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Research in Soran

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Soran, Iraq. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Soran University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 157% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
7.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1963-2026
64 years on the record
Soran

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 Soran?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Soran UniversityUniversity 1,374 #4,669

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 Soran work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Soran is in Social Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (14%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 426 fractional works · 46.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 226 fractional works · 24.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 74 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 62 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEducation: 41 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 87 fractional works · 9.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 35 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 22 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 24 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 373 fractional works · 41.0% of its workEngineering: 129 fractional works · 14.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 33 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 67 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 33 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 49 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 37 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Energy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 63 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSoran910fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences47%

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. Social Sciences22624.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities879.5%
    3. Psychology404.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance343.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting262.9%
    6. Decision Sciences131.5%
    1. Engineering12914.2%
    2. Computer Science677.3%
    3. Environmental Science495.4%
    4. Materials Science374.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences212.3%
    6. Mathematics212.3%
    7. Chemistry202.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy182.0%
    9. Energy101.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Medicine434.8%
    2. Health Professions161.8%
    3. Dentistry20.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences262.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology131.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology40.5%
    4. Neuroscience30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Soran strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Soran is most concentrated in Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Political Science and International Relations (7.1× the world share in Literature and Literary Theory).

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 30.3 works7.1×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 21.0 works6.0×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 66.3 works5.6×
← 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: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.41× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 113 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.36× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 197 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.36×78 works
  2. Mathematics1.97×18 works
  3. Social Sciences1.95×197 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.93×33 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.49×12 works
  6. Psychology1.45×35 works
  7. Chemistry1.41×18 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.31×16 works
  9. Environmental Science1.11×44 works
  10. Materials Science1.10×31 works
  11. Energy1.05×8 works
  12. Computer Science1.01×63 works
  13. Engineering0.95×113 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×24 works
  15. Health Professions0.73×15 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.69×12 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×22 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.56×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×3 works
  21. Veterinary0.33×0 works
  22. Nursing0.30×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.27×1 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×11 works
  25. Medicine0.25×38 works
  26. Neuroscience0.21×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Soran?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Human Rights, Islam, Globalization, Nationalism, Culture, Middle East and Literature.

▲ 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 Learning47▲ 1.54×45 topics
  2. Globalization45▲ 2.5×46 topics
  3. Human Rights39▲ 4.2×32 topics
  4. Environmental Impact30▲ 1.92×25 topics
  5. Feminism30▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Islam29▲ 15×2 topics
  7. Culture27▲ 5.6×9 topics
  8. Nationalism26▲ 6.5×13 topics
  9. Education26▲ 1.65×29 topics
  10. Literature25▲ 5.0×15 topics
  11. Mental Health24▲ 1.83×19 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage22▲ 4.6×9 topics
  13. Middle East22▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Gender Equality20▲ 7.7×6 topics
  15. Teacher Training20▲ 3.5×10 topics
  16. Ottoman Empire19▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Political Economy18▲ 8.0×5 topics
  18. History18▲ 2.9×7 topics
  19. Ethnicity18▲ 5.3×7 topics
  20. Philosophy17▲ 4.3×4 topics
  21. Secularism17▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Empire17▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Nation-Building17▲ 35×3 topics
  24. State-Building17▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Iran17▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Islamic reform17▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Sovereignty16▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Sharia Law16▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Social Influence16▲ 8.1×1 topic
  30. Language Teaching15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  31. Neoliberalism15▲ 4.6×5 topics
  32. Civil Society15▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Democratization14▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Authoritarianism14▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Gender politics14▲ 40×2 topics
  36. CO2 Sequestration14▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. AKP13▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Kurdish question13▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Global Governance13▲ 6.0×13 topics
  40. Conflict12▲ 8.0×5 topics

What research is done in Soran?

Islamic Studies and History: 16 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 14 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and So…11Turkey's Politics and Society: 11 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…9Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 9 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 8 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 8 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and …8Families in Therapy and Culture: 8 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 8 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 7 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…7Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 7 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 9 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  6. 6 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 8 works
  8. 8 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  9. 9 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%60%Soran14.5% 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 44.6% in 2015.

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