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University of Kerbala

In research, University of Kerbala stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,206 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,042 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#674 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Animal Science and Zoology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics — Pharmacology is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,743
of 28,054 · #4,736 all time
Rank in Iraq
#5
of 67
Research works
5.8k
▲ 465% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of Kerbala 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 #1,206 of 12,888 12.6%1,466 #3435
EngineeringField #1,042 of 6,636 13.0%602 #2924
Materials ScienceField #674 of 2,468 16.0%165 #2158
Health SciencesDomain #3,895 of 11,982 4.4%837 #7024
MedicineField #3,660 of 10,443 4.1%693 #8664
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #511 of 1,351 20.0%106 #1494
Computer ScienceField #1,791 of 4,667 12.0%236 #3992
Life SciencesDomain #3,112 of 7,800 4.3%745 #6719
Social SciencesDomain #4,381 of 10,521 8.9%436 #8621
Environmental ScienceField #1,710 of 3,551 11.7%165 #3016

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kerbala 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#3,435 #1,206
  2. Engineering#2,924 #1,042
  3. Materials Science#2,158 #674
  4. Health Sciences#7,024 #3,895
  5. Medicine#8,664 #3,660
  6. Mechanical Engineering#1,494 #511
  7. Computer Science#3,992 #1,791
  8. Life Sciences#6,719 #3,112
  9. Social Sciences#8,621 #4,381
  10. Environmental Science#3,016 #1,710
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 Kerbala specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 32.5 works5.0×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 32.4 works4.2×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 48.1 works3.9×
  4. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 24.8 works3.9×
  5. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 24.9 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: 2.30× its world share, 381 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 214 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 67 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.92× its world share, 48 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.27× its world share, 124 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 236 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.33× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 602 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 165 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 166 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 693 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.18× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 118 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kerbala?

Ranked on the composite score, Anmar Dulaimi, Ali Abdulhassan Abbas and Farhan Lafta Rashid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kerbala.

  1. 1 Anmar Dulaimi Iraq · #877,893 worldwide 70 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Ali Abdulhassan Abbas Iraq · #982,220 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Farhan Lafta Rashid Iraq · #1,137,200 worldwide 101 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Ali Jafer Mahdi Iraq · #1,431,578 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Hashim Talib Hashim Iraq · #1,453,743 worldwide 12 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Hakim S. Sultan Aljibori Iraq · #1,490,933 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Waqed H. Hassan Iraq · #1,536,959 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Ali B.M. Ali Iraq · #1,540,096 worldwide 15 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Haydar Abdulameer Marhoon Iraq · #1,541,730 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Mahmood Jasem Jawad Iraq · #1,585,065 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kerbala

Which keywords describe research at University of Kerbala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Epidemiology, Heat Transfer, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, 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. Epidemiology171▲ 1.24×120 topics
  2. Machine Learning141▲ 1.24×84 topics
  3. Deep Learning131◆ 1.10×73 topics
  4. Inflammation110▲ 1.52×80 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress103▲ 1.81×61 topics
  6. Nanoparticles100▲ 2.3×41 topics
  7. Antioxidant96▲ 4.0×51 topics
  8. Nanomaterials93▲ 2.5×19 topics
  9. Environmental Impact90▲ 1.52×40 topics
  10. Heat Transfer80▲ 4.6×18 topics
  11. Cancer79▲ 1.70×55 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity72▲ 3.2×30 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease68▲ 1.74×36 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome67▲ 2.4×23 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications62▲ 1.51×33 topics
  16. Obesity56▲ 2.1×26 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance54▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Medicinal Plants54▲ 3.9×18 topics
  19. Risk Management50▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Diabetes49▲ 2.8×21 topics
  21. Antioxidants47▲ 3.0×17 topics
  22. Synthesis46▲ 3.6×34 topics
  23. Toxicity46▲ 3.0×19 topics
  24. Bioactive Compounds43▲ 4.9×13 topics
  25. Plant Growth42▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Solar Energy42▲ 3.7×5 topics
  27. Anti-inflammatory41▲ 4.2×27 topics
  28. Crop Management39▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Phase Change Materials38▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Green Synthesis35▲ 5.2×5 topics
  31. Performance Analysis34▲ 4.6×4 topics
  32. Experimental Investigation33▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Recycled Materials30▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Essential Oils30▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Global Financial Crisis29▲ 6.1×2 topics
  36. Ethical Identity29▲ 6.6×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision29▲ 6.6×1 topic
  38. Horticultural Crops28▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Nutritional Quality27▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Durability Performance26▲ 7.9×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Kerbala publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems.

Islamic Finance and Bank…29Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 29 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement…24Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 24 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 23 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…22Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 22 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…21Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 21 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 20 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 18 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …16Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 16 fractional worksPhase Change Materials Research: 16 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 16 fractional works
AccountingPlant ScienceCivil and Structural EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment6 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 29 works
  2. 2 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 24 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 23 works
  4. 4 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 22 works
  5. 5 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 21 works
  6. 6 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 20 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 18 works
  8. 8 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 16 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kerbala's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 465% 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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