Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Iraq has 150 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 45.6% from 103 in 2022. That places Iraq 52nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Babylon has the most listed scientists (17), followed by University of Technology- Iraq (16).

Single Year

150

+47 (+45.6%) vs 2022

Career Data

+11 (+47.8%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#52

up 4 places vs 2022

Institutes

+14 (+32.6%) vs 2022

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

By number of listed scientists

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Rank in Iraq	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	6,586	AM Ahmed, M. J.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 33
2	7,859	AS Aziz, Shujahadeen B.	University of Sulaimani	Polymers	Rank 47
3	8,602	RA Reshak, Ali H.	University of Basrah	Applied Physics	Rank 174
4	11,003	KO Khalaf, Osamah Ibrahim	Al-Nahrain University	Applied Mathematics	Rank 33
5	15,357	HA Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 152
6	21,362	CM Chaichan, Miqdam T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 479
7	27,775	AA Al-Obaidi, Ahmed Ramadhan	Mustansiriyah University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 276
8	34,882	MA Mohammed, Ahmed S.	University of Sulaimani	Building & Construction	Rank 214
9	38,911	FA Fadhil, Abdelrahman B.	University of Mosul	Energy	Rank 904
10	39,762	SS Sajadi, S. Mohammad	Cihan University-Erbil	Energy	Rank 917
11	48,387	AZ Algamal, Zakariya Yahya	University of Mosul	Statistics & Probability	Rank 258
12	51,515	AA Altemimi, Ammar B.	University of Basrah	Food Science	Rank 491
13	52,796	MM Mohammed, Mazin Abed	University of Anbar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,709
14	54,395	KA Khadom, Anees A.	University of Diyala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 523
15	54,728	SG Sulaiman, Ghassan M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 318
16	58,047	AA Al-Waeli, Ali H.A.	American University of Iraq	Energy	Rank 1,396
17	61,022	IM Ismael, Muneer A.	University of Basrah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 582
18	62,255	Mohammed, Mustafa K.A.	University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa	Materials	Rank 1,133
19	64,109	RH Rahman, Heshu Sulaiman	University of Sulaimani	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,312
20	64,944	AS Al-Janabi, Samaher	University of Babylon	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,088
21	66,393	AA Abdulhameed, Ahmed Saud	University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa	Polymers	Rank 601
22	72,688	SS Sait, Sadiq M.	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,315
23	74,634	MP Mohammed, Pshtiwan Othman	University of Sulaimani	Applied Mathematics	Rank 185
24	76,605	KA KHALIFA, ABDUL JABBAR N.	Al-Nahrain University	Energy	Rank 1,844
25	76,695	MJ Mahdi, Jasim M.	University of Baghdad	Energy	Rank 1,851
26	79,235	KR Kurda, Rawaz	Erbil Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 533
27	79,685	AA Al-Abadi, Alaa M.	University of Basrah	Environmental Engineering	Rank 478
28	80,672	Abdullah, Omed Gh	University of Sulaimani	Applied Physics	Rank 1,567
29	81,502	YE Yousif, Emad	Al-Nahrain University	Polymers	Rank 770
30	82,322	RF Rahim, Fakher	Cihan University– Sulaymania	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,086
31	83,595	Ahmed, Hiwa M.	Sulaimani Polytechnic University	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 268
32	87,741	IZ Ismail, Zainab Z.	University of Baghdad	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,501
33	88,339	Rashid, Tarik A.	University of Kurdistan Hewlêr	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,769
34	92,442	Elwi, Taha A.	International Applied and Theoretical Research Center (IATRC)	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 910
35	93,689	JM Jabir, Majid S.	University of Technology- Iraq	General Physics	Rank 524
36	95,994	AA Alsabery, Ammar I.	The Islamic University, Najaf	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 873
37	96,835	AT Albayati, Talib M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Engineering	Rank 766
38	106,994	KA Kadhum, Abdul Amir H.	University of Al-Ameed	Energy	Rank 2,723
39	111,489	IR Ismail, Raid A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 2,184
40	112,200	HA Hama Aziz, Kosar Hikmat	University of Sulaimani	Chemical Engineering	Rank 918
41	113,564	AA Aljeboree, Aseel M.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 773
42	115,289	OK Omer, Khalid M.	University of Sulaimani	General Chemistry	Rank 255
43	115,398	AT Al-Musawi, Tariq J.	Al-Mustaqbal University College	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,022
44	120,966	HA Hussein, Adnan M.	Northern Technical University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,082
45	122,012	JH Jappor, Hamad Rahman	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 2,410
46	124,118	OM Owaid, Mustafa Nadhim	University of Anbar	Environmental Sciences	Rank 2,198
47	129,575	MA Mohammed, Azad A.	University of Sulaimani	Building & Construction	Rank 907
48	131,747	AA Alahmar, Ahmed T.	University of Babylon	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 854
49	131,962	YQ Yousif, Qahtan A.	University of Al-Qadisiyah	Energy	Rank 3,410
50	133,100	AH Ahmed, Hamdi E.	University of Anbar	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,188
