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Research in Basra

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Basra, Iraq. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Iraq University College, Southern Technical University and Shatt Al-Arab University College.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 76% vs 2018-21
Citations
74k
5.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Basra

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Basra?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BasrahUniversity 10,356 #21,934
2Southern Technical UniversityUniversity 1,268 #9,691
3Iraq University CollegeUniversity 1,034 #7,382
4Shatt Al-Arab University CollegeUniversity 146 #18,215
5Al-Kunooze UniversityUniversity 64 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of Basrah: 80.5%Southern Technical University: 9.9%Iraq University College: 8.0%Shatt Al-Arab University College: 1.1%1 other listed: 0.5%80%largest
University of Basrah10k · 80.5%Southern Technical University1,268 · 9.9%Iraq University College1,034 · 8.0%Shatt Al-Arab University College146 · 1.1%1 other listed64 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Basra work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Basra is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3,334 fractional works · 49.1% of its workEngineering: 1,222 fractional works · 18.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 214 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 178 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 173 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 160 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 81 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 630 fractional works · 9.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 197 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 132 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 507 fractional works · 7.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 116 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 299 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 143 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 205 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 133 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 145 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 139 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 90 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,360 fractional works · 20.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 762 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPlant Science: 276 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAquatic Science: 160 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 95 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 379 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 170 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 118 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,321 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMedicine: 1,067 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEpidemiology: 101 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 73 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 129 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 776 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 295 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 133 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 171 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 96 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 79 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBasra6,791fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,22218.0%
    2. Computer Science6309.3%
    3. Environmental Science5077.5%
    4. Materials Science2994.4%
    5. Chemistry2053.0%
    6. Mathematics1452.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1392.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy901.3%
    9. Energy741.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering230.3%
  2. Life Sciences1,36020.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences76211.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3795.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1181.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics510.8%
    5. Neuroscience500.7%
  3. Health Sciences1,32119.4%
    1. Medicine1,06715.7%
    2. Health Professions1291.9%
    3. Nursing580.9%
    4. Dentistry460.7%
    5. Veterinary210.3%
    1. Social Sciences2954.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1712.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities961.4%
    4. Psychology791.2%
    5. Decision Sciences721.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance630.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Basra strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Basra is most concentrated in Aquatic Science, Numerical Analysis and Animal Science and Zoology (13.9× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 154.9 works14×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 26.2 works5.0×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 66.5 works4.9×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 23.1 works3.6×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 60.9 works3.5×
  6. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 109.0 works3.5×
  7. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 27.9 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 720 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 332 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 101 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 46 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.97× its world share, 189 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 574 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 128 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 66 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 1,093 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 468 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 261 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.87× its world share, 134 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 75 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 121 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 944 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 17 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 90 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 148 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 262 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.48×720 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.11×46 works
  3. Veterinary2.05×17 works
  4. Chemistry1.97×189 works
  5. Mathematics1.87×134 works
  6. Nursing1.72×52 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.63×101 works
  8. Environmental Science1.54×468 works
  9. Dentistry1.40×42 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.34×128 works
  11. Materials Science1.22×261 works
  12. Computer Science1.21×574 works
  13. Engineering1.19×1,093 works
  14. Energy1.18×66 works
  15. Decision Sciences1.09×64 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×332 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.92×20 works
  18. Medicine0.80×944 works
  19. Health Professions0.75×121 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×148 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.55×75 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.51×90 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×59 works
  24. Neuroscience0.44×44 works
  25. Psychology0.40×74 works
  26. Social Sciences0.34×262 works

Which keywords describe research in Basra?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Machine Learning, Morphology, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biogeography, Freshwater, Environmental Factors and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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-now 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. Machine Learning321▲ 1.42×88 topics
  2. Epidemiology306◆ 1.13×118 topics
  3. Deep Learning272▲ 1.16×75 topics
  4. Environmental Impact228▲ 1.97×57 topics
  5. Inflammation197▲ 1.36×80 topics
  6. Climate Change193◆ 1.04×83 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity178▲ 6.0×21 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress171▲ 1.53×60 topics
  9. Biodiversity164▲ 3.2×27 topics
  10. Nanoparticles159▲ 1.86×42 topics
  11. Antioxidant140▲ 3.0×50 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis137▲ 6.4×14 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity136▲ 3.2×32 topics
  14. Conservation134▲ 4.6×15 topics
  15. Morphology126▲ 10×9 topics
  16. Remote Sensing126▲ 1.52×29 topics
  17. Biogeography126▲ 6.7×14 topics
  18. Heat Transfer120▲ 3.6×19 topics
  19. Freshwater116▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease115▲ 1.49×37 topics
  21. Environmental Factors113▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Toxicity112▲ 3.8×18 topics
  23. Fish110▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Length-Weight Relationships110▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Metabolic Syndrome103▲ 1.88×22 topics
  26. Nutrition86▲ 2.9×15 topics
  27. Synthesis76▲ 3.0×33 topics
  28. Antimicrobial73▲ 3.8×14 topics
  29. Aquaculture70▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Anticancer Agents62▲ 6.2×11 topics
  31. Principal Component Analysis60▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Sedimentation52▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Holocene52▲ 6.9×3 topics
  34. Sea Level51▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Multivariate Statistical Techniques51▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Water Quality Index51▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Mediterranean50▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Black Sea48▲ 19×1 topic
  39. paleoceanography48▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Pest Management47▲ 8.2×5 topics

What research is done in Basra?

Fish Biology and Ecology…108Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 108 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 50 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 48 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 35 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 33 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 30 fractional worksDate Palm Research Studies30Date Palm Research Studies: 30 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 29 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 28 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 28 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceWater Science and TechnologyOceanographyMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 108 works
  2. 2 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 50 works
  3. 3 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 48 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 35 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 33 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 30 works
  7. 7 Date Palm Research Studies Plant Science 30 works
  8. 8 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 29 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 28 works
  10. 10 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 28 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Basra7.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.5% in 2016.

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