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University of Mosul

In research, University of Mosul stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,408 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,925 of 12,888 worldwide) and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (#18 of 114 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Numerical Analysis and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation — Orthodontics is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,861
of 28,054 · #3,585 all time
Rank in Iraq
#6
of 67
Research works
17k
▲ 257% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is University of Mosul 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 #1,408 of 11,982 3.6%1,759 #3685
Physical SciencesDomain #1,925 of 12,888 6.1%3,104 #2931
Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField #18 of 114 12.9%61 #357
Life SciencesDomain #1,640 of 7,800 3.9%1,416 #3823
Computer ScienceField #1,079 of 4,667 6.3%817 #1947
MedicineField #2,620 of 10,443 3.6%1,197 #5196
Social SciencesDomain #2,708 of 10,521 6.3%1,249 #4741
EngineeringField #1,784 of 6,636 5.8%1,127 #1807
Organic ChemistrySubfield #217 of 615 15.3%166 #1198
MathematicsField #380 of 1,053 6.7%203 #877

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Mosul 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#3,685 #1,408
  2. Physical Sciences#2,931 #1,925
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics#357 #18
  4. Life Sciences#3,823 #1,640
  5. Computer Science#1,947 #1,079
  6. Medicine#5,196 #2,620
  7. Social Sciences#4,741 #2,708
  8. Engineering#1,807 #1,784
  9. Organic Chemistry#1,198 #217
  10. Mathematics#877 #380
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 Mosul specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 90.3 works11×
  2. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 53.6 works8.3×
  3. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 87.6 works6.4×
  4. DentistryField · 231.2 works6.3×
  5. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 104.3 works6.3×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 90.9 works6.3×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 46.8 works5.9×
← 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: 2.12× its world share, 759 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 408 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 121 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 66 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.32× its world share, 61 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.44× its world share, 288 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 817 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 1,127 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 301 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 157 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.29× its world share, 203 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 67 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.33× its world share, 231 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 218 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 1,197 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 76 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.63× its world share, 37 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 189 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 203 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 103 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 142 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 540 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Mosul?

Ranked on the composite score, Yasser Fakri Mustafa, Shandala Mg and Ahmed Mahmood lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Mosul.

  1. 1 Yasser Fakri Mustafa Iraq · #618,302 worldwide 227 citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Shandala Mg Iraq · #704,344 worldwide 4 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Ahmed Mahmood Iraq · #759,280 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 M. Ahmed Iraq · #821,389 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Qutaiba I. Ali Iraq · #858,715 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Zakariya Yahya Algamal Iraq · #922,900 worldwide 92 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Redha I. Al-Bayati Iraq · #1,177,037 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ghada A. Taqa Iraq · #1,186,555 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Laith Ahmed Najam Iraq · #1,247,070 worldwide 36 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Khalil H. Sayidmarie Iraq · #1,257,357 worldwide 46 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at University of Mosul

Which keywords describe research at University of Mosul?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning374▲ 1.52×87 topics
  2. Deep Learning342▲ 1.33×77 topics
  3. Epidemiology315◆ 1.06×116 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress213▲ 1.73×59 topics
  5. Inflammation200▲ 1.28×77 topics
  6. Antioxidant170▲ 3.3×48 topics
  7. Healthcare131▲ 1.54×22 topics
  8. Clinical Trials103▲ 2.0×18 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity102▲ 2.1×31 topics
  10. Diabetes95▲ 2.6×22 topics
  11. Medicinal Chemistry95▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Synthesis94▲ 3.4×34 topics
  13. Antioxidants92▲ 2.8×17 topics
  14. Anticancer Agents90▲ 7.8×12 topics
  15. IoT89▲ 3.2×17 topics
  16. Performance Analysis84▲ 5.2×5 topics
  17. Ethnicity83▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Islam80▲ 5.0×4 topics
  19. Social Influence80▲ 4.9×3 topics
  20. Smart Cities77▲ 4.0×8 topics
  21. Science77▲ 4.1×2 topics
  22. Malay Language77▲ 7.2×1 topic
  23. Sharia Law77▲ 7.1×1 topic
  24. Probiotics72▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. Economic Security71▲ 4.4×6 topics
  26. Legal Regulation70▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Heterocyclic Compounds69▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles66▲ 4.7×3 topics
  29. Design64▲ 5.2×4 topics
  30. Strategic Planning63▲ 5.6×3 topics
  31. Foresight62▲ 6.2×2 topics
  32. Public Oversight62▲ 6.6×1 topic
  33. Transport Policy62▲ 6.6×1 topic
  34. Air Force62▲ 6.8×1 topic
  35. Warfare62▲ 6.8×1 topic
  36. Nonlinear Equations60▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Dental Materials59▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Restorative Dentistry59▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Plant Growth58▲ 7.0×6 topics
  40. Cognitive Approach52▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Mosul publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Dental materials and restorations.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…77Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 77 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…62Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 62 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 62 fractional worksDental materials and res…59Dental materials and restorations: 59 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…52Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 52 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 50 fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 43 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…41Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 41 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 40 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 35 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringOrthodontics6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 77 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 62 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 62 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 59 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 52 works
  6. 6 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 50 works
  7. 7 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 43 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 41 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 40 works
  10. 10 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 35 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 available81.4%not open18.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Mosul's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 257% 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.

Other research institutions in Mosul

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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.