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Shomal University

In research, Shomal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,594 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,063
of 34,923
Rank in Iran
#166
of 234
Research works
274
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Shomal University

What is Shomal University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #11,594 of 17,446 10.0%153

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

Which fields of science does Shomal University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Shomal University is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 57.1% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 29.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 12.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.5% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 14.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 17.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKShomal University60fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences17%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1829.5%
    2. Computer Science712.1%
    3. Environmental Science34.5%
    4. Mathematics24.0%
    5. Chemistry12.3%
    6. Materials Science12.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering11.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    9. Energy00.5%
    1. Medicine914.4%
    2. Health Professions23.7%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting46.9%
    2. Social Sciences35.4%
    3. Psychology22.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Neuroscience23.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.96× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.97× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.41× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering3.96×1 works
  2. Mathematics3.41×2 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.13×4 works
  4. Veterinary2.04×0 works
  5. Engineering1.97×18 works
  6. Neuroscience1.88×2 works
  7. Computer Science1.56×7 works
  8. Chemistry1.44×1 works
  9. Health Professions1.39×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.91×3 works
  11. Psychology0.86×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.76×0 works
  13. Medicine0.75×9 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×2 works
  16. Energy0.59×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.58×1 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.43×3 works
  21. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shomal University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammad Hasan Aghdaie, Hamidreza Koohi and Majid Behzadian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shomal University.

  1. 1 Mohammad Hasan Aghdaie Iran · #633,581 worldwide 1k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Hamidreza Koohi Iran · #1,279,813 worldwide 605 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Majid Behzadian Iran · #1,444,791 worldwide 4.8k citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Seyed Mohammad Seyedpoor Iran · #2,662,291 worldwide 1.2k citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Saeid Emamgholizadeh Iran · #4,364,886 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mohsen Pirdashti Iran · #5,521,598 worldwide 811 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 مرتضی نقی پور Iran · #5,643,716 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Shomal University

What are the most cited papers from Shomal University?

The most cited paper from Shomal University is "PROMETHEE: A comprehensive literature review on methodologies and applications" (Majid Behzadian, Reza Baradaran Kazemzadeh, Amir Albadvi et al., 2009), with 1,692 citations. Next come "A two stage method for structural damage detection using a modal strain energy based index and particle swarm optimization" (285) and "Decision making on business issues with foresight perspective; an application of new hybrid MCDM model in shopping mall locating" (248).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 PROMETHEE: A comprehensive literature review on methodologies and applications Majid Behzadian, Reza Baradaran Kazemzadeh, Amir Albadvi et al. · European Journal of Operational Research 23 Jan 2009 1,692
2 A two stage method for structural damage detection using a modal strain energy based index and particle swarm optimization Seyed Mohammad Seyedpoor · International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 22 Aug 2011 285
3 Decision making on business issues with foresight perspective; an application of new hybrid MCDM model in shopping mall locating Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani, Mohammad Hasan Aghdaie, Arman Derakhti et al. · Expert Systems with Applications 8 Jul 2013 248
4 Edge Detection Techniques: Evaluations and Comparison Ehsan Nadernejad, Sara Sharifzadeh, Hamid Hassanpour · Applied mathematical sciences 2008 221
5 A NOVEL HYBRID SWARA AND VIKOR METHODOLOGY FOR SUPPLIER SELECTION IN AN AGILE ENVIRONMENT Maryam Alimardani, Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani, Mohammad Hasan Aghdaie et al. · Technological and Economic Development of Economy Open access 3 Oct 2013 190
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Which keywords describe research at Shomal University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Athletic Training, Risk Management, Vibration Analysis, Performance Analysis, Probabilistic Analysis, Neural Networks and Distributed Generation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning7▲ 3.3×27 topics
  2. Sustainability3▲ 1.88×10 topics
  3. Neural Networks2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  4. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  5. Athletic Training2▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Risk Management2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  7. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  8. Internet of Things2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 2.6×3 topics
  10. Vibration Analysis2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  11. Healthcare2▲ 2.1×6 topics
  12. Performance Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Probabilistic Analysis2▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Collaborative Filtering1▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Distributed Generation1▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Engineering1▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Injury Prevention1▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Materials Science1▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Matrix Factorization1▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 3.1×8 topics
  21. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  22. Muscle Injuries1▲ 33×1 topic
  23. Physical Activity1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  24. Sports Injury1▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Thermal Management1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Differential Equations1▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  29. Numerical Integration1▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 6.3×1 topic
  31. Smart Cities1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Image Processing1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  34. Optimization1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  35. Edge Computing1▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Finance1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  37. Fog Computing1▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Islamic Banking1▲ 4.5×1 topic
  39. Multivariate Calibration1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Shomal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Recommender Systems and Techniques, Numerical methods for differential equations, Physics and Engineering Research Articles and Sports injuries and prevention.

Recommender Systems and …1Recommender Systems and Techniques: 1 fractional worksNumerical methods for di…1Numerical methods for differential equations: 1 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering Research Articles: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…1Sports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing1IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…1Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsNumerical AnalysisComputational MechanicsOrthopedics and Sports Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Recommender Systems and Techniques Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Numerical methods for differential equations Numerical Analysis 1 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 1 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shomal University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shomal University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Shomal University0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shomal University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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