Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Iraq has 85 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list, up 150.0% from 34 in 2020. That places Iraq 56th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 14 places. University of Babylon has the most listed scientists (15), followed by University of Technology- Iraq (11).

Single Year

+51 (+150.0%) vs 2020

Career Data

+6 (+60.0%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#56

up 14 places vs 2020

Institutes

+18 (+120.0%) vs 2020

Scientists in Iraq on the list, by year

The single-year count has more than doubled 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%

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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%

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	5,448	AM Ahmed, M. J.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 31
2	17,197	AS Aziz, Shujahadeen B.	University of Sulaimaniya	Polymers	Rank 139
3	19,340	HA Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 202
4	25,390	AS Al-Janabi, Samaher	University of Babylon	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 640
5	28,542	YZ Yaseen, Zaher Mundher	Al-Ayen University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 159
6	28,686	CM Chaichan, Miqdam T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 601
7	51,546	IM Ismael, Muneer A.	University of Basrah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 512
8	54,837	SE Salim, Evan T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 1,112
9	57,509	FA Fadhil, Abdelrahman B.	University of Mosul	Energy	Rank 1,212
10	69,163	AA Alsabery, Ammar I.	The Islamic University, Najaf	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 653
11	72,243	SS Sajadi, S. Mohammad	Soran University	Organic Chemistry	Rank 1,018
12	78,131	MA Mohammed, Ahmed	University of Sulaimaniya	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 613
13	79,573	KA KHALIFA, ABDUL JABBAR N.	Al-Nahrain University	Energy	Rank 1,702
14	80,110	KA Khadom, Anees A.	University of Diyala	Materials	Rank 1,483
15	81,581	AA Al-Amiery, Ahmed A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Materials	Rank 1,518
16	83,444	JH Jappor, H. R.	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 1,742
17	89,219	YE Yousif, Emad	Al-Nahrain University	Polymers	Rank 854
18	89,992	GK Grammer, Karl	University of Baghdad	Social Psychology	Rank 934
19	95,820	KA Kadhum, Abdul Amir H.	University of Al-Ameed	Materials	Rank 1,818
20	100,210	HA Hussein, A. M.	Northern Technical University	Energy	Rank 2,176
21	101,542	AA Altemimi, Ammar B.	University of Basrah	Food Science	Rank 801
22	111,920	IZ Ismail, Zainab Ziad	University of Baghdad	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,496
23	112,304	AH Ahmed, Hamdi E.	University Of Anbar	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,024
24	113,865	SG Sulaiman, Ghassan M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 797
25	118,502	AS Abed, Salwan Ali	University of Al-Qadisiyah	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,494
26	126,947	Abdullah, Omed Gh	University of Sulaimaniya	Applied Physics	Rank 2,685
27	141,494	AA Al-Abadi, Alaa M.	University of Basrah	Environmental Engineering	Rank 967
28	141,602	AO Amiri, Omid	University of Raparin	Materials	Rank 2,829
29	141,924	AZ Algamal, Zakariya Yahya	University of Mosul	Statistics & Probability	Rank 700
30	146,187	IR Ismail, Raid A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 3,165
31	146,685	OM Obeid, M. M.	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 3,179
32	151,084	Rahmani, Omeid	University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH)	Energy	Rank 3,480
33	151,808	MJ Mahdi, Jasim M.	University of Baghdad	Energy	Rank 3,492
34	152,491	AW Al-Mudhafar, Watheq J.	Basrah Oil Company	Energy	Rank 3,513
35	163,927	AT Albayati, Talib M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,281
36	168,983	Hadwan, Mahmoud Hussein	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,270
37	173,921	SS Sadkhan, Sattar B.	University of Babylon	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,916
38	182,460	MM Mohammed, Mazin Abed	University Of Anbar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,095
39	191,030	HS Hussain, Salam Hadi	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,766
40	198,039	OK Omer, Khalid	University of Sulaimaniya	General Chemistry	Rank 534
41	200,025	HM Hasan, Mushtaq I.	University of Thi-Qar	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,847
42	202,616	HS Hussain, Saad	University of Baghdad	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,575
43	205,670	AM Abdulla, Mahmood Ameen	Cihan University-Erbil	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 73
