Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Iraq has 103 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 21.2% from 85 in 2021. That places Iraq 56th in the world by number of listed scientists. University of Babylon has the most listed scientists (14), followed by University of Technology- Iraq (11).

Single Year

103

+18 (+21.2%) vs 2021

Career Data

+7 (+43.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#56

No change vs 2021

Institutes

+10 (+30.3%) vs 2021

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%

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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

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Rank in Iraq	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	5,755	AM Ahmed, Muthanna J.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 27
2	8,045	RA Reshak, A. H.	University of Basrah	Materials	Rank 108
3	11,662	YZ Yaseen, Zaher Mundher	Al-Ayen University	Environmental Engineering	Rank 59
4	15,301	HA Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 139
5	16,007	AS Aziz, Shujahadeen B.	University of Sulaimaniya	Polymers	Rank 116
6	27,948	CM Chaichan, Miqdam T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 569
7	44,508	AS Al-Janabi, Samaher	University of Babylon	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,238
8	46,919	FA Fadhil, Abdelrahman B.	University of Mosul	Energy	Rank 995
9	48,176	MS Mohammad Sajadi, S.	Cihan University-Erbil	Chemical Physics	Rank 713
10	57,931	MA Mohammed, Ahmed S.	University of Sulaimaniya	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 478
11	61,724	JH Jappor, H. R.	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 1,240
12	69,050	AA Altemimi, Ammar B.	University of Basrah	Food Science	Rank 548
13	70,014	AT Albayati, Talib M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Engineering	Rank 448
14	71,635	AA Alsabery, Ammar	The Islamic University, Najaf	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 633
15	75,883	KA Khadom, Anees A.	University of Diyala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 664
16	77,925	MM Mohammed, Mazin Abed	University Of Anbar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,128
17	78,461	IM Ismael, Muneer A.	University of Basrah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 679
18	80,523	HM Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi	University of Human Development	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 727
19	87,455	RH Rahman, Heshu Sulaiman	University of Sulaimaniya	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 3,327
20	88,044	KA KHALIFA, ABDUL JABBAR N.	Al-Nahrain University	Energy	Rank 1,943
21	90,169	AD Al-Taey, Duraid K.	Al-Qasim Green University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 766
22	90,338	AZ Algamal, Zakariya Yahya	University of Mosul	Statistics & Probability	Rank 429
23	90,681	SG Sulaiman, Ghassan M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 611
24	92,687	HA Hussein, A. M.	Northern Technical University	Energy	Rank 2,049
25	93,239	MP Mohammed, Pshtiwan Othman	University of Sulaimaniya	Applied Mathematics	Rank 231
26	93,502	AA Abdulhameed, Ahmed Saud	Al-Mansour University College	Polymers	Rank 852
27	101,918	YE Yousif, Emad	Al-Nahrain University	Polymers	Rank 941
28	102,778	IZ Ismail, Z. Z.	University of Baghdad	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,419
29	104,358	AA Alahmar, Ahmed T.	University of Babylon	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 666
30	107,272	KA Kadhum, Abdul Amir H.	University of Al-Ameed	Energy	Rank 2,434
31	110,771	AH Ahmed, Hamdi E.	University Of Anbar	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 954
32	114,601	MJ Mahdi, Jasim M.	University of Baghdad	Energy	Rank 2,623
33	114,986	KR Kurda, Rawaz	Erbil Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 639
34	119,404	AA Aljeboree, Aseel M.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 839
35	126,486	JM Jabir, Majid S.	University of Technology- Iraq	General Physics	Rank 684
36	127,557	Rashid, Tarik A.	University of Kurdistan Hewlêr	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,408
37	129,176	Elwi, Taha A.	Al-Mamoon University College	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,207
38	133,599	KO Khalafand, Osamah Ibrahim	Al-Nahrain University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 339
39	136,526	IR Ismail, Raid A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 2,878
40	146,020	AO Amiri, Omid	University of Raparin	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2,178
41	149,169	SJ Salman, Jasim Mohammed	Iraq University College	Energy	Rank 3,531
42	150,059	AA Al-Abadi, Alaa M.	University of Basrah	Environmental Engineering	Rank 968
43	153,539	Abdullah, Omed Gh	University of Sulaimaniya	Applied Physics	Rank 3,259
44	161,168	OK Omer, Khalid M.	University of Sulaimaniya	General Chemistry	Rank 384
45	162,310	AA Albahri, A. S.	Iraqi Commission for Computers and Informatics (ICCI)	Medical Informatics	Rank 176
46	169,833	HM Hasan, Mushtaq I.	University of Thi-Qar	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,468
47	171,741	Hadwan, Mahmoud Hussein	University of Babylon	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,003
48	181,073	SE Salim, Evan T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 3,853
49	183,832	AM Abdulla, Mahmood Ameen	Cihan University-Erbil	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 57
50	186,968	HS Hussain, Salam Hadi	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,601
