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University Of Fallujah

In research, University Of Fallujah stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,354 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,700 of 10,670 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,605 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting (Accounting is 7.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#8,976
of 22,385 · #16,259 all time
Rank in Iraq
#31
of 67
Research works
939
▲ 143% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.68×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%

What is University Of Fallujah known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,354 of 9,585 2.9%238 #10655
Physical SciencesDomain #8,700 of 10,670 6.7%130 #12501
Life SciencesDomain #5,605 of 6,403 3.6%85 #9906
Social SciencesField #5,356 of 5,988 2.4%117 #8269
Health SciencesDomain #9,450 of 9,902 4.4%94 #15676
MedicineField #8,157 of 8,541 4.7%80 #13614

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Of Fallujah 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#10,655 #7,354
  2. Physical Sciences#12,501 #8,700
  3. Life Sciences#9,906 #5,605
  4. Social Sciences#8,269 #5,356
  5. Health Sciences#15,676 #9,450
  6. Medicine#13,614 #8,157
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does University Of Fallujah work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at University Of Fallujah is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 275 fractional works · 41.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 132 fractional works · 20.1% of its workEducation: 50 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 42 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 58 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 38 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 26 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 162 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEngineering: 53 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 46 fractional works · 6.9% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 116 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 99 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 105 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 53 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity OfFallujah658fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences13220.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting588.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance385.7%
    4. Psychology192.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities192.8%
    6. Decision Sciences91.4%
    1. Engineering538.1%
    2. Computer Science466.9%
    3. Materials Science192.8%
    4. Environmental Science182.8%
    5. Chemistry142.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy40.6%
    7. Energy40.5%
    8. Mathematics20.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine9915.0%
    2. Health Professions91.3%
    3. Nursing40.7%
    4. Veterinary40.5%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences538.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology314.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology142.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.7%
    5. Neuroscience30.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University Of Fallujah specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 29.8 works7.4×
← 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: 1.68× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 99 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.04× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.73× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.68× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.04×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.73×58 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.68×38 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.12×14 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.12×5 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.68×53 works
  7. Social Sciences1.59×132 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.41×9 works
  9. Chemistry1.39×14 works
  10. Nursing1.34×4 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.99×19 works
  12. Psychology0.96×19 works
  13. Computer Science0.89×46 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×31 works
  15. Materials Science0.81×19 works
  16. Medicine0.78×99 works
  17. Energy0.58×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.56×18 works
  19. Engineering0.54×53 works
  20. Health Professions0.50×9 works
  21. Dentistry0.34×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.32×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.28×4 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.26×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.24×2 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at University Of Fallujah?

Ranked on the quality score, Ashraf Adnan Thirthar, Nahla Hilal and Ahmed majeed Hussein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Of Fallujah.

  1. 1 Ashraf Adnan Thirthar Iraq · #220,332 worldwide 663 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Nahla Hilal Iraq · #1,534,509 worldwide 1.9k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Ahmed majeed Hussein Iraq · #3,130,439 worldwide 1.2k citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Wesam Ali Husien Iraq · #3,173,303 worldwide 59 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ameel Farooq Al Shawi Iraq · #3,785,032 worldwide 185 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Anas Abdullah Hamad Iraq · #3,825,056 worldwide 240 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Mohammed Hadi Ali Al‐Jumaili Iraq · #4,095,329 worldwide 340 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Saba Noori Alhamdany Iraq · #4,220,003 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Jasim Mohammed Saleh Iraq · #4,267,170 worldwide 127 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Khalid Rokan Awad Iraq · #5,152,342 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University Of Fallujah

What are the most cited papers from University Of Fallujah?

The most cited paper from University Of Fallujah is "A review on plant extract mediated green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and their biomedical applications" (Mouhaned Y. Al-darwesh, Sattar S. Ibrahim, Mohammed A. Mohammed, 2024), with 259 citations. Next come "Use of recycled fibers in concrete composites: A systematic comprehensive review" (195) and "Data centers cooling: A critical review of techniques, challenges, and energy saving solutions" (167).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review on plant extract mediated green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and their biomedical applications Mouhaned Y. Al-darwesh, Sattar S. Ibrahim, Mohammed A. Mohammed · Results in Chemistry Open access 2024 259
2 Use of recycled fibers in concrete composites: A systematic comprehensive review Hemn Unis Ahmed, Rabar H. Faraj, Nahla Hilal et al. · Composites Part B Engineering 9 Mar 2021 195
3 Data centers cooling: A critical review of techniques, challenges, and energy saving solutions Ahmed A. Alkrush, Mohamed Sameh Abdalghany Salem, Osama Abdelrehim et al. · International Journal of Refrigeration 5 Feb 2024 167
4 Fundus-DeepNet: Multi-label deep learning classification system for enhanced detection of multiple ocular diseases through data fusion of fundus images Shumoos Al-Fahdawi, Alaa S. Al‐Waisy, Diyar Qader Zeebaree et al. · Information Fusion Open access 28 Sep 2023 152
5 Big Data Analytics Using Cloud Computing Based Frameworks for Power Management Systems: Status, Constraints, and Future Recommendations Ahmed Hadi Ali AL-Jumaili, Ravie Chandren Muniyandi, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan et al. · Sensors Open access 8 Mar 2023 147
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University Of Fallujah?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Islamic Education, Pedagogy, Islamic Banking, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Curriculum Development and Religious Education.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization36▲ 2.8×27 topics
  2. Epidemiology32▲ 1.21×67 topics
  3. Corporate Governance30▲ 6.2×13 topics
  4. Culture29▲ 8.5×3 topics
  5. Islamic Education28▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Islamic Banking27▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Pedagogy27▲ 8.3×5 topics
  8. Curriculum Development27▲ 6.1×9 topics
  9. Risk Management26▲ 8.2×9 topics
  10. Teacher Training25▲ 6.2×5 topics
  11. Education24▲ 2.2×19 topics
  12. Religious Education23▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Financial Stability23▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Global Financial Crisis23▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Madrasa23▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Muslim Students23▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Finance22▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Performance Analysis22▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Ethical Identity22▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Shariah Supervision22▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Literature22▲ 6.0×6 topics
  22. History21▲ 4.5×4 topics
  23. Philosophy21▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Islam20▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Sharia Law20▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Social Influence20▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Supply Chain Management17▲ 2.9×15 topics
  28. Antioxidant16▲ 3.4×31 topics
  29. Monetary Policy14▲ 8.9×6 topics
  30. Gender Equality13▲ 6.8×6 topics
  31. Stock Market12▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Feminism12▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Islamic Law12▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Tafsir Al-Mishbah12▲ 83×1 topic
  35. Middle East11▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Ottoman Empire11▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Empire11▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Hermeneutics11▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Iran11▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Islamic reform11▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does University Of Fallujah publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies.

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 23 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 22 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  4. 4 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 12 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  6. 6 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 9 works
  7. 7 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  8. 8 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  9. 9 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available82.5%not open17.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University Of Fallujah's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 143% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University Of Fallujah as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%University Of Fallujah0.0033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University Of Fallujah over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025University Of Fallujah4.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.5% in 2024.

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