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Middle Technical University

In research, Middle Technical University stands highest in Engineering (#1,872 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,100 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,560 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics and Dentistry — Orthodontics is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,613
of 28,054 · #10,502 all time
Rank in Iraq
#31
of 67
Research works
4.3k
▲ 496% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Middle Technical 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
EngineeringField #1,872 of 6,636 7.6%684 #3488
Physical SciencesDomain #4,100 of 12,888 7.6%1,288 #7398
Computer ScienceField #1,560 of 4,667 9.4%290 #3427
Health SciencesDomain #4,556 of 11,982 4.0%427 #10118
Social SciencesDomain #6,655 of 10,521 8.6%314 #12318
MedicineField #6,674 of 10,443 3.2%318 #13070
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #878 of 1,351 7.1%143 #1797
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,568 of 2,318 6.6%177 #2493
Life SciencesDomain #5,535 of 7,800 5.6%185 #10552
Social SciencesField #5,282 of 6,365 10.8%93 #8877

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Middle Technical 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. Engineering#3,488 #1,872
  2. Physical Sciences#7,398 #4,100
  3. Computer Science#3,427 #1,560
  4. Health Sciences#10,118 #4,556
  5. Social Sciences#12,318 #6,655
  6. Medicine#13,070 #6,674
  7. Mechanical Engineering#1,797 #878
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,493 #1,568
  9. Life Sciences#10,552 #5,535
  10. Social Sciences#8,877 #5,282
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 Middle Technical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 27.7 works11×
  2. DentistryField · 54.6 works5.1×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.68× its world share, 290 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.11× its world share, 63 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.06× its world share, 684 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 74 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.08× its world share, 55 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 318 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Middle Technical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sadik Kamel Gharghan, Ammar Hussein Mutlag and Hani Aziz Ameen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middle Technical University.

  1. 1 Sadik Kamel Gharghan Iraq · #461,813 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Ammar Hussein Mutlag Iraq · #564,090 worldwide 104 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Hani Aziz Ameen Iraq · #680,379 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mudhar A. Al‐Obaidi Iraq · #1,062,038 worldwide 126 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Mahmood F. Mosleh Iraq · #1,121,074 worldwide 27 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Rashid Ali Fayadh Iraq · #1,327,335 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Adnan Hussein Ali Iraq · #1,432,610 worldwide 19 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Muhammed Mizher Radhi Iraq · #1,519,909 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Mohannad Jabbar Mnati Iraq · #1,521,676 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Middle Technical University

Which keywords describe research at Middle Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Heat Transfer, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Mechanical Properties and IoT.

▲ 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. Deep Learning163▲ 2.1×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning156▲ 2.1×78 topics
  3. Epidemiology104▲ 1.18×95 topics
  4. Renewable Energy100▲ 3.1×33 topics
  5. Heat Transfer70▲ 6.3×17 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency70▲ 3.3×29 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties69▲ 3.2×34 topics
  8. Sustainability67▲ 1.24×44 topics
  9. Neural Networks54▲ 1.59×29 topics
  10. Nanoparticles54▲ 1.94×32 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence53▲ 1.74×29 topics
  12. Healthcare52▲ 2.1×9 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks50▲ 3.1×14 topics
  14. Remote Sensing50▲ 1.82×26 topics
  15. Solar Energy49▲ 6.9×5 topics
  16. COVID-1949▲ 1.61×21 topics
  17. IoT48▲ 5.8×15 topics
  18. Internet of Things47▲ 2.5×21 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks46▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Security45▲ 3.1×21 topics
  21. Microstructure40▲ 3.4×14 topics
  22. Risk Management35▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Feature Extraction33▲ 3.2×10 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation33▲ 5.0×12 topics
  25. Smart Cities32▲ 5.6×7 topics
  26. Parameter Estimation31▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Power Electronics30▲ 4.2×8 topics
  28. Forecasting28▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control27▲ 4.7×6 topics
  30. Grid-Connected Inverters26▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Performance Analysis26▲ 5.4×5 topics
  32. Experimental Investigation26▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Dental Materials24▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Restorative Dentistry24▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Numerical Modeling24▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Maximum Power Point Tracking24▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Photovoltaic Arrays24▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Grid Integration24▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Phase Change Materials23▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Heat Exchangers22▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Middle Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental materials and restorations, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems.

Dental materials and res…24Dental materials and restorations: 24 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Opti…24Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 24 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 20 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…18Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 18 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…18Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 18 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 15 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 15 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms14Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 14 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 13 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 13 fractional works
OrthodonticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAccountingArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 24 works
  2. 2 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 24 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 20 works
  4. 4 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  5. 5 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 18 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 15 works
  8. 8 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 14 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 works
  10. 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 13 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 available72.1%not open27.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Middle Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 496% 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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