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Research in Basra

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Basra, Iraq. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Basrah, Southern Technical University and Iraq University College.

Research institutions
5
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 285% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.8%
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 Basra?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BasrahUniversity 10,356 #2,446
2Southern Technical UniversityUniversity 1,268 #8,392
3Iraq University CollegeUniversity 1,034 #11,876
4Shatt Al-Arab University CollegeUniversity 146 #25,709
5Al-Kunooze UniversityUniversity 64 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.

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.

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×
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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 Basra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Machine Learning, Morphology, Biogeography, Freshwater, Environmental Factors and Fish.

▲ 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. Machine Learning294▲ 1.47×86 topics
  2. Epidemiology273◆ 1.13×116 topics
  3. Deep Learning242◆ 1.15×74 topics
  4. Environmental Impact210▲ 2.0×56 topics
  5. Climate Change176◆ 1.06×77 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity170▲ 6.3×20 topics
  7. Inflammation168▲ 1.32×80 topics
  8. Biodiversity157▲ 3.4×27 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress152▲ 1.52×60 topics
  10. Nanoparticles137▲ 1.78×42 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis133▲ 7.2×13 topics
  12. Conservation131▲ 5.0×15 topics
  13. Antioxidant127▲ 3.0×49 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity122▲ 3.1×31 topics
  15. Biogeography122▲ 7.7×13 topics
  16. Morphology120▲ 11×9 topics
  17. Remote Sensing118▲ 1.56×29 topics
  18. Freshwater113▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Environmental Factors110▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Fish108▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Length-Weight Relationships108▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Heat Transfer106▲ 3.5×18 topics
  23. Toxicity102▲ 3.8×18 topics
  24. Metabolic Syndrome93▲ 1.86×22 topics
  25. Security84▲ 2.1×21 topics
  26. Nutrition80▲ 2.9×15 topics
  27. Aquaculture68▲ 4.3×8 topics
  28. Synthesis68▲ 3.0×31 topics
  29. Antimicrobial67▲ 3.9×13 topics
  30. Principal Component Analysis58▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Anticancer Agents57▲ 6.2×11 topics
  32. Sedimentation51▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Holocene51▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Multivariate Statistical Techniques50▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Water Quality Index50▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Sea Level50▲ 8.4×2 topics
  37. Mediterranean49▲ 8.7×3 topics
  38. Black Sea48▲ 20×1 topic
  39. paleoceanography48▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Pest Management42▲ 8.2×5 topics

What research is done in Basra?

  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

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