51	136,577	Hadwan, Mahmoud Hussein	University of Babylon	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,705
52	137,092	LF Lami, Faris H.	University of Baghdad	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,671
53	141,351	AA Albahri, A. S.	Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University	Medical Informatics	Rank 177
54	144,899	FM Fattah, Mohammed Y.	University of Technology- Iraq	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 1,292
55	150,068	AQ Alsalhy, Qusay F.	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Engineering	Rank 1,233
56	150,655	AW Al-Mudhafar, Watheq J.	Basrah Oil Company	Energy	Rank 3,947
57	153,938	AK Abdulkareem, Karrar Hameed	Al-Muthanna University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,796
58	153,945	DH Dhahad, Hayder A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 4,059
59	157,291	HN Hilal, Nahla	University of Fallujah	Materials	Rank 3,279
60	160,534	SS Salih, Sinan Q.	Al-Bayan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,679
61	161,502	Kaveh, Mohammad	Knowledge University	Food Science	Rank 1,757
62	162,053	AH Al-Kuraishy, Hayder M.	Mustansiriyah University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,207
63	165,931	SA Salim Alrikabi, Haider Th	Wasit University	Education	Rank 1,717
64	169,750	SJ Salman, Jasim M.	University of Babylon	General Chemistry	Rank 374
65	170,102	AO Albahri, O. S.	Mazaya University College	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,294
66	172,347	AS Abid, Sallal R.	Wasit University	Materials	Rank 3,612
67	173,602	HA Hashim, Ahmed	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 3,537
68	173,882	YN Younis, Nasir Muwfaq	University of Mosul	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 2,105
69	177,155	AO Ali, Obed M.	Northern Technical University	Energy	Rank 4,702
70	177,381	HQ Hassan, Qusay	University of Diyala	Energy	Rank 4,712
71	180,523	HB Hassan, Bryar A.	Charmo University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,601
72	182,494	JA Jalil, A. T.	The Islamic University, Najaf	Immunology	Rank 3,718
73	188,553	Rahmani, Omeid	University of Kurdistan Hewlêr	Energy	Rank 5,030
74	195,026	HM Hasan, Mushtaq Ismael	Thii-Qar Universiity	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,739
75	196,701	AA Alkaim, Ayad F.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,506
76	198,738	AH Alshamsi, H. A.	University of Al-Qadisiyah	General Chemistry	Rank 421
77	202,344	Homod, Raad Z.	Basra University for Oil and Gas	Energy	Rank 5,442
78	203,275	DN Dhaidan, Nabeel S.	University of Kerbala	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,814
79	203,963	AZ Alyasseri, Zaid Abdi Alkareem	University of Kufa, Information Technology Research and Development Centre	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,287
80	209,714	AA Al-Shamani, Ali Najah	Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University	Energy	Rank 5,656
81	215,050	GS Gharghan, Sadik Kamel	Middle Technical University	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,829
82	221,397	AM Abdulla, Mahmood Ameen	Cihan University-Erbil	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 70
83	221,958	SE Salim, Evan T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 4,657
84	229,268	HF Hussein, Falah H.	University of Babylon	General Chemistry	Rank 500
85	230,935	HA Humaidi, Amjad Jaleel	University of Technology- Iraq	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 2,203
86	240,581	SG Sumer Gaaz, Tayser	Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University	Materials	Rank 5,349
87	240,718	HS Hussain, Salam Hadi	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,129
88	241,168	AS Alzabeebee, Saif	University of Al-Qadisiyah	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 2,190
89	243,215	FM Fayad, M. A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 6,619
90	252,070	KA Kareem, Aseel A.	University of Baghdad	Applied Physics	Rank 5,282
91	255,066	QS Qaidi, Shaker M.A.	University of Duhok	Building & Construction	Rank 1,733
92	260,400	BM Brza, Mohamad A.	Charmo University	Polymers	Rank 2,711
93	261,420	FM Fakhri, Makram A.	University of Technology- Iraq	General Physics	Rank 1,326
94	263,568	AG Abdulsahib, Ghaida Muttashar	University of Technology- Iraq	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 8,096
95	269,291	HI Hameed, Imad Hadi	University of Babylon	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 3,101
96	277,258	SA Sadiq Al-Baghdadi, Maher A.R.	University of Kufa	Energy	Rank 7,606
97	280,577	Barzinjy, Azeez Abdullah	Soran University	Materials	Rank 6,375
98	289,588	MH Mohammed, Hayder I.	University of Garmian	Energy	Rank 7,953
99	289,597	AA Al-Shammari, Ahmed M.	Mustansiriyah University	General Physics	Rank 1,454
100	301,122	Ismael, Hajar Farhan	University of Zakho	General Physics	Rank 1,510
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Iraq are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

150 scientists affiliated with Iraq are on the 2023 single-year list, and 34 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, University of Babylon has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 17. It is followed by University of Technology- Iraq with 16.

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 150 in 2023, a change of +341.2%.

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.