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University of Zakho

In research, University of Zakho stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,665 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,599 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,202 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Mathematics — Transportation is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,665
of 28,054 · #7,618 all time
Rank in Iraq
#14
of 67
Research works
2k
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is University of Zakho 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 #1,665 of 12,888 16.0%426 #4923
EngineeringField #3,599 of 6,636 10.3%121 #8142
Health SciencesDomain #7,202 of 11,982 10.3%154 #16115
MedicineField #7,073 of 10,443 10.5%120 #14966
Social SciencesDomain #7,645 of 10,521 5.2%327 #12141
Life SciencesDomain #5,968 of 7,800 11.4%87 #10913
Computer ScienceField #3,827 of 4,667 17.6%74 #5409
Social SciencesField #5,424 of 6,365 4.0%178 #9171
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,574 of 2,578 1.2%62 #4295

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Zakho 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#4,923 #1,665
  2. Engineering#8,142 #3,599
  3. Health Sciences#16,115 #7,202
  4. Medicine#14,966 #7,073
  5. Social Sciences#12,141 #7,645
  6. Life Sciences#10,913 #5,968
  7. Computer Science#5,409 #3,827
  8. Social Sciences#9,171 #5,424
  9. Sociology and Political Science#4,295 #2,574
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 Zakho specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 36.8 works11×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 27.7 works8.9×
  3. MathematicsField · 54.8 works4.7×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.16× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 121 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.69× its world share, 55 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.73× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 178 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Zakho?

Ranked on the composite score, Karmina K. Ali, Hajar F. Ismael and Wijdan M. S. Mero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Zakho.

  1. 1 Karmina K. Ali Iraq · #747,126 worldwide 109 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Hajar F. Ismael Iraq · #842,952 worldwide 99 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Wijdan M. S. Mero Iraq · #1,040,104 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Baravan A. Asaad Iraq · #1,292,331 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hariwan Z. Ibrahim Iraq · #1,554,085 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Zakho

Which keywords describe research at University of Zakho?

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

▲ 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. Culture49▲ 9.4×6 topics
  2. Literature48▲ 9.0×9 topics
  3. Islam48▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Ethnicity47▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Philosophy47▲ 11×5 topics
  6. History47▲ 6.7×6 topics
  7. Social Influence46▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Malay Language45▲ 32×1 topic
  9. Sharia Law45▲ 31×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology38◆ 0.98×56 topics
  11. Economic Security38▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles38▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Strategic Planning37▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Air Force37▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Legal Regulation37▲ 17×1 topic
  16. Machine Learning37◆ 1.13×51 topics
  17. Modernization37▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Transport Policy37▲ 29×1 topic
  19. Warfare37▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Nonlinear Equations30▲ 23×4 topics
  21. Globalization28▲ 1.41×26 topics
  22. Teacher Training18▲ 3.0×11 topics
  23. Fuzzy Sets17▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Feminism15▲ 5.5×5 topics
  25. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation15▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Rogue Waves15▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Integrable Equations14▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Soliton Solutions14▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Rough Sets13▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Convex Optimization12▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Middle East12▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Fractional Calculus12▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Solitons12▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Optical Lattices12▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Empire11▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Ottoman Empire11▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Iran11▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Islamic reform11▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Discrete11▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear Photonic Systems11▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Zakho publish most on?

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

Linguistic, Cultural, an…45Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 45 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 37 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 37 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 14 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 11 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 11 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 10 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 10 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 9 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationStatistical and Nonlinear Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 45 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 37 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 37 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 14 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 11 works
  7. 7 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 10 works
  8. 8 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 10 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 7 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 available82.4%not open17.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Zakho's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.