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University of Sistan and Baluchestan

In research, University of Sistan and Baluchestan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,882 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,707 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,336 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,461
of 28,054 · #6,149 all time
Rank in Iran
#84
of 301
Research works
5.1k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Sistan and Baluchestan 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 #2,882 of 12,888 14.0%562 #3686
EngineeringField #2,707 of 6,636 17.1%219 #3040
Social SciencesDomain #4,336 of 10,521 9.4%172 #7302
ChemistryField #997 of 1,330 12.9%70 #1517
Life SciencesDomain #6,105 of 7,800 15.4%82 #10753
MedicineField #9,364 of 10,443 13.3%61 #14204
Health SciencesDomain #11,013 of 11,982 12.3%68 #12168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Sistan and Baluchestan 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#3,686 #2,882
  2. Engineering#3,040 #2,707
  3. Social Sciences#7,302 #4,336
  4. Chemistry#1,517 #997
  5. Life Sciences#10,753 #6,105
  6. Medicine#14,204 #9,364
  7. Health Sciences#12,168 #11,013
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 Sistan and Baluchestan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 45.0 works6.8×
  2. ChemistryField · 70.0 works5.0×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.36× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.05× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.73× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 219 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.89× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.79× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Sistan and Baluchestan?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Behzadmehr, Davod Mohebbi‐Kalhori and Farshad Farshchi Tabrizi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Sistan and Baluchestan.

  1. 1 A. Behzadmehr Iran · #115,371 worldwide 325 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Davod Mohebbi‐Kalhori Iran · #328,017 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Farshad Farshchi Tabrizi Iran · #364,329 worldwide 225 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Ali Mansouri-Birjandi Iran · #375,551 worldwide 142 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Said Farahat Iran · #560,251 worldwide 126 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Hamid Reza Shaterian Iran · #584,924 worldwide 140 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Reza Heydari Iran · #585,041 worldwide 51 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hossein Jenaabadi Iran · #585,074 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Mohsen Rashki Iran · #606,407 worldwide 116 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Massoud Kaykhaii Iran · #614,551 worldwide 70 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of Sistan and Baluchestan

Which keywords describe research at University of Sistan and Baluchestan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Drug Discovery, Green Chemistry, Anticancer Agents, Synthesis, Nanomaterials, Organic Synthesis and Graphene.

▲ 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. Catalysis32▲ 5.4×22 topics
  2. Climate Change31▲ 1.31×48 topics
  3. Machine Learning28◆ 0.95×43 topics
  4. Nanomaterials27▲ 2.8×15 topics
  5. Environmental Impact22▲ 1.47×27 topics
  6. Nanoparticles22▲ 1.98×27 topics
  7. Drug Discovery21▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Green Chemistry21▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Mental Health21▲ 1.61×22 topics
  10. Anticancer Agents21▲ 15×10 topics
  11. Synthesis21▲ 6.3×22 topics
  12. Graphene20▲ 3.3×9 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency20▲ 2.3×18 topics
  14. Nanocomposites19▲ 2.7×16 topics
  15. Renewable Energy19▲ 1.49×23 topics
  16. Remote Sensing19▲ 1.73×26 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties18▲ 2.2×20 topics
  18. Optimization17▲ 4.2×14 topics
  19. Organic Synthesis14▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Medicinal Chemistry14▲ 5.7×9 topics
  21. Heat Transfer14▲ 3.2×13 topics
  22. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 3.7×5 topics
  23. Power Electronics13▲ 4.5×6 topics
  24. Carbon Nanotubes12▲ 4.1×6 topics
  25. Multicomponent Reactions12▲ 60×3 topics
  26. Stress12▲ 3.5×6 topics
  27. Oxidation11▲ 7.7×3 topics
  28. Water Splitting11▲ 3.4×4 topics
  29. Ionic Liquids11▲ 4.4×7 topics
  30. Asymmetric Synthesis11▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Nanocatalysts11▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Water Resources11▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Heterocyclic Synthesis10▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Isocyanides10▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Molecular Docking10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Heterocyclic Compounds9▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Hydrogenation9▲ 5.9×3 topics
  38. Metal Complexes8▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Fractional Calculus8▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Drug Development8▲ 9.6×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Sistan and Baluchestan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Metal complexes synthesis and properties, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Multicomponent Synthesis…10Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 10 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesi…7Metal complexes synthesis and properties: 7 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 7 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 6 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 6 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 6 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…5Synthesis and biological activity: 5 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 5 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 5 fractional works
Organic ChemistryOncologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 7 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 6 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 5 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Sistan and Baluchestan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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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.