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Research in Mosul

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Mosul, Iraq. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Northern Technical University and University of Mosul.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
20k
▲ 93% vs 2018-21
Citations
74k
3.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Mosul

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 Mosul?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MosulUniversity 17,390 #14,449
2Northern Technical UniversityUniversity 2,979 #11,318

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 Mosul work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Mosul is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,718 fractional works · 46.1% of its workEngineering: 1,869 fractional works · 18.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 480 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 252 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 230 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 207 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 166 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 123 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 122 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1,199 fractional works · 11.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 342 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 239 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 213 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 198 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 453 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 334 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 194 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 238 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 236 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 132 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 160 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 133 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 109 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,123 fractional works · 20.8% of its workMedicine: 1,477 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSurgery: 130 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 122 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 78 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 178 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 258 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 255 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrthodontics: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1,789 fractional works · 17.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 940 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPlant Science: 379 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 140 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 124 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 83 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 515 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 242 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 160 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 100 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,599 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 682 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 229 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 153 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 286 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 232 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 180 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 126 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMosul10kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering1,86918.3%
    2. Computer Science1,19911.7%
    3. Environmental Science4534.4%
    4. Chemistry3343.3%
    5. Mathematics2382.3%
    6. Materials Science2362.3%
    7. Energy1601.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1091.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy920.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering280.3%
  2. Health Sciences2,12320.8%
    1. Medicine1,47714.4%
    2. Health Professions2582.5%
    3. Dentistry2552.5%
    4. Nursing900.9%
    5. Veterinary440.4%
  3. Life Sciences1,78917.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9409.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5155.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1601.6%
    4. Neuroscience1001.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics740.7%
  4. Social Sciences1,59915.6%
    1. Social Sciences6826.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2862.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities2322.3%
    4. Psychology1801.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1261.2%
    6. Decision Sciences940.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mosul strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mosul is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Numerical Analysis and Animal Science and Zoology (8.8× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 90.6 works8.8×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 54.5 works7.0×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 116.7 works5.8×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 54.9 works5.7×
  5. DentistryField · 235.3 works5.3×
  6. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 88.0 works5.3×
  7. Oral SurgerySubfield · 92.7 works5.3×
← 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: 1.98× its world share, 859 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 462 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 141 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 88 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 68 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.13× its world share, 305 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.47× its world share, 1,043 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 101 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 129 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 1,637 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 393 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 198 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.96× its world share, 210 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.32× its world share, 235 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 241 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 1,350 worksMedicineNursing: 1.83× its world share, 82 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.23× its world share, 40 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 198 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 262 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 83 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 118 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 157 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 619 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.32×235 works
  2. Veterinary3.23×40 works
  3. Chemistry2.13×305 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.11×68 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.98×859 works
  6. Mathematics1.96×210 works
  7. Nursing1.83×82 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.54×141 works
  9. Energy1.54×129 works
  10. Computer Science1.47×1,043 works
  11. Engineering1.20×1,637 works
  12. Health Professions1.00×241 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×462 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.94×83 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×262 works
  16. Environmental Science0.87×393 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.82×26 works
  18. Medicine0.77×1,350 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.75×198 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×101 works
  21. Materials Science0.62×198 works
  22. Neuroscience0.60×88 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×118 works
  24. Psychology0.56×157 works
  25. Social Sciences0.54×619 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.39×78 works

Which keywords describe research in Mosul?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Antioxidant, Epidemiology, Renewable Energy, IoT, Oxidative Stress and Anticancer Agents.

▲ 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 Learning590▲ 1.73×93 topics
  2. Deep Learning550▲ 1.56×79 topics
  3. Epidemiology399◆ 0.98×123 topics
  4. Renewable Energy253▲ 1.71×47 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress247▲ 1.47×60 topics
  6. Inflammation245◆ 1.13×80 topics
  7. Environmental Impact223▲ 1.28×55 topics
  8. Antioxidant203▲ 2.9×48 topics
  9. Healthcare200▲ 1.72×24 topics
  10. Remote Sensing183▲ 1.47×30 topics
  11. Neural Networks181◆ 1.15×40 topics
  12. Nanoparticles168▲ 1.30×44 topics
  13. Internet of Things151▲ 1.72×29 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency150▲ 1.59×41 topics
  15. Security146▲ 2.1×26 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks146▲ 1.96×14 topics
  17. IoT144▲ 3.7×19 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks136▲ 2.9×10 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity127▲ 2.0×31 topics
  20. Smart Cities121▲ 4.5×8 topics
  21. Synthesis120▲ 3.1×35 topics
  22. Medicinal Chemistry108▲ 3.9×12 topics
  23. Anticancer Agents103▲ 6.8×12 topics
  24. Islam97▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. Social Influence97▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Performance Analysis96▲ 4.5×5 topics
  27. Science94▲ 3.7×3 topics
  28. Malay Language93▲ 6.5×1 topic
  29. Sharia Law93▲ 6.4×1 topic
  30. Heterocyclic Compounds76▲ 8.9×5 topics
  31. Plant Growth75▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. International Trade Law74▲ 5.5×2 topics
  33. Foresight74▲ 5.5×2 topics
  34. Air Force73▲ 6.0×1 topic
  35. Public Oversight73▲ 5.8×1 topic
  36. Transport Policy73▲ 5.8×1 topic
  37. Warfare73▲ 6.0×1 topic
  38. Dental Materials64▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Restorative Dentistry64▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Crop Management62▲ 9.4×2 topics

What research is done in Mosul?

Linguistic, Cultural, an…89Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 89 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…71Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 71 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …71Military Technology and Strategies: 71 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…59Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 59 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 59 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 50 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…47Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 47 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 44 fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 43 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…41Synthesis and biological activity: 41 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 89 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 71 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 71 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 59 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 59 works
  6. 6 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 50 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 47 works
  8. 8 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 44 works
  9. 9 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 43 works
  10. 10 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 41 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mosul7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2016.

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