Iraq's Top 2% Scientists 2024

Iraq has 208 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 38.7% from 150 in 2023. That places Iraq 48th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Technology- Iraq has the most listed scientists (19), followed by University of Babylon (18).

Single Year

208

+58 (+38.7%) vs 2023

Career Data

+15 (+44.1%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#48

up 4 places vs 2023

Institutes

+10 (+17.5%) vs 2023

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	4,654	AS Aziz, Shujahadeen B.	University of Sulaimani	Polymers	Rank 24
2	5,084	AM Ahmed, Muthanna J.	University of Baghdad	Chemical Engineering	Rank 26
3	10,197	HA Hussein, Ahmed Kadhim	University of Babylon	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 102
4	11,550	MA Mohammed, Ahmed Salih	University of Sulaimani	Building & Construction	Rank 85
5	14,556	AA Al-Obaidi, Ahmed Ramadhan	Mustansiriyah University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 147
6	14,568	RA Reshak, Ali H.	University of Basrah	Applied Physics	Rank 287
7	15,068	YN Younis, Nasir Muwfaq	University of Mosul	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 232
8	21,011	CM Chaichan, Miqdam T.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 523
9	21,116	Mohammed, Mustafa K.A.	Al-Karkh University of Science	Applied Physics	Rank 408
10	21,974	AD Al-Taey, Duraid K.	Al-Qasim Green University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 214
11	28,986	MY Mustafa, Yasser Fakri	University of Mosul	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 146
12	30,308	YT Yusaf, Talal	Almaaqal University	Energy	Rank 774
13	32,582	MM Mohammed, Mazin Abed	University of Anbar	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,312
14	34,093	KO Khalaf, Osamah Ibrahim	Al-Nahrain University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,379
15	35,412	Pande, Chaitanya Baliram	Al-Ayen Iraqi University, AUIQ	Environmental Sciences	Rank 684
16	36,129	QS Qaidi, Shaker M.A.	University of Duhok	Building & Construction	Rank 251
17	36,993	MS Mohammad Sajadi, S.	Cihan University-Erbil	Chemical Physics	Rank 536
18	37,006	AA Abdulhameed, Ahmed Saud	University of Anbar	Polymers	Rank 309
19	38,197	YK Yadav, Krishna Kumar	Al-Ayen Iraqi University, AUIQ	Environmental Sciences	Rank 738
20	38,217	RF Rahim, Fakher	Cihan University– Sulaymania	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 537
21	38,457	KA Khadom, Anees A.	University Of Diyala	Chemical Physics	Rank 554
22	39,716	SG Sulaiman, Ghassan M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,351
23	40,748	FA Fadhil, A. B.	University of Mosul	Energy	Rank 1,048
24	41,542	AA Altemimi, Ammar B.	University of Basrah	Food Science	Rank 391
25	42,299	KR Kurda, Rawaz	Erbil Polytechnic University	Building & Construction	Rank 309
26	42,779	Rashid, Tarik A.	University of Kurdistan Hewlêr	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 1,688
27	43,416	IR Ibrahim, Rabha W.	Al-Ayen Iraqi University, AUIQ	General Mathematics	Rank 214
28	48,105	MA Mohammed, Azad	University of Sulaimani	Building & Construction	Rank 367
29	48,498	AT Albayati, Talib M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Chemical Engineering	Rank 338
30	49,255	AZ Algamal, Zakariya Yahya	University of Mosul	Statistics & Probability	Rank 248
31	55,917	AA Al-Waeli, Ali H.A.	American University of Iraq	Energy	Rank 1,462
32	59,117	OK Omer, Khalid M.	University of Sulaimani	General Chemistry	Rank 138
33	61,126	AW Al-Mudhafar, Watheq J.	Basrah Oil Company	Energy	Rank 1,619
34	61,426	AH Ahmed, Hemn Unis	University of Sulaimani	Building & Construction	Rank 478
35	61,901	JM Jabir, Majid S.	University of Technology- Iraq	General Physics	Rank 359
36	63,671	RH Rahman, Heshu Sulaiman	University of Sulaimani	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 2,062
37	63,901	AF Abdulla, Fadhel Abbas	Mustansiriyah University	Materials	Rank 1,249
38	64,200	IM Ismael, Muneer A.	University of Basrah	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 613
39	64,438	HQ Hassan, Qusay	University Of Diyala	Energy	Rank 1,717
40	64,921	AI Ahmadianfar, Iman	Al-Ayen Iraqi University, AUIQ	Environmental Engineering	Rank 353
41	67,379	MJ Mahdi, Jasim M.	University of Baghdad	Energy	Rank 1,800
42	68,325	Abdullah, Omed Gh	University of Sulaimani	Applied Physics	Rank 1,268
43	70,788	JH Jappor, H. R.	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 1,310
44	70,820	AH Al-Kayiem, Hussain H.	Hilla University College	Energy	Rank 1,895
45	73,917	Ahmed, Hiwa M.	Sulaimani Polytechnic University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,223
46	74,817	AA Al-Abadi, Alaa M.	University of Basrah	Environmental Engineering	Rank 419
47	77,352	HA Humaidi, Amjad J.	University of Technology- Iraq	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 803
48	78,505	SA Salim Alrikabi, Haider Th	Wasit University	Education	Rank 957
49	78,633	AT Al-Musawi, Tariq J.	Al-Mustaqbal University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,582
50	78,712	AS Abid, Sallal R.	Wasit University	Materials	Rank 1,597
51	78,893	AA Albahri, A. S.	Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,990
52	80,123	Mohammadi, Mokhtar	Lebanese French University	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 744
