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Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

In research, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,634 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,568 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,440 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry and Obstetrics and Gynecology — Dentistry is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,934
of 28,054 · #10,950 all time
Rank in Iran
#116
of 301
Research works
4k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,634 of 11,982 7.6%592 #4189
MedicineField #3,568 of 10,443 7.2%471 #5575
Physical SciencesDomain #6,440 of 12,888 25.1%82 #12189
Life SciencesDomain #4,491 of 7,800 11.1%150 #6026
Health ProfessionsField #1,302 of 1,928 11.8%62 #1383
Social SciencesDomain #8,335 of 10,521 10.9%122 #11356
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,329 of 3,579 10.4%75 #5804
PsychologyField #2,050 of 2,181 8.4%73 #3325

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zahedan University of Medical Sciences 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. Health Sciences#4,189 #2,634
  2. Medicine#5,575 #3,568
  3. Physical Sciences#12,189 #6,440
  4. Life Sciences#6,026 #4,491
  5. Health Professions#1,383 #1,302
  6. Social Sciences#11,356 #8,335
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,804 #3,329
  8. Psychology#3,325 #2,050
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 Zahedan University of Medical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 43.3 works9.4×
  2. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 24.5 works9.0×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 75 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.57× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 9.44× its world share, 43 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.59× its world share, 471 worksMedicineNursing: 3.21× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 73 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Hossein Ansari, Alireza Ansari‐Moghaddam and Mohammad Khammarnia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.

  1. 1 Hossein Ansari Iran · #8,473 worldwide 2.3k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Alireza Ansari‐Moghaddam Iran · #8,711 worldwide 713 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Khammarnia Iran · #50,911 worldwide 220 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Hassan Okati‐Aliabad Iran · #150,539 worldwide 506 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Iraj Zareban Iran · #304,429 worldwide 47 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Edris Bazrafshan Iran · #431,117 worldwide 165 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Fatemeh Rakhshani Iran · #447,766 worldwide 42 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Mohsen Khosravi Iran · #457,423 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Mohammad Hashemi Iran · #464,657 worldwide 143 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Ali Navidian Iran · #502,209 worldwide 67 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Depression, Mental Health, Inflammation, Social Support, Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology117▲ 3.1×111 topics
  2. Quality of Life62▲ 4.5×42 topics
  3. Inflammation52▲ 2.6×73 topics
  4. Depression51▲ 6.1×22 topics
  5. Mental Health46▲ 3.3×27 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease40▲ 3.9×35 topics
  7. Cancer39▲ 3.1×49 topics
  8. COVID-1939▲ 3.0×22 topics
  9. Risk Factors37▲ 3.6×33 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress35▲ 2.3×52 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome33▲ 4.3×22 topics
  12. Social Support33▲ 6.2×13 topics
  13. Treatment31▲ 2.7×39 topics
  14. Pandemic30▲ 2.9×9 topics
  15. Public Health27▲ 1.96×37 topics
  16. Diagnosis26▲ 3.0×35 topics
  17. Anxiety25▲ 5.7×11 topics
  18. Self-Efficacy25▲ 9.9×8 topics
  19. Management24▲ 3.2×23 topics
  20. Obesity24▲ 3.3×21 topics
  21. Immune Response22▲ 4.1×19 topics
  22. Maternal Mortality22▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Stress21▲ 5.9×10 topics
  24. SARS-CoV-219▲ 6.1×6 topics
  25. Antioxidant18▲ 2.8×40 topics
  26. Pathogenesis18▲ 3.7×19 topics
  27. Global Burden18▲ 3.5×11 topics
  28. Insulin Resistance18▲ 4.1×10 topics
  29. Diabetes17▲ 3.6×21 topics
  30. Elderly17▲ 7.2×5 topics
  31. Nursing17▲ 9.4×5 topics
  32. Prevalence16▲ 4.3×12 topics
  33. Pregnancy16▲ 8.3×9 topics
  34. Psychological Impact16▲ 5.1×6 topics
  35. Psychological Distress15▲ 6.2×4 topics
  36. Educational Achievement14▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Job Stress14▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Workers13▲ 5.8×4 topics
  39. Chronic Disease13▲ 7.9×4 topics
  40. ACE2 Receptor13▲ 5.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Zahedan University of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Health and Well-being Studies: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 7 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 7 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 6 fractional worksOral Health Pathology an…6Oral Health Pathology and Treatment: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Repro…6COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 6 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…5Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…5Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 5 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyInfectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthObstetrics and Gynecology3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 14 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 7 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  5. 5 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 7 works
  6. 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 6 works
  7. 7 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 6 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  9. 9 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 5 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zahedan University of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.