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Kurdistan Regional Government

In research, Kurdistan Regional Government stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,537 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,280 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,685 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory — Language and Linguistics is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,477
of 28,054 · #7,858 all time
Rank in Iraq
#18
of 67
Research works
1.7k
▲ 292% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Kurdistan Regional Government 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 #2,537 of 12,888 23.5%293 #5289
Health SciencesDomain #4,280 of 11,982 4.9%299 #10935
EngineeringField #2,685 of 6,636 25.3%89 #5404
Social SciencesDomain #5,160 of 10,521 8.7%285 #9598
MedicineField #7,186 of 10,443 4.3%257 #13286
Social SciencesField #4,738 of 6,365 6.5%132 #7472
Life SciencesDomain #6,005 of 7,800 11.8%84 #11612
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,839 of 1,998 13.1%67 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kurdistan Regional Government 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#5,289 #2,537
  2. Health Sciences#10,935 #4,280
  3. Engineering#5,404 #2,685
  4. Social Sciences#9,598 #5,160
  5. Medicine#13,286 #7,186
  6. Social Sciences#7,472 #4,738
  7. Life Sciences#11,612 #6,005
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 Kurdistan Regional Government specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 20.8 works4.9×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 21.2 works4.2×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.53× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.14× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 257 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.41× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kurdistan Regional Government?

Ranked on the composite score, Nadhim Hamah Sor, Shujahadeen B. Aziz and Shvan H. Mohammed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kurdistan Regional Government.

  1. 1 Nadhim Hamah Sor Iraq · #958,333 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Shujahadeen B. Aziz Iraq · #1,006,018 worldwide 127 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Shvan H. Mohammed Iraq · #1,144,015 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Hayder I. Mohammed Iraq · #1,204,696 worldwide 94 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Kurdistan Regional Government

Which keywords describe research at Kurdistan Regional Government?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Islam, Culture, Literature, Economic Security, Sharia Law, Science and Social Influence.

▲ 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. Epidemiology52▲ 1.38×102 topics
  2. Globalization29▲ 1.54×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning29◆ 0.92×57 topics
  4. Inflammation29▲ 1.43×56 topics
  5. Culture25▲ 4.9×11 topics
  6. Literature24▲ 4.5×19 topics
  7. Education23▲ 1.39×38 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications22▲ 1.94×23 topics
  9. Nanocomposites22▲ 2.8×18 topics
  10. Islam20▲ 10.0×2 topics
  11. History20▲ 2.9×8 topics
  12. Ethnicity18▲ 4.9×10 topics
  13. Philosophy17▲ 4.1×6 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 1.59×30 topics
  15. Science17▲ 7.0×3 topics
  16. Economic Security16▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Nanomaterials16▲ 1.59×14 topics
  18. Sharia Law16▲ 12×1 topic
  19. Social Influence16▲ 7.7×1 topic
  20. Language Teaching16▲ 6.5×6 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis16▲ 2.8×16 topics
  22. Feminism15▲ 5.5×9 topics
  23. Teacher Training14▲ 2.3×9 topics
  24. Cultural Heritage14▲ 2.6×13 topics
  25. Legal Regulation14▲ 6.4×4 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering13▲ 2.2×11 topics
  27. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles13▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Foresight13▲ 9.9×2 topics
  29. Air Force13▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Modernization13▲ 7.2×1 topic
  31. Public Oversight13▲ 10×1 topic
  32. Transport Policy13▲ 10×1 topic
  33. Middle East10▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Language Contact8▲ 9.1×4 topics
  35. Conducting Polymers8▲ 6.1×1 topic
  36. Polyaniline8▲ 7.1×1 topic
  37. Syntax7▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Islamic reform7▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Ottoman Empire7▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Cholangiocarcinoma7▲ 9.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Kurdistan Regional Government publish most on?

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

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 16 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 13 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…13Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 13 fractional worksConducting polymers and …8Conducting polymers and applications: 8 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 7 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 7 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…6Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 6 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 6 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 6 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationPolymers and Plastics5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 13 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 7 works
  7. 7 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 6 works
  10. 10 Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation Polymers and Plastics 6 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 available80.2%not open19.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kurdistan Regional Government's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 292% 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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