51	188,140	AK Aziz, Kosar Hama	University of Sulaimaniya	General Chemistry	Rank 441
52	199,145	AM Al-Baghdadi, Maher A.R.Sadiq	University of Kufa	Energy	Rank 4,853
53	200,582	AH Alrikabi, Haider Th Salim	Wasit University	Education	Rank 1,862
54	200,609	SS Salih, Sinan Q.	Dijlah University College	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,001
55	208,197	Mohammed, Mustafa K.A.	Dijlah University College	Materials	Rank 4,101
56	214,447	AM Al-Shammari, Mohsin Abdullah	University of Baghdad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,829
57	217,852	SS Sadkhan, Sattar B.	University of Babylon	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,728
58	219,273	DN Dhaidan, Nabeel S.	University of Kerbala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,864
59	219,821	AA Alkaim, Ayad F.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,751
60	224,230	KK Khashan, Khawla S.	University of Technology- Iraq	General Physics	Rank 1,193
61	238,026	ZS Zubaidi, Salah L.	Wasit University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,224
62	238,452	AO Ali, Obed M.	Northern Technical University	Energy	Rank 5,916
63	241,555	HS Hussain, Saad Abdulrahman	Al-Rafidain University College	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,944
64	245,911	Ahmed, Hiwa M.	Sulaimani Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,141
65	262,848	FA Faisal, Ayad A.H.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 2,154
66	265,483	HF Hussein, Falah H.	University of Babylon	General Chemistry	Rank 653
67	268,846	LF Lami, Faris	University of Baghdad	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,011
68	272,133	HI Hameed, Imad Hadi	University of Babylon	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,052
69	274,841	AA Al-Obaidi, Ahmed Ramadhan	Mustansiriyah University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,357
70	284,931	AK Abdulkareem, Karrar Hameed	Al-Muthanna University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 7,428
71	289,363	GS Gharghan, Sadik Kamel	Middle Technical University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 2,539
72	306,898	HD Hipgrave, David	UNICEF	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,388
73	313,927	AA Abdulamir, Ahmed S.	Al-Nahrain University College of Medicine	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,451
74	318,339	MY Mezaal, Yaqeen S.	Al-Esraa University College	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,392
75	322,223	HN Hilal, Nahla	University of Fallujah	Materials	Rank 6,741
76	337,239	HA Hashim, Ahmed	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 7,493
77	340,454	HO Hammadi, Oday A.	Al-Iraqia University	Optoelectronics & Photonics	Rank 1,005
78	354,829	AZ Alyasseri, Zaid Abdi Alkareem	University of Kufa	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,306
79	357,084	HA Humaidi, Amjad J.	University of Technology- Iraq	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 9,359
80	361,563	GT Gaaz, Tayser Sumer	Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University	Applied Physics	Rank 8,103
81	377,257	AS Abid, Sallal R.	Wasit University	Building & Construction	Rank 2,154
82	391,326	LR Lafta, Riyadh K.	Mustansiriyah University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 4,155
83	421,217	FM Fakhri, Makram A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 9,560
84	423,184	Muhammadsharif, Fahmi F.	Koya University	Applied Physics	Rank 9,599
85	423,766	HQ Hassan, Qusay	University of Diyala	Energy	Rank 10,791
86	461,010	JM Jweeg, Muhsin J.	Al-Farahidi University	Materials	Rank 10,064
87	487,754	HA Harfash, Akil J.	University of Basrah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 4,213
88	504,990	FM Fayad, Mohammed A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 12,981
89	510,841	BM Brza, M. A.	Charmo University	Polymers	Rank 5,500
90	535,712	RA Rafae Alomar, Omar	Northern Technical University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 4,631
91	582,617	ZS Zeebaree, Subhi R.M.	Duhok Polytechnic University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 15,281
92	606,994	NU Nayef, Uday M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Optics	Rank 2,801
93	678,729	AH Al-kuraishy, Hayder M.	Mustansiriyah University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 6,984
94	827,408	AM Al-Shuhaib, Mohammed Baqur S.	Al-Qasim Green University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 3,602
95	931,319	AM Al-Waily, Muhannad	University of Kufa	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 8,393
96	1,115,976	AA Al-Gareeb, Ali I.	Mustansiriyah University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 11,209
97	1,172,292	MY Mustafa, Y. F.	University of Mosul	Business & Management	Rank 11,829
98	1,202,602	JH Jassim, Hassan Kamil	University of Thi-Qar	General Mathematics	Rank 7,056
99	1,330,072	BH Badran, Hussain A.	University of Basrah	Applied Physics	Rank 33,160
100	1,392,877	HA Hadi, Aseel	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 34,884
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Iraq are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

103 scientists affiliated with Iraq are on the 2022 single-year list, and 23 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, University of Babylon has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 14. 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 103 in 2022, a change of +202.9%.

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.