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Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Iraq has 34 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 47.8% from 23 in 2022. That places Iraq 69th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 7 places. University of Babylon has the most listed scientists (8), followed by University of Basrah (3).

Single Year
150
+47 (+45.6%) vs 2022
Career Data
34
+11 (+47.8%) vs 2022
World rank by count
#69
up 7 places vs 2022
Institutes
18
+4 (+28.6%) vs 2022

Scientists in Iraq on the list, by year

The career-long count has more than tripled since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+60.0%
2022+43.8%
2023+47.8%
2024+44.1%
2025+61.2%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20203410
202185+150.0%16+60.0%
2022103+21.2%23+43.8%
2023150+45.6%34+47.8%
2024208+38.7%49+44.1%
2025276+32.7%79+61.2%

Top 10 institutes in Iraq

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1University of Babylon8
  2. 2University of Basrah3
  3. 3University of Sulaimani3
  4. 4University of Technology- Iraq3
  5. 5Al-Nahrain University2
  6. 6Cihan University-Erbil2
  7. 7University of Mosul2
  8. 8Cihan University– Sulaymania1
  9. 9International Applied and Theoretical Research Center (IATRC)1
  10. 10King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals1

All 34 scientists

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Rank in Iraq World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 20,558 University of Basrah Applied Physics Rank 515
2 60,809 University of Baghdad Chemical Engineering Rank 238
3 92,701 University of Sulaimani Polymers Rank 840
4 107,599 University of Babylon Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 731
5 146,136 Al-Nahrain University Energy Rank 1,949
6 198,288 Cihan University– Sulaymania General & Internal Medicine Rank 2,588
7 200,660 University of Technology- Iraq Energy Rank 2,790
8 201,214 University of Kufa Energy Rank 2,800
9 209,699 Kurdistan Regional Government Geological & Geomatics Engineering Rank 973
10 215,371 University of Mosul Energy Rank 3,037
11 237,472 University of Babylon Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 4,686
12 241,737 Al-Nahrain University Polymers Rank 2,180
13 262,041 University of Diyala Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 1,943
14 267,977 Cihan University-Erbil Energy Rank 3,909
15 268,906 University of Technology- Iraq Applied Physics Rank 7,854
16 273,573 University of Basrah Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 2,035
17 288,869 University of Al-Ameed Energy Rank 4,317
18 296,969 Cihan University-Erbil Complementary & Alternative Medicine Rank 90
19 305,212 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing Rank 6,210
20 313,276 UNICEF General & Internal Medicine Rank 4,258
21 330,383 University of Babylon Materials Rank 5,008
22 345,151 University of Babylon Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 3,613
23 379,421 University of Babylon General Chemistry Rank 997
24 387,138 University of Technology- Iraq Applied Physics Rank 11,480
25 389,522 University of Sulaimani Building & Construction Rank 1,103
26 411,932 University of Babylon General Chemistry Rank 1,087
27 452,683 University of Sulaimani General Chemistry Rank 1,201
28 460,851 Mustansiriyah University Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 3,549
29 478,491 International Applied and Theoretical Research Center (IATRC) Networking & Telecommunications Rank 5,122
30 668,404 University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa Materials Rank 11,626
31 794,162 University of Babylon General & Internal Medicine Rank 11,675
32 858,339 University of Basrah Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 6,863
33 865,252 University of Babylon Applied Physics Rank 27,516
34 1,622,369 University of Mosul Pharmacology & Pharmacy Rank 20,323
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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 career-long list, University of Babylon has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 8. It is followed by University of Basrah with 3.

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 34 in 2023, a change of +240.0%.

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.