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Iraq vs Ukraine

On research quality in 2022–now, Iraq ranks #48 in the world and Ukraine #51, of 192 countries. Iraq stands higher in 16 of the 26 fields both publish in, Ukraine in 10.

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.

Ukraine

World rank, 2022–now
#51
#44 all time
Works, 2022–now
168k
fractional
Top-10% rate
7.8%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
65%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Anatomy, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Fuel Technology.

Who leads in each field?

Iraq stands higher in 16 of 26 fields, Ukraine in 10. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Iraq 1610 Ukraine
  1. #52Agricultural and Biological Sciences#75
  2. #64Arts and Humanities#46
  3. #49Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#57
  4. #70Business, Management and Accounting#54
  5. #35Chemical Engineering#45
  6. #26Chemistry#50
  7. #45Computer Science#53
  8. #53Decision Sciences#60
  9. #38Dentistry#53
  10. #54Earth and Planetary Sciences#55
  11. #74Economics, Econometrics and Finance#27
  12. #48Energy#22
  13. #36Engineering#44
  14. #48Environmental Science#41
  15. #48Health Professions#50
  16. #49Immunology and Microbiology#64
  17. #28Materials Science#24
  18. #27Mathematics#32
  19. #54Medicine#15
  20. #53Neuroscience#57
  21. #45Nursing#65
  22. #20Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#45
  23. #53Physics and Astronomy#46
  24. #73Psychology#55
  25. #77Social Sciences#55
  26. #30Veterinary—

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?

20k40k60kUkraine38k in 2025Iraq31k in 20251990200020102020

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

Which publishes more research, Iraq or Ukraine?

Ukraine publishes 1.4× as much research as Iraq in 2022–now (168k against 117k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Iraq or Ukraine?

7.9% of Iraq's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 7.8% for Ukraine.

Where does their research happen?