53	81,470	AS Al-Janabi, Samaher	University of Babylon	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,083
54	81,619	Mijwil, Maad M.	Baghdad College of Economic Sciences University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,090
55	83,906	AK Abdulkareem, Karrar hameed	Al-Muthanna University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,170
56	84,866	AH Al-Kuraishy, Hayder M.	Mustansiriyah University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 492
57	86,837	HA Hama Aziz, Kosar Hikmat	University of Sulaimani	Chemical Engineering	Rank 683
58	87,954	HA Hashim, Ahmed	University of Babylon	Applied Physics	Rank 1,661
59	89,956	AO Amiri, Omid	Cihan University-Erbil	Energy	Rank 2,464
60	90,853	FS Fadhil Smaisim, Ghassan	University of Kufa	Energy	Rank 2,482
61	93,141	OA Obaid, Ahmed J.	University of Kufa	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,529
62	93,442	YE Yousif, Emad	Al-Nahrain University	Polymers	Rank 881
63	93,575	KA KHALIFA, ABDUL JABBAR N.	Al-Nahrain University	Energy	Rank 2,565
64	95,389	DH Dhahad, Hayder A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 2,615
65	97,331	AA Aljeboree, Aseel M.	University of Babylon	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 609
66	99,468	RH Ridha, Hussein Mohammed	Mustansiriyah University	Energy	Rank 2,733
67	99,614	AA Alsabery, Ammar I.	The Islamic University, Najaf	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 915
68	100,682	FM Fattah, Mohammed Y.	University of Technology- Iraq	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 953
69	102,637	JA Jalil, Abduladheem Turki	Al-Mustaqbal University	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 652
70	105,819	AM Aljanabi, Mohammad	Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 3,969
71	107,688	AA Alahmar, Ahmed T.	University of Babylon	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 647
72	115,747	Kadhom, Mohammed	Al-Karkh University of Science	Chemical Engineering	Rank 934
73	117,506	Hadwan, Mahmoud Hussein	University of Babylon	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 2,067
74	118,197	AA Al-Azawei, Ahmed	University of Babylon	Education	Rank 1,437
75	119,095	JM Jaber, Mustafa Musa	Al-Turath University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,430
76	119,303	LF Lami, Faris	University of Baghdad	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,481
77	120,518	AO Albahri, O. S.	Mazaya University College	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,502
78	122,720	HN Hilal, Nahla	University of Fallujah	Materials	Rank 2,585
79	123,163	AA Abed, Azher M.	Al-Mustaqbal University	Energy	Rank 3,460
80	123,603	AS Awadh, Salih M.	University of Baghdad	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 1,752
81	124,577	KA Kadhum, Abdul Amir H.	University of Al-Ameed	Energy	Rank 3,501
82	125,546	IR Ismail, Raid A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Applied Physics	Rank 2,439
83	129,037	AA Al-Qurabat, Ali Kadhum M.	Al-Mustaqbal University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,447
84	129,480	FR Faraj, Rabar H.	University of Halabja	Building & Construction	Rank 989
85	130,318	MP Mohammed, Pshtiwan Othman	University of Sulaimani	Applied Mathematics	Rank 343
86	135,089	HA Hussein, Adnan M.	Northern Technical University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,253
87	145,949	SS Salih, Sinan Q.	Al-Bayan University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 1,644
88	148,396	Rahmani, Omeid	University of Kurdistan Hewlêr	Energy	Rank 4,238
89	150,012	FM Fayad, Mohammed A.	University of Technology- Iraq	Energy	Rank 4,273
90	150,328	AZ Alyasseri, Zaid Abdi Alkareem	University of Kufa	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,584
91	152,610	AH Ahmed, Hamdi E.	University of Anbar	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,423
92	154,519	HB Hussen, Bashdar Mahmud	Hawler Medical University	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 5,078
93	156,582	AA Abbas, Ali Hashim	Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 5,829
94	158,181	AJ Ali, Jagar A.	Soran University	Energy	Rank 4,533
95	158,982	AB Alrubaii, B. A.L.	University of Baghdad	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 622
96	159,513	JS Jasim, Saade Abdalkareem	Al Maarif University College	General Chemistry	Rank 329
97	163,733	AM Al-Mukhtar, Mustafa M.	University of Technology- Iraq	Environmental Engineering	Rank 997
98	166,167	AA Al-Shammari, Ahmed Majeed	Mustansiriyah University	General Physics	Rank 909
99	166,931	Ismael, Hajar Farhan	University of Zakho	Applied Physics	Rank 3,317
100	167,507	Barzinjy, Azeez Abdullah	Soran University	Materials	Rank 3,787
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Iraq are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

208 scientists affiliated with Iraq are on the 2024 single-year list, and 49 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 single-year list, University of Technology- Iraq has the most listed scientists from Iraq, with 19. It is followed by University of Babylon with 18.

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 208 in 2024, a change of +511.8%.

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.