Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Iraq has 16 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 60.0% from 10 in 2020. That places Iraq 83rd in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Babylon has the most listed scientists (2), followed by University of Baghdad (2).
Scientists in Iraq on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 60% since 2020.
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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
All 16 scientists
| Rank in Iraq | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62,207 | University of Baghdad | Social Psychology | Rank 517 | |
| 2 | 73,519 |
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University of Baghdad | Chemical Engineering | Rank 294 |
| 3 | 148,587 | Al-Nahrain University | Energy | Rank 1,800 | |
| 4 | 151,860 | University of Babylon | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 1,015 | |
| 5 | 158,831 | University of Sulaimaniya | Polymers | Rank 1,480 | |
| 6 | 198,122 | Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 849 | |
| 7 | 204,444 | University of Kufa | Energy | Rank 2,622 | |
| 8 | 272,261 | University of Technology- Iraq | Materials | Rank 4,014 | |
| 9 | 286,289 | University of Babylon | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 4,920 | |
| 10 | 298,282 | University of Mosul | Energy | Rank 4,087 | |
| 11 | 311,178 | University of Technology- Iraq | Energy | Rank 4,313 | |
| 12 | 312,344 | University of Al-Ameed | Materials | Rank 4,730 | |
| 13 | 324,432 | UNICEF | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,641 | |
| 14 | 349,254 | Cihan University-Erbil | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 108 | |
| 15 | 381,440 | University of Diyala | Materials | Rank 5,979 | |
| 16 | 637,485 | University of Sulaimaniya | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 2,934 | |
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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 career-long list, University of Babylon has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 2. It is followed by University of Baghdad with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Iraq changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Iraq went from 10 scientists in 2020 to 16 in 2021, a change of +60.0%.
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.