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Science in Iraq

Iraq ranks #48 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#56 all time), with 117k research works and 7.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#48
of 192 · #56 all time
Works, 2022–2025
117k
▲ 262% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
78%
world 63%

What is Iraq strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Iraq ranks highest in Civil and Structural Engineering (#17 of 73), Engineering (#36 of 134) and Materials Science (#28 of 90). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Drug Discovery, Numerical Analysis and Algebra and Number Theory.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #17 of 73 8.2%3,693 Institutions
EngineeringField #36 of 134 9.0%22,258 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #28 of 90 11.4%5,206 Institutions
MathematicsField #27 of 82 8.4%2,332 Institutions
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #24 of 71 13.6%1,752 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #45 of 131 11.7%10,642 Institutions
MedicineField #54 of 155 4.7%18,294 Institutions
ChemistryField #26 of 73 8.8%3,200 Institutions
Organic ChemistrySubfield #24 of 65 9.0%1,915 Institutions
Materials ChemistrySubfield #28 of 74 11.2%2,975 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #48 of 125 8.7%5,707 Institutions
Water Science and TechnologySubfield #24 of 62 9.7%1,330 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 75.4 works7.6×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 388.2 works3.9×
  3. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 284.2 works3.8×
  4. TransportationSubfield · 1,359.8 works3.5×
  5. ParasitologySubfield · 428.6 works3.5×
  6. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 413.0 works3.3×
  7. OrthodonticsSubfield · 426.4 works3.2×
  8. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 663.6 works3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 8,341 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 5,475 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 1,684 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1,062 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.10× its world share, 861 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 348 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.75× its world share, 3,200 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 11k worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1,172 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 1,532 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 22k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 5,706 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 5,206 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 2,332 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1,324 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.87× its world share, 1,620 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 2,804 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 18k worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 826 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 210 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 3,254 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 2,844 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 1,308 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 1,608 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 2,349 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 10k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Iraq?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Islam, Sharia Law, Malay Language, Social Influence and Nanoparticles.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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 Learning5,526▲ 1.45×97 topics
  2. Deep Learning5,411▲ 1.36×85 topics
  3. Epidemiology4,866◆ 1.06×136 topics
  4. Inflammation3,018▲ 1.24×83 topics
  5. Environmental Impact2,927▲ 1.48×73 topics
  6. Nanoparticles2,841▲ 1.94×44 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress2,371▲ 1.24×63 topics
  8. Nanomaterials2,104▲ 1.70×21 topics
  9. Renewable Energy2,016▲ 1.20×58 topics
  10. Antioxidant1,959▲ 2.5×51 topics
  11. Remote Sensing1,949▲ 1.36×40 topics
  12. Culture1,888▲ 3.1×38 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties1,886▲ 1.66×39 topics
  14. Literature1,852▲ 2.9×60 topics
  15. History1,773▲ 2.2×54 topics
  16. Philosophy1,708▲ 3.3×39 topics
  17. Islam1,653▲ 6.7×5 topics
  18. Ethnicity1,647▲ 3.8×22 topics
  19. Social Influence1,566▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Science1,540▲ 5.3×8 topics
  21. Sharia Law1,523▲ 9.0×2 topics
  22. Malay Language1,521▲ 9.2×1 topic
  23. Toxicity1,508▲ 3.0×20 topics
  24. Antioxidant Activity1,465▲ 1.98×32 topics
  25. Synthesis1,459▲ 3.4×36 topics
  26. Heat Transfer1,411▲ 2.4×20 topics
  27. Artificial Neural Networks1,403▲ 2.5×10 topics
  28. Economic Security1,312▲ 5.2×7 topics
  29. Legal Regulation1,273▲ 5.0×8 topics
  30. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles1,262▲ 5.8×5 topics
  31. Strategic Planning1,218▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Design1,215▲ 6.3×6 topics
  33. Modernization1,205▲ 5.6×5 topics
  34. International Trade Law1,195▲ 7.7×2 topics
  35. Foresight1,194▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Public Oversight1,191▲ 8.1×1 topic
  37. Transport Policy1,191▲ 8.1×1 topic
  38. Air Force1,187▲ 8.4×1 topic
  39. Warfare1,187▲ 8.4×1 topic
  40. Recycled Materials834▲ 6.3×2 topics

Which universities in Iraq lead research?

