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Thi Qar University

In research, Thi Qar University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,334 of 12,888 worldwide), Mathematics (#158 of 1,053 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,862 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis, Parasitology and Modeling and Simulation — Numerical Analysis is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,959
of 28,054 · #5,615 all time
Rank in Iraq
#8
of 67
Research works
5.2k
▲ 394% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Thi Qar 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 #1,334 of 12,888 11.6%1,395 #3926
MathematicsField #158 of 1,053 16.6%106 #967
EngineeringField #1,862 of 6,636 8.5%540 #4363
Health SciencesDomain #3,884 of 11,982 4.9%646 #8630
Social SciencesDomain #3,921 of 10,521 10.0%441 #8743
Environmental ScienceField #1,401 of 3,551 16.6%151 #3187
Computer ScienceField #1,988 of 4,667 15.9%271 #4015
MedicineField #4,605 of 10,443 4.9%537 #9032
Life SciencesDomain #3,552 of 7,800 7.0%498 #7828
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,224 of 1,884 20.3%69 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thi Qar 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#3,926 #1,334
  2. Mathematics#967 #158
  3. Engineering#4,363 #1,862
  4. Health Sciences#8,630 #3,884
  5. Social Sciences#8,743 #3,921
  6. Environmental Science#3,187 #1,401
  7. Computer Science#4,015 #1,988
  8. Medicine#9,032 #4,605
  9. Life Sciences#7,828 #3,552
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 Thi Qar University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Numerical Analysis takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 22.9 works9.0×
  2. ParasitologySubfield · 23.4 works7.4×
  3. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 27.7 works6.7×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 20.2 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: 1.48× its world share, 210 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 158 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 68 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.69× its world share, 28 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.86× its world share, 87 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 271 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 540 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 151 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 122 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.03× its world share, 106 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 537 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 42 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 213 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thi Qar University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali Esmail Al‐Snafi, Hussein Togun and Amin H. Al‐Khursan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thi Qar University.

  1. 1 Ali Esmail Al‐Snafi Iraq · #230,856 worldwide 104 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Hussein Togun Iraq · #659,094 worldwide 205 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Amin H. Al‐Khursan Iraq · #782,503 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Iman Ahmadianfar Iraq · #906,311 worldwide 131 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Krishna Kumar Yadav Iraq · #988,036 worldwide 145 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Mohammed H. Mohammed Iraq · #1,426,449 worldwide 40 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Hassan Kamil Jassim Iraq · #1,434,961 worldwide 29 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Mohammed Ayad Alkhafaji Iraq · #1,551,547 worldwide 5 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Thi Qar University

Which keywords describe research at Thi Qar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Nonlinear Equations, Heat Transfer, Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology166▲ 1.40×103 topics
  2. Machine Learning154▲ 1.57×86 topics
  3. Deep Learning151▲ 1.48×79 topics
  4. Inflammation82▲ 1.32×76 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress78▲ 1.59×58 topics
  6. Nanoparticles65▲ 1.72×43 topics
  7. Environmental Impact64▲ 1.26×54 topics
  8. Cancer58▲ 1.44×52 topics
  9. Antioxidant57▲ 2.8×44 topics
  10. Internet of Things54▲ 2.1×25 topics
  11. Heat Transfer53▲ 3.6×15 topics
  12. Treatment53▲ 1.46×39 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity52▲ 2.8×30 topics
  14. Healthcare52▲ 1.56×16 topics
  15. Diagnosis51▲ 1.83×36 topics
  16. Nanomaterials49▲ 1.57×19 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome48▲ 1.99×23 topics
  18. Immune Response48▲ 2.8×23 topics
  19. Security46▲ 2.4×20 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance41▲ 3.0×9 topics
  21. Nonlinear Equations40▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Literature40▲ 2.5×16 topics
  23. Culture38▲ 2.4×11 topics
  24. Diabetes38▲ 2.6×20 topics
  25. Wireless Sensor Networks37▲ 2.7×20 topics
  26. Philosophy36▲ 2.7×8 topics
  27. Ethnicity33▲ 3.0×6 topics
  28. Social Influence31▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory30▲ 3.6×25 topics
  30. Science30▲ 4.0×2 topics
  31. Islam30▲ 4.7×2 topics
  32. Malay Language29▲ 6.9×1 topic
  33. Sharia Law29▲ 6.8×1 topic
  34. Fractional Calculus26▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Anomalous Diffusion24▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Homotopy Analysis Method24▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Random Walk24▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Experimental Investigation23▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Middle East22▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Hermeneutics21▲ 8.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Thi Qar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Islamic Studies and History and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 29 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 24 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…18Islamic Studies and History: 18 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…17Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 17 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 17 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 14 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…13Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 13 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 13 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 12 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…12Heat Transfer and Optimization: 12 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceModeling and SimulationPolitical Science and International RelationsTransportation6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  2. 2 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 24 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 17 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 17 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 14 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 13 works
  8. 8 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 13 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 12 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical 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 available75.0%not open25.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thi Qar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 394% 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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