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University of Kufa

In research, University of Kufa stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,624 of 11,982 worldwide), Engineering (#1,532 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,087 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Molecular Medicine — Radiological and Ultrasound Technology is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,604
of 28,054 · #7,079 all time
Rank in Iraq
#20
of 67
Research works
8.6k
▲ 147% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is University of Kufa 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,624 of 11,982 4.3%1,011 #6383
EngineeringField #1,532 of 6,636 6.3%720 #3502
Physical SciencesDomain #3,087 of 12,888 6.8%1,833 #5525
Life SciencesDomain #3,115 of 7,800 2.5%710 #7113
Social SciencesDomain #4,212 of 10,521 7.3%610 #6175
MedicineField #4,434 of 10,443 3.3%810 #8417
Computer ScienceField #2,072 of 4,667 12.0%376 #3124
Health ProfessionsField #1,142 of 1,928 8.3%134 #2641
Information SystemsSubfield #772 of 1,291 20.9%64 —
Social SciencesField #3,848 of 6,365 6.1%267 #5195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kufa 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. Health Sciences#6,383 #2,624
  2. Engineering#3,502 #1,532
  3. Physical Sciences#5,525 #3,087
  4. Life Sciences#7,113 #3,115
  5. Social Sciences#6,175 #4,212
  6. Medicine#8,417 #4,434
  7. Computer Science#3,124 #2,072
  8. Health Professions#2,641 #1,142
  9. Social Sciences#5,195 #3,848
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 Kufa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Radiological and Ultrasound Technology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 38.1 works7.6×
  2. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 26.9 works6.0×
← 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: 1.46× its world share, 289 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 251 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.99× its world share, 84 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.36× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.39× its world share, 156 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 376 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 60 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 720 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 184 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 148 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 93 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.55× its world share, 31 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 134 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 810 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 89 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 267 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Kufa?

Ranked on the composite score, رسول بلاوي, Zaid Abdi Alkareem Alyasseri and Nabeel Salih Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kufa.

  1. 1 رسول بلاوي Iraq · #270,841 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Zaid Abdi Alkareem Alyasseri Iraq · #411,529 worldwide 132 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Nabeel Salih Ali Iraq · #674,256 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Basim A. Almayahi Iraq · #728,942 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Najah R. Hadi Iraq · #828,965 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Nagham Mahmood Aljamali Iraq · #848,170 worldwide 52 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Ahmed J. Obaid Iraq · #882,479 worldwide 112 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Ali Hassan Mohammed Iraq · #1,000,122 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Ghassan Fadhil Smaisim Iraq · #1,066,218 worldwide 76 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Maher A.R. Sadiq Al-Baghdadi Iraq · #1,174,907 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kufa

Which keywords describe research at University of Kufa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Toxicity, Machine Learning, Oxidative Stress, Anticancer Agents and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Epidemiology214▲ 1.30×113 topics
  2. Deep Learning184▲ 1.29×71 topics
  3. Machine Learning175▲ 1.28×83 topics
  4. Inflammation168▲ 1.94×79 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress128▲ 1.87×58 topics
  6. Environmental Impact117▲ 1.66×40 topics
  7. Nanoparticles102▲ 1.94×41 topics
  8. Cancer94▲ 1.68×54 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease89▲ 1.92×33 topics
  10. Toxicity85▲ 4.7×18 topics
  11. Antioxidant80▲ 2.8×46 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome79▲ 2.3×22 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties77▲ 1.90×32 topics
  14. Health Effects68▲ 2.7×16 topics
  15. Immune Response63▲ 2.7×20 topics
  16. Obesity62▲ 1.98×24 topics
  17. Synthesis60▲ 3.9×28 topics
  18. Anticancer Agents59▲ 9.3×10 topics
  19. Insulin Resistance58▲ 3.0×9 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance52▲ 3.3×14 topics
  21. Medicinal Chemistry52▲ 4.5×10 topics
  22. Ionizing Radiation49▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Antimicrobial48▲ 4.1×14 topics
  24. Heterocyclic Compounds46▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Finite Element Analysis44▲ 4.7×8 topics
  26. Radionuclides41▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Economic Security40▲ 4.5×5 topics
  28. Lung Cancer40▲ 5.5×3 topics
  29. Recycled Materials38▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Sharia Law38▲ 6.3×1 topic
  31. Durability Performance37▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Depleted Uranium36▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Radon36▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Air Force34▲ 6.8×1 topic
  35. Construction34▲ 6.0×3 topics
  36. Public Oversight34▲ 6.5×1 topic
  37. Transport Policy34▲ 6.5×1 topic
  38. Warfare34▲ 6.8×1 topic
  39. Coumarins31▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Tubulin Inhibitors30▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Kufa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…38Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 38 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …36Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 36 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 34 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…34Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 34 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…30Synthesis and biological activity: 30 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 29 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 29 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…24Health and Well-being Studies: 24 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 22 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 19 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyAerospace EngineeringTransportation6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  2. 2 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 36 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 34 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 34 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 30 works
  6. 6 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 29 works
  7. 7 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 29 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 24 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 22 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 19 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 available79.0%not open21.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kufa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 147% 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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