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University of Kurdistan

In research, University of Kurdistan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,698 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,889 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,941 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,100
of 28,054 · #2,334 all time
Rank in Iran
#29
of 301
Research works
5.2k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of Kurdistan 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 #1,698 of 12,888 18.5%882 #1679
Social SciencesDomain #1,889 of 10,521 26.1%247 #3368
EngineeringField #1,941 of 6,636 17.9%315 #1910
Computer ScienceField #1,572 of 4,667 36.6%106 #2181
PsychologyField #936 of 2,181 26.0%65 #2106
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,660 of 3,409 23.6%152 #2495
Social SciencesField #3,562 of 6,365 24.2%86 #5113
Life SciencesDomain #4,717 of 7,800 21.1%254 #7019
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,430 of 2,318 15.1%97 #1225
Environmental ScienceField #2,266 of 3,551 20.1%94 #1784

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kurdistan 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#1,679 #1,698
  2. Social Sciences#3,368 #1,889
  3. Engineering#1,910 #1,941
  4. Computer Science#2,181 #1,572
  5. Psychology#2,106 #936
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,495 #1,660
  7. Social Sciences#5,113 #3,562
  8. Life Sciences#7,019 #4,717
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,225 #1,430
  10. Environmental Science#1,784 #2,266
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 Kurdistan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 48.9 works4.4×
← 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: 2.15× its world share, 152 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 77 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.49× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.22× its world share, 75 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 106 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.44× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 315 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 94 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.72× its world share, 89 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.68× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.28× its world share, 75 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kurdistan?

Ranked on the composite score, Qobad Shafiee, Hossein Azizi and Himan Shahabi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kurdistan.

  1. 1 Qobad Shafiee Iran · #52,364 worldwide 472 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Hossein Azizi Iran · #231,387 worldwide 243 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Himan Shahabi Iran · #265,806 worldwide 327 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Rahmat Sadeghi Iran · #341,020 worldwide 274 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Navid Rezaei Iran · #345,235 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Parham Moradi Iran · #349,892 worldwide 216 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Hassan Bevrani Iran · #366,776 worldwide 326 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Ahmad Karimi Iran · #371,744 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Mohammad Ghadermazi Iran · #419,349 worldwide 118 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Taiebeh Tamoradi Iran · #436,262 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kurdistan

Which keywords describe research at University of Kurdistan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials, Green Synthesis, Decentralized Control, Green Chemistry and Smart Grid Applications.

▲ 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. Climate Change50▲ 1.25×61 topics
  2. Renewable Energy49▲ 2.3×30 topics
  3. Machine Learning44◆ 0.91×51 topics
  4. Catalysis43▲ 4.4×21 topics
  5. Nanomaterials41▲ 2.6×15 topics
  6. Deep Learning41▼ 0.80×48 topics
  7. Nanoparticles37▲ 1.99×31 topics
  8. Remote Sensing37▲ 2.0×25 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications32▲ 1.82×26 topics
  10. Power Electronics30▲ 6.2×6 topics
  11. Graphene29▲ 2.9×10 topics
  12. Nanocomposites28▲ 2.3×15 topics
  13. Biosensors26▲ 3.4×10 topics
  14. Antioxidant25▲ 2.5×35 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration25▲ 4.9×5 topics
  16. Green Synthesis23▲ 8.0×4 topics
  17. Decentralized Control22▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Electrochemistry22▲ 6.6×3 topics
  19. Green Chemistry22▲ 8.4×8 topics
  20. Smart Grid Applications22▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Energy Storage21▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes21▲ 4.2×7 topics
  23. Two-Dimensional Materials21▲ 6.1×4 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids19▲ 4.5×10 topics
  25. Synthesis18▲ 3.3×20 topics
  26. Energy Storage Systems18▲ 8.4×2 topics
  27. Distributed Power Generation17▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Microgrid Control17▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Quantum Gravity16▲ 13×4 topics
  30. General Relativity14▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Dark Energy14▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Distributed Generation14▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Heterogeneous Catalysis14▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. Organic Synthesis14▲ 7.9×6 topics
  35. Supernovae14▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Cosmic Microwave Background13▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Cosmological Parameters13▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Horticultural Crops12▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Black Holes12▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Chemoselective12▲ 8.7×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Kurdistan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Microgrid Control and Optimization: 17 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 13 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 10 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 10 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 8 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …8Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 8 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 7 fractional worksMulticomponent Synthesis…7Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 7 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 10 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  8. 8 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 7 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kurdistan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.