University of Baghdad, University of Babylon and University of Sulaimani rank highest in Iraq on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%5%10%mean 8.10667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Baghdad: 15k, 5.8%University of Babylon: 5,367, 8.1%University of Sulaimani: 2,837, 11.0%University of Technology - Iraq: 4,745, 10.8%University of Kerbala: 3,483, 8.4%University of Mosul: 7,528, 5.1%Mustansiriyah University: 5,807, 6.0%Thi Qar University: 2,980, 9.1%Iraqi University: 3,509, 10.7%University of Al-Qadisiyah: 3,157, 6.6%University of Basrah: 4,691, 6.3%Nahrain University: 2,706, 7.1%University of Anbar: 4,117, 9.3%University of Zakho: 994, 11.1%University of Duhok: 2,054, 6.2%University of Sulaim…University of Techno…University of BabylonUniversity of Baghdad
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of BaghdadUniversity · Baghdad · #1,149 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 15k works
  2. 2University of BabylonUniversity · Hillah · #1,403 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 5.4k works
  3. 3University of SulaimaniUniversity · Sulaymaniyah · #1,420 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 2.8k works
  4. 4University of Technology - IraqUniversity · Baghdad · #1,589 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 4.7k works
  5. 5University of KerbalaUniversity · Karbala · #1,743 worldwide8.4% top 10% · 3.5k works
  6. 6University of MosulUniversity · Mosul · #1,861 worldwide5.1% top 10% · 7.5k works
  7. 7Mustansiriyah UniversityUniversity · Baghdad · #1,951 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 5.8k works
  8. 8Thi Qar UniversityUniversity · Nasiriyah · #1,959 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 3k works
  9. 9Iraqi UniversityUniversity · Baghdad · #2,234 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 3.5k works
  10. 10University of Al-QadisiyahUniversity · Ad Dīwānīyah · #2,315 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 3.2k works
  11. 11University of BasrahUniversity · Basra · #2,446 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 4.7k works
  12. 12Nahrain UniversityUniversity · Baghdad · #2,472 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 2.7k works
  13. 13University of AnbarUniversity · Ramadi · #2,554 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 4.1k works
  14. 14University of ZakhoUniversity · Zakho · #2,665 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 994 works
  15. 15University of DuhokUniversity · Dihok · #2,900 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 2.1k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Iraq

Who are the top researchers in Iraq?

Nawfal R Hussein, Adnan Mohsin Abdulazeez and Mazin Abed Mohammed rank highest among researchers based in Iraq.

  1. 1 Nawfal R Hussein · #33,685 worldwide 703 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Adnan Mohsin Abdulazeez · #34,446 worldwide 685 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Mazin Abed Mohammed · #43,461 worldwide 390 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Mokhtar Mohammadi · #46,594 worldwide 478 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Govand Anwar · #65,277 worldwide 188 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Ali H. Al‐Timemy · #114,729 worldwide 219 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Tarik A. Rashid · #116,675 worldwide 425 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf · #159,507 worldwide 169 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 S. Mohammad Sajadi · #165,450 worldwide 715 citations · 78 works
  10. 10 Karrar Hameed Abdulkareem · #169,632 worldwide 169 citations · 21 works
Top researchers in Iraq

Which cities in Iraq are research hubs?

  1. 1 Baghdad Iraq 92k works
  2. 2 Mosul Iraq 20k works

How open and international is Iraq's research?

78% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 15% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available77.7%not open22.3%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Iraq's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 262% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Iraq