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Sulaimani Polytechnic University

In research, Sulaimani Polytechnic University stands highest in Engineering (#2,236 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,617 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,385 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Building and Construction and Civil and Structural Engineering — Accounting is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,730
of 28,054 · #10,612 all time
Rank in Iraq
#32
of 67
Research works
2.2k
▲ 436% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Sulaimani Polytechnic 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 #2,236 of 6,636 17.0%229 #4480
Physical SciencesDomain #4,617 of 12,888 16.9%497 #9019
Social SciencesDomain #4,385 of 10,521 14.0%306 #8755
Health SciencesDomain #6,270 of 11,982 8.6%216 #11706
Computer ScienceField #2,867 of 4,667 20.2%146 #4609
Social SciencesField #4,275 of 6,365 13.0%132 #7851
MedicineField #7,424 of 10,443 8.7%154 #13293
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,876 of 2,578 15.1%71 #3255
Life SciencesDomain #5,749 of 7,800 11.8%158 #8563
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,935 of 3,409 13.3%87 #5094

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sulaimani Polytechnic 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#4,480 #2,236
  2. Physical Sciences#9,019 #4,617
  3. Social Sciences#8,755 #4,385
  4. Health Sciences#11,706 #6,270
  5. Computer Science#4,609 #2,867
  6. Social Sciences#7,851 #4,275
  7. Medicine#13,293 #7,424
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#3,255 #1,876
  9. Life Sciences#8,563 #5,749
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,094 #2,935
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 Sulaimani Polytechnic University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 28.1 works3.9×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 28.6 works3.9×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 51.8 works3.7×
← 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: 1.55× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 146 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 229 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 154 worksMedicineNursing: 2.61× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sulaimani Polytechnic University?

Ranked on the composite score, Karzan Wakil, Shahab Wahhab Kareem and Shavan Askar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sulaimani Polytechnic University.

  1. 1 Karzan Wakil Iraq · #208,985 worldwide 205 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Shahab Wahhab Kareem Iraq · #1,238,096 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Shavan Askar Iraq · #1,403,717 worldwide 29 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Sulaimani Polytechnic University

Which keywords describe research at Sulaimani Polytechnic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Corporate Governance, Smart Cities, Mechanical Properties, Risk Management, Healthcare and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Machine Learning80▲ 2.1×62 topics
  2. Deep Learning72▲ 1.79×62 topics
  3. Epidemiology52◆ 1.12×79 topics
  4. Environmental Impact34▲ 1.69×35 topics
  5. Corporate Governance33▲ 3.8×15 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties33▲ 2.9×26 topics
  7. Healthcare33▲ 2.5×15 topics
  8. Social Media30▲ 1.81×23 topics
  9. Risk Management26▲ 4.5×10 topics
  10. Internet of Things25▲ 2.5×21 topics
  11. COVID-1924▲ 1.50×20 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management24▲ 2.2×16 topics
  13. Pandemic22▲ 1.73×9 topics
  14. Smart Cities22▲ 7.1×6 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency21▲ 1.88×22 topics
  16. IoT Security21▲ 5.5×3 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks20▲ 3.5×7 topics
  18. Data Mining20▲ 2.2×13 topics
  19. Digital Transformation19▲ 3.1×14 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity19▲ 2.5×28 topics
  21. Financial Performance17▲ 2.5×13 topics
  22. Islamic Banking17▲ 3.5×3 topics
  23. Financial Stability17▲ 7.1×4 topics
  24. Heat Transfer16▲ 2.8×12 topics
  25. Customer Satisfaction16▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Finite Element Analysis16▲ 5.7×8 topics
  27. Medicinal Plants16▲ 3.3×15 topics
  28. IoT15▲ 3.5×12 topics
  29. Performance Analysis15▲ 6.0×4 topics
  30. Finance14▲ 6.3×2 topics
  31. Global Financial Crisis14▲ 8.8×2 topics
  32. Durability Performance14▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Ethical Identity14▲ 9.6×1 topic
  34. Shariah Supervision14▲ 9.6×1 topic
  35. Recycled Materials14▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Fiber Reinforced Concrete12▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Ultra-High Performance Concrete12▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Geopolymer12▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. 5G Networks12▲ 5.0×4 topics
  40. Construction12▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Sulaimani Polytechnic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Islamic Finance and Bank…14Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 14 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…12Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 12 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…9Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 9 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…9Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 9 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 8 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 8 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing7IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts6COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 6 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…6Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 6 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …6Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 6 fractional works
AccountingCivil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 14 works
  2. 2 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 9 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  5. 5 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 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 available83.5%not open16.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sulaimani Polytechnic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 436% 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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