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Research in Sulaymaniyah

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sulaimani Polytechnic University, University of Sulaimani and American University of Iraq Sulaimani.

Research institutions
6
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.4k
▲ 80% vs 2018-21
Citations
70k
7.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Sulaymaniyah

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 Sulaymaniyah?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of SulaimaniUniversity 5,541 #5,828
2Sulaimani Polytechnic UniversityUniversity 2,169 #4,958
3University of Human DevelopmentUniversity 716 #8,465
4Komar University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 475 #11,787
5American University of Iraq SulaimaniUniversity 404 #6,880
6Iraq Virtual Science LibraryArchive 87 #20,876

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.

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 Sulaimani: 59.0%Sulaimani Polytechnic University: 23.1%University of Human Development: 7.6%Komar University of Science and Technology: 5.1%2 others listed: 5.2%59%largest
University of Sulaimani5,541 · 59.0%Sulaimani Polytechnic University2,169 · 23.1%University of Human Development716 · 7.6%Komar University of Science and Technology475 · 5.1%2 others listed491 · 5.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Sulaymaniyah work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Sulaymaniyah is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (11%).

Physical Sciences: 1,986 fractional works · 37.0% of its workEngineering: 754 fractional works · 14.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 222 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 105 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 101 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 390 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 145 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 78 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 67 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 240 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 206 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 116 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 118 fractional works · 2.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 100 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 76 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,336 fractional works · 24.9% of its workMedicine: 1,017 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSurgery: 145 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 74 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 130 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOral Surgery: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 120 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,286 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 606 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 196 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 124 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 124 fractional works · 2.3% of its workTransportation: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 217 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 70 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 55 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 165 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAccounting: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 126 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 116 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 94 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 753 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 410 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPlant Science: 183 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 213 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 68 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSulaymaniyah5,361fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences24%

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. Engineering75414.1%
    2. Computer Science3907.3%
    3. Environmental Science2404.5%
    4. Materials Science2063.8%
    5. Mathematics1182.2%
    6. Chemistry1001.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences761.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy551.0%
    9. Energy400.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.1%
  2. Health Sciences1,33624.9%
    1. Medicine1,01719.0%
    2. Dentistry1302.4%
    3. Health Professions1202.2%
    4. Nursing541.0%
    5. Veterinary150.3%
  3. Social Sciences1,28624.0%
    1. Social Sciences60611.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities2174.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1653.1%
    4. Psychology1262.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1162.2%
    6. Decision Sciences561.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4107.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2134.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology681.3%
    4. Neuroscience340.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics280.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sulaymaniyah strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sulaymaniyah is most concentrated in Numerical Analysis, Orthodontics and Oral Surgery (6.2× the world share in Numerical Analysis).

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 25.5 works6.2×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 29.7 works5.5×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 46.6 works5.0×
  4. DentistryField · 109.9 works4.7×
  5. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 31.5 works4.7×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 21.5 works4.2×
  7. PeriodonticsSubfield · 25.4 works3.9×
← 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: 1.64× its world share, 373 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 179 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 354 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 73 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 680 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 209 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 172 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.83× its world share, 103 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.73× its world share, 110 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 112 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 887 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 49 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.99× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 201 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 152 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 48 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 111 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 114 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 560 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.73×110 works
  2. Nursing2.08×49 works
  3. Veterinary1.99×13 works
  4. Mathematics1.83×103 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.64×373 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.55×26 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.45×201 works
  8. Chemistry1.20×90 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.16×56 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.08×111 works
  11. Materials Science1.03×172 works
  12. Decision Sciences1.03×48 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×152 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.97×73 works
  15. Medicine0.96×887 works
  16. Computer Science0.95×354 works
  17. Engineering0.95×680 works
  18. Social Sciences0.92×560 works
  19. Energy0.89×39 works
  20. Environmental Science0.88×209 works
  21. Health Professions0.88×112 works
  22. Psychology0.78×114 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×179 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.43×46 works
  25. Neuroscience0.38×30 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.33×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Sulaymaniyah?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Recycled Materials, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Geopolymer, Artificial Neural Networks and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Epidemiology268▲ 1.26×123 topics
  2. Machine Learning238▲ 1.33×82 topics
  3. Deep Learning178◆ 0.96×69 topics
  4. Environmental Impact139▲ 1.52×52 topics
  5. Inflammation131◆ 1.15×76 topics
  6. Globalization126▲ 1.19×75 topics
  7. Climate Change122▼ 0.84×80 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties103▲ 1.96×31 topics
  9. Quality of Life98▲ 1.27×41 topics
  10. Education95◆ 1.03×68 topics
  11. Remote Sensing90▲ 1.38×30 topics
  12. Nanoparticles89▲ 1.32×38 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks89▲ 3.6×7 topics
  14. COVID-1987▲ 1.25×26 topics
  15. Healthcare86▲ 1.40×22 topics
  16. Treatment85▲ 1.30×44 topics
  17. Antioxidant75▲ 2.0×51 topics
  18. Corporate Governance72▲ 1.82×19 topics
  19. Recycled Materials67▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Fiber Reinforced Concrete64▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Ultra-High Performance Concrete64▲ 15×1 topic
  22. Geopolymer62▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Culture60▲ 2.1×21 topics
  24. Islam58▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. Risk Management58▲ 2.3×15 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity55▲ 2.4×19 topics
  27. CO2 Sequestration54▲ 5.2×4 topics
  28. Durability Performance54▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Nanotechnology54▲ 5.6×7 topics
  30. Carbon Emissions51▲ 8.3×2 topics
  31. Fly Ash50▲ 8.5×2 topics
  32. Sustainable Concrete49▲ 6.0×2 topics
  33. Alkali-Activated Materials49▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Cementitious Materials49▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Smart Cities47▲ 3.3×8 topics
  36. Finite Element Analysis46▲ 3.7×9 topics
  37. Nonlinear Equations43▲ 6.3×6 topics
  38. Construction38▲ 5.4×2 topics
  39. Concrete Strengthening33▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites33▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Sulaymaniyah?

Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 56 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 44 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 32 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 30 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 29 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 27 fractional worksFractional Differential …25Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 25 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 23 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 23 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…23Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 23 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringAccountingSociology and Political ScienceBuilding and Construction5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 56 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 44 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 32 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  5. 5 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 29 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 27 works
  7. 7 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 25 works
  8. 8 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 23 works
  10. 10 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 23 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 counting10%20%Sulaymaniyah15.0% 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 15.4% in 2019.

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