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Salahaddin University-Erbil

In research, Salahaddin University-Erbil stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,767 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,332 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#538 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Museology and Animal Science and Zoology — Transportation is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,543
of 28,054 · #7,232 all time
Rank in Iraq
#19
of 67
Research works
6.2k
▲ 349% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Salahaddin University-Erbil 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 #2,767 of 12,888 7.8%1,210 #5662
Social SciencesDomain #2,332 of 10,521 4.2%1,525 #4325
Arts and HumanitiesField #538 of 1,998 7.5%326 #1661
EngineeringField #2,292 of 6,636 7.3%435 #4970
Life SciencesDomain #3,579 of 7,800 6.3%516 #7190
Social SciencesField #3,069 of 6,365 2.8%783 #4480
Computer ScienceField #2,690 of 4,667 10.3%181 #3542
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,991 of 3,409 4.9%344 #4021
EducationSubfield #1,238 of 1,892 5.8%201 #2155
Health SciencesDomain #7,885 of 11,982 6.6%286 #14609

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Salahaddin University-Erbil 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#5,662 #2,767
  2. Social Sciences#4,325 #2,332
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,661 #538
  4. Engineering#4,970 #2,292
  5. Life Sciences#7,190 #3,579
  6. Social Sciences#4,480 #3,069
  7. Computer Science#3,542 #2,690
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,021 #1,991
  9. Education#2,155 #1,238
  10. Health Sciences#14,609 #7,885
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 Salahaddin University-Erbil specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 77.2 works6.5×
  2. MuseologySubfield · 27.6 works6.4×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 44.7 works5.7×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 77.4 works5.0×
  5. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 92.0 works4.9×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 49.3 works4.6×
  7. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 26.1 works3.8×
← 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: 2.05× its world share, 344 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 82 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 182 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 56 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 435 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 230 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 91 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 69 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.19× its world share, 326 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 175 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 783 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Salahaddin University-Erbil?

Ranked on the composite score, Azeez A. Barzinjy and Rebwar Nasir Dara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salahaddin University-Erbil.

  1. 1 Azeez A. Barzinjy Iraq · #1,281,445 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Rebwar Nasir Dara Iraq · #1,538,924 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Salahaddin University-Erbil

Which keywords describe research at Salahaddin University-Erbil?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Islam, Cultural Heritage, Ethnicity, Literature, Philosophy, Science 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. Globalization152▲ 2.2×58 topics
  2. Culture148▲ 7.9×12 topics
  3. Islam127▲ 17×4 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage123▲ 6.3×16 topics
  5. Literature115▲ 6.0×26 topics
  6. History109▲ 4.4×14 topics
  7. Philosophy105▲ 6.7×12 topics
  8. Teacher Training104▲ 4.7×14 topics
  9. Ethnicity103▲ 7.8×10 topics
  10. Mental Health103▲ 1.98×29 topics
  11. Science96▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Sharia Law95▲ 18×1 topic
  13. Social Influence95▲ 12×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing94▲ 2.2×26 topics
  15. Economic Security72▲ 9.5×4 topics
  16. Feminism72▲ 7.2×8 topics
  17. Legal Regulation72▲ 9.2×6 topics
  18. Modernization71▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Design71▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles70▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Strategic Planning69▲ 13×3 topics
  22. International Trade Law68▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Air Force68▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Public Oversight68▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Transport Policy68▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Warfare68▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Gender Equality67▲ 6.9×12 topics
  28. Middle East62▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Ottoman Empire60▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Islamic Education58▲ 4.6×3 topics
  31. Secularism55▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Hermeneutics54▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Iran54▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Islamic reform54▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Language Teaching53▲ 5.9×8 topics
  36. Religious Education49▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Ethical Values49▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Madrasa48▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Muslim Students48▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Psychological Functioning46▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Salahaddin University-Erbil 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, and Literary Studies: 95 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 68 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …68Military Technology and Strategies: 68 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…54Islamic Studies and History: 54 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 48 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 45 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…41Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 41 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 31 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 28 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 25 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 Studies Sociology and Political Science 95 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 68 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 68 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 54 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 48 works
  6. 6 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 45 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 41 works
  8. 8 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 31 works
  9. 9 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 28 works
  10. 10 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 25 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 available84.7%not open15.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Salahaddin University-Erbil's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 349% 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.

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