Question 1

What is Soran University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Soran University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,309 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#3,182 of 5,901 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,801 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics and Political Science and International Relations (Literature and Literary Theory is 7.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Soran University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Soran University ranks #4,669 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#6,718 all time), and #7 of 67 in Iraq.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Soran University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Jagar Abdulazez Ali, Azad Rasul and Aryan Far H. Sherwani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Soran University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Soran University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Soran University is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (500) and "Predicting Land Use/Land Cover Changes Using a CA-Markov Model under Two Different Scenarios" (431).

Question 5

Which research topics does Soran University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Islamic Studies and History, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Turkey's Politics and Society and Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Soran University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Human Rights, Islam, Globalization, Nationalism, Culture, Middle East and Literature.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Soran University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Soran University is in Social Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (14%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Soran University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 157% higher than in 2018-2021.