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Zabol University of Medical Sciences

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score59.7
Global research rank#4,784
Country rank#123
Momentum rank#10,420

Research performance overview

Zabol University of Medical Sciences is an education institution in Iran represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 1,059 research works and 6,587 citations. Its current h-index is 123, while the five-year trend shows a contraction in recent publication activity. It currently places #4,784 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Iran, its current research-performance position is #123.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years1,059
Citations, 5 years6,587
H-index123
i10-index1,762
Publication growth-18.5%
Citation growth-89.3%

Recent citation volume is approximately 6.2 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
20107874
2011121573
20122427917
2013521,06322
2014871,37355
20151272,45076
20162435,194156
201726610,375180
201828510,999180
201929918,009204
20202387,400154
20212324,090151
20221792,932128
20232492,230197
2024282872238
2025239529180
20261102485

The yearly series runs from 2010 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Health and Well-being StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentNanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

The strongest topic signals currently associated with Zabol University of Medical Sciences include Health and Well-being Studies, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 277 index-ready universities currently available for Iran, the average five-year output is about 2,514 works and the average five-year citation count is about 16,106. Zabol University of Medical Sciences is currently below that research-output average and below the citation average. Its own growth signal is -18.5%, compared with a country-set average of -6.6%.

Deep research intelligence

Deep enrichment is queued for this otherwise quality-gated institution. Base research metrics remain available while the collaboration and partner-country aggregates are being calculated.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I310735636
  • ROR ID: 037tr0b92
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 21:22:14

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for Zabol University of Medical Sciences?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 59.7 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with Zabol University of Medical Sciences?

The current local five-year window contains 1,059 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.