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University of Science and Culture

In research, University of Science and Culture stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,776 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,803 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,301 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Arts and Humanities — Literature and Literary Theory is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,800
of 28,054 · #12,707 all time
Rank in Iran
#179
of 301
Research works
3.6k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is University of Science and Culture 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,776 of 10,521 10.5%576 #3847
Social SciencesField #3,803 of 6,365 8.8%278 #3612
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,301 of 1,998 14.7%170 #1561
Physical SciencesDomain #9,400 of 12,888 17.6%159 #13905
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,996 of 2,578 11.1%80 #2462
Computer ScienceField #3,731 of 4,667 18.6%71 #5558
EngineeringField #5,337 of 6,636 17.0%61 #6745
Health SciencesDomain #9,701 of 11,982 13.3%67 #9713
PsychologyField #2,076 of 2,181 5.6%75 #3124
EducationSubfield #1,829 of 1,892 3.1%81 #2687

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Science and Culture 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. Social Sciences#3,847 #3,776
  2. Social Sciences#3,612 #3,803
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,561 #1,301
  4. Physical Sciences#13,905 #9,400
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,462 #1,996
  6. Computer Science#5,558 #3,731
  7. Engineering#6,745 #5,337
  8. Health Sciences#9,713 #9,701
  9. Psychology#3,124 #2,076
  10. Education#2,687 #1,829
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 Science and Culture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 51.8 works12×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 29.2 works7.9×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 170.2 works7.0×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 24.8 works6.9×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.01× its world share, 170 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.92× its world share, 75 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 278 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Science and Culture?

Ranked on the composite score, Alan Firth, S. H. Mygind and Tabish Khair lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Science and Culture.

  1. 1 Alan Firth Iran · #185,112 worldwide 245 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 S. H. Mygind Iran · #265,378 worldwide 55 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Tabish Khair Iran · #363,695 worldwide 55 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Pernille Hermann Iran · #479,235 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Maria Engberg Iran · #486,141 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Birgitte Stougaard Pedersen Iran · #582,963 worldwide 25 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Lars Bo Andersen Iran · #585,358 worldwide 17 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Rikke Peters Iran · #586,214 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Lis Møller Iran · #674,304 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Mads Rosendahl Thomsen Iran · #706,239 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of Science and Culture

Which keywords describe research at University of Science and Culture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Qualitative Research, Pedagogy, Discourse Analysis, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Methodology and Special Education.

▲ 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. Education95▲ 6.6×41 topics
  2. Qualitative Research69▲ 9.5×14 topics
  3. Pedagogy69▲ 17×14 topics
  4. Discourse Analysis63▲ 30×5 topics
  5. Social Sciences62▲ 52×4 topics
  6. Gender Studies54▲ 42×7 topics
  7. Methodology53▲ 132×4 topics
  8. Special Education52▲ 108×3 topics
  9. Learning52▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Quantitative Methods52▲ 428×1 topic
  11. Literature46▲ 10×36 topics
  12. Globalization40▲ 2.5×52 topics
  13. Identity33▲ 5.4×42 topics
  14. Ethics30▲ 7.3×24 topics
  15. Social Media30▲ 2.5×27 topics
  16. Embodiment28▲ 18×6 topics
  17. Tacit Knowledge25▲ 64×2 topics
  18. History24▲ 4.1×31 topics
  19. Social Science24▲ 77×4 topics
  20. Gender24▲ 5.2×28 topics
  21. Pragmatism24▲ 111×2 topics
  22. Ethical Guidelines23▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Interactional Expertise23▲ 246×1 topic
  24. Nationalism22▲ 5.8×19 topics
  25. Religion22▲ 5.6×19 topics
  26. Culture21▲ 4.8×24 topics
  27. Cultural Studies19▲ 6.0×16 topics
  28. Philosophy19▲ 5.2×25 topics
  29. Feminism19▲ 7.9×15 topics
  30. Postcolonialism17▲ 16×13 topics
  31. Aesthetics17▲ 27×9 topics
  32. Colonialism17▲ 4.2×20 topics
  33. Urban Development17▲ 5.4×9 topics
  34. Ethnicity16▲ 5.2×10 topics
  35. Social Interaction16▲ 4.9×9 topics
  36. Narrative16▲ 12×11 topics
  37. Communication15▲ 5.8×9 topics
  38. Corpus Linguistics15▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. International Relations14▲ 7.0×11 topics
  40. Phenomenology12▲ 13×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Research in Social Sciences and Migration, Policy, and Dickens Studies.

Social and Educational S…52Social and Educational Sciences: 52 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 23 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 10 fractional worksMigration, Policy, and Dickens Studies: 8 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 7 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 7 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 6 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 6 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 6 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 6 fractional works
EducationSocial PsychologyDemographyHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 52 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 23 works
  3. 3 Research in Social Sciences Education 10 works
  4. 4 Migration, Policy, and Dickens Studies Demography 8 works
  5. 5 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 7 works
  6. 6 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  7. 7 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 6 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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