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University of Zanjan

In research, University of Zanjan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,599 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,173 of 6,636 worldwide) and Civil and Structural Engineering (#185 of 896 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biomaterials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Organic Chemistry — Biomaterials is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,785
of 28,054 · #4,058 all time
Rank in Iran
#43
of 301
Research works
5.8k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Zanjan 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 #1,599 of 12,888 16.8%948 #2587
EngineeringField #1,173 of 6,636 17.3%386 #1829
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #185 of 896 21.3%77 #641
Social SciencesDomain #4,360 of 10,521 18.1%94 #8025
Materials ScienceField #1,124 of 2,468 21.3%150 #2366
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,775 of 3,409 23.9%136 #2079
Materials ChemistrySubfield #989 of 1,556 19.3%87 #1764
ChemistryField #857 of 1,330 20.9%72 #1212
Environmental ScienceField #2,314 of 3,551 13.0%114 #3024
Computer ScienceField #3,203 of 4,667 22.4%71 #4450

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Zanjan 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#2,587 #1,599
  2. Engineering#1,829 #1,173
  3. Civil and Structural Engineering#641 #185
  4. Social Sciences#8,025 #4,360
  5. Materials Science#2,366 #1,124
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,079 #1,775
  7. Materials Chemistry#1,764 #989
  8. Chemistry#1,212 #857
  9. Environmental Science#3,024 #2,314
  10. Computer Science#4,450 #3,203
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 Zanjan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biomaterials takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiomaterialsSubfield · 29.2 works5.2×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 76.6 works4.9×
  3. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 38.2 works3.8×
← 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: 2.16× its world share, 136 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.45× its world share, 72 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 71 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.63× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.94× its world share, 386 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.26× its world share, 150 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.15× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Zanjan?

Ranked on the composite score, Abbas Rabiee, Ali Ramazani and Kazem Mazlumi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Zanjan.

  1. 1 Abbas Rabiee Iran · #117,923 worldwide 299 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ali Ramazani Iran · #230,872 worldwide 568 citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Kazem Mazlumi Iran · #384,625 worldwide 109 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Masoud Karbasi Iran · #410,979 worldwide 121 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Nader Noshiranzadeh Iran · #419,107 worldwide 87 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ali Souldozi Iran · #422,192 worldwide 70 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Asghar Taheri Iran · #457,159 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Mohammad Ali Rezvani Iran · #513,175 worldwide 128 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Mohammad Hossein Rasoulifard Iran · #525,044 worldwide 208 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Saeid Taghavi Fardood Iran · #541,364 worldwide 151 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Zanjan

Which keywords describe research at University of Zanjan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Graphene, Catalysis, Climate Change, Nanoparticles and Two-Dimensional Materials.

▲ 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. Nanocomposites62▲ 5.9×20 topics
  2. Climate Change62▲ 1.73×57 topics
  3. Nanomaterials58▲ 4.1×16 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications56▲ 3.6×32 topics
  5. Machine Learning46◆ 1.06×42 topics
  6. Graphene40▲ 4.4×11 topics
  7. Nanoparticles39▲ 2.3×30 topics
  8. Catalysis38▲ 4.3×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impact37▲ 1.64×39 topics
  10. Remote Sensing35▲ 2.1×27 topics
  11. Renewable Energy34▲ 1.77×24 topics
  12. Antioxidant30▲ 3.3×35 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties30▲ 2.3×26 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering30▲ 3.6×10 topics
  15. Drug Delivery25▲ 3.5×14 topics
  16. Carbon Nanotubes24▲ 5.3×8 topics
  17. Two-Dimensional Materials22▲ 7.2×4 topics
  18. Energy Storage21▲ 2.4×9 topics
  19. Global Warming20▲ 3.8×10 topics
  20. Water Splitting20▲ 4.1×4 topics
  21. Synthesis19▲ 3.9×22 topics
  22. Power Electronics19▲ 4.3×8 topics
  23. Biodegradable Polymers19▲ 8.4×4 topics
  24. Nanostructures18▲ 3.5×11 topics
  25. Optimization18▲ 3.0×17 topics
  26. Renewable Energy Integration17▲ 3.8×5 topics
  27. Antimicrobial17▲ 4.6×10 topics
  28. Visible Light17▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Solar Energy16▲ 3.7×4 topics
  30. Probabilistic Analysis16▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Electrocatalysis14▲ 3.9×5 topics
  32. Biomaterials14▲ 4.6×7 topics
  33. Distributed Generation14▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Raman Spectroscopy13▲ 4.9×5 topics
  35. Chemoselective12▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Chitosan11▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Electronic Properties10▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. Hydrological Cycle10▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Chitin10▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Food Packaging10▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Zanjan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging, Graphene research and applications and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Advanced Photocatalysis …11Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 11 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for …10Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 10 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 9 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 8 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 8 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 8 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 8 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distr…7Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 7 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 7 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 6 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomaterialsMaterials ChemistryControl and Systems Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  2. 2 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 10 works
  3. 3 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 9 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  6. 6 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 8 works
  8. 8 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Zanjan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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.