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Research in Karbala

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Karbala, Iraq. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ahl Al Bayt University and University of Kerbala.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6k
▲ 176% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
4.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Karbala

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 Karbala?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KerbalaUniversity 5,761 #14,699
2Ahl Al Bayt UniversityUniversity 283 #9,926

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.

Which fields of science does Karbala work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Karbala is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,844 fractional works · 42.9% of its workEngineering: 746 fractional works · 17.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 145 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 134 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 126 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 98 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 64 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 309 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 120 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 214 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 134 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 205 fractional works · 4.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 155 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 93 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 93 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 85 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 47 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,034 fractional works · 24.1% of its workMedicine: 845 fractional works · 19.7% of its workEpidemiology: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 64 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 60 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 101 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 869 fractional works · 20.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 428 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPlant Science: 234 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFood Science: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 259 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 132 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 79 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 548 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 183 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 140 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAccounting: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 72 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 56 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKarbala4,295fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences13%

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. Engineering74617.4%
    2. Computer Science3097.2%
    3. Materials Science2145.0%
    4. Environmental Science2054.8%
    5. Chemistry1553.6%
    6. Energy932.2%
    7. Mathematics471.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy370.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences210.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering170.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,03424.1%
    1. Medicine84519.7%
    2. Health Professions1012.3%
    3. Dentistry390.9%
    4. Nursing350.8%
    5. Veterinary140.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42810.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2596.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology791.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics591.4%
    5. Neuroscience441.0%
    1. Social Sciences1834.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1403.3%
    3. Psychology721.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities561.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance481.1%
    6. Decision Sciences481.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Karbala strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Karbala is most concentrated in Pharmacology, Animal Science and Zoology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (4.8× the world share in Pharmacology).

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 32.9 works4.8×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 32.6 works4.0×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 50.6 works3.9×
  4. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 25.0 works3.7×
  5. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 25.9 works3.6×
← 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: 2.26× its world share, 395 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 227 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.90× its world share, 51 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.24× its world share, 130 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 267 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.27× its world share, 77 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 633 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 173 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.39× its world share, 179 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 86 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 726 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.15× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 121 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 155 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.90×51 works
  2. Energy2.27×77 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.26×395 works
  4. Chemistry2.24×130 works
  5. Veterinary2.15×11 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.85×69 works
  7. Nursing1.60×29 works
  8. Dentistry1.54×28 works
  9. Materials Science1.39×179 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.15×227 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.14×15 works
  12. Engineering1.14×633 works
  13. Decision Sciences1.08×39 works
  14. Medicine1.02×726 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×121 works
  16. Environmental Science0.95×173 works
  17. Computer Science0.93×267 works
  18. Health Professions0.89×86 works
  19. Mathematics0.86×37 works
  20. Neuroscience0.63×38 works
  21. Psychology0.56×62 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×41 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.46×48 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.38×31 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×19 works
  26. Social Sciences0.33×155 works

Which keywords describe research in Karbala?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Heat Transfer, Nanoparticles, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Deep Learning and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology203▲ 1.19×124 topics
  2. Machine Learning186▲ 1.30×89 topics
  3. Deep Learning175▲ 1.18×76 topics
  4. Inflammation141▲ 1.54×81 topics
  5. Nanoparticles134▲ 2.5×43 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress128▲ 1.82×61 topics
  7. Nanomaterials119▲ 2.6×20 topics
  8. Antioxidant111▲ 3.8×51 topics
  9. Environmental Impact109▲ 1.49×45 topics
  10. Cancer100▲ 1.74×57 topics
  11. Heat Transfer97▲ 4.6×18 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease85▲ 1.74×37 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity83▲ 3.1×31 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome81▲ 2.3×23 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications80▲ 1.58×34 topics
  16. Renewable Energy78▲ 1.25×47 topics
  17. Obesity69▲ 2.1×27 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance65▲ 3.3×10 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants62▲ 3.8×18 topics
  20. Synthesis62▲ 3.8×35 topics
  21. Diabetes59▲ 2.8×21 topics
  22. Toxicity58▲ 3.1×19 topics
  23. Antioxidants58▲ 3.1×17 topics
  24. Drug Delivery54▲ 2.3×16 topics
  25. Risk Management53▲ 2.6×12 topics
  26. Bioactive Compounds49▲ 4.6×14 topics
  27. IoT49▲ 3.0×17 topics
  28. Solar Energy48▲ 3.6×5 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory48▲ 4.0×28 topics
  30. Herbal Medicine47▲ 3.9×12 topics
  31. Plant Growth45▲ 9.7×6 topics
  32. Phase Change Materials45▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Antimicrobial43▲ 3.6×14 topics
  34. Experimental Investigation42▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Crop Management41▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Green Synthesis41▲ 5.1×5 topics
  37. Recycled Materials34▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Durability Performance32▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Essential Oils32▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Horticultural Crops29▲ 8.6×3 topics

What research is done in Karbala?

Islamic Finance and Bank…30Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 30 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement…24Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 24 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 23 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…22Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 22 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…21Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 21 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 20 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 18 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…16Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 16 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 16 fractional worksPhase Change Materials Research: 16 fractional works
AccountingPlant ScienceCivil and Structural EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment6 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 30 works
  2. 2 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 24 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 23 works
  4. 4 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 22 works
  5. 5 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 21 works
  6. 6 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 20 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 18 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 16 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 16 works

Research output over time

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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%Karbala10.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.8% in 2016.

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