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Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan

In research, Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,447 of 12,888 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,402 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,198 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry, Chemistry and Plant Science — Organic Chemistry is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,143
of 28,054 · #8,498 all time
Rank in Iran
#78
of 301
Research works
2.4k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan 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 #3,447 of 12,888 11.8%385 #6249
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,402 of 3,409 30.2%87 #2659
Life SciencesDomain #4,198 of 7,800 27.8%116 #9208
EngineeringField #4,323 of 6,636 11.7%115 #5974

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan 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#6,249 #3,447
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,659 #1,402
  3. Life Sciences#9,208 #4,198
  4. Engineering#5,974 #4,323
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 Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 47.4 works11×
  2. ChemistryField · 59.1 works6.5×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 58.8 works5.8×
← 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: 3.13× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.24× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.45× its world share, 59 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.83× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.58× its world share, 53 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.03× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.81× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan?

Ranked on the composite score, Yasser Sharifi, Hossein Mehrabi and Hamid Reza Roosta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan.

  1. 1 Yasser Sharifi Iran · #272,041 worldwide 131 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Hossein Mehrabi Iran · #548,836 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Hamid Reza Roosta Iran · #642,545 worldwide 94 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Roohallah Saberi Riseh Iran · #678,711 worldwide 78 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 H. Shirani Iran · #805,929 worldwide 77 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Hamzeh Izadi Iran · #817,854 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 H.R. Askari Iran · #920,873 worldwide 70 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Mehdi Molaei Iran · #1,170,879 worldwide 99 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Ali Asghar Besalatpour Iran · #1,201,838 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Hassan Hajabdollahi Iran · #1,298,527 worldwide 72 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan

Which keywords describe research at Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan?

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

▲ 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. Nanomaterials24▲ 3.8×13 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications22▲ 3.2×24 topics
  3. Graphene20▲ 5.0×9 topics
  4. Catalysis19▲ 4.9×18 topics
  5. Drug Discovery18▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Synthesis17▲ 7.8×22 topics
  7. Green Chemistry15▲ 15×9 topics
  8. Medicinal Chemistry14▲ 8.9×9 topics
  9. Organic Synthesis14▲ 21×8 topics
  10. Energy Storage14▲ 3.5×7 topics
  11. Nanocomposites12▲ 2.6×14 topics
  12. Antimicrobial12▲ 7.3×8 topics
  13. Anticancer Agents11▲ 13×8 topics
  14. Entanglement11▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Bioimaging11▲ 8.0×4 topics
  16. Nanocrystals11▲ 6.7×5 topics
  17. Antioxidants11▲ 4.1×7 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks10▲ 3.7×7 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes10▲ 5.1×6 topics
  20. Green Synthesis10▲ 9.0×4 topics
  21. Heterocyclic Compounds10▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Multicomponent Reactions10▲ 72×4 topics
  23. Asymmetric Synthesis9▲ 30×6 topics
  24. Water Splitting9▲ 4.4×4 topics
  25. Horticultural Crops9▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Biological Control9▲ 10×9 topics
  27. Signal Processing9▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Nanocatalysts8▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Phase Change Materials8▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Phenolic Compounds8▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Heterocyclic Synthesis8▲ 80×1 topic
  32. Isocyanides8▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Biological Evaluation7▲ 21×5 topics
  34. Chemoselective7▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Bayesian Inference7▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Photovoltaics7▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Tubulin Inhibitors7▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Vascular Targeting Agents7▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Heterocycles7▲ 12×7 topics
  40. Cryptography6▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles, Synthesis and biological activity, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Multicomponent Synthesis…8Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles: 8 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…7Synthesis and biological activity: 7 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 6 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 6 fractional worksMathematical Analysis and Transform Methods: 5 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis A…5Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 5 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algorithms: 5 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 5 fractional works
Organic ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Multicomponent Synthesis of Heterocycles Organic Chemistry 8 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 7 works
  3. 3 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  5. 5 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  7. 7 Mathematical Analysis and Transform Methods Applied Mathematics 5 works
  8. 8 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 5 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vali Asr University of Rafsanjan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.