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Technical and Vocational University

In research, Technical and Vocational University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,339 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,956 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,033 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,602
of 28,054 · #15,313 all time
Rank in Iran
#165
of 301
Research works
1.3k
▲ 161% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Technical and Vocational 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 #5,339 of 12,888 14.6%383 #9474
EngineeringField #2,956 of 6,636 14.5%215 #5186
Social SciencesDomain #9,033 of 10,521 14.4%69 #13887

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technical and Vocational 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#9,474 #5,339
  2. Engineering#5,186 #2,956
  3. Social Sciences#13,887 #9,033
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 Technical and Vocational University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 49.1 works5.0×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 21.7 works3.8×
← 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: 0.97× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.76× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.53× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.70× its world share, 215 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.68× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Technical and Vocational University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mostafa Akbari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technical and Vocational University.

  1. 1 Mostafa Akbari Iran · #597,906 worldwide 87 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Technical and Vocational University

Which keywords describe research at Technical and Vocational University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Heat Transfer, Renewable Energy, Microstructure, Machine Learning, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties29▲ 5.6×27 topics
  2. Machine Learning28▲ 1.60×60 topics
  3. Deep Learning25▲ 1.40×61 topics
  4. Renewable Energy25▲ 3.2×25 topics
  5. Heat Transfer21▲ 7.9×13 topics
  6. Sustainability20▲ 1.52×36 topics
  7. Nanoparticles18▲ 2.7×33 topics
  8. Microstructure16▲ 6.0×13 topics
  9. Graphene15▲ 4.0×10 topics
  10. Environmental Impact14▲ 1.55×29 topics
  11. Power Electronics12▲ 7.0×8 topics
  12. Nanocomposites12▲ 2.8×17 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 6.6×5 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications12▲ 1.87×22 topics
  15. Energy Storage11▲ 3.2×10 topics
  16. Carbon Nanotubes10▲ 5.7×8 topics
  17. Optimization10▲ 4.2×15 topics
  18. Experimental Investigation10▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Numerical Modeling10▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks9▲ 3.6×7 topics
  21. Decentralized Control9▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Numerical Simulation9▲ 5.6×7 topics
  23. Smart Grid Applications9▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Smart Grid8▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Applications8▲ 5.3×5 topics
  26. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Metal Matrix Composites7▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Processing7▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Review6▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Big Data Analytics6▲ 5.6×4 topics
  31. Energy Storage Systems6▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Friction Stir Processing6▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Processing Techniques6▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Aluminum Alloy6▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Distributed Power Generation6▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Microgrid Control6▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Reinforcement6▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Heat Exchangers6▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Grain Refinement6▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Nanofluids6▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Technical and Vocational University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Heat Transfer Mechanisms and Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis.

Aluminum Alloys Composit…6Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 6 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…6Microgrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniq…5Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 5 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …5Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 5 fractional worksRings, Modules, and Algebras: 4 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…4Smart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 3 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation Techniques: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAlgebra and Number Theory2 others

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

  1. 1 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Rings, Modules, and Algebras Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  10. 10 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 3 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technical and Vocational University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 161% 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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