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University of Diyala

In research, University of Diyala stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,645 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,537 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,490 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Civil and Structural Engineering and Animal Science and Zoology — Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,762
of 28,054 · #8,146 all time
Rank in Iraq
#22
of 67
Research works
4.8k
▲ 276% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is University of Diyala 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 #2,645 of 12,888 7.4%1,143 #5919
EngineeringField #2,537 of 6,636 5.1%528 #4400
Health SciencesDomain #5,490 of 11,982 2.2%507 #11372
Materials ScienceField #1,307 of 2,468 7.8%133 #2673
Social SciencesDomain #5,809 of 10,521 6.5%347 #10781
MedicineField #6,026 of 10,443 2.1%391 #12082
Computer ScienceField #2,763 of 4,667 12.0%215 #4106
Social SciencesField #3,944 of 6,365 7.1%192 #7297
Life SciencesDomain #5,709 of 7,800 2.3%437 #9413
Health ProfessionsField #1,427 of 1,928 3.9%74 #3333

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Diyala 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#5,919 #2,645
  2. Engineering#4,400 #2,537
  3. Health Sciences#11,372 #5,490
  4. Materials Science#2,673 #1,307
  5. Social Sciences#10,781 #5,809
  6. Medicine#12,082 #6,026
  7. Computer Science#4,106 #2,763
  8. Social Sciences#7,297 #3,944
  9. Life Sciences#9,413 #5,709
  10. Health Professions#3,333 #1,427
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 University of Diyala specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 30.9 works7.0×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 127.4 works4.4×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 22.0 works4.1×
← 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, 238 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.58× its world share, 60 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 215 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 528 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 133 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 43 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 391 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.48× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 192 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Diyala?

Ranked on the composite score, Qusay Hassan, Anees A. Khadom and Abbas Mohammed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Diyala.

  1. 1 Qusay Hassan Iraq · #324,185 worldwide 188 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Anees A. Khadom Iraq · #484,192 worldwide 274 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Abbas Mohammed Iraq · #770,475 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jumana Waleed Iraq · #807,232 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Saad Sh. Sammen Iraq · #1,008,697 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Khattab Saleem Abdul-Razzaq Iraq · #1,160,531 worldwide 79 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Zaid H. Mahmoud Iraq · #1,183,690 worldwide 97 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Amer M. Ibrahim Iraq · #1,195,602 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Ziad T. Khodair Iraq · #1,323,833 worldwide 38 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Hussain Falih Mahdi Iraq · #1,481,771 worldwide 21 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Diyala

Which keywords describe research at University of Diyala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Synthesis, Nanoparticles, Nanostructures, Sharia Law and Finite Element Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology126▲ 1.31×90 topics
  2. Deep Learning125▲ 1.50×63 topics
  3. Machine Learning118▲ 1.49×66 topics
  4. Nanoparticles67▲ 2.2×37 topics
  5. Synthesis49▲ 5.4×25 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties46▲ 1.93×31 topics
  7. Nanomaterials43▲ 1.68×17 topics
  8. Nanostructures40▲ 4.1×13 topics
  9. Antioxidant38▲ 2.3×37 topics
  10. Literature36▲ 2.7×11 topics
  11. Antibiotic Resistance34▲ 3.7×13 topics
  12. Philosophy33▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Ethnicity33▲ 3.6×8 topics
  14. Finite Element Analysis32▲ 5.8×8 topics
  15. Vaccine31▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. Toxicity31▲ 2.9×17 topics
  17. Science29▲ 4.9×2 topics
  18. Social Influence29▲ 5.5×2 topics
  19. Islam29▲ 5.6×1 topic
  20. Sharia Law29▲ 8.2×1 topic
  21. Plant Growth28▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Nanocrystals27▲ 4.1×5 topics
  23. Construction27▲ 8.1×2 topics
  24. Metal Nanoparticles26▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Economic Security25▲ 4.8×5 topics
  26. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles24▲ 5.3×2 topics
  27. Sport Psychology24▲ 9.9×2 topics
  28. Crop Management23▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Strategic Planning23▲ 6.3×2 topics
  30. Air Force23▲ 7.7×1 topic
  31. Warfare23▲ 7.7×1 topic
  32. Durability Performance22▲ 9.5×2 topics
  33. Public Oversight22▲ 7.3×1 topic
  34. Transport Policy22▲ 7.3×1 topic
  35. Motor Control21▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Concrete Strengthening21▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites21▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Motor Learning20▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Sport Performance20▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Horticultural Crops19▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Diyala publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…29Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 29 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …23Military Technology and Strategies: 23 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 22 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…21Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 21 fractional worksSports and Physical Educ…20Sports and Physical Education Research: 20 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 17 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 17 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…16Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 16 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 15 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 15 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationBuilding and Construction5 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 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 23 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 22 works
  4. 4 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 21 works
  5. 5 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 20 works
  6. 6 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 17 works
  7. 7 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 16 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 15 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 15 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 available81.5%not open18.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Diyala's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 276% 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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