Studies
Longitudinal research on emotion, language, and interaction in public discourse.
Foundations (signals)
Core price and exchange-rate series that anchor later analysis.
Study 2
Brent oil price as an exogenous context signal
A baseline study illustrating event-anchored windows on a macroeconomic series.
Study 3
USD→Toman (open market) as a socio-economic signal
Open-market USD/toman rate as a lived economic pressure indicator.
Study 4
Oil and USD/toman: dual macroeconomic signals
Brent oil price (left axis) and USD→toman open-market rate (right axis) overlaid for comparative context.
Context (timelines)
Reference timelines for events and long-range price context.
Study 11
Historical events timeline (1900–present)
A reference timeline of major political, economic, and geopolitical events used as context throughout SignalMap.
Study 5
Global conflict and economic shocks (1900–present)
A long-range view of global conflicts and structural shocks contextualized against gold (monetary stress) and oil (energy/geopolitical stress) prices.
Study 16
Oil market reaction to geopolitical tensions
Monitor recent oil price changes during periods of geopolitical stress. High-resolution Brent data with event markers for military escalation, sanctions, OPEC decisions, and major shocks.
Burden & adjustment (methods)
Inflation-adjusted and PPP-based measures of economic burden.
Study 6
Real oil prices and global economic burden
Oil prices adjusted for inflation to examine long-term economic burden rather than market signaling.
Study 7
Oil price burden in Iran (PPP-based)
An estimate of the domestic economic burden of oil prices in Iran using purchasing power parity (PPP) rather than market exchange rates.
Study 13
Real Minimum Wage in Iran
Nominal and CPI-adjusted (real) minimum wage in Iran. Emphasizes purchasing power and measurement limits.
Comparisons & constraints
Cross-country comparisons and capacity under constraints.
Study 8
Iran and Turkey: comparative PPP oil burden
Side-by-side comparison of PPP-adjusted oil burden in Iran and Turkey. Both series use identical methodology for contextual comparison.
Study 9
Iran oil export capacity: price and volume
A comparative view of global oil prices and Iran's estimated crude export capacity under constraints.
Study 14
Major oil exporters: production levels
Crude oil production for Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iran. Annual data in million barrels per day.
Study 12
Dual Exchange Rates in Iran
Official vs open-market USD/IRR.
Audience dynamics (growth & networks)
Follower growth, simple growth models, and network prototypes.
Study 10
Follower growth dynamics over time
An exploratory analysis of historical follower growth using simple growth models.
Study 15
Oil trade network
Network view of crude oil trade between major exporting and importing countries. Nodes represent countries; edges show directional trade flows (thousand barrels per day).
Study 17
Major crude oil exporters: trade flows
Annual crude oil export volumes for Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, and Iran. Derived from bilateral trade flows (UN Comtrade HS 2709).
Media discourse
Language, narrative, and audience discourse extracted from YouTube comment sections.
Study 18
Bplus YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from Bplus Podcast YouTube comments.
Study 24
BBC Persian YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from BBC Persian YouTube comments.
Study 25
Iran International YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from Iran International YouTube comments.
Study 19
Breaking Points YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from Breaking Points YouTube comments.
Study 20
Tucker Carlson YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from Tucker Carlson YouTube comments.
Study 21
CNN YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from CNN YouTube comments.
Study 22
Fox News YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from Fox News YouTube comments.
Study 23
BBC News YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from BBC News YouTube comments.
Study 26
The Rest Is Politics YouTube Discourse
Audience sentiment and discourse topics from The Rest Is Politics YouTube comments.