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Western Caspian University

In research, Western Caspian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,670 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,572 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,558 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy — Energy is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,224
of 28,054 · #7,864 all time
Rank in Azerbaijan
#2
of 42
Research works
738
▲ 11139% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Western Caspian University 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 #1,670 of 12,888 31.3%337 #5505
Social SciencesDomain #2,572 of 10,521 48.6%106 #6041
EngineeringField #2,558 of 6,636 30.3%112 #6806
Life SciencesDomain #6,032 of 7,800 26.9%76 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Caspian University 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#5,505 #1,670
  2. Social Sciences#6,041 #2,572
  3. Engineering#6,806 #2,558
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 Western Caspian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EnergyField · 21.1 works4.2×
← 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: 2.01× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.40× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.24× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.11× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.85× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.24× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.11× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western Caspian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, Environmental Impact, Energy Consumption, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis, CO2 Emissions and Heat Transfer.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy40▲ 5.1×37 topics
  2. Environmental Impact27▲ 3.0×43 topics
  3. Climate Change25▲ 1.69×58 topics
  4. Economic Growth22▲ 4.9×20 topics
  5. Sustainability21▲ 1.61×47 topics
  6. Machine Learning18◆ 1.00×61 topics
  7. Heat Transfer16▲ 6.0×14 topics
  8. Nanomaterials16▲ 2.8×20 topics
  9. Energy Consumption16▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Sustainable Development15▲ 1.79×43 topics
  11. Financial Development15▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Panel Data Analysis15▲ 17×3 topics
  13. CO2 Emissions15▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Urbanization14▲ 6.4×5 topics
  15. Environmental Regulation14▲ 17×1 topic
  16. Kuznets Curve14▲ 23×1 topic
  17. Energy Efficiency14▲ 2.6×27 topics
  18. Nanoparticles12▲ 1.81×32 topics
  19. Graphene10▲ 2.6×10 topics
  20. Energy Storage9▲ 2.7×11 topics
  21. Experimental Investigation9▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Fuzzy Sets9▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Analytic Hierarchy Process9▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Group Decision Making8▲ 36×1 topic
  25. TOPSIS8▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Nanostructures8▲ 3.8×14 topics
  27. Nanocrystals8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Applications8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. Thermal Conductivity8▲ 9.0×7 topics
  31. Energy Transition7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Household Behavior6▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Review6▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. Consumption6▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Rebound Effect6▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Nanofluids6▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Convective Transport6▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Enhancement6▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Global Economy6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Solar Cell Efficiency6▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Caspian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer.

Energy, Environment, Eco…14Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 14 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 8 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…6Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 6 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …6Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 6 fractional worksRadiation Shielding Materials Analysis: 5 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…4Energy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 4 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 3 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement Science and Operations ResearchRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  2. 2 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 8 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis Materials Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  8. 8 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 4 works
  9. 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 3 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.6%domestic only31.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Caspian University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11139% 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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