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Research in Zakho

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

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
5.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
2004-2026
23 years on the record
Zakho

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 Zakho?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ZakhoUniversity 2,036 #5,089

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 Zakho work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Zakho is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (13%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 490 fractional works · 43.4% of its workEngineering: 134 fractional works · 11.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 87 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 60 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 52 fractional works · 4.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 45 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 32 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 39 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 363 fractional works · 32.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 191 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 65 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 43 fractional works · 3.8% of its workTransportation: 38 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 48 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 29 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 27 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 177 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMedicine: 142 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 99 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKZakho1,129fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences32%

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. Engineering13411.9%
    2. Computer Science877.7%
    3. Mathematics605.3%
    4. Environmental Science524.6%
    5. Materials Science474.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy454.0%
    7. Chemistry393.5%
    8. Energy171.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.3%
    1. Social Sciences19117.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities484.3%
    3. Psychology403.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting292.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance282.5%
    6. Decision Sciences272.4%
    1. Medicine14212.5%
    2. Health Professions232.0%
    3. Nursing90.8%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences393.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology363.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology131.2%
    4. Neuroscience100.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Zakho strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Zakho is most concentrated in Transportation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Mathematics (11.1× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 36.8 works11×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 27.7 works8.9×
  3. MathematicsField · 54.8 works4.7×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.16× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 121 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.69× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.73× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 178 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.69×55 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.56×25 works
  3. Chemistry2.16×34 works
  4. Nursing1.89×9 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.73×38 works
  6. Energy1.50×14 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.48×42 works
  8. Social Sciences1.42×178 works
  9. Psychology1.17×35 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.09×11 works
  11. Veterinary1.05×1 works
  12. Materials Science1.00×35 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×21 works
  14. Environmental Science0.97×48 works
  15. Computer Science0.96×74 works
  16. Health Professions0.86×22 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.85×3 works
  18. Engineering0.81×121 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×26 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.76×36 works
  21. Medicine0.63×120 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×32 works
  23. Neuroscience0.44×7 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.19×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Zakho?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Literature, Islam, Ethnicity, Philosophy, Social Influence, Malay Language and Sharia Law.

▲ 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. Culture52▲ 8.9×6 topics
  2. Literature51▲ 8.2×10 topics
  3. Islam51▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Ethnicity49▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Philosophy49▲ 9.8×5 topics
  6. Social Influence49▲ 20×2 topics
  7. History49▲ 6.2×6 topics
  8. Malay Language47▲ 30×1 topic
  9. Sharia Law47▲ 29×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology42◆ 0.94×64 topics
  11. Machine Learning40◆ 1.06×57 topics
  12. Economic Security40▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles39▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Deep Learning39◆ 1.00×54 topics
  15. Strategic Planning39▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Legal Regulation38▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Air Force38▲ 29×1 topic
  18. Modernization38▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Public Oversight38▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Transport Policy38▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Warfare38▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Nonlinear Equations33▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Fuzzy Sets18▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Feminism18▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation18▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Rogue Waves17▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Integrable Equations17▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Soliton Solutions17▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Middle East14▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Convex Optimization14▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Optical Lattices14▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Rough Sets14▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Solitons13▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Empire13▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Ottoman Empire13▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Iran13▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Islamic reform13▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Fractional Calculus13▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Discrete12▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear Photonic Systems12▲ 45×1 topic

What research is done in Zakho?

Linguistic, Cultural, an…45Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 45 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 37 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 37 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 14 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 11 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 11 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 10 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 10 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 9 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringStatistical and Nonlinear Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 45 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 37 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 37 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 14 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 11 works
  7. 7 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 10 works
  8. 8 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 10 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 7 works

Research output over time

still counting20052010201520202025
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 counting10%20%Zakho14.2% 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 16.6% in 2020.

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