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Nahrain University

In research, Nahrain University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,430 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,506 of 6,636 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,959 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Reproductive Medicine and Civil and Structural Engineering — Reproductive Medicine is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,472
of 28,054 · #5,546 all time
Rank in Iraq
#12
of 67
Research works
6.2k
▲ 164% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Nahrain 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 #2,430 of 12,888 7.8%1,401 #4839
EngineeringField #1,506 of 6,636 7.0%683 #3110
Life SciencesDomain #1,959 of 7,800 7.7%370 #4790
Health SciencesDomain #3,862 of 11,982 5.0%670 #8064
MedicineField #4,427 of 10,443 4.8%581 #9058
Computer ScienceField #2,116 of 4,667 10.6%276 #3272
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,485 of 2,318 8.4%143 #2841
Materials ScienceField #1,593 of 2,468 9.1%134 #3350
Social SciencesDomain #6,868 of 10,521 7.6%264 #10162
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,718 of 3,579 4.6%174 #5528

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nahrain 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#4,839 #2,430
  2. Engineering#3,110 #1,506
  3. Life Sciences#4,790 #1,959
  4. Health Sciences#8,064 #3,862
  5. Medicine#9,058 #4,427
  6. Computer Science#3,272 #2,116
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,841 #1,485
  8. Materials Science#3,350 #1,593
  9. Social Sciences#10,162 #6,868
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,528 #2,718
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 Nahrain University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Reproductive Medicine takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Reproductive MedicineSubfield · 31.8 works5.2×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 153.0 works4.8×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 174 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.18× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.81× its world share, 77 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 276 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.85× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.68× its world share, 683 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 92 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 134 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.34× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 581 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 147 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nahrain University?

Ranked on the composite score, Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf, Emad͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ Yousif and Ahmed Sahib Abdulamir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nahrain University.

  1. 1 Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf · #159,507 worldwide 169 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Emad͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏͏ Yousif · #276,097 worldwide 419 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Ahmed Sahib Abdulamir · #385,612 worldwide 99 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Ihsan A. S. Al-Shaarbaf · #429,492 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Alain Bihr · #496,304 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Faiq M. S. Al-Zwainy · #1,048,306 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Hikmat N. Abdullah · #1,050,425 worldwide 36 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Saad H. Ammar · #1,218,660 worldwide 118 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Ahmad Ahmad · #1,319,960 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Dina S. Ahmed · #1,393,691 worldwide 54 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Nahrain University

Which keywords describe research at Nahrain University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Inflammation, Nanoparticles, Epidemiology, Nanomaterials, Metabolic Syndrome and Recycled Materials.

▲ 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 Learning183▲ 1.97×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning136▲ 1.54×68 topics
  3. Epidemiology121◆ 1.13×104 topics
  4. Inflammation105▲ 1.87×79 topics
  5. Nanoparticles85▲ 2.5×39 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress74▲ 1.67×57 topics
  7. Nanomaterials70▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome63▲ 2.9×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impact62▲ 1.36×41 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease62▲ 2.0×37 topics
  11. Cancer56▲ 1.55×52 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks51▲ 2.5×14 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties50▲ 1.90×30 topics
  14. Antioxidant50▲ 2.7×46 topics
  15. Insulin Resistance48▲ 3.9×9 topics
  16. Security46▲ 2.6×23 topics
  17. Obesity45▲ 2.2×22 topics
  18. Internet of Things45▲ 1.90×20 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity40▲ 2.3×28 topics
  20. Finite Element Analysis39▲ 6.2×8 topics
  21. Toxicity39▲ 3.3×15 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks38▲ 3.0×8 topics
  23. Diabetes35▲ 2.6×22 topics
  24. Recycled Materials35▲ 11×2 topics
  25. IoT Security34▲ 4.0×3 topics
  26. Medical Imaging34▲ 2.5×8 topics
  27. Synthesis34▲ 3.4×28 topics
  28. Feature Extraction32▲ 2.6×9 topics
  29. Durability Performance32▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Construction32▲ 8.6×2 topics
  31. Antimicrobial32▲ 4.1×13 topics
  32. SARS-CoV-229▲ 3.3×6 topics
  33. Concrete Strengthening27▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites27▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Smart Cities27▲ 3.9×7 topics
  36. 5G Networks25▲ 4.5×5 topics
  37. Cytotoxicity25▲ 6.7×9 topics
  38. Biosynthesis25▲ 5.8×8 topics
  39. Fiber Reinforced Concrete23▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Ultra-High Performance Concrete23▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Nahrain University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Structural Behavior of R…27Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 27 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…23Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 23 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 19 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 19 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 18 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 17 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 16 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…15Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 15 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 15 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 12 fractional works
Building and ConstructionCivil and Structural EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteBuilding and Construction 27 works
  2. 2 Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsCivil and Structural Engineering 23 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 19 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 19 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and StrategiesAerospace Engineering 18 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 17 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 16 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Biology and FertilityPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15 works
  9. 9 Ovarian function and disordersReproductive Medicine 15 works
  10. 10 Structural Load-Bearing AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering 12 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 available77.2%not open22.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nahrain University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 164% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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