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Sharif University of Technology

In research, Sharif University of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#787 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#459 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#478 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Civil and Structural Engineering and Computational Mechanics — Hardware and Architecture is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,201
of 28,054 · #891 all time
Rank in Iran
#16
of 301
Research works
27k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
530k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Sharif University of Technology 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 #787 of 12,888 19.1%3,485 #621
EngineeringField #459 of 6,636 19.5%1,892 #276
Computer ScienceField #478 of 4,667 18.4%551 #533
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #144 of 896 20.4%244 #178
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #223 of 1,351 20.2%249 #179
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #315 of 1,568 19.9%269 #266
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #499 of 2,318 14.6%385 #327
Materials ScienceField #540 of 2,468 20.0%335 #409
Social SciencesDomain #2,494 of 10,521 28.8%313 #2648
ChemistryField #321 of 1,330 19.4%122 #548

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sharif University of Technology 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#621 #787
  2. Engineering#276 #459
  3. Computer Science#533 #478
  4. Civil and Structural Engineering#178 #144
  5. Mechanical Engineering#179 #223
  6. Biomedical Engineering#266 #315
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#327 #499
  8. Materials Science#409 #540
  9. Social Sciences#2,648 #2,494
  10. Chemistry#548 #321
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 Sharif University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 24.4 works5.1×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 244.2 works4.9×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 108.2 works4.4×
  4. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 78.0 works3.5×
  5. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 97.1 works3.2×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 101 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 75 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.37× its world share, 35 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.84× its world share, 122 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.68× its world share, 551 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.86× its world share, 111 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.98× its world share, 1,892 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 192 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.27× its world share, 335 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 53 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 158 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 182 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 86 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sharif University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Navid Rabiee, Shahab Ayatollahi and Mahmud Fotuhi‐Firuzabad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sharif University of Technology.

  1. 1 Navid Rabiee Iran · #9,763 worldwide 1.2k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Shahab Ayatollahi Iran · #30,537 worldwide 586 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Mahmud Fotuhi‐Firuzabad Iran · #38,377 worldwide 1.3k citations · 128 works
  4. 4 Omid Akhavan Iran · #40,090 worldwide 886 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali Iran · #95,941 worldwide 446 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Amir Safdarian Iran · #102,192 worldwide 300 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Hashem Oraee Iran · #119,137 worldwide 226 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Mojtaba Bagherzadeh Iran · #123,808 worldwide 468 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki Iran · #126,161 worldwide 430 citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Jawad A. Salehi Iran · #140,033 worldwide 239 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Sharif University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Sharif University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Deep Learning, Heat Transfer, Renewable Energy, Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Graphene and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Deep Learning232▲ 1.61×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning185▲ 1.34×78 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications172▲ 3.4×33 topics
  4. Renewable Energy155▲ 2.5×36 topics
  5. Neural Networks137▲ 2.1×37 topics
  6. Nanoparticles137▲ 2.6×41 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties132▲ 3.2×35 topics
  8. Nanomaterials122▲ 2.7×19 topics
  9. Heat Transfer114▲ 5.4×17 topics
  10. Graphene108▲ 3.7×11 topics
  11. Sustainability105◆ 1.02×49 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency100▲ 2.5×33 topics
  13. Nanocomposites99▲ 2.9×20 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering93▲ 3.6×12 topics
  15. Environmental Impact86▲ 1.19×43 topics
  16. Drug Delivery84▲ 3.6×16 topics
  17. Energy Storage78▲ 2.8×11 topics
  18. Microstructure73▲ 3.3×16 topics
  19. Catalysis69▲ 2.4×25 topics
  20. Carbon Nanotubes67▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Artificial Neural Networks62▲ 3.1×9 topics
  22. Optimization61▲ 3.1×22 topics
  23. Metal-Organic Frameworks56▲ 3.2×6 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation56▲ 4.4×14 topics
  25. Smart Grid54▲ 3.4×10 topics
  26. Thermal Management48▲ 3.4×7 topics
  27. Renewable Energy Integration46▲ 3.2×5 topics
  28. Lab-on-a-Chip45▲ 8.7×4 topics
  29. Large-Eddy Simulation44▲ 5.4×5 topics
  30. Nonlinear Dynamics42▲ 4.5×7 topics
  31. Regenerative Medicine42▲ 3.9×5 topics
  32. Vibration Analysis42▲ 3.6×8 topics
  33. Hydrogels41▲ 5.3×5 topics
  34. Nonlinear Systems40▲ 4.5×7 topics
  35. Microfluidics40▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Probabilistic Analysis40▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Feedback Control40▲ 5.7×8 topics
  38. Porous Media38▲ 6.7×6 topics
  39. Nanofluids32▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Structural Dynamics29▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Sharif University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Performance and Analysis, Smart Grid Energy Management, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties.

Seismic Performance and …26Seismic Performance and Analysis: 26 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…24Smart Grid Energy Management: 24 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 21 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 20 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 20 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 18 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…18Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 18 fractional worksAdaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems: 18 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 17 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 24 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 21 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 20 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 20 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 18 works
  9. 9 Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems Control and Systems Engineering 18 works
  10. 10 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 17 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sharif University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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