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University of Guilan

In research, University of Guilan stands highest in Civil and Structural Engineering (#46 of 896 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#906 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#575 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering, Aquatic Science and Organic Chemistry — Civil and Structural Engineering is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,382
of 28,054 · #2,256 all time
Rank in Iran
#18
of 301
Research works
12k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Guilan 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
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #46 of 896 34.8%170 #161
Physical SciencesDomain #906 of 12,888 17.1%1,645 #1527
EngineeringField #575 of 6,636 21.2%687 #1261
Life SciencesDomain #2,078 of 7,800 16.4%432 #4759
Health SciencesDomain #4,024 of 11,982 14.8%313 #6112
Social SciencesDomain #4,002 of 10,521 17.1%300 #6326
Environmental ScienceField #1,394 of 3,551 15.3%176 #2051
Materials ScienceField #981 of 2,468 16.9%242 #1363
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,420 of 3,409 16.3%232 #2328
Computer ScienceField #1,985 of 4,667 14.1%118 #2727

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Guilan 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. Civil and Structural Engineering#161 #46
  2. Physical Sciences#1,527 #906
  3. Engineering#1,261 #575
  4. Life Sciences#4,759 #2,078
  5. Health Sciences#6,112 #4,024
  6. Social Sciences#6,326 #4,002
  7. Environmental Science#2,051 #1,394
  8. Materials Science#1,363 #981
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,328 #1,420
  10. Computer Science#2,727 #1,985
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 University of Guilan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 170.5 works5.4×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 25.7 works5.2×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 103.1 works5.1×
← 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: 1.82× its world share, 232 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 144 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.89× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.60× its world share, 152 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 118 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.91× its world share, 47 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 687 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 176 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.58× its world share, 242 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.56× its world share, 81 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 86 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 271 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 75 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Guilan?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Mirzazadeh, R. Gholami and R. Ansari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Guilan.

  1. 1 Mohammad Mirzazadeh Iran · #101,402 worldwide 637 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 R. Gholami Iran · #116,994 worldwide 432 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 R. Ansari Iran · #140,641 worldwide 1.6k citations · 191 works
  4. 4 Meghdad Payan Iran · #148,374 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Jafar Biazar Iran · #179,081 worldwide 218 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Rahmat Madandoust Iran · #186,904 worldwide 195 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 A. Darvizeh Iran · #199,613 worldwide 147 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 N. Nariman-zadeh Iran · #221,542 worldwide 187 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Seyyed Hossein Asadpour Iran · #249,050 worldwide 143 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Alireza Pendashteh Iran · #256,555 worldwide 586 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Guilan

Which keywords describe research at University of Guilan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Green Chemistry, Graphene, Biomedical Applications, Synthesis, Nanocomposites and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials113▲ 4.0×17 topics
  2. Catalysis78▲ 4.4×22 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications76▲ 2.4×31 topics
  4. Climate Change75◆ 1.04×71 topics
  5. Environmental Impact75▲ 1.63×41 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties67▲ 2.5×28 topics
  7. Graphene66▲ 3.6×10 topics
  8. Nanocomposites65▲ 3.0×19 topics
  9. Nanoparticles61▲ 1.79×38 topics
  10. Energy Storage58▲ 3.3×11 topics
  11. Green Chemistry53▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Synthesis50▲ 5.0×25 topics
  13. Nanostructures47▲ 4.3×12 topics
  14. Drug Delivery45▲ 3.1×15 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks45▲ 4.0×6 topics
  16. Two-Dimensional Materials39▲ 6.3×4 topics
  17. Drug Discovery37▲ 6.2×12 topics
  18. Carbon Nanotubes36▲ 4.0×8 topics
  19. Ionic Liquids34▲ 4.5×10 topics
  20. Organic Synthesis32▲ 10×8 topics
  21. Recycled Materials32▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Medicinal Chemistry32▲ 4.2×12 topics
  23. Aquaculture31▲ 4.4×8 topics
  24. Nonlinear Equations30▲ 8.8×6 topics
  25. Finite Element Analysis29▲ 4.7×7 topics
  26. Soil Reinforcement27▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Anticancer Agents26▲ 6.5×10 topics
  28. Asymmetric Synthesis26▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Fiber Reinforcement26▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Buckling Behavior24▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Liquefaction24▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Tunnel24▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Geosynthetics24▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Numerical Analysis23▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Sand Mixtures23▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Stone Columns23▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Nanocatalysts23▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Multicomponent Reactions22▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Heterocyclic Compounds22▲ 9.5×5 topics
  40. Heterocyclic Synthesis22▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Guilan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Geotechnical Engineering…23Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 23 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis…22Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 22 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 21 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…20Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 20 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…18Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 18 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 16 fractional worksComposite Structure Analysis and Optimization: 15 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Perform…14Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 14 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 14 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 14 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringOrganic ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsModeling and Simulation3 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 22 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 20 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 18 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 16 works
  7. 7 Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization Mechanics of Materials 15 works
  8. 8 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 14 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 14 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Guilan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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