Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Iraq has 348 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 26.1% from 276 in 2025. That places Iraq 44th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Technology- Iraq has the most listed scientists (32), followed by University of Baghdad (20).

Single Year

348

+72 (+26.1%) vs 2025

Career Data

100

+21 (+26.6%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#44

up 4 places vs 2025

Institutes

-3 (-3.2%) vs 2025

Scientists in Iraq on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than tripled since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+150.0%

2022+21.2%

2023+45.6%

2024+38.7%

2025+32.7%

2026+26.1%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	34		10
2021	85	+150.0%	16	+60.0%
2022	103	+21.2%	23	+43.8%
2023	150	+45.6%	34	+47.8%
2024	208	+38.7%	49	+44.1%
2025	276	+32.7%	79	+61.2%
2026	348	+26.1%	100	+26.6%

Top 10 institutes in Iraq

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Iraq	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	2,398	HQ Hassan, Qusay	University of Diyala	Energy	Rank 59
2	3,345	AS Aziz, Shujahadeen B.	University of Sulaimani	Polymers	Rank 18
3	3,907	KM Kareem, Mustafa	Al-Karkh University of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 88
4	5,130	A Al-Amiery, Ahmed A.Hussain	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 125
5	6,347	RA Ramadhan Al-Obaidi, Ahmed Ramadhan	Mustansiriyah University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 51
6	6,569	HA Hama Aziz, Kosar Hikmat	University of Sulaimani	Chemical Engineering	Rank 28
7	9,468	AM Ahmed, Muthanna J.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 42
8	10,081	MY Mustafa, Yasser Fakri	University of Mosul	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 150
9	12,018	CM Chaichan, Miqdam T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 319
10	13,696	RA Reshak, Ali Hussain	University of Basrah	Applied Physics	Rank 257
11	14,080	HA Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 119
12	14,151	MA Mohammed, Ahmed Salih	University of Sulaimani	Building & Construction	Rank 110
13	16,697	HA Hashim, Ahmed	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 309
14	16,846	Mijwil, Maad M.	Al-Iraqia University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 882
15	19,488	AW Al-Mudhafar, Watheq J.M.	Basrah Oil Company	Energy	Rank 526
16	20,049	MM Mohammed, Mazin Abed	University of Anbar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,036
17	21,345	AA Altemimi, Ammar B.	University of Basrah	Food Science	Rank 225
18	25,113	KA Khadom, Anees Abdullah	University of Diyala	Energy	Rank 673
19	25,492	Ahmed, Sirwan Khalid	Independent Researcher	Surgery	Rank 59
20	26,024	AH Al-Kuraishy, Hayder Mutter K.	Mustansiriyah University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 130
21	27,435	QS Qaidi, Shaker M.A.	Nawroz University	Building & Construction	Rank 224
22	28,271	KK Kayani, Kawan F.	University of Sulaimani	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 991
23	28,331	AA Albahri, Ahmed Shihab	Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,397
24	29,915	MA Mohammed, A. Abdulkadir	University of Sulaimani	Building & Construction	Rank 247
25	30,026	AT Albyati, Talib M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Engineering	Rank 208
26	30,416	MH Mohammed, Hayder I.	University of Garmian	Energy	Rank 824
27	30,605	Zangana, Hewa Majeed	Duhok Polytechnic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,495
28	31,455	Rashid, Tarik A.	University of Kurdistan Hewlêr	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,532
29	36,194	SS Sajadi, S. Mohammad	Cihan University-Erbil	Energy	Rank 1,021
30	36,377	Homod, Raad Z.	Basra University for Oil and Gas	Energy	Rank 1,029
31	36,669	SG Sulaiman, Ghassan Mohammad	University of Technology- Iraq	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,321
32	36,764	BA Basem, Ali A.	University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa	Energy	Rank 1,042
33	37,617	KR Kurda, Rawaz	Erbil Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 320
34	37,623	Hamada, Hussein Mahmood	Al-Qalam University College	Building & Construction	Rank 321
35	37,973	TH Togun, Hussein	Southern Technical University, Iraq	Energy	Rank 1,089
36	39,810	RF Rashid, Farhan Lafta	University of Kerbala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 371
37	40,320	AH Ahmed, Hemn Unis	Komar University of Science and Technology	Building & Construction	Rank 352
38	41,174	HM Hadwan, Mahmoud H.	University of Babylon	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 595
39	41,370	AZ Algamal, Zakariya Y.	University of Mosul	Statistics & Probability	Rank 217
40	42,013	HA Humaidi, Amjad Jaleel	University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,024
41	44,510	YE Yousif, Emad A.	Al-Nahrain University	Polymers	Rank 359
42	45,026	AM Al-Shareeda, Mahmood A.	Southern Technical University, Iraq	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,136
43	46,395	IR Ibrahim, Rabha W.	Al-Ayen Iraqi University, AUIQ	General Mathematics	Rank 212
44	48,460	KO Khalaf, Osamah Ibrahim	Al-Nahrain University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,277
45	48,715	HS Heshu, Sulaiman Rahman	University of Sulaimani	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,476
46	48,717	DN Dhaidan, Nabeel S.	University of Kerbala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 459
47	49,439	AT Al‏-‏Musawi, Tariq J‏	Al-Mustaqbal University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,086
48	49,948	Latif, Sarmad Dashti	Komar University of Science and Technology	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,095
49	49,952	Abdullah, Omed Gh	University of Sulaimani	Applied Physics	Rank 902
