461,078 worldwide 126 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Faramarzi Iran · #487,758 worldwide 6 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Shahrekord University

Which keywords describe research at Shahrekord University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Climate Change, Vibration Analysis, Buckling Behavior, Finite Element Method, Composite Plates, Functionally Graded Materials and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Climate Change60▲ 1.99×56 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties43▲ 3.9×24 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress35▲ 1.92×48 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications30▲ 2.2×29 topics
  5. Antioxidant27▲ 3.5×40 topics
  6. Vibration Analysis26▲ 8.7×8 topics
  7. Remote Sensing26▲ 1.89×23 topics
  8. Buckling Behavior25▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Finite Element Method24▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Composite Plates22▲ 67×1 topic
  11. Functionally Graded Materials22▲ 67×1 topic
  12. Antioxidant Activity20▲ 2.9×23 topics
  13. Antioxidants19▲ 3.9×13 topics
  14. Heat Transfer19▲ 3.4×16 topics
  15. Toxicity18▲ 3.8×15 topics
  16. Antioxidant Properties17▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Water Resources16▲ 6.1×7 topics
  18. Nonlinear Equations16▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Molecular Docking16▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Gut Microbiota15▲ 3.9×7 topics
  21. Land Use Change15▲ 4.4×5 topics
  22. Wave Propagation15▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Size-Dependent Behavior14▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Hydrological Modeling14▲ 5.5×5 topics
  25. Sediment Transport14▲ 8.0×5 topics
  26. Nanoscale Materials14▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Nonlocal Continuum Mechanics14▲ 121×1 topic
  28. Strain Gradient Theory14▲ 121×1 topic
  29. Protein Binding13▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Serum Albumin13▲ 125×1 topic
  31. Anomalous Diffusion12▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Fractional Calculus12▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Homotopy Analysis Method12▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Random Walk12▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Phenolic Compounds12▲ 5.8×8 topics
  36. Anticancer Agents11▲ 6.3×10 topics
  37. Intestinal Barrier11▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Lab-on-a-Chip11▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Fracture10▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Radial Basis Functions10▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Shahrekord University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization, Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures, Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis and Fractional Differential Equations Solutions.

Composite Structure Anal…22Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization: 22 fractional worksNonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures: 14 fractional worksProtein Interaction Stud…13Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis: 13 fractional worksFractional Differential …12Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 12 fractional worksNumerical methods in engineering: 9 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 8 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …8Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 8 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 6 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 6 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 6 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryMolecular BiologyModeling and Simulation5 others

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

  1. 1 Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization Mechanics of Materials 22 works
  2. 2 Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures Materials Chemistry 14 works
  3. 3 Protein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence Analysis Molecular Biology 13 works
  4. 4 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 12 works
  5. 5 Numerical methods in engineering Mechanics of Materials 9 works
  6. 6 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 8 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 8 works
  8. 8 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 6 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shahrekord University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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