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Koya University

In research, Koya University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,668 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,166 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,237 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory — Transportation is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,663
of 28,054 · #12,180 all time
Rank in Iraq
#26
of 67
Research works
1.7k
▲ 125% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Koya University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,668 of 12,888 15.5%356 #7059
EngineeringField #3,166 of 6,636 12.7%154 #7290
Social SciencesDomain #7,237 of 10,521 5.6%342 #12462
Life SciencesDomain #6,532 of 7,800 8.6%65 #12988
Social SciencesField #5,504 of 6,365 2.6%186 #9321
Health SciencesDomain #10,496 of 11,982 8.3%116 #18860
MedicineField #10,047 of 10,443 5.2%79 #17602
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,930 of 1,998 8.3%73 #3580
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,499 of 2,578 3.7%65 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Koya University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#7,059 #2,668
  2. Engineering#7,290 #3,166
  3. Social Sciences#12,462 #7,237
  4. Life Sciences#12,988 #6,532
  5. Social Sciences#9,321 #5,504
  6. Health Sciences#18,860 #10,496
  7. Medicine#17,602 #10,047
  8. Arts and Humanities#3,580 #1,930
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Koya University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 27.1 works9.3×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 22.5 works5.8×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 26.0 works5.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.67× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 154 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.89× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 186 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Koya University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rabiya S. Tuma, Bestoon Othman and Unknown Author lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Koya University.

  1. 1 Rabiya S. Tuma · #1,275,790 worldwide 13 citations · 223 works
  2. 2 Bestoon Othman · #1,288,030 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Unknown Author · #1,429,508 worldwide 0 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Hani K. Ismail · #1,551,051 worldwide 72 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Rebaz Anwar Omer · #1,586,651 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Koya University

Which keywords describe research at Koya University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Islam, Literature, Philosophy, Ethnicity, 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 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Culture46▲ 9.8×6 topics
  2. Islam40▲ 22×2 topics
  3. Literature37▲ 7.7×9 topics
  4. History36▲ 5.8×6 topics
  5. Philosophy33▲ 8.6×4 topics
  6. Ethnicity33▲ 10.0×4 topics
  7. Social Influence32▲ 17×2 topics
  8. Malay Language32▲ 26×1 topic
  9. Sharia Law32▲ 25×1 topic
  10. Globalization30▲ 1.72×29 topics
  11. Legal Regulation27▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Economic Security27▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Mental Health27▲ 2.1×23 topics
  14. Modernization26▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impact26▲ 1.76×25 topics
  16. Air Force26▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Public Oversight26▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Transport Policy26▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Warfare26▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Cultural Heritage23▲ 4.8×7 topics
  21. Health Effects18▲ 3.5×13 topics
  22. Teacher Training17▲ 3.1×10 topics
  23. Toxicity16▲ 4.3×11 topics
  24. Feminism15▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Ionizing Radiation15▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Middle East14▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Gender Equality14▲ 5.7×5 topics
  28. Ottoman Empire13▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Corpus Linguistics12▲ 6.6×5 topics
  30. Radionuclides12▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Secularism12▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Performance Analysis12▲ 6.1×2 topics
  33. Iran11▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Islamic reform11▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Lung Cancer10▲ 6.9×2 topics
  36. Psychological Functioning10▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Conflict10▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Depleted Uranium10▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Radon10▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Civil Society10▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Koya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Islamic Studies and History.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…32Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 32 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 26 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 26 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 11 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 10 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 9 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies: 8 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 32 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 26 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and StrategiesAerospace Engineering 26 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and HistoryPolitical Science and International Relations 11 works
  5. 5 Radioactivity and Radon MeasurementsRadiological and Ultrasound Technology 10 works
  6. 6 Families in Therapy and CultureSocial Psychology 9 works
  7. 7 Turkey's Politics and SocietyPolitical Science and International Relations 9 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 8 works
  9. 9 Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 8 works
  10. 10 Education and Islamic StudiesEducation 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available79.6%not open20.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Koya University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 125% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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