50	50,202	AA Abdulhameed, Ahmed Saud	University of Anbar	Polymers	Rank 432
51	52,376	JA Jaber, Alaa Abdulhady	University of Technology- Iraq	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,467
52	52,602	AA Aljeboree, Aseel M.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 314
53	55,635	JM Jabir, Majid Sakhi	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Physics	Rank 667
54	56,152	AA Al-Qurabat, Ali Kadhum M.	Al-Mustaqbal University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 618
55	56,632	IR Ismail, Raid A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 1,020
56	57,069	KM Kadhom, Mohammed A.	Al-Karkh University of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 463
57	58,342	KA Karimipour, Arash	Cihan University-Erbil	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 563
58	58,393	AM Al-Obaidi, Mudhar A.	Middle Technical University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 477
59	59,618	AA alkhayyat, Ahmed Hussein R.	The Islamic University, Najaf	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,772
60	60,147	JH Jappor, Hamad Rahman	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 1,091
61	60,358	AF AlJaberi, Forat Yasir	Al-Muthanna University	Chemical Engineering	Rank 489
62	60,485	MM Mohammadi, Mokhtar	Lebanese French University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 674
63	60,594	MJ Mahdi, Jasim M.	University of Baghdad	Energy	Rank 1,789
64	60,658	MA M Abed, Azher Mouhsen	Al-Mustaqbal University	Energy	Rank 1,792
65	60,796	JZ Jabbar, Zaid H.	University of Al-Qadisiyah	Applied Physics	Rank 1,105
66	62,259	AS Algburi, Sameer Saadoon	Al-Kitab University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,921
67	62,953	FM Fayad, Mohammed A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 1,860
68	63,021	AH Al-Kayiem, Hussain H.	University of Hilla	Energy	Rank 1,861
69	63,085	MA Mohammed Ameen, Sameera Sh	University of Zakho	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 356
70	63,612	Murad, Muhammad Amin Sadiq	University of Duhok	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 141
71	64,016	HB Hussen, Bashdar Mahmud	Hawler Medical University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 1,935
72	71,071	HW Hassan, Waqed Hammed	University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa	Materials	Rank 1,591
73	71,214	BN Basil, Noorulden	Mustansiriyah University	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 777
74	71,789	AA Abdulazeez, Adnan Mohsin	Duhok Polytechnic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,384
75	72,098	AA Alahmar, Ahmed T.	University of Babylon	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 377
76	73,893	AA Alizadeh, As'ad	Cihan University-Erbil	Energy	Rank 2,218
77	74,797	SM Sh. Majdi, Hasan Sh	Al-Mustaqbal University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 721
78	76,858	DH Dhahad, Hayder Abed	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 2,324
79	77,709	AA Almusaed, Amjad	University of Basrah	Energy	Rank 2,349
80	78,485	Ahmed, Hiwa M.	Sulaimani Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,259
81	79,357	Barzinjy, Azeez Abdullah	Soran University	Materials	Rank 1,787
82	81,408	AS Al-Jubouri, Sama M.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 696
83	83,109	AM Aljanabi, Mohammad	Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,884
84	87,324	HM Habeeb, Majeed Ali	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 1,573
85	87,668	AK Abdulkareem, Karrar Hameed	Al-Muthanna University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,094
86	89,164	AS Abid, Sallal R.	Wasit University	Building & Construction	Rank 821
87	90,360	AH Alshamsi, Hassan Abbas Habeeb	University of Al-Qadisiyah	General Chemistry	Rank 174
88	91,577	FM Fadhel, Mohammed A.	University of Sumer	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,276
89	91,657	IM Ismael, Muneer A.	University of Basrah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 864
90	92,455	KS Khuri, Suheil A.	The American University of Iraq – Baghdad	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 136
91	92,827	KA Kadhum, Abdul Amir	University of Al-Ameed	Energy	Rank 2,817
92	93,855	AJ Alwali, Joather	The American University of Iraq – Baghdad	Business & Management	Rank 2,110
93	94,052	AA Afzal, Amir Muhammad	The Islamic University, Najaf	Applied Physics	Rank 1,707
94	94,908	KM Kadhim, Mustafa M.	University of Kut	Chemical Physics	Rank 1,064
95	95,315	OA Obaid, Ahmed J.	University of Kufa	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,430
96	95,780	AS Alzabeebee, Saif	University of Al-Qadisiyah	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,065
97	97,438	AA Al-Karmalawy, Ahmed A.	University of Mashreq	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 383
98	98,089	FM Fattah, M. Y.	University of Technology- Iraq	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,089
99	98,209	Al-Yasiri, Qudama	University of Misan	Energy	Rank 3,002
100	100,006	AS Ahmed, Saadaldeen Rashid	Bayan University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,636
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Iraq are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

348 scientists affiliated with Iraq are on the 2026 single-year list, and 100 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Iraq has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, University of Technology- Iraq has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 32. It is followed by University of Baghdad with 20.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Iraq changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Iraq went from 34 scientists in 2020 to 348 in 2026, a change of +923.5%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.