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University of Tikrit

In research, University of Tikrit stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,762 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,447 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,198 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Algebra and Number Theory and Animal Science and Zoology — Transportation is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,711
of 28,054 · #8,743 all time
Rank in Iraq
#21
of 67
Research works
9.5k
▲ 563% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is University of Tikrit 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 #2,762 of 12,888 5.7%1,866 #6476
Social SciencesDomain #3,447 of 10,521 5.0%1,934 #7159
Health SciencesDomain #4,198 of 11,982 2.0%813 #8648
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,384 of 3,409 5.7%614 #3407
EngineeringField #2,776 of 6,636 3.8%843 #5128
Life SciencesDomain #3,334 of 7,800 4.8%928 #7080
Social SciencesField #2,849 of 6,365 2.9%1,177 #5564
MedicineField #4,736 of 10,443 1.8%609 #8883
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #179 of 390 22.1%98 #763
MathematicsField #513 of 1,053 10.6%118 #1677

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Tikrit 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#6,476 #2,762
  2. Social Sciences#7,159 #3,447
  3. Health Sciences#8,648 #4,198
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,407 #1,384
  5. Engineering#5,128 #2,776
  6. Life Sciences#7,080 #3,334
  7. Social Sciences#5,564 #2,849
  8. Medicine#8,883 #4,736
  9. Literature and Literary Theory#763 #179
  10. Mathematics#1,677 #513
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 Tikrit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 304.0 works16×
  2. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 30.9 works8.7×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 64.9 works5.3×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 325.5 works5.0×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 55.5 works4.2×
  6. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 95.3 works3.9×
← 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: 2.33× its world share, 614 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 194 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.97× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.57× its world share, 136 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 262 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 844 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 239 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 138 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 118 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 41 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 100 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 609 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 292 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 143 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 91 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 173 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 1,177 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Tikrit?

Ranked on the composite score, Saadaldeen Rashid Ahmed, Khalaf S. Gaeid and Thamir K. Ibrahim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tikrit.

  1. 1 Saadaldeen Rashid Ahmed Iraq · #305,966 worldwide 181 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Khalaf S. Gaeid Iraq · #356,084 worldwide 91 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Thamir K. Ibrahim Iraq · #524,976 worldwide 94 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Subhi A. Al‐Jibori Iraq · #745,113 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Entedhar R. Sarhat Iraq · #808,231 worldwide 23 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Erik Kreifeldt Iraq · #1,164,317 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Ahmed S. Al‐Janabi Iraq · #1,344,285 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Tikrit

Which keywords describe research at University of Tikrit?

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

▲ 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. Literature383▲ 13×27 topics
  2. Culture376▲ 13×17 topics
  3. History373▲ 9.6×17 topics
  4. Philosophy372▲ 15×15 topics
  5. Ethnicity350▲ 17×10 topics
  6. Islam343▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Science341▲ 25×3 topics
  8. Social Influence340▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Malay Language340▲ 43×1 topic
  10. Sharia Law340▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Economic Security312▲ 26×6 topics
  12. Legal Regulation308▲ 25×8 topics
  13. Strategic Planning306▲ 37×4 topics
  14. Modernization304▲ 30×4 topics
  15. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles303▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Air Force303▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Public Oversight303▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Transport Policy303▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Warfare303▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Epidemiology187▼ 0.85×94 topics
  21. Globalization150▲ 1.38×61 topics
  22. Education137▲ 1.44×53 topics
  23. Antioxidant111▲ 2.9×46 topics
  24. Teacher Training100▲ 2.9×17 topics
  25. Curriculum Development83▲ 2.1×10 topics
  26. Language Teaching81▲ 5.7×7 topics
  27. Pedagogy78▲ 2.9×14 topics
  28. Islamic Education74▲ 3.8×3 topics
  29. Feminism70▲ 4.5×10 topics
  30. Plant Growth61▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Religious Education61▲ 6.5×2 topics
  32. Madrasa61▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Muslim Students61▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Crop Management59▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Corpus Linguistics57▲ 4.8×5 topics
  36. Hermeneutics55▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Global Financial Crisis47▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Ethical Identity47▲ 6.7×1 topic
  39. Shariah Supervision47▲ 6.7×1 topic
  40. Middle East46▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Tikrit publish most on?

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

Linguistic, Cultural, an…340Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 340 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …303Military Technology and Strategies: 303 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…303Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 303 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 61 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 47 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 39 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 33 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 31 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 30 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 29 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 340 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 303 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 303 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 61 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 47 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 39 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 33 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 31 works
  9. 9 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 30 works
  10. 10 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 29 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 available83.0%not open17.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Tikrit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 563% 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.

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.