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Iraq vs Nigeria

On research quality in 2022–now, Nigeria ranks #44 in the world and Iraq #48, of 192 countries. Iraq stands higher in 8 of the 26 fields both publish in, Nigeria in 18.

Iraq

World rank, 2022–now
#48
#56 all time
Works, 2022–now
117k
fractional
Top-10% rate
7.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
78%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Drug Discovery, Numerical Analysis, Algebra and Number Theory.

Nigeria

World rank, 2022–now
#44
#51 all time
Works, 2022–now
134k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.7%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
70%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Library and Information Sciences, Drug Discovery, Forestry.

Who leads in each field?

Iraq stands higher in 8 of 26 fields, Nigeria in 18. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Iraq 818 Nigeria
  1. #52Agricultural and Biological Sciences#18
  2. #64Arts and Humanities#33
  3. #49Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#43
  4. #70Business, Management and Accounting#50
  5. #35Chemical Engineering#43
  6. #26Chemistry#37
  7. #45Computer Science#54
  8. #53Decision Sciences#51
  9. #38Dentistry#58
  10. #54Earth and Planetary Sciences#44
  11. #74Economics, Econometrics and Finance#28
  12. #48Energy#32
  13. #36Engineering#46
  14. #48Environmental Science#30
  15. #48Health Professions#40
  16. #49Immunology and Microbiology#40
  17. #28Materials Science#39
  18. #27Mathematics#23
  19. #54Medicine#49
  20. #53Neuroscience#48
  21. #45Nursing#42
  22. #20Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#21
  23. #53Physics and Astronomy#67
  24. #73Psychology#58
  25. #77Social Sciences#25
  26. #30Veterinary#29

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

How has their output grown?

20k40kNigeria40k in 2025Iraq31k in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Iraq or Nigeria?

Nigeria publishes 1.2× as much research as Iraq in 2022–now (134k against 117k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Iraq or Nigeria?

9.7% of Nigeria's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 7.9% for Iraq.

Where does their research happen?