44	206,389	AA Abdulhameed, Ahmed Saud	Al-Mansour University College	Polymers	Rank 2,109
45	211,157	AA Aljeboree, Aseel M.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,649
46	211,710	Rashid, Tarik A.	University of Kurdistan Hewler	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,727
47	216,573	FM Fakhri, Makram A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 4,900
48	221,116	HD Hipgrave, David B.	UNICEF	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,210
49	229,143	Elwi, Taha A.	Al-Mammon University College	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,171
50	245,713	AA Alkaim, Ayad F.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,949
51	247,253	LF Lami, Faris	University of Baghdad	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,420
52	260,279	HI Hameed, Imad Hadi	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 2,090
53	273,900	HF Hussein, Falah H.	University of Babylon	General Chemistry	Rank 773
54	284,933	JM Jabir, Majid S.	University of Technology- Iraq	General Physics	Rank 1,488
55	291,102	AQ Alsalhy, Qusay F.	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Engineering	Rank 2,517
56	293,234	AO Ali, Obed M.	Northern Technical University	Energy	Rank 7,230
57	309,672	FA Faisal, Ayad A.H.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 2,719
58	311,388	AA Alahmar, Ahmed T.	University of Babylon	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 2,168
59	325,383	MP Mohammed, Pshtiwan Othman	University of Sulaimaniya	General Mathematics	Rank 2,142
60	343,065	AF Al-Azzawi, Fawzi Saad	University of Mosul	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,617
61	357,856	KK Khashan, Khawla S.	University of Technology- Iraq	General Physics	Rank 1,820
62	383,109	JM Jweeg, Muhsin J.	Al-Farahidi University	Materials	Rank 8,747
63	384,009	AA Albahri, A. S.	Informatics Institute for Postgraduate Studies (IIPS), Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI)	Medical Informatics	Rank 431
64	433,623	AA Al-Shammari, Ahmed M.	Mustansiriyah University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 3,847
65	446,649	HA Hashim, Ahmed	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 10,799
66	463,358	KL Khudhiar Lafta, Riyadh	Mustansiriyah University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,264
67	467,240	BH Badran, Hussain A.	University of Basrah	Applied Physics	Rank 11,325
68	481,778	AA Al-Obaidi, Ahmed Ramadhan	Mustansiriyah University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 4,387
69	485,117	HA Harfash, Akil J.	University of Basrah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 4,418
70	496,334	AS Abid, Sallal R.	Wasit University	Building & Construction	Rank 2,658
71	503,181	Muhammadsharif, Fahmi F.	Koya University	Applied Physics	Rank 12,255
72	543,693	Mohammed, Mustafa K.A.	Dijlah University College	Optics	Rank 2,716
73	553,123	AM Al-Shammari, Mohsin Abdullah	University of Baghdad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 5,075
74	625,571	KS Khalil, Shuker Mahmood	University of Basrah	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 14,086
75	634,313	AA Aljanaby, Ahmed Abdul Jabbar Jaloob	University of Kufa	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 6,120
76	830,825	HQ Hassan, Qusay M.A.	University of Basrah	General Physics	Rank 4,389
77	1,069,339	HA Hussein, Ahmed Taha	Ninevah University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 4,397
78	1,126,255	AM Al-Shuhaib, Mohammed Baqur S.	Al-Qasim Green University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 5,463
79	1,132,639	NU Nayef, Uday M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Optics	Rank 6,253
80	1,178,737	AA Alkhayyat, Ahmed	The Islamic University, Najaf	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 14,406
81	1,285,314	MY Mustafa, Yasser Fakri	University of Mosul	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 14,370
82	1,319,652	JH Jassim, Hassan Kamil	University of Thi-Qar	General Mathematics	Rank 8,824
83	1,483,352	HA Hadi, Aseel	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 39,204
84	1,546,175	AM Al-Waily, Muhannad	University of Kufa	Materials	Rank 39,119
85	1,685,623	HM Habeeb, Majeed Ail	University of Babylon	General Chemistry	Rank 6,738
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Iraq are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

85 scientists affiliated with Iraq are on the 2021 single-year list, and 16 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 single-year list, University of Babylon has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 15. It is followed by University of Technology- Iraq with 11.

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 85 in 2021, a change of +150.0%.

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.