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Research in Kirkuk

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Kirkuk, Iraq. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Kirkuk.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.4k
▲ 162% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
3.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Kirkuk

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 Kirkuk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KirkukUniversity 3,333 #10,593
2Al-Qalam UniversityUniversity 75 not ranked
3Iraqi Al-Amal AssociationNonprofit 1 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.

Which fields of science does Kirkuk work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Kirkuk is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 896 fractional works · 39.2% of its workEngineering: 351 fractional works · 15.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 70 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 54 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 52 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 167 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 64 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 125 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 79 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 56 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 498 fractional works · 21.8% of its workMedicine: 406 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEpidemiology: 49 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 56 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 456 fractional works · 20.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 242 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 91 fractional works · 4.0% of its workTransportation: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 64 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 60 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 51 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 433 fractional works · 19.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 256 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPlant Science: 115 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 98 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 46 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKirkuk2,284fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering35115.4%
    2. Computer Science1677.3%
    3. Environmental Science1255.5%
    4. Materials Science793.4%
    5. Chemistry562.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy371.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences311.4%
    8. Energy251.1%
    9. Mathematics190.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.3%
    1. Medicine40617.8%
    2. Health Professions562.4%
    3. Nursing220.9%
    4. Dentistry100.4%
    5. Veterinary60.2%
    1. Social Sciences24210.6%
    2. Psychology642.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities602.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting512.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance241.1%
    6. Decision Sciences150.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25611.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology984.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology462.0%
    4. Neuroscience200.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kirkuk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kirkuk is most concentrated in Animal Science and Zoology, Transportation and Agronomy and Crop Science (6.8× the world share in Animal Science and Zoology).

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 30.0 works6.8×
  2. TransportationSubfield · 42.3 works6.4×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 22.4 works4.8×
← 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: 2.34× its world share, 222 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.86× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.45× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 313 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 355 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.00× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 219 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.34×222 works
  2. Veterinary2.00×5 works
  3. Nursing1.89×18 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.86×37 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.70×12 works
  6. Chemistry1.45×45 works
  7. Energy1.11×20 works
  8. Environmental Science1.07×106 works
  9. Engineering1.05×313 works
  10. Materials Science0.99×68 works
  11. Computer Science0.96×149 works
  12. Medicine0.93×355 works
  13. Psychology0.92×56 works
  14. Dentistry0.91×9 works
  15. Health Professions0.91×48 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.90×52 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×28 works
  18. Social Sciences0.87×219 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.86×6 works
  20. Mathematics0.76×18 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×80 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.72×32 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×44 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.64×12 works
  25. Neuroscience0.51×16 works
  26. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Kirkuk?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islam, Science, Culture, Sharia Law, Social Influence, Ethnicity, Legal Regulation and Economic Security.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 1.25×99 topics
  2. Machine Learning110▲ 1.45×77 topics
  3. Deep Learning93▲ 1.18×75 topics
  4. Inflammation72▲ 1.48×73 topics
  5. Climate Change72▲ 1.16×69 topics
  6. Culture62▲ 5.2×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact59▲ 1.52×47 topics
  8. Literature57▲ 4.5×11 topics
  9. History54▲ 3.4×6 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress54▲ 1.43×53 topics
  11. Philosophy54▲ 5.3×5 topics
  12. Islam53▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Ethnicity53▲ 6.2×4 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease52▲ 2.0×35 topics
  15. Science52▲ 9.3×2 topics
  16. Sharia Law52▲ 16×1 topic
  17. Social Influence52▲ 11×1 topic
  18. Remote Sensing49▲ 1.75×26 topics
  19. Legal Regulation47▲ 9.1×8 topics
  20. Economic Security45▲ 9.3×6 topics
  21. Antioxidant44▲ 2.8×44 topics
  22. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles43▲ 10×3 topics
  23. International Trade Law43▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Modernization43▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Air Force42▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Public Oversight42▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Transport Policy42▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Warfare42▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Antioxidant Activity42▲ 2.9×29 topics
  30. Metabolic Syndrome42▲ 2.2×21 topics
  31. Toxicity33▲ 3.3×17 topics
  32. Insulin Resistance32▲ 3.1×9 topics
  33. Probiotics24▲ 4.5×6 topics
  34. Crop Management24▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Plant Growth21▲ 8.4×6 topics
  36. Heat Stress21▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Amino Acids20▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Intestinal Barrier19▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Genetic Improvement18▲ 9.4×4 topics
  40. Antibiotic Alternatives18▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Kirkuk?

Linguistic, Cultural, an…49Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 49 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 41 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 41 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 17 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 12 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 12 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 10 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationAnimal Science and Zoology6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 49 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 41 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 41 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 17 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  7. 7 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 12 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 10 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  10. 10 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 10 works

Research output over time

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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%Kirkuk10.9% 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 10.9% in 2025.

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