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University of Applied Science and Technology

In research, University of Applied Science and Technology stands highest in Engineering (#3,329 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,513 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,600 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,416
of 28,054 · #14,175 all time
Rank in Iran
#174
of 301
Research works
1k
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Applied Science and 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
EngineeringField #3,329 of 6,636 18.7%107 #5312
Physical SciencesDomain #6,513 of 12,888 17.3%213 #9354
Social SciencesDomain #6,600 of 10,521 17.7%96 #11578

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Applied Science and 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. Engineering#5,312 #3,329
  2. Physical Sciences#9,354 #6,513
  3. Social Sciences#11,578 #6,600
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.

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: 0.63× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.40× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.93× its world share, 107 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Applied Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Model Predictive Control, Biomedical Applications and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Machine Learning20▲ 1.64×49 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 1.83×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning14◆ 1.14×45 topics
  4. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.2×22 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management11▲ 3.3×15 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications11▲ 2.5×26 topics
  7. Environmental Impact11▲ 1.75×25 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency11▲ 3.1×23 topics
  9. Healthcare10▲ 2.4×12 topics
  10. Educational Technology10▲ 2.2×11 topics
  11. Internet of Things10▲ 3.0×13 topics
  12. Sustainable Development9▲ 1.52×24 topics
  13. Online Learning9▲ 2.8×9 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties8▲ 2.3×21 topics
  15. Nanoparticles8▲ 1.72×28 topics
  16. Heat Transfer8▲ 4.1×14 topics
  17. Model Predictive Control7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  18. E-Learning7▲ 1.79×5 topics
  19. Big Data7▲ 1.97×11 topics
  20. Smart Cities6▲ 6.4×4 topics
  21. Risk Management6▲ 3.3×8 topics
  22. IoT6▲ 4.0×8 topics
  23. Environmental Management5▲ 3.5×5 topics
  24. Optimization5▲ 3.1×13 topics
  25. Technology Integration5▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Electric Vehicles5▲ 4.4×4 topics
  28. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 4.0×4 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction5▲ 6.6×2 topics
  30. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  31. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 3.4×4 topics
  32. Organizational Performance4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  33. Phase Change Materials3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Security and Privacy3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  35. Google Classroom3▲ 8.4×1 topic
  36. Teacher Perception3▲ 8.0×1 topic
  37. Thermal Comfort3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  38. Thermodynamic Analysis3▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Mobile Edge Computing3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  40. Multiphase Flow3▲ 9.0×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Applied Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Adsorption and Cooling Systems and Organizational and Employee Performance.

Technology-Enhanced Educ…3Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksAdsorption and Cooling Systems: 2 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…2EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 2 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 2 fractional works
EducationComputer Networks and CommunicationsMechanical EngineeringArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  3. 3 Adsorption and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  9. 9 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 2 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Applied Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher 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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