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University of Kirkuk

In research, University of Kirkuk stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,994 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,857 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,543 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Transportation and Agronomy and Crop Science — Animal Science and Zoology is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,998
of 28,054 · #9,335 all time
Rank in Iraq
#24
of 67
Research works
3.3k
▲ 291% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is University of Kirkuk 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 #2,994 of 12,888 10.5%759 #6673
EngineeringField #2,857 of 6,636 9.8%299 #6525
Health SciencesDomain #5,543 of 11,982 4.0%423 #9773
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,838 of 3,409 9.4%221 #4374
Life SciencesDomain #4,220 of 7,800 8.4%364 #9421
Social SciencesDomain #6,129 of 10,521 7.1%394 #9265
MedicineField #6,660 of 10,443 3.0%346 #14130
Computer ScienceField #3,219 of 4,667 14.6%141 #5312
Social SciencesField #4,657 of 6,365 5.3%216 #8082
Materials ScienceField #1,889 of 2,468 10.7%66 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kirkuk 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#6,673 #2,994
  2. Engineering#6,525 #2,857
  3. Health Sciences#9,773 #5,543
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,374 #1,838
  5. Life Sciences#9,421 #4,220
  6. Social Sciences#9,265 #6,129
  7. Medicine#14,130 #6,660
  8. Computer Science#5,312 #3,219
  9. Social Sciences#8,082 #4,657
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 Kirkuk specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 30.0 works7.0×
  2. TransportationSubfield · 41.7 works6.5×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 22.4 works4.9×
← 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: 2.40× its world share, 221 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 78 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.69× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.48× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 141 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 300 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 104 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 66 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 346 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.06× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 216 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kirkuk?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali H. Taqi, Sameer Algburi and Mustafa R. Albayati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kirkuk.

  1. 1 Ali H. Taqi Iraq · #810,646 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Sameer Algburi Iraq · #925,981 worldwide 144 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Mustafa R. Albayati Iraq · #1,449,765 worldwide 35 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Kasim Sakran Abass Iraq · #1,533,021 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kirkuk

Which keywords describe research at University of Kirkuk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Islam, Science, Sharia Law, Social Influence, Ethnicity, Legal Regulation and Philosophy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology98▲ 1.27×95 topics
  2. Machine Learning96▲ 1.51×75 topics
  3. Deep Learning77▲ 1.17×72 topics
  4. Climate Change64▲ 1.21×63 topics
  5. Inflammation61▲ 1.52×69 topics
  6. Culture58▲ 5.7×2 topics
  7. Literature51▲ 4.8×5 topics
  8. History50▲ 3.7×3 topics
  9. Philosophy50▲ 5.8×3 topics
  10. Islam50▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Ethnicity49▲ 6.7×4 topics
  12. Science49▲ 10×2 topics
  13. Environmental Impact49▲ 1.48×43 topics
  14. Sharia Law48▲ 17×1 topic
  15. Social Influence48▲ 12×1 topic
  16. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.41×52 topics
  17. Remote Sensing44▲ 1.84×24 topics
  18. Legal Regulation44▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Economic Security43▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease43▲ 1.99×30 topics
  21. Modernization41▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles41▲ 11×3 topics
  23. International Trade Law41▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Air Force40▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Public Oversight40▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Transport Policy40▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Warfare40▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Antioxidant38▲ 2.9×41 topics
  29. Metabolic Syndrome38▲ 2.4×21 topics
  30. Antioxidant Activity36▲ 2.9×26 topics
  31. Insulin Resistance28▲ 3.2×8 topics
  32. Toxicity27▲ 3.2×14 topics
  33. Probiotics22▲ 4.8×6 topics
  34. Crop Management20▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Amino Acids19▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Heat Stress19▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Intestinal Barrier18▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Genetic Improvement17▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Plant Growth17▲ 8.0×6 topics
  40. Antibiotic Alternatives17▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Kirkuk publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…48Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 48 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 40 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 40 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 17 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 12 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 12 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 11 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 10 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 10 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationAnimal Science and Zoology6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 48 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 40 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 40 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 17 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 12 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 11 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 10 works
  9. 9 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 10 works
  10. 10 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 10 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 available79.7%not open20.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kirkuk's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 291% higher than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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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.

Other research institutions in Kirkuk

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.