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Research in Baghdad

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Baghdad. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Al-Farahidi University, Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq University and Al-Hadi University College.

Research institutions
8
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 6973% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Baghdad?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Al-Farahidi UniversityUniversity 516 #4,137
2Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq UniversityUniversity 306 #9,305
3Imam Alkadhim University CollegeUniversity 234 #27,653
4Al-Hadi University CollegeUniversity 85 #11,500
5Osol Aldeen University CollegeUniversity 22 not ranked
6American University of Iraq BaghdadUniversity 11 not ranked
7Central Organization for Standardization and Quality ControlGovernment institution 5 not ranked
8Al-Bayan UniversityUniversity 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Al-Farahidi University: 43.7%Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq University: 25.9%Imam Alkadhim University College: 19.8%Al-Hadi University College: 7.2%4 others listed: 3.3%44%largest
Al-Farahidi University516 · 43.7%Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq University306 · 25.9%Imam Alkadhim University College234 · 19.8%Al-Hadi University College85 · 7.2%4 others listed39 · 3.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Baghdad strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Baghdad is most concentrated in Transportation, Aerospace Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications (16.2× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 51.4 works16×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 60.6 works5.5×
  3. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 36.2 works4.3×
  4. EnergyField · 26.0 works3.0×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Baghdad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Philosophy, History, Culture, Ethnicity, Islam, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Social Influence.

▲ 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 city'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. Deep Learning74▲ 2.3×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning67▲ 2.2×79 topics
  3. Literature57▲ 11×13 topics
  4. Philosophy54▲ 13×4 topics
  5. History54▲ 8.0×6 topics
  6. Culture53▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Ethnicity53▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Islam52▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles52▲ 29×4 topics
  10. Social Influence52▲ 25×3 topics
  11. Malay Language51▲ 38×1 topic
  12. Sharia Law51▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Legal Regulation51▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Economic Security50▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Air Force50▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Modernization50▲ 29×1 topic
  17. Public Oversight50▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Transport Policy50▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy36▲ 2.6×38 topics
  20. Internet of Things30▲ 3.6×25 topics
  21. Healthcare27▲ 2.5×13 topics
  22. Nanoparticles25▲ 2.1×38 topics
  23. Security25▲ 4.0×21 topics
  24. Nanomaterials25▲ 2.5×18 topics
  25. Neural Networks24▲ 1.61×34 topics
  26. Energy Efficiency20▲ 2.3×31 topics
  27. Convolutional Neural Networks19▲ 2.8×14 topics
  28. Biomedical Applications19▲ 1.69×30 topics
  29. Wireless Sensor Networks19▲ 4.4×19 topics
  30. IoT17▲ 4.8×15 topics
  31. Graphene16▲ 2.4×10 topics
  32. Energy Storage15▲ 2.5×11 topics
  33. Nanostructures15▲ 3.9×13 topics
  34. Two-Dimensional Materials14▲ 6.6×4 topics
  35. Smart Cities14▲ 5.5×7 topics
  36. IoT Security13▲ 4.4×3 topics
  37. Solar Energy13▲ 4.3×5 topics
  38. Big Data Analytics12▲ 5.9×5 topics
  39. Security and Privacy12▲ 6.5×3 topics
  40. Security Analysis11▲ 6.7×4 topics

What research is done in Baghdad?

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 51 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 50 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 50 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  5. 5 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 6 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 6 works
  8. 8 Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research Materials Chemistry 5 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 5 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.