Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Iraq has 23 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 43.8% from 16 in 2021. That places Iraq 76th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 7 places. University of Babylon has the most listed scientists (7), followed by Al-Nahrain University (2).
Scientists in Iraq on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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 23 scientists
| Rank in Iraq | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23,523 | University of Basrah | Materials | Rank 272 | |
| 2 | 72,054 | University of Baghdad | Chemical Engineering | Rank 280 | |
| 3 | 141,615 | University of Babylon | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 971 | |
| 4 | 143,075 | University of Sulaimaniya | Polymers | Rank 1,286 | |
| 5 | 151,717 | Al-Nahrain University | Energy | Rank 1,919 | |
| 6 | 201,090 | University of Kufa | Energy | Rank 2,687 | |
| 7 | 201,215 | Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 893 | |
| 8 | 206,984 | Al-Ayen University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 1,073 | |
| 9 | 272,065 | University of Babylon | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,192 | |
| 10 | 279,950 | University of Technology- Iraq | Energy | Rank 3,963 | |
| 11 | 283,527 | University of Mosul | Energy | Rank 4,029 | |
| 12 | 309,386 | University of Al-Ameed | Energy | Rank 4,493 | |
| 13 | 311,417 | UNICEF | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,235 | |
| 14 | 314,200 | Cihan University-Erbil | Complementary & Alternative Medicine | Rank 90 | |
| 15 | 315,755 | University of Babylon | Materials | Rank 4,627 | |
| 16 | 327,112 |
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Al-Nahrain University | Polymers | Rank 3,035 |
| 17 | 338,332 | University of Diyala | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,526 | |
| 18 | 338,833 | University of Basrah | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 2,530 | |
| 19 | 398,781 | University of Babylon | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 4,314 | |
| 20 | 437,056 | University of Babylon | General Chemistry | Rank 1,254 | |
| 21 | 559,598 | University of Sulaimaniya | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 2,630 | |
| 22 | 897,758 | University of Babylon | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 13,544 | |
| 23 | 1,430,340 | University of Babylon | Applied Physics | Rank 47,973 | |
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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 career-long list, University of Babylon has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 7. It is followed by Al-Nahrain University 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 23 in 2022, a change of +130.